Stetsbar Stoptail Tremolo System

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Add some wild tremolo tricks to your stop-tail guitar's vocabulary with this simple-to-install no-modifications-needed Stetsbar tremolo system.

The Stetsbar Stop Tail model is designed to fit guitars such as the Gibson Les Paul, SG, ES 335, Flying V and other guitars that share the common Gibson specification for stop tail positioning.

Stetsbar is the modern, professional, linear tremolo system that retro fits to stop tail, hard tail, Tele and Strat style guitars without any modification - no holes, no routing! Hi-tech micro roller bearings combine with a bridge that moves with the trem to give the Stetsbar unrivalled pitch range and stability for its class coupled with a extremely smooth up and down action.

Some non US made guitars require metric stop tail bolts but otherwise fit directly. We include both inch and metric spec bolts with our retail package. It is always wise to let us know what guitar you want to fit your Stetsbar to so that we can advise of any issues.

We have Stetsbars out there fitted to a large range of makes - see the gallery for an indication of just how wide that range is. Fitting a Stetsbar is very straight forward if you have experience of guitar maintenance. All the hardware to the rear of the bridge pickup is removed and the Stetsbar simply mounts directly to the existing stop tail bushes.

Re-string, intonate and play! And remember, the Stetsbar requires no additional routing or drilling - your guitar will restore to absolutely original condition if you want to move the Stetsbar to another instrument. How many other pro trems can say that?

- The bend range: up to one octave down and a third up
- Tuning and intonation stay correct - even after dive-bombing.
- Friction-free action gives you the sensitivity for delicate and accurate control of the trem's effects

Its smoothness comes from the trem and bridge gliding horizontally back and forth on rollers, giving you shimmering vibrato with the lightest of touches

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (8 ratings)
Submitted June 30, 2013 by Larry Oster in Ypsilanti , MI

"Fabulous!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This is the best designed trem out there. I'm mainly strat guy these days, but I've always had a soft spot for Les Pauls. This trem is every bit as stable as my strat trem (and mine are floated and very stable). If I build another strat,(or tele) I'm going to put a stetsbar on it. The bridge/tailpiece moves forward/backward when used, and that is a brilliant design (vs a bigsby which just slackens the strings, causing them to slide and/or bind on the stoptail saddles). As others have noted, you need a properly cut and lubricated nut or you will have intonation problems. I use a mixture of Teflon lubricant and graphite on the stock LP nut and tuning stability is rock solid. Easy to install, but watch everything you can about the installs on YouTube before attempting to do so. Takes a little patience to get setup perfectly (like any trem) but you'll be rewarded and amazed with the results. Top quality, USA made parts. The nickel finish looks great on my goldtop LP (I was worried it would look a little gaudy, but it's perfect - very classy looking).

Musical Background:

36 yrs semi-prof

Musical Style:

Blues, classic rock, worship
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