I prefer 6 screws. Never had a problem with them.
It never ceases to amaze me how this design is still so efficient for many applications. Leo got uses out of it that he probably did not imagine, such was his simple, elegant genius. He certainly got way more mileage out of what he initially intended to do.
If you imagine that it covers anything from gentle 50's vibrato, to the signature Hank Marvin technique, to wild Hendrix abusing it, to Eddie Van Halen dive bombing and having a ball, it is really amazing. Set up correctly, it renders a Floyd Rose almost unnecessary, unless one really makes a point of incorporating extreme dive bombs and complete detuning string floppiness into their style.
The traditional Strat tremolo bridge, with wide string spacing, is everything I need in terms of whammy bar uses. Many (if not most) guitars don't even have this option, so to me it's even a luxury.
Last edited: Nov 22, 2020