Stetsbar Tremelo on Fender Telecaster NOT a Bigsby Trem

I just got my Stetsbar mounted to my Telecaster. New stings and it stays in tune well. I do not have locking tuners nor a roller/graphite nut. I could wank on this bar all night without ever having to re-tune with locking tuners and a graphite nut installed . Stesbar supplied a small package of Big Bends Nut Sauce. I recommend both the Stetsbar and the Big Bends.

I am running the tele (Red Sensor bridge, seymour duncan stag mag neck) into a Deuce mod Boss SD1 Over Drive --Deuce Mod Boss DS1 Distortion --ADA Microcab -- Computer.

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Music

Tags:

• Kahler
• stetsbar
• telecaster
• tele
• bigsby
• tremolo
• floyd rose
• boss ds1 ds-1 mod. deuce mod

[Pittsisamazing]

How does it compare to a bigsby?

[lanesuzza]

@Pittsisamazing The Stetsbar feels more like a Kahler, has simular pitch range as a kahler and stays in tune much better than a Bigsby.... I have a tele with a Bibsby too. The Bigsby has a cool vintage vibe but functionality is marginal. A Bigsby requires drilling holes in your tele, where the Stetsbar is a direct replacement that can be removed without any damage(Holes) in the guitar.....

[Pittsisamazing]

@lanesuzza Cool, I was considering a bigsby for my dean cadillac, but after looking at vids for this thing, I'm leaning more towards this. What effect did it have on tone, sustain, and intonation?

[lanesuzza]

@Pittsisamazing With a tele I had to shime the neck just a little. I think that descreased sustain just a little bit. I havent noticed any adverse affect on tone. I adjusted the intonation just like you would a regular Tune-O-Matic... No worries there. I like it much better than my Bigsby for function although Bigsbys look cool! with some guitars, perhaps your Dean you may not need to shime the neck.... Cheers

[xRAKDOZx]

hi does the stag mag has good cleans?

[lanesuzza]

@xRAKDOZx The Seymour Dincan Stag Mag is my favorite Humbucker. It has great cleans and handle overdrive nicely with a bit of bite similar to a single coil.... For a Telecaster my favorite Neck Pickup is the Dimarzio Twang King....

[lanesuzza]

@joshmrtn10 Floyds work well however I would rather not cut a huge hole in the body of my 25 year old telecaster. The Stetsbar can easily be removed by simply unscrewing the screws that mount the bridge in place. I can re-install the original bridge if I want and there is absolutely no damage caused by installing the Stetsbar.  For vintage guitar fans like myself, the Stetsbar is PERFECTION! Cheers!

[Smokinjoewhite]

@joshmrtn10 why on earth would you say that without explaining the situations in which a floyd is better? they are without a doubt the most stable trem out when locked, but are a bitch to tune and maintain compared to the stetsbar, not to mention drilling collectible guitars is sacrilegious and with a stetsbar you don't need to drill anything. if i got a guitar with a trem already installed i would get a floyd, for old hardtails it doesn't get better than a stetsbar at this stage.

[aektzis91]

@lanesuzza i hear ya!! bigsby's arent great because alot of the tele's sustain comes from the string-thru-body bridge, and cutting a large hole in the guitar also affects tone. this thing is perfect!!! how much do they cost?

[rockhandsom]

How much did you have to shim the neck to get the string height back down. theres much better stuff on the market than stetsbar. I tried one ,sent it back. Didn't like the idea of shimming the neck.

[WoWintosh]

Please change that nasty pickguard, I think it ruins the entire look of that guitar.

[musicdude201]

i would buy a stetsbar for my ibanez grg170dx but they were really expensive