I have this guitar in another color. I also want a DK24 hardtail but the ones they make are very genre-specific looking, and another downside is that they don't have roasted maple/luminlays, so they're a few hundred bucks less. I don't understand why this kind of floating/non-locking guitar is so common. I guess impatient people are afraid of Floyds, but any floating bridge is exactly the same concept and entails the same delicate balancing - only a Floyd stays in tune while these non-locking types do not. So a non-locking 2-point trem like this is in no way 'easier to deal with' than a Floyd. There's no excuse to be intimidated by a Floyd in 2024 with the information that's out there. A non-locking bridge should be mounted to the body top, period. Three valid types of guitars: hardtail, top-mounted tremolo, and Floyd Rose (either floating or top-mounted).
Not only did I want to see how to do this but you’re doing this on the exact guitar I have and want to try it on! Love my Charvel but this is helpful for quicker tunings.
It looks wonderful!!! I have a Charvel DK24 HH 2PT I'm thinking about doing this with. A couple questions for you: how does it sound/play? Also, did you have to do any kind of fine adjustments for intonation after this? And finally, I loved the background music. Did you make it? Subscribed!! Thank you so much. Also, the thousand bucks joke got me! :)
honestly, i do not hear a difference with the blocked trem. as far as intonation goes ... if you keep the bridge floating at the same height while blocked, there should be no problems (i didn't have any).
Thank you for writing back. I did the measurements last night and am going to cut the wood today. I also noticed the song name in the description. I have seen some videos and forum posts that sustain increases when blocking or using a Tremol-No, so I was curious. Have a great day!
@@joshuaandtheruins8580 I glued in a strip of basswood. Just ordered 3/16" square strips off etsy (people use stuff like this to make dollhouses and such). Just snip the strip at about 5cm, and then sand it by hand flat on 80 grit, to get it a bit less than 3/16" thick. The average cavity spacing is around 4mm. No table saw needed, and no need to block both sides of the trem block. This way of having the trem block contact wood makes the guitar a bit more resonant. You can go from dive-only to hardtail just by tightening the springs. Find a slotted cavity cover so you can leave the cover on and access the claw screws with a screwdriver whenever you want to change modes.
These Gotoh bridges or rather the implementation by Charvel are DREADFUL. The timing stability is awful. Sent my DK22 back along with the chipped headstock Charvel / Fender think is acceptable QA inspection.
Leave a comment, if you think, that there should be more hardtail strats.
Agreed. Need more hardtail strats and superstrats.
I have this guitar in another color. I also want a DK24 hardtail but the ones they make are very genre-specific looking, and another downside is that they don't have roasted maple/luminlays, so they're a few hundred bucks less.
I don't understand why this kind of floating/non-locking guitar is so common. I guess impatient people are afraid of Floyds, but any floating bridge is exactly the same concept and entails the same delicate balancing - only a Floyd stays in tune while these non-locking types do not.
So a non-locking 2-point trem like this is in no way 'easier to deal with' than a Floyd. There's no excuse to be intimidated by a Floyd in 2024 with the information that's out there. A non-locking bridge should be mounted to the body top, period. Three valid types of guitars: hardtail, top-mounted tremolo, and Floyd Rose (either floating or top-mounted).
Not only did I want to see how to do this but you’re doing this on the exact guitar I have and want to try it on! Love my Charvel but this is helpful for quicker tunings.
Good job buddy :)
Perfect!
It looks wonderful!!! I have a Charvel DK24 HH 2PT I'm thinking about doing this with. A couple questions for you: how does it sound/play? Also, did you have to do any kind of fine adjustments for intonation after this? And finally, I loved the background music. Did you make it? Subscribed!! Thank you so much. Also, the thousand bucks joke got me! :)
honestly, i do not hear a difference with the blocked trem. as far as intonation goes ... if you keep the bridge floating at the same height while blocked, there should be no problems (i didn't have any).
Thank you for writing back. I did the measurements last night and am going to cut the wood today. I also noticed the song name in the description. I have seen some videos and forum posts that sustain increases when blocking or using a Tremol-No, so I was curious. Have a great day!
@@joshuaandtheruins8580 I glued in a strip of basswood. Just ordered 3/16" square strips off etsy (people use stuff like this to make dollhouses and such). Just snip the strip at about 5cm, and then sand it by hand flat on 80 grit, to get it a bit less than 3/16" thick. The average cavity spacing is around 4mm. No table saw needed, and no need to block both sides of the trem block.
This way of having the trem block contact wood makes the guitar a bit more resonant. You can go from dive-only to hardtail just by tightening the springs. Find a slotted cavity cover so you can leave the cover on and access the claw screws with a screwdriver whenever you want to change modes.
how much would you charge to make one for me?
i used to put a zippo in it
These Gotoh bridges or rather the implementation by Charvel are DREADFUL. The timing stability is awful. Sent my DK22 back along with the chipped headstock Charvel / Fender think is acceptable QA inspection.