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Post by tumessi on Dec 30, 2023 14:31:54 GMT
Hi. Im planning to buy Hb stratocaster (HB-Sc-62 or 62-dlx)
How about the tremolo bar. Does it stay on tune? I have read that it has some cheap tremolo.
Is it possible to change that later?
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Post by edwardmarlowe on Jan 12, 2024 18:56:32 GMT
It is possible to replace the trem - just make sure to buy the right one (i.e. the correct string spacing). The perceived flaw on the ST62 is the thinner block, though plenty of folks who have one are very happy with it as stock. An option could be to keep the trem as stock but switch for a better block (that's usually the weak spot on cheaper S-style trems imo).
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Post by edwardmarlowe on Jan 12, 2024 18:57:28 GMT
Though I'd say play it and live with as stock for a while first - you might find you don' feel the need of any 'upgrades'. Trust your own ears ahead of received wisdom from the web about what you "must" upgrade.
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Post by oghkhood on Jan 13, 2024 7:38:51 GMT
Strat type trems are not reknown for tuning stability, it is not a question of brand, but simply the concept do not allow a good stability as soon as you go to far with the bar... and anyway if the nut is not perfectly fit to your actual strings and lubricated, no trem will keep the tune
If you want stability, take a guitar eqipped with a Floyd Rose type trem ... with a locking nut !
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pgreen
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Post by pgreen on Jan 15, 2024 8:21:18 GMT
Most strat type systems drift because the guitar is not set up correctly. If you want a working trem system you need to learn how to set it and keep it set. It will also need adjusting slightly if you change to a different string gauge or sometimes different brand of the same gauge... or even adjusting internation.
Knowing HB.... the set up should be good from the factory.
oghkhood is correct. The nut must be right. i.e. the slots must be of correct width, depth and angle. The strings should be in firm contact with the fret board edge of the nut.... and the slot should slope away slightly more, than the break angle of the strings on the tuner side of the nut. Cutting a nut correctly is quite tricky.
You can make most nuts work adequately without professional setup skills with the correct lubrication. Use a file and the core of a pencil to make a bunch of graphite dust. Slacken the strings a little and in turn.... lift each string out of the nut slot, pack the slot with graphite dust and replace the string. Do each string in turn and re-tune them back to pitch. Also, put a little petroleum jelly on the string trees where the string makes contact. Then divert your attention to the bridge.
Remove the back plate in order to access the claw plate that holds the tension springs.
Then on the front of the guitar.... slip a sheet of paper under the tail of the bridge. You will need to depress the trem bar to slide in the paper. If the bridge will not trap the paper when you release the bar.... the screws that control the tension are to lose.
Now with the guitar held vertically... (head stock pointing to the roof... tail pointing to the floor).... slacken the screws spring tension adjustment a little (anticlockwise and in turn) until the paper falls to the ground. The spring tension for the trem is now set correctly.
This should give you a workable trem system to vary pitch... however, this is meant to be a subtle effect. If you need to dive bomb the pitch so that the strings slap around on the scrach plate and pickups.... you need to look at superior fully floating trem system with locking nut. The guitar you are looking at has a semi floating system.... hence the price! Upgrading can be done but it is a job for a guitar tech or luthier.... not your average D.I.Y'er. Better to spend the cash on a pricier guitar as the labour will cost more than the materials for an upgrade.
Buy it, play it, learn how to adjust and tune the trem system because a fully floating system like floyd rose will be more complex and need more skill to keep adjusted correctly.
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Post by oghkhood on Jan 15, 2024 20:30:38 GMT
Yep, you can never go wrong with a Strat. You'll always be happy to have one even though you have another different one as a favorite guitar
...Or you may start with a ST620 if the trem thing is that important for you
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