@blkjakk: I said the same thing about the fine tuners I've seen this video before and I saw a video about the Sophia tremolos by McCabe but I was just in a really bad mood that I looked at it and said oh my God not another God darn tremolo another bulshit from what I came out but yeah it does have something of a rather interesting look if you remember back to the Wonder Bar I mean I would say that this is definitely much cooler looking it does have a rather futuristic look to it but the Wonder Bar was just a great unit but the way it was built it was raised up and it really really just looked very gory but it was an excellent unit l. tllhis unit is also very very good I've seen the other videos about it and haven't looked this one exactly yet but the guitar does resonate very well with these tremolos
The macro tuners look like the Russian rocket launchers that were used during World War II but still it does have something of an appealing look to it and the fact is that apparently this works very well
All the macro-tuners are the same:) Difficultly in getting the tip of the string through and over the witness point can be eased by either adding slight end to the plain end or backing the tuner knob away [locking screw still visible] for a better angle:)
The first Floyd Rose looked pretty damn gnarly too. It takes time for change to become accepted. Besides, guitars can be beautiful art, but they're ultimately tools. Like many guitarists.
Darrell great video, as always. What you did to that beautiful strat is almost criminal. Have you ever done a “Who am I video?” It would be interesting to know how you got so good at playing and wrenching on guitars. What music you really like to play an so forth. I’m a big fan. Best.
I'm a 0.5/10 in terms of guitar skill, so I watch your videos mainly for entertainment purposes, but I have to say I very much enjoy your "anything goes" approach to modding your gear! Don't let anyone convince you that you're in any way limited in terms of what should or shouldn't be done with guitar X or Y, etc. If you can't do what you want with your stuff, then what's the point of owning it anyway?
Maybe we need to see all these trems on one guitar, inspired by Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, lol. I’m probably a 0.01 out of 10 in guitar skills but as I listen mostly to bands that play their own instruments, mostly metal, I have become obsessed with watching videos about guitar & music gear, basically stuff I can’t afford, lol
Yeah, I love the functionality but it's a bit like putting mudding tires on a Mercedes. Independently they're great, but the pretty strat and the giant tube tuners look odd together. Thanks for the video! Either way, it was good to know that bridge exists!
LOL I had to pause the video @ 2:40! Do people really accuse you of that?! I feel you pain Darrell, id use the same needle nose pliers for that same job. Yeah they have a cutting portion at the throat, but you'd have to stab those pliers through an inch and a half of wood to get the cutting part of the pliers on the springs, which you obviously didn't do. I literally cant imagine why someone would give you grief about that lol, some people confuse the hell out of me.
I liked the more conservative bridge you originally had on there. The new tuners look like someone stuck pan pipes on the back of the bridge. A bit fugly :)
Back in the 50s, Mr. Leo Fender designed both the Telecaster and the Stratocaster to have a bridge cover. The bridge and saddle designs were too ugly, was his opinion - little did he know that, not only people took them right off for being so unpractical, many years later those designs (mainly when it comes to Teles, even outdated) are still beloved! My point is, beauty is quite a subjective thing, I can't imagine people first seeing a Floyd Rose bridge thought that big mess of components looked pretty either, but people get used to things as they become common and do their job well. ;)
@@rustyjames2202 Not really a poser, but if I don't like how the guitar looks it will go out of reach in a bag or case and not go up on the wall so I probably won't play it as much.
Ok, I never leave comments in yt videos but this is just awesome, I have always wanted a tremolo system but I like using different tunings, this comes handy, thanks
Amazing!!!! After reading some of the negative comments, I like it even more!! It's the old story of.... If this was the very first trem system ever made or offered everyone would be on board to get it or buy it!! And later would be calling the Floyd or others Frankenstein trems that were to complicated or didn't work as well as this one does!! I only have one trek guitar and it is not a fender or a any other of the big names.. It's a DBZ... And as soon as possible I'm getting this trem and I hope everybody comments negatively on it!!! I love contreversy!! Lol
The nice thing about using that style pliers is when they slip off the work and pinch that big fluffy part of your hand there at the base of your thumb. Ah, the memories. Love this channel BTW!!
Hi Darrell, Excellent Video, you boldly went where no Guitarist has been, such Awesome looking Bodies on the Strat as well as the Ibanez. Take care. Melbourne, Australia.
yeah, sure, WE make you do things to your guitars...haha! 'but anyway, since you asked'. I love it! I think about my 1st Floyd Rose locking trem and nut, and how far out of my league that was at the time, and what we have for options now, and I'm glad we have you to do the leg work for us! Thanks again for another informative video on some cool stuff!
Seems like a great design but it really ruins the aesthetic of one of the best looking strats I've seen. Please change it back and apologize to the strat!
@lilnetty2 I agree, I think it looks pretty cool by itself. I wouldn't go for a locking trem system on my guitars, but this definitely looks like an upgrade from a Floyd.
You're nuts Darrell, do you always do what strangers tell you?🤔 LOL!🤣 I'm glad you do though, that's why we watch you, always fun, always entertaining, and always educational and interesting. Keep it up my friend, I'm always learning from you, I wouldn't have the nerve, or the knowledge, to do the things i''e done on my guitars without your clear and precise Instructional videos, thank you. 👍❤️
I can't believe that I once thought the Mastery bridge and the old clunky vibrato mess on 60s SGs were ugly. This monstrosity just reinstated my opinion.
Just to clarify, the wire cutters on those needle nose pliers are near the handle. It is impossible to cut anything that is handled with the tip of the pliers because the wire cutters are at the opposite end of the pliers close to the handle
Very nice, any additional sustain is good sustain! I see some comments welcoming a modern looking Strat. Well, Charvel has come out with some new beastly models, hint....hint....
About the trouble you had when loading in the 6th string, Geoffrey McCabe(the guy who runs the company) said that you can load the string in from the front and lock the string in place with the locking screw, a lot like a how a floyd rose string change would be.
Darrell, If you are going to replace the locking system on your Ibanez, YOu should consider the Gotoh Liscensed Floyd Rose. This is what Shur is using this days. It is about 30% Cheaper and you get the brass block for free!
This really reminds me of my headless hohner on how it works...you should get a headless someday! Theyre fun and are tanks, i love i could play in bed, lay it down, and do anything without having to knock it out of tune
I have looked at numerous videos relating to Sophia and most of the ones I see do not demonstrate it with any finesse. Although Darrell did do a great job as usual in his explanation. I see people pounding on the bar to demonstrate how it comes back in tune, which is certainly a valid exercise, but it would be great to see a player do something with great sensitivity that requires control & accuracy... like Jeff Beck's 'Where Were you' for example. In my mind this is what separates the great trems from the crappy ones. This looks like a brilliant design. I am just holding off until I can see it used in a way that I can personally relate to. Can anyone comment on "softer side" of using the Sophia 2:92, not just dive-bombs or heavy-handed use?
Great video once again! I love that you go in depth with everything and you give advice along the way and explain what you’re doing and why. There’s only one gripe about this video and it’s honestly just a small thing: please be more tasteful with the whammy bar. You mentioned the sustain and how this would improve it but then started using the whammy bar. Possibly a demo for sustain and then a demo for with the whammy bar? I’m not trying to bash you in any way, only a suggestion based on my opinion.
+Darrell Braun ; I dig your new(?) intro. That Trek UG is AWESOME. It did indeed add a ton of low mids to your plank! Stock humbucking pup, or? Reminds me of the Mo’ Joe pup, plenty hairy. Have a good one. 👍
It's a cool idea. They have a steam punk look that might be more at home on an 80's style pointy guitar. I think they could develop the aesthetics a bit. Perhaps use square tubing? But, I guess tone and function do come first.
Darrel, It seems as though the new saddles make the ratio of arm movement to tuning change lower than the original saddles. Am I imagining this due to the full float? Happy with the Super Vee for one system, though always on the hunt for trems :-)
One of the best tremolos out there, have it on a custom charvel strat! The only competitor imho is bladerunner (have that one also with piezo saddles). So the perfect tremolo might be the combination of those: sophia with all it's features on a bladerunner base with piezo saddles...
I'd love to see a upgrade to a pizeo saddle pickup on a hard tail tele. But not a SS style tele a HH or P90p90 loaded one. Since they don't have the large tell style bridge plate.
Not sure if anyone mentioned this but that is the same design of bridge for Strandberg Guitars. They make a guitar intentionally odd shaped to be comfortable and lightweight which leads to a weird body design. However, how Strandberg handled its ugliness is by placing to hang off the rear of the body that they cut out specially for that. So the fine tuners are not arched 3 feet off the body. Its a great system functionality wise but a cosmetically ugly one but it can be a fair trade off. Strandberg guitars are really a whole special guitar and most people who objectively reviews them say they are fantastic guitars but be warned they are about in the same price range as a PRS. I am actually glad to see Strandberg's name getting bigger and his design influencing after market parts. Ola Strandberg actually started working on his design I think around the age of 19 and tweaked the living crap out of it to get to a finished product that is a complete redesign of guitars. There is a lot of originality to his guitars, aside from them looking weird they are wonderfully made guitars that if you can afford it is worth buying to see for yourself. I do not think there is a single thing on those guitars that is borrowed from any other guitar except maybe the headless neck which I believe there was a travel guitar back in the 90's that sported a headless neck, but how he handled the bridge and nut and pickups and overall shape is completely different and even the clamping triangles of the nut are not actually the clamp its the screw that secures it and the clamp piece is more cosmetic than anything else. you should buy one to try out and make a video on.
Great demo/review of this add on. Very functional and sounds great. But, I like the more traditional look of the standard Sophia saddles. Keep up the great work brother. God bless! 👍🎸😎
I ALMOST went with the Sophia but in the end decided on the Super Vee Blade Runner because of the solid contact with the body that it has. I know the Sophia also has the stop block in the cavity that does something similar, but the Blade Runner has more overall contact. I still really like the Sophia though. Very tough choice.
I wish they made a bass version of this...(like a bolt on replacement for fender-style 5 screw bridges) i think it looks cool. (And also is functional 😎). And mabe one that has built in piezo pickups.
I am thinking for a while about upgrading floyd rose to sofia version. My hands are not healthy and this will solve my problem with restringing FR. But the price make me think about selling some guitar/s to compansate this hobby.
Why are you using wire cutters to cut your trem springs? That's crazy
I know, right? They won't get the job done, gotta use at least some bolt cutters, if not a Strat bridge pickup with the treble cranked.
Why are you using wi... oh... never mind.
lol I read this at the exact moment he said it on the video
that's crazy
@BIrdman: Lmao
Needle nose!!
Well, this has got to be one of the craziest trem mods I"ve ever done!
Glad to say It sounds great (lots of sustain) and hold tune like a champ!
Can you please test what gauge strings will fit? 11-46, 13-52, etc. Just curious. Guitar sounds GREAT, BTW!
Sounds awesome! I’m new to your channel and really digging the content.
Thanks!
Welcome aboard!
Hi!
I think 11s would be pushing it, but I'd send them off an email to confirm :)
You should do a follow-up review in a few months time.
I make an exception to my 'Positively No Clickbait' policy for you.
😄 Hopefully it's worth it!
@@DarrellBraunGuitar Can confirm, worth it every time. 😎
They look like torpedoes.
The should call them torpedo tuners.
I seriously bet they'd sell more with that name.
@@everydaybrian i agree with you, it sounds cooler and more attractive.
@blkjakk: I said the same thing about the fine tuners I've seen this video before and I saw a video about the Sophia tremolos by McCabe but I was just in a really bad mood that I looked at it and said oh my God not another God darn tremolo another bulshit from what I came out but yeah it does have something of a rather interesting look if you remember back to the Wonder Bar I mean I would say that this is definitely much cooler looking it does have a rather futuristic look to it but the Wonder Bar was just a great unit but the way it was built it was raised up and it really really just looked very gory but it was an excellent unit l. tllhis unit is also very very good I've seen the other videos about it and haven't looked this one exactly yet but the guitar does resonate very well with these tremolos
The macro tuners look like the Russian rocket launchers that were used during World War II but still it does have something of an appealing look to it and the fact is that apparently this works very well
Honestly and really does look very good no bulshit
All the macro-tuners are the same:)
Difficultly in getting the tip of the string through and over the witness point can be eased by either adding slight end to the plain end or backing the tuner knob away [locking screw still visible] for a better angle:)
The first Floyd Rose looked pretty damn gnarly too. It takes time for change to become accepted. Besides, guitars can be beautiful art, but they're ultimately tools. Like many guitarists.
Darrell great video, as always. What you did to that beautiful strat is almost criminal. Have you ever done a “Who am I video?” It would be interesting to know how you got so good at playing and wrenching on guitars. What music you really like to play an so forth. I’m a big fan. Best.
Cool idea! I'll add it to my list :)
I'm a 0.5/10 in terms of guitar skill, so I watch your videos mainly for entertainment purposes, but I have to say I very much enjoy your "anything goes" approach to modding your gear!
Don't let anyone convince you that you're in any way limited in terms of what should or shouldn't be done with guitar X or Y, etc.
If you can't do what you want with your stuff, then what's the point of owning it anyway?
Maybe we need to see all these trems on one guitar, inspired by Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, lol. I’m probably a 0.01 out of 10 in guitar skills but as I listen mostly to bands that play their own instruments, mostly metal, I have become obsessed with watching videos about guitar & music gear, basically stuff I can’t afford, lol
Yeah, I love the functionality but it's a bit like putting mudding tires on a Mercedes. Independently they're great, but the pretty strat and the giant tube tuners look odd together. Thanks for the video! Either way, it was good to know that bridge exists!
Now try to put an evertune bridge on your strat:)
Lol
Don't. The upper frets lose so much sustain with it
no point of doing this tho
OH the Humanity!!! Kent Brokmen said it best,"this is a 1000 times worse than anything I saw in Nam".
You got guts Darrell.
Is that a new intro Darrell? Its killer for sure ✌👍🎸
Yeah new intro!! 😎
Still can’t believe you did that to your strat and now even more extreme! Totally worth it!
LOL I had to pause the video @ 2:40! Do people really accuse you of that?! I feel you pain Darrell, id use the same needle nose pliers for that same job. Yeah they have a cutting portion at the throat, but you'd have to stab those pliers through an inch and a half of wood to get the cutting part of the pliers on the springs, which you obviously didn't do. I literally cant imagine why someone would give you grief about that lol, some people confuse the hell out of me.
Why are you using wire cutters to cut your trem springs? And then you are installing metal cigarette butts on your bridge? This guy is a madman!!
That looks insane... Good job on showing all guitar player's of this upgrade... Keep it going...👍⚡🔥
5:10 Remedial math for guitarists...
😂😂😂👍
I liked the more conservative bridge you originally had on there. The new tuners look like someone stuck pan pipes on the back of the bridge. A bit fugly :)
Back in the 50s, Mr. Leo Fender designed both the Telecaster and the Stratocaster to have a bridge cover. The bridge and saddle designs were too ugly, was his opinion - little did he know that, not only people took them right off for being so unpractical, many years later those designs (mainly when it comes to Teles, even outdated) are still beloved! My point is, beauty is quite a subjective thing, I can't imagine people first seeing a Floyd Rose bridge thought that big mess of components looked pretty either, but people get used to things as they become common and do their job well. ;)
Sound is more important than looks. Unless you are a poser. Food for thought.
@@rustyjames2202 Not really a poser, but if I don't like how the guitar looks it will go out of reach in a bag or case and not go up on the wall so I probably won't play it as much.
@@antmax Ok that makes sense. I don't use the trem when I play but I don't think it looks that bad.
He clearly stated they are for floyd style bridge replacements.. only problem with floating bridges now is theres 10 different routes for them..
No matter what it is, your strat is sound superb!
Love the futuristic look of the Strat 🤘🤘 great sustain btw 😎
Every time you upload a video I have to stop what I’m doing so I can watch it. Great content Darrell!
That bridge is quite a beast. Great video Darrell!
Ok, I never leave comments in yt videos but this is just awesome, I have always wanted a tremolo system but I like using different tunings, this comes handy, thanks
I've watched ONE of your videos and now all I get in my recommendations are you putting oo's of different trems on your strat!
That is very unique, awesome sound, thanks for sharing! Your guitar friend Joe.
Brave & Crazy mod! Thanks for sharing Darrell :)
Amazing!!!! After reading some of the negative comments, I like it even more!!
It's the old story of.... If this was the very first trem system ever made or offered everyone would be on board to get it or buy it!! And later would be calling the Floyd or others Frankenstein trems that were to complicated or didn't work as well as this one does!!
I only have one trek guitar and it is not a fender or a any other of the big names.. It's a DBZ... And as soon as possible I'm getting this trem and I hope everybody comments negatively on it!!! I love contreversy!! Lol
The nice thing about using that style pliers is when they slip off the work and pinch that big fluffy part of your hand there at the base of your thumb. Ah, the memories.
Love this channel BTW!!
Hi Darrell, Excellent Video, you boldly went where no Guitarist has been, such Awesome looking Bodies on the Strat as well as the Ibanez. Take care.
Melbourne, Australia.
Hey ! Fellow Aussie.
Russell Lucas Hi mate, Love this Channel, Love Guitars🎸🎸🎸👍
That last riff wow! Someone's having a little too much fun...
was thinking the exact same thing... FUN!
For sound demo I was waiting for some crazy Woodstock Star Spangled Banner with nuclear dive bomb. You were pretty close 👍
yeah, sure, WE make you do things to your guitars...haha! 'but anyway, since you asked'. I love it! I think about my 1st Floyd Rose locking trem and nut, and how far out of my league that was at the time, and what we have for options now, and I'm glad we have you to do the leg work for us! Thanks again for another informative video on some cool stuff!
I’m really digging the new intro.
Looks great and really radical from the normal system.
Great video as always! You always find something cool and interesting. Keep up the good work my friend!
Seems like a great design but it really ruins the aesthetic of one of the best looking strats I've seen. Please change it back and apologize to the strat!
The Select Strat is a real beauty!!
You'd think I would have a better guitar to test parts on, yet here we are! 😂
@lilnetty2 I agree, I think it looks pretty cool by itself. I wouldn't go for a locking trem system on my guitars, but this definitely looks like an upgrade from a Floyd.
@@DarrellBraunGuitar well send me the Sophia & I'll put her on my ESP MII & try her out...........🤘😁🤘
RoloTomasie i honestly think it looks awesome lol
Tru dat and a great big WORD TO YA MUTHA!
You're nuts Darrell, do you always do what strangers tell you?🤔 LOL!🤣 I'm glad you do though, that's why we watch you, always fun, always entertaining, and always educational and interesting. Keep it up my friend, I'm always learning from you, I wouldn't have the nerve, or the knowledge, to do the things i''e done on my guitars without your clear and precise Instructional videos, thank you. 👍❤️
That into lick and tone was awesome
These are so awesome. Using these on my new builds coming up.
The wheel system is so reliable and sturdy looking.!!!! 👍👍🎸😎
The play on this trem sounds cool, very even and more subtle than I expectedly
I can't believe that I once thought the Mastery bridge and the old clunky vibrato mess on 60s SGs were ugly. This monstrosity just reinstated my opinion.
YES!!!Sounds killer
Just to clarify, the wire cutters on those needle nose pliers are near the handle. It is impossible to cut anything that is handled with the tip of the pliers because the wire cutters are at the opposite end of the pliers close to the handle
Wow, theirs more hardware on just that bridge than the front of my truck!
I like a modern looking Strat' :-)
Very nice, any additional sustain is good sustain! I see some comments welcoming a modern looking Strat. Well, Charvel has come out with some new beastly models, hint....hint....
Thanks for the video.
This is outstanding,must get one. When doing upgrading, doesn't hurt to give prices.
About the trouble you had when loading in the 6th string, Geoffrey McCabe(the guy who runs the company) said that you can load the string in from the front and lock the string in place with the locking screw, a lot like a how a floyd rose string change would be.
Nice video man! Enjoyed it!
Darrell, If you are going to replace the locking system on your Ibanez, YOu should consider the Gotoh Liscensed Floyd Rose. This is what Shur is using this days. It is about 30% Cheaper and you get the brass block for free!
I love it, regarding the wheel on the back of the bridge, would it detune the whole guitar by a half tone if you wanted it to, ?
This really reminds me of my headless hohner on how it works...you should get a headless someday! Theyre fun and are tanks, i love i could play in bed, lay it down, and do anything without having to knock it out of tune
the intro portion was awesome and the video too...
Thanks man!
You should put on a locking but and chop the headstock off 👌
I just love this!!!! Thanks!
Very cool. Can't say that I like the way it looks, at all, but if it works as intended, that's the bottom line. Thanks, Darrell.
The look of that tremolo is insane, great tone and sustain also... Definitely a very good option to look at as an upgrade for my guitar 🤔🤔
WOW that sounds awesome!!!!!!!!!
I have looked at numerous videos relating to Sophia and most of the ones I see do not demonstrate it with any finesse. Although Darrell did do a great job as usual in his explanation. I see people pounding on the bar to demonstrate how it comes back in tune, which is certainly a valid exercise, but it would be great to see a player do something with great sensitivity that requires control & accuracy... like Jeff Beck's 'Where Were you' for example. In my mind this is what separates the great trems from the crappy ones. This looks like a brilliant design. I am just holding off until I can see it used in a way that I can personally relate to. Can anyone comment on "softer side" of using the Sophia 2:92, not just dive-bombs or heavy-handed use?
It looks like there are rockets on the bridge.
The new intro is killing it!!
Thanks man!
It looks pretty badass imo
AMAZING! I'M TOTALLY SOLD ON SOPHIA PRODUCTS!!!!! Thx so MUCH ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Great video once again! I love that you go in depth with everything and you give advice along the way and explain what you’re doing and why. There’s only one gripe about this video and it’s honestly just a small thing: please be more tasteful with the whammy bar. You mentioned the sustain and how this would improve it but then started using the whammy bar. Possibly a demo for sustain and then a demo for with the whammy bar? I’m not trying to bash you in any way, only a suggestion based on my opinion.
Yea man I would like to try that on one of my Floyd rose guitars.
+Darrell Braun ; I dig your new(?) intro. That Trek UG is AWESOME.
It did indeed add a ton of low mids to your plank!
Stock humbucking pup, or?
Reminds me of the Mo’ Joe pup, plenty hairy. Have a good one. 👍
I’ve got tuners at the other end of the strings of my strat. Works great also.
Loving this new intro dude!!
It's a cool idea. They have a steam punk look that might be more at home on an 80's style pointy guitar. I think they could develop the aesthetics a bit. Perhaps use square tubing? But, I guess tone and function do come first.
Darrel,
It seems as though the new saddles make the ratio of arm movement to tuning change lower than the original saddles.
Am I imagining this due to the full float?
Happy with the Super Vee for one system, though always on the hunt for trems :-)
A damn fine tremolo bridge!🎸🎶🎶👍👍👍😘
Awesome channel Darrell !! keep it up!!!
Thanks Sam!
I quite like it. Killer sound too.
At first when I saw the thumbnail, I thought that Darrel installed a floyd rose on his strat
One of the best tremolos out there, have it on a custom charvel strat! The only competitor imho is bladerunner (have that one also with piezo saddles). So the perfect tremolo might be the combination of those: sophia with all it's features on a bladerunner base with piezo saddles...
I'd love to see a upgrade to a pizeo saddle pickup on a hard tail tele. But not a SS style tele a HH or P90p90 loaded one. Since they don't have the large tell style bridge plate.
Sounds great!
Love the new intro!!!
Not sure if anyone mentioned this but that is the same design of bridge for Strandberg Guitars. They make a guitar intentionally odd shaped to be comfortable and lightweight which leads to a weird body design.
However, how Strandberg handled its ugliness is by placing to hang off the rear of the body that they cut out specially for that. So the fine tuners are not arched 3 feet off the body. Its a great system functionality wise but a cosmetically ugly one but it can be a fair trade off. Strandberg guitars are really a whole special guitar and most people who objectively reviews them say they are fantastic guitars but be warned they are about in the same price range as a PRS.
I am actually glad to see Strandberg's name getting bigger and his design influencing after market parts. Ola Strandberg actually started working on his design I think around the age of 19 and tweaked the living crap out of it to get to a finished product that is a complete redesign of guitars. There is a lot of originality to his guitars, aside from them looking weird they are wonderfully made guitars that if you can afford it is worth buying to see for yourself. I do not think there is a single thing on those guitars that is borrowed from any other guitar except maybe the headless neck which I believe there was a travel guitar back in the 90's that sported a headless neck, but how he handled the bridge and nut and pickups and overall shape is completely different and even the clamping triangles of the nut are not actually the clamp its the screw that secures it and the clamp piece is more cosmetic than anything else.
you should buy one to try out and make a video on.
You did a awesome job! I Want It, Yes,!! 💕 Love the zebra knobs. Love the wood color+, grain
Straight up pink Floyd sound with the first part of solo. Love it
Great demo/review of this add on. Very functional and sounds great. But, I like the more traditional look of the standard Sophia saddles. Keep up the great work brother. God bless! 👍🎸😎
Thanks JC!
Blessing to you too!
Is case someone is wondering, this product was developed, patented and sold by Coherent Sound & Light.
Ever the consumption s guitarist excellent video.
I like the new intro Darrell!
Thanks man!
Yep looks and sounds Great Darrell, Great job, Cheers
Thanks Casper!
I ALMOST went with the Sophia but in the end decided on the Super Vee Blade Runner because of the solid contact with the body that it has. I know the Sophia also has the stop block in the cavity that does something similar, but the Blade Runner has more overall contact.
I still really like the Sophia though. Very tough choice.
Congratulations! The BladeRunner is a fantastic trem too 👍
Great video as always
Thanks Mike!
One of the things I really appreciate about your videos is that when you play you avoid the "crotch shots". Thanks.
Beautiful finish on that guitar
Please use the sofia to your ibanez as well.. we want to see it :)
Looks like you could use it to make a headless guitar, if you use a locking nut
Yup, its basicaly a strandberg tuner...
My 89 peavey falcon has the same features stock and they don't look quite as bad lol
I wish they made a bass version of this...(like a bolt on replacement for fender-style 5 screw bridges) i think it looks cool. (And also is functional 😎). And mabe one that has built in piezo pickups.
I am thinking for a while about upgrading floyd rose to sofia version. My hands are not healthy and this will solve my problem with restringing FR.
But the price make me think about selling some guitar/s to compansate this hobby.
a strat has just became a GUNDAM !!!!
Wow... that seems really stable! It's ugly as sin, but there's no doubt it works as advertised. Now, please put the previous saddles back on. :-)
😂👍
and show us the pain when you set the Intonation.
Hi!
Setting the intonation was extremely easy. No pain at all :)
that's great. maybe i misinterpreted the design.
Very cool looking and working!
Can you pull up 3 tones to play Jeff beck style without the fine tuners hitting the body ? Works and sounds amazing ! Love your playing Darrell