I am very happy with Wilkinson WVCSB.. I have 1986 MIJ Strat and 1997 MIA..I have on both guitars WVCSB Tuning is fantastic even when I use pretty much tremolo (much better than orig.Fender)
I know I'm a little late posting this, but when j was building my partscaster, your video helped me immensely. Your review was great. Since I never use the term arm, I wasn't worried about the screw issue that you had. Gotta say. I love this bridge! It's perfect! Thanks for making this video.
Save yourself the headaches and just use metric measurements. Mounting space 56mm, string spacing 54mm, modern Fender AM and MIM nut width 42mm. It really make s it so easy. And if the parts you are looking at don't give metric specs, then keep on looking while they try to break into the 20th Century.
The Wilkinson plastic sleeve and pop in arm system usually works very well. I have quite a number of these bridges and they all work just fine. It's unfortunate that yours failed - I think this is situation where you should have got a replacement. Usually the push in sleeved arm is a huge improvement on the original Fender screw in arm which is sloppy and suffers from a number of failure modes. The original Fender Synchronised 'Tremolo' bridge had a string spacing that places the E strings very close to the edge of the neck for the higher frets. As a consequence the neck does have to be very accurately aligned with the bridge to centre the strings and strings can easily slip off the edge of the fret board when fretting around the higher frets. Modern trem bridges use a slightly narrower spacing to bring those strings in from the edge of the fretboard. Wilkinson makes a bridge with a plate that has oval screw holes, allowing it to be fitted to guitars with variation in the spacing of the six screw holes in the body. Wilkinson bridges are also available with either zinc alloy blocks or steel blocks. The early Wilkinson steel blocks were of sintered steel, later blocks appear to be of solid steel. Rust on the block is not that unusual, the original Fender blocks only had a light coat of grey paint and most of the vintage Fender Strats now have rust on the block. Trevor Wilkinson has licensed his designs to a number of companies, but the UK company John Hornby Skewes is his main representative. Until recently you could buy replacement Wilkinson steel blocks.
Terry Relph-Knight thanks for the info. Yeah, it's unfortunate that my first experience with the sleeve & pop-in arm system was a bad one. I love the idea. That said, I've been happy with my 62 vintage term. I've got the 'ol spring down in the hole where the arm screws in. So far no issues. We'll see. 😬
I had bought this same Wilkinson bridge and it is a really Nice bridge !!! I'm sorry to hear about the pop in whammy bar stripping , it may have been defected ? The block is solid steel and the sustain is awesome !!! I had a professional luthier instal mine ...but yeah I feel I made a wise choice .. Oh I have a fender squire silver series made in Japan..
I've read elsewhere that some people have stripped that screw out. My solution would be to be to get a small bottom tap and re-tap the hole to whatever size you want.
I am so glad that Wilkinson has a Vintage/Narrow bridge... Because Callaham wants a whole major boat load of money for theirs. The reason for this bridge besides narrow string spacing feel is too not have your strings falling of the fingerboard sides. I believe this began with Allan Holdsworth... He liked the Fender guitar shape and 25.5 scale length but wanted Gibson Humbuckers and string spacing. Ala Charvel!
I'm currently assembling parts for a partscaster and trying to find a vintage bridge/trem with 2-7/32" mounting spacing and 2-1/16" string spacing - as a lefty this seems to be my only option other than finding a used Highway bridge. I've been advised against 2-7/32" string spacing due to the e strings being too close to the edge of the fretboard. I don't use the whammy a great deal so I think I might take a punt on this. Helpful video, thanks.
rb I got rid of this trem & went with the American Vintage 62. It has the 2-7/32” string spacing and I’m very satisfied with it. I was concerned about the strings being to close to the fretboard edge too, but it’s not really a problem. I did a review here: ruclips.net/video/nEVKAOyjays/видео.html I believe Callaham makes what you’re talking about, but they can be expensive.
A small screw can not splitt the steel block. The small screw is there for micro adjustment, it does not need to turn much! If you turn much, you do not know what you are doing (And the arm will not fit). Best to adjust the tension with the arm attached. And best to do the tension adjustment before the tremolo is mounted to the body. It can be done with the strings mounted, but you must bend the tremolo as far down it can go to access the tension screw. Be aware when you bend the tremolo down, there is added tension in the plastic sleeve in the trem arm mounting hole, so it is difficult to know how much tension to tighten. So it is best to do before you mount the tremolo in the body. By far the best guitar related buy there is, this tremolo - for the price of all guitar related stuff for a guitar that fit this tremolo. The feeling is great, just as great as Callaham and Detemple vintage tremolos - I have them compared side by side. The steel block in the "SB" version is a small upcharge, but well worth the little extra. Absolutely no wobble in the trem arm with the small tension screw set right. The tremolo sounds great, with the added bonus of great feeling when you use the tremolo.
For the price this unit can't be beat, But; if you do change setups often it will not stay solid. The arm set screw will wear out. Since the screw is a small diameter and doen't have much mass to sit in, it will not last forever. I recently changed the block on one, and noticed that there is some play in the Delrin (plastic) arm socket, there is room for improvement, a tighter fit would let the arm have less play, and less use of the set screw. If there was a way to add more mass around the arm, and have 2 set screws then it would be stronger and last longer (3 points of contact is way more stable than 2). But it is a very nice bridge still. In the future I'll be trying out ABM's new bridge, same concept but higher quality (I hope). FWIW
Christian Boddum good info. Never heard of ABM before. Looked it up, but can’t read all the German! 😂 (jk, I saw the American site too). I can’t really tell how the trem arm works though. I’ll have to see if there are any videos showing it. Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻
Nathan Sink it has the set screw at the same point = pushing from the back. I have tried the Diego deluxe Rockinger sells, but the set screw is on the side and therefore doesn't really do anything against wobbling. When money allows it, I'll try something new and the best has still got to be the Wilkinson for feel and action. I like the Blade runner, but it has problems with the arm as well, but worse than the Wilkinson. Gotohs might work better but, I don't like the thick arms (5,5 mm.) with no plastic tip, so they are not gonna work for me. Thanks for replying ;-) ABM are generally high quality like Schaller, so I hope I will be pleased.
A review on Gotoh GE101T would be fine, or with Fender Vintage, Wilkinson and Gotoh together, actually i've notice that most of people like Gotoh the most.
Obi Wan Kenobi I also did a review of the Fender American Vintage 62 Reissue trem here: ruclips.net/video/nEVKAOyjays/видео.html. Thanks Obi Wan: you’re my only hope. 😉
Its a pain trying to figure out what bridges and necks work on any particular Strat. I spent an entire day trying to figure out what route to go. Especially with the various sizing differences and mix of metric and American measurements. I had to go with a 52mm string spacing Highway One bridge on my 50’s reissue Strat. There weren’t many options to choose from, especially to maintain the Fender vintage style. The stock bridge has the strings nearly falling off the fretboard. Not sure how anyone can play like that. Vibratos are a pain. Hoping my new bridge works out. Did you end up liking your spacing with the Wilkinson?
It is a pain, isn’t it?! I actually got rid of the Wilkinson because the set screw stripped. I bought the American Vintage 62’ (or whatever it’s called) with the vintage spacing & haven’t had any problems. That video is here: ruclips.net/video/nEVKAOyjays/видео.html
@@NathanSink Thanks for the reply. Sorry, I meant to ask about the 62 not the Wilkinson. You answered my question. I’ll keep that in mind if the Highway One bridge doesn’t work out.
Dude there is a spring that you put in the hole in fender strat bridges (where trem arm screws in) that stops it wobbling about. I only found out about it recently(!)
I put the spring on the handle and it got lost...it crashed into the carving...and I'm hardly a miracle then got out trying to bolt a smaller thread. I think the spring should be elastic.
Check out Callaham parts for Fender problems... true upgrades that get rid of problems instead of just swapping parts and getting different problems. They have a great website as well as authorized dealers that sell on eBay
I'm 57 years old and have been playing all my life and I have a small but pricey collection of guitars.. believe me I could write a book on shitty parts and every Stratocaster ever built can stand some upgrades. I speak from experience it's cheaper in the long run.. I literally have shelves full of parts that did not work out.
@@Mherkava yeah it was because the set screw on the block stripped (see around @5:45 in the video). I went with a different style trem altogether (the 62) because I didn’t want to run the risk of it happening again. It was probably just a fluke…but I didn’t want to take a chance.
Dude, just stumbled on your video, and I gotta say, it's thumbnail is epic!!! I honestly thought "He's about to morph, it's morphing time!" and thought you'd scream something like "strato"saur or whatever. lol, I know, at a second glance it has nothing to do with it, but nice video. you just randomly won a subscriber. and keep up the good work. Oh, i found the video on google trying to find a store in the EU selling this trems... i am more keen on the WVP6SB black though. I actually own a set of 6 in line Wilkinsons EZ-Lock. awesome tuners. i have "gotohs" on my Ibanez, and I honestly find it very hard to notice the difference... tuning stability wise, with a good nut and a mediocre bridge (hence why i'm looking for the WVP6SB), i'd say the tuners are flawless if i go easy on the tremolo action. if i push the tremolo too hard, things start to go something out of tune but that's due to the bridge. and i know that for sure because the tuners were on a fixed bridge guitar before... and no bending made them detune.
Tips On The Fly nice. I pre-date MMPR by a few years (I’m too old 😝), but you gotta respect the childhood favs! 😊 Best of luck with your Wilkinson bridge!
Kevin, I re-read your comment & realize now that you were talking about just the trem, & not the entire guitar. 😂 Anyway, I’m leaving my original response: Thank you! It turned out great (at least I think so 😊)! For whatever reason, I don't have many RUclips videos of it in action, but here are a couple of Instagram ones: instagram.com/p/CCZBjmeDbWI/?igshid=10piqpqgdfok7 instagram.com/p/B2Zf991g319/?igshid=1eib2cg2vwyh2 instagram.com/p/BfXEEzJFVMs/?igshid=eb09ipooo9cv And here is the full playlist of how I made the guitar: ruclips.net/p/PLT0llhi52k8pfgZILIgbDUVNXc24g5T1E
Hey man, I'm also in the process of building a custom strat. I was looking at these but the saddles don't have a slot for the strings like the old fender ones I have...does that matter at all?
Lollibirdy I wouldn’t think so. The ones on the 62 Vintage trem I replaced this one with doesn’t have those slots either. Check it out. ruclips.net/video/nEVKAOyjays/видео.html
Lollibirdy my American standard strat doesn't have a slot either. It initially disturbed me but the strings don't move around and it's incredibly stable through my constant dive bombing, so I don't think it's an issue.
TheBoondoggler essentially, yes. The Wilkinson is actually 2.12598”, which is just a conversion from a metric measurement of 54 mm. It’s in between the vintage & modern string spacing, which is pretty cool.
@@NathanSink I know I get impatient when I’m doing a build so that would frustrate me having to send something back personally I would fix it because I’m handy and I’m a mechanic but not everybody has that luxury.
dlees yes, I replaced this trem with the American Vintage 62 Reissue Trem, which uses a spring in the arm slot or hole to keep the arm from swinging. I did a review of that trem here: ruclips.net/video/nEVKAOyjays/видео.html
Kimi Khuzaimi no, this will not fit a Squier. Try this one: www.guitarfetish.com/Solid-STEEL-Block-Shorty-Squier-and-Import-Compatible-105mm-Chrome-Tremolo_p_24707.html
Definitely an option. Although, I didn't have the tools to do it. And I didn't want to fix something that was brand new and should have worked out of the box.
The is not much room for a tapping tool, only the thickness of the arm (5mm. max) a good idea, and I have tried it, in practice it doesn't work so good FWIW
@@NathanSink I understand that some people like the vintage non locking. But if your a heavy user of tremolo. It's gonna throw it out of tune more. If you buy a non locking system be sure to use locking tuners.
Unbelievable that in 2019 America stubbornly sticks with non-metric measure. FFS o.O 2 7/32" ROFL! It's just so much easier to relate to 5.5mm (5.556 the equivalent to be pedantically precise) than 7/32" or alter increments in increments of mm than deal with fractions of n/8, n/16, n/32, n/64. Have to source components for both is an utter PITA outside the US. Fortunately all of my guitars save one are manufactured in Asia with metric hardware fittings.
@@NathanSink It is. It used to be difficult years ago when for Aircraft Manufacturers handbooks, flight and tech manuals which were written in US measures by US manufacturers, Boeing etc, which had been converted to Imperial for legal and operational reasons throughout the Commonwealth UK, AU and CA in the days before metric, had to then be converted again to metric on the fly operationally when the metric changeover was introduced. Talk about built in room for confusion and error, especially with fuel managment. Even just now, I had to set up the drop in interference fit tremolo bar grub screw on a Wilkinson vibrato block in brand new 612VIi Pacifica. Fortunately Yamaha supply the respective hex keys for it & the truss rod. At a guess I suspect it's metric, but my metric Bondhus didn't seem to fit, so who would know? Wilkinson VS50 bridge, not sure if made under licence in Korea or China. Should be metric being for Yamaha a Japanese brand, albeit aftermarket hardware made in Asia, but it wouldn't be the first time I've bought something made there pandering to the US market with for instance the truss rod socket non-metric but in the common U.S. gauge.
LEX37 I start reviewing it literally less than 1 minute into the video. RUclips also has excellent playback tools. You can skip ahead, or even speed up the video.
Daniel Labarca you can’t actually get this kind of information all in one place on Google. The reason I don’t have a lot of videos playing the guitar at this point is honestly because it takes a lot of set-up & editing (not to mention there are tons of subjective pieces that come into play, like pedals, amps, mic’ing, speakers, etc). I’m in an apartment at the moment & I just don’t have the space for it either. If you want to hear how this guitar sounds, maybe this will tide you over for now: ruclips.net/video/cihBPjOvDB0/видео.html
Nathan Sink it´s ok man, I understand the situation perfectly. thanks for the info. sometimes the electric guitar is too loud for some people like the neighbors or something. keep on rocking !!!!! greetings from southamerica :)
Al Pinion millions of people wasted their time watching a boring football game this weekend (including me). No, this video is not necessary for mankind. But neither is any form of video.
I am very happy with Wilkinson WVCSB.. I have 1986 MIJ Strat and 1997 MIA..I have on both guitars WVCSB
Tuning is fantastic even when I use pretty much tremolo (much better than orig.Fender)
ERIC B thanks for the comment. I’m glad they are working out for you. Perhaps I got a bad apple.
I know I'm a little late posting this, but when j was building my partscaster, your video helped me immensely. Your review was great. Since I never use the term arm, I wasn't worried about the screw issue that you had. Gotta say. I love this bridge! It's perfect! Thanks for making this video.
Thank for sharing. So glad it helped!
These bridges are fantastic,I have them on all my strats,
Sharon Creighton I guess I got a bad apple. 🤔
Does it narrow spaced trems, eg a made in Mexico
Save yourself the headaches and just use metric measurements. Mounting space 56mm, string spacing 54mm, modern Fender AM and MIM nut width 42mm.
It really make s it so easy. And if the parts you are looking at don't give metric specs, then keep on looking while they try to break into the 20th Century.
😂 I like it.
The Wilkinson plastic sleeve and pop in arm system usually works very well. I have quite a number of these bridges and they all work just fine. It's unfortunate that yours failed - I think this is situation where you should have got a replacement. Usually the push in sleeved arm is a huge improvement on the original Fender screw in arm which is sloppy and suffers from a number of failure modes.
The original Fender Synchronised 'Tremolo' bridge had a string spacing that places the E strings very close to the edge of the neck for the higher frets. As a consequence the neck does have to be very accurately aligned with the bridge to centre the strings and strings can easily slip off the edge of the fret board when fretting around the higher frets. Modern trem bridges use a slightly narrower spacing to bring those strings in from the edge of the fretboard.
Wilkinson makes a bridge with a plate that has oval screw holes, allowing it to be fitted to guitars with variation in the spacing of the six screw holes in the body. Wilkinson bridges are also available with either zinc alloy blocks or steel blocks. The early Wilkinson steel blocks were of sintered steel, later blocks appear to be of solid steel. Rust on the block is not that unusual, the original Fender blocks only had a light coat of grey paint and most of the vintage Fender Strats now have rust on the block. Trevor Wilkinson has licensed his designs to a number of companies, but the UK company John Hornby Skewes is his main representative. Until recently you could buy replacement Wilkinson steel blocks.
Terry Relph-Knight thanks for the info. Yeah, it's unfortunate that my first experience with the sleeve & pop-in arm system was a bad one. I love the idea. That said, I've been happy with my 62 vintage term. I've got the 'ol spring down in the hole where the arm screws in. So far no issues. We'll see. 😬
I had bought this same Wilkinson bridge and it is a really Nice bridge !!! I'm sorry to hear about the pop in whammy bar stripping , it may have been defected ? The block is solid steel and the sustain is awesome !!! I had a professional luthier instal mine ...but yeah I feel I made a wise choice .. Oh I have a fender squire silver series made in Japan..
Dominick Edwards Cantore thanks for the feedback!
Welcome
I've read elsewhere that some people have stripped that screw out. My solution would be to be to get a small bottom tap and re-tap the hole to whatever size you want.
I like the ingenuity. 👍🏻 Myself, I don’t have the right tools. I ended up getting an American Vintage trem: ruclips.net/video/nEVKAOyjays/видео.html
Smaller string spacing helps with the old issues with the Top E sting rolling off the edge of the finger board .good review ta
I am so glad that Wilkinson has a Vintage/Narrow bridge... Because Callaham wants a whole major boat load of money for theirs. The reason for this bridge besides narrow string spacing feel is too not have your strings falling of the fingerboard sides. I believe this began with Allan Holdsworth... He liked the Fender guitar shape and 25.5 scale length but wanted Gibson Humbuckers and string spacing. Ala Charvel!
Interesting!
Thanks for this review, I found it very useful
Glad to help!
I'm currently assembling parts for a partscaster and trying to find a vintage bridge/trem with 2-7/32" mounting spacing and 2-1/16" string spacing - as a lefty this seems to be my only option other than finding a used Highway bridge. I've been advised against 2-7/32" string spacing due to the e strings being too close to the edge of the fretboard.
I don't use the whammy a great deal so I think I might take a punt on this. Helpful video, thanks.
rb I got rid of this trem & went with the American Vintage 62. It has the 2-7/32” string spacing and I’m very satisfied with it. I was concerned about the strings being to close to the fretboard edge too, but it’s not really a problem. I did a review here: ruclips.net/video/nEVKAOyjays/видео.html I believe Callaham makes what you’re talking about, but they can be expensive.
A small screw can not splitt the steel block. The small screw is there for micro adjustment, it does not need to turn much! If you turn much, you do not know what you are doing (And the arm will not fit). Best to adjust the tension with the arm attached. And best to do the tension adjustment before the tremolo is mounted to the body. It can be done with the strings mounted, but you must bend the tremolo as far down it can go to access the tension screw. Be aware when you bend the tremolo down, there is added tension in the plastic sleeve in the trem arm mounting hole, so it is difficult to know how much tension to tighten. So it is best to do before you mount the tremolo in the body.
By far the best guitar related buy there is, this tremolo - for the price of all guitar related stuff for a guitar that fit this tremolo. The feeling is great, just as great as Callaham and Detemple vintage tremolos - I have them compared side by side. The steel block in the "SB" version is a small upcharge, but well worth the little extra. Absolutely no wobble in the trem arm with the small tension screw set right. The tremolo sounds great, with the added bonus of great feeling when you use the tremolo.
limerot in my case the block threads were stripped (not split). The screw wouldn't tighten at all.
wow.. a great add for going metric
Shawn Davie haha. Great comment. 😂
For the price this unit can't be beat, But; if you do change setups often it will not stay solid. The arm set screw will wear out. Since the screw is a small diameter and doen't have much mass to sit in, it will not last forever. I recently changed the block on one, and noticed that there is some play in the Delrin (plastic) arm socket, there is room for improvement, a tighter fit would let the arm have less play, and less use of the set screw. If there was a way to add more mass around the arm, and have 2 set screws then it would be stronger and last longer (3 points of contact is way more stable than 2). But it is a very nice bridge still. In the future I'll be trying out ABM's new bridge, same concept but higher quality (I hope). FWIW
Christian Boddum good info. Never heard of ABM before. Looked it up, but can’t read all the German! 😂 (jk, I saw the American site too). I can’t really tell how the trem arm works though. I’ll have to see if there are any videos showing it. Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻
Nathan Sink it has the set screw at the same point = pushing from the back. I have tried the Diego deluxe Rockinger sells, but the set screw is on the side and therefore doesn't really do anything against wobbling. When money allows it, I'll try something new and the best has still got to be the Wilkinson for feel and action. I like the Blade runner, but it has problems with the arm as well, but worse than the Wilkinson. Gotohs might work better but, I don't like the thick arms (5,5 mm.) with no plastic tip, so they are not gonna work for me. Thanks for replying ;-) ABM are generally high quality like Schaller, so I hope I will be pleased.
A review on Gotoh GE101T would be fine, or with Fender Vintage, Wilkinson and Gotoh together, actually i've notice that most of people like Gotoh the most.
Obi Wan Kenobi I also did a review of the Fender American Vintage 62 Reissue trem here: ruclips.net/video/nEVKAOyjays/видео.html. Thanks Obi Wan: you’re my only hope. 😉
Its a pain trying to figure out what bridges and necks work on any particular Strat. I spent an entire day trying to figure out what route to go. Especially with the various sizing differences and mix of metric and American measurements.
I had to go with a 52mm string spacing Highway One bridge on my 50’s reissue Strat. There weren’t many options to choose from, especially to maintain the Fender vintage style. The stock bridge has the strings nearly falling off the fretboard. Not sure how anyone can play like that. Vibratos are a pain. Hoping my new bridge works out.
Did you end up liking your spacing with the Wilkinson?
It is a pain, isn’t it?! I actually got rid of the Wilkinson because the set screw stripped. I bought the American Vintage 62’ (or whatever it’s called) with the vintage spacing & haven’t had any problems. That video is here: ruclips.net/video/nEVKAOyjays/видео.html
@@NathanSink Thanks for the reply. Sorry, I meant to ask about the 62 not the Wilkinson. You answered my question. I’ll keep that in mind if the Highway One bridge doesn’t work out.
Nice. SB stands for Steel Block. There's a cheaper version with a simpler block.
Vitor Isaia right on.
Dude there is a spring that you put in the hole in fender strat bridges (where trem arm screws in) that stops it wobbling about. I only found out about it recently(!)
cdchantler yes! It's a big help. Some people say it will bind up your trem arm over time....but it hasn't happened to me yet. 🤞🏻
I put the spring on the handle and it got lost...it crashed into the carving...and I'm hardly a miracle then got out trying to bolt a smaller thread. I think the spring should be elastic.
Check out Callaham parts for Fender problems... true upgrades that get rid of problems instead of just swapping parts and getting different problems.
They have a great website as well as authorized dealers that sell on eBay
David Sandell they do have a good website. And I've heard great things. But they are pretty pricey.
I'm 57 years old and have been playing all my life and I have a small but pricey collection of guitars.. believe me I could write a book on shitty parts and every Stratocaster ever built can stand some upgrades.
I speak from experience it's cheaper in the long run.. I literally have shelves full of parts that did not work out.
David Sandell wise words!
Great info !!
Thank you!!!
Glad to help!
I see that later on you replied that you got rid of the Wilkinson and bought a '62 vintage one. I don't know why.... can you further explain please?
@@Mherkava yeah it was because the set screw on the block stripped (see around @5:45 in the video). I went with a different style trem altogether (the 62) because I didn’t want to run the risk of it happening again. It was probably just a fluke…but I didn’t want to take a chance.
@@NathanSink
Thank you for your time and precise answers.
This is a great video to show people that a very informative video can get too many dislikes. You get a thumbs up from me
Raunch thank you!
Dude, just stumbled on your video, and I gotta say, it's thumbnail is epic!!! I honestly thought "He's about to morph, it's morphing time!" and thought you'd scream something like "strato"saur or whatever. lol, I know, at a second glance it has nothing to do with it, but nice video. you just randomly won a subscriber. and keep up the good work. Oh, i found the video on google trying to find a store in the EU selling this trems... i am more keen on the WVP6SB black though. I actually own a set of 6 in line Wilkinsons EZ-Lock. awesome tuners. i have "gotohs" on my Ibanez, and I honestly find it very hard to notice the difference... tuning stability wise, with a good nut and a mediocre bridge (hence why i'm looking for the WVP6SB), i'd say the tuners are flawless if i go easy on the tremolo action. if i push the tremolo too hard, things start to go something out of tune but that's due to the bridge. and i know that for sure because the tuners were on a fixed bridge guitar before... and no bending made them detune.
Tips On The Fly haha. 😂 That’s a Power Ranger reference, right? Totally unintentional, but awesome! 🤘🏻Thanks for the subscribe!
Totally! Power Rangers was my favorite show as a kid. but only the mighty morphin... everything after that is just a bit unbearable. lol
Tips On The Fly nice. I pre-date MMPR by a few years (I’m too old 😝), but you gotta respect the childhood favs! 😊 Best of luck with your Wilkinson bridge!
The screw busted on me too. I'm gunna give the bridge another shot though.
Yeah, I like the idea of the set screw…as long as it works. 👍🏻
How might I find a replacement arm for wilkinson trem on a vintage v6?
amzn.to/3bR7cNM (associate link)
Or
store.reverendguitars.com/shop-2/parts/wilkinson-wv6-vintage-style-arm/
@@NathanSink thank you very much !!
@@mikec6733 glad to help!
Thankyou, this was really helpful - How did the 62 replica work out?
Kevin, I re-read your comment & realize now that you were talking about just the trem, & not the entire guitar. 😂 Anyway, I’m leaving my original response:
Thank you! It turned out great (at least I think so 😊)! For whatever reason, I don't have many RUclips videos of it in action, but here are a couple of Instagram ones:
instagram.com/p/CCZBjmeDbWI/?igshid=10piqpqgdfok7
instagram.com/p/B2Zf991g319/?igshid=1eib2cg2vwyh2
instagram.com/p/BfXEEzJFVMs/?igshid=eb09ipooo9cv
And here is the full playlist of how I made the guitar:
ruclips.net/p/PLT0llhi52k8pfgZILIgbDUVNXc24g5T1E
I like this one but I also like the Gotoh 510 too
surgeyX thanks for the info!
Very interesting thanx for posting.
Pollys13a no prob! 👍🏻
Are these the same quality as Guitar Fetish's Wilkinson Trem? Or do they get lesser quality Wilkinson parts?
Levi Jesse not sure. I assume they're the same.
@@NathanSink Tempted to go with a 2 point for my next build but something is telling me to get the 6 point.
Levi Jesse I like the vintage style myself. Just back off the 4 middle screws a bit & it's virtually the same thing. 😊
Hey man, I'm also in the process of building a custom strat. I was looking at these but the saddles don't have a slot for the strings like the old fender ones I have...does that matter at all?
Lollibirdy I wouldn’t think so. The ones on the 62 Vintage trem I replaced this one with doesn’t have those slots either. Check it out. ruclips.net/video/nEVKAOyjays/видео.html
Lollibirdy my American standard strat doesn't have a slot either. It initially disturbed me but the strings don't move around and it's incredibly stable through my constant dive bombing, so I don't think it's an issue.
Are the saddles made of stainless steel? Because I'm always having problems with steel saddles rusting easily because of my sweaty hands.
Seph Corpuz not positive. I’m thinking they are nickel. The ones on my Fender American Vintage are nickel, and nickel tarnishes fairly easily.
Online says Wilkinson WVCSB says string spacing is 2-1/8" is this correct?
TheBoondoggler essentially, yes. The Wilkinson is actually 2.12598”, which is just a conversion from a metric measurement of 54 mm. It’s in between the vintage & modern string spacing, which is pretty cool.
Nathan Sink great, thx
Does Wilkinson sell bridges with narrow spacing, 2 1/16 inch?
bluwng I’m not sure. For the most part I think their string spacing is 2-1/8”. I’ve seen one two point Trem with 2-1/16” string spacing.
They do...stratosphereparts.com/new-wilkinson-style-2-post-modern-gold-tremolo-for-fender-strat-sb-5324-002/
Musiclilly bro it's Wilkinson's affordable and comparable parts. Ur welcome
Thanks. 😂
Put a slightly bigger threadhole and set screw.
raymond uncad good idea. I don’t have the equipment to do that though. And I’m guessing a lot of people don’t.
Does it have 10.5mm string space?
sebas oilher this Wilkinson has a 2-1/8" string spacing, which is 10.8mm. The 2-1/6" spacing equals 10.5mm.
@@NathanSink ok! thanks. Do you know which wilkinson model has 10.5mm string space?
Or a gotoh 6 screws model too
sebas oilher I don't know for sure, but Google probably does! 😉
Correct me if I am wrong, I think the block is not steel. Try sticking a magnet to it. If it sticks, it's steel. If not, it is not steel.
You're correct, it should be magnetic if it's steel. I'm not sure I actually checked this one, but I'm fairly confident it was solid steel.
Alloy.
Wilkinson is gotoh :)
Luke Young mind blown. 🤯 haha.
No it’s not. Look it up, they obviously 2 different companies. I’m not your teacher, look up licensing.
All you need is to make the set screw a little bigger and re-tap it
But who wants to buy something that you have to re-tool? It should work the right way out of the box.
@@NathanSink true but if you like the product, there’s always room for improvement even on expensive things
@@thesay5663 you have a good point. It’s frustrating but true: if you want it done right, do it yourself.
@@NathanSink I know I get impatient when I’m doing a build so that would frustrate me having to send something back personally I would fix it because I’m handy and I’m a mechanic but not everybody has that luxury.
cant u just put the spring in ur trem arm slot?
dlees yes, I replaced this trem with the American Vintage 62 Reissue Trem, which uses a spring in the arm slot or hole to keep the arm from swinging. I did a review of that trem here: ruclips.net/video/nEVKAOyjays/видео.html
ah ok
Steel block
Its fix for squier bullet?
Kimi Khuzaimi no, this will not fit a Squier. Try this one: www.guitarfetish.com/Solid-STEEL-Block-Shorty-Squier-and-Import-Compatible-105mm-Chrome-Tremolo_p_24707.html
Tap a new thread and use a thicker screw.
Definitely an option. Although, I didn't have the tools to do it. And I didn't want to fix something that was brand new and should have worked out of the box.
Would of been stronger than the original poxy little screw that can be easily overtightened.
The is not much room for a tapping tool, only the thickness of the arm (5mm. max) a good idea, and I have tried it, in practice it doesn't work so good FWIW
All you have to do is tap up one size and put a new set screw in. As simple as i gets.
Lorin Park true, but I don’t have the tools for that; never done it before; & there’s a chance of it happening again even with a new set screw.
I understand. I just bought a used Warmoth that has that same Wilkinson Bridge. I hope I don't have any problems with it.
Lorin Park yeah, I think I just got a lemon.
likely you tightened the set screw too hard. should be snug but not overtightened
Perhaps a little...but I feel it broke way too easily.
Just drill and tap then put a larger set screw in 🤷🏻♂️ literally a two minute job and be a lot stronger anyway
True. I didn’t have the tools to pull that off at the time though.
Pay for a Callaham they're expensive but more than worth every penny
I recently replaced a Mexi-Tele stock bridge with a cold rolled Callaham bridge and it's superb.
The first mistake people shouldn't purchase a tremolo unless it's locking.
Patrick Shannon interesting point. What about those going for a vintage-correct style?
@@NathanSink I understand that some people like the vintage non locking. But if your a heavy user of tremolo. It's gonna throw it out of tune more. If you buy a non locking system be sure to use locking tuners.
Unbelievable that in 2019 America stubbornly sticks with non-metric measure. FFS o.O 2 7/32" ROFL! It's just so much easier to relate to 5.5mm (5.556 the equivalent to be pedantically precise) than 7/32" or alter increments in increments of mm than deal with fractions of n/8, n/16, n/32, n/64. Have to source components for both is an utter PITA outside the US. Fortunately all of my guitars save one are manufactured in Asia with metric hardware fittings.
The Blytonian it is kind of silly, isn't it?
@@NathanSink It is. It used to be difficult years ago when for Aircraft Manufacturers handbooks, flight and tech manuals which were written in US measures by US manufacturers, Boeing etc, which had been converted to Imperial for legal and operational reasons throughout the Commonwealth UK, AU and CA in the days before metric, had to then be converted again to metric on the fly operationally when the metric changeover was introduced. Talk about built in room for confusion and error, especially with fuel managment. Even just now, I had to set up the drop in interference fit tremolo bar grub screw on a Wilkinson vibrato block in brand new 612VIi Pacifica. Fortunately Yamaha supply the respective hex keys for it & the truss rod. At a guess I suspect it's metric, but my metric Bondhus didn't seem to fit, so who would know? Wilkinson VS50 bridge, not sure if made under licence in Korea or China. Should be metric being for Yamaha a Japanese brand, albeit aftermarket hardware made in Asia, but it wouldn't be the first time I've bought something made there pandering to the US market with for instance the truss rod socket non-metric but in the common U.S. gauge.
"Tremolo" is volume modulation, "Vibrato" is pitch modulation.
LEX37 correct 👍🏻
Get to the REVIEW.
LEX37 I start reviewing it literally less than 1 minute into the video. RUclips also has excellent playback tools. You can skip ahead, or even speed up the video.
I dont think you understand what the screw is for and you tightened it way too much
I understand what it’s for, but sure I could have tightened it too much.
wow....metric international system, maybe that's why they invented it
For real!
its astonishing $3000 LSL's use this cheap bridge
i don´t want to be rude, but man play a fucking guitar, we want to hear how it´s sounds info we can google it
Daniel Labarca you can’t actually get this kind of information all in one place on Google. The reason I don’t have a lot of videos playing the guitar at this point is honestly because it takes a lot of set-up & editing (not to mention there are tons of subjective pieces that come into play, like pedals, amps, mic’ing, speakers, etc). I’m in an apartment at the moment & I just don’t have the space for it either. If you want to hear how this guitar sounds, maybe this will tide you over for now: ruclips.net/video/cihBPjOvDB0/видео.html
Nathan Sink it´s ok man, I understand the situation perfectly. thanks for the info.
sometimes the electric guitar is too loud for some people like the neighbors or something.
keep on rocking !!!!! greetings from southamerica :)
Sit closer
This was three years ago. I sit closer now. 😉
@@NathanSink I don't have OCD, but this vid was giving me OCD LOL, glad to hear!
STEEL block....not solid.
Right
Do you really think this *** vid was necessary for mankind???
blues- indianer trust me, there are a lot worse videos out there.
@@NathanSink ...that's not exactly a yes, now is it?
Al Pinion millions of people wasted their time watching a boring football game this weekend (including me). No, this video is not necessary for mankind. But neither is any form of video.
Says the guy with the unnecessary comment.
Do you really think this * comment is necessary to mankind?