an alternative way to block your cheap trem

tready · July 3rd, 2009, 07:47 PM

hi folks this is just to prove you dont need bits of wood cut excatly to size with all your springs on thats a load of shat. and the guys who tell you springs help tone in the highs and lows are talking shat. a block of wood kills the tone as wood will act as a dampner against the metal block as you can see in the pic cheap bridge with coins rammed in solid they av been there years. tighten springs full on lossen bridge screws ram the coins in. tight as you can tighten screws full up take springs of job done.your block will never move the coins are copper this helps the cheap block resonate better. the only reason ppl say use wood is cause clapton did it lol. TRY IT FOR YOUR BEDROOM GUITAR

thaus · July 3rd, 2009, 08:02 PM

It may work for you in your bedroom but I would never use a guitar on stage that had it's trem blocked that way!! One awkward move of the guitar and those coins fall out. No thanks, don't like to block my trem anyway.......it was designed to float and that's how all mine are...........

tready · July 3rd, 2009, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by thaus

It may work for you in your bedroom but I would never use a guitar on stage that had it's trem blocked that way!! One awkward move of the guitar and those coins fall out. No thanks, don't like to block my trem anyway.......it was designed to float and that's how all mine are...........

lol i didnt mean on stage as iv said for a cheap trem block which is in a squire type guitar which isnt really a stage guitar is it read what i put befor u stomp on the idea its just to help the kids out who dont no **** about moding the trem

thaus · July 3rd, 2009, 08:50 PM

Whatever rocks your boat I guess! I am sure there will be players that will hear the difference in using copper coins or nickle coins!! Why not just screw the claw all the way in as far as they go and put 5 springs in there? That is effectively blocked. BTW, I use a Squier CV on stage right now so they are used as stage guitars!!

StratSvante · July 3rd, 2009, 09:10 PM

sure why not... but hey, can you please write a little clearer, it is sort of hard to follow.

tready · July 3rd, 2009, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by StratSvante

sure why not... but hey, can you please write a little clearer, it is sort of hard to follow.

lol sorry friend im trying my best with writing but im not to great with spelling

Bundini · July 3rd, 2009, 11:49 PM

Don't they teach English in England??

Giant · July 4th, 2009, 12:00 AM

Bundini strikes again!! ha ha

ill take the wood block any day. a wood block running the length and depth of the trem block will give better coupling than a stack of pennies.

or, i'm wrong.

im sure some of the other guys will chime in too...

furtherfan · July 4th, 2009, 02:34 AM

i don't like the tone............

............you are writing in.
block it with whatever you like.

Nightprowler · July 4th, 2009, 02:41 AM

At this time i have a 9V duracell block on my strat because i think acousticly i hear and feel more resonance than wood . ill try the coins if i can spare any in this manufactured recession lol & ill post back soon with an unbiased opinion .

CandyAppleHead · July 4th, 2009, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Nightprowler

At this time i have a 9V duracell block on my strat because i think acousticly i hear and feel more resonance than wood . ill try the coins if i can spare any in this manufactured recession lol & ill post back soon with an unbiased opinion .

It's OK, it looks like he only has about 8p in there (I guess about 13 cents in US money). Prior to the credit crunch you could have used a couple of pound coins.

Vanmanradio · July 4th, 2009, 04:54 AM

Well its certainly a different way of doing things. :P

AllroyPA · July 4th, 2009, 05:19 AM

This is a grand idea I used a stack of my gf's nipple rings, now this guitar is the T.I.T.'s ~!

tready · July 4th, 2009, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by CandyAppleHead

It's OK, it looks like he only has about 8p in there (I guess about 13 cents in US money). Prior to the credit crunch you could have used a couple of pound coins.

lol your close there is 16p in there. Use pound coins come on i carnt afford to spare those

busted-e-again · July 4th, 2009, 07:51 AM

Zippo lighter. I woudn't keep on in there, but if you are setting up, it's nice to pull the springs and jam one in to save some time and it gives the right height on the cheapo trem blocks.

guitardude24680 · July 4th, 2009, 08:38 AM

Maybe I'm missing something, but isn't the guitar made of wood, not pennies?
Wouldn't wood already be better for tone, since that's what [most] strats are made of?

ArlenBucy · July 4th, 2009, 08:53 AM

I bet the only difference between any of the things used to block the trem is in ones head.