Bridge preference

[Brooke]

HArd tail..

[CharvelRocker]

Fixed bridge, as the V trems don't stay in tune well. I like the look of hardtails more too.

[StukaJU87]

Hardtail, for sure.

[thetroy]

V-trem. I can always lock it down if I want a hardtail.

[JBall008]

For as many trem guitars as I've had (and loved), I really have gotten used to a hard tail guitar. Very handy when you break a string in the middle of a performance...not so much with trem guitars....

[sonicsamurai]

vintage trem coz it.s the classic. Not sure about tuning stability tho my 2 point strat trem works fine. Wouldn't mind particularly if i was forced to play hardtail. I could easily manage.

[dannyr]

v-trem

[Trev57]

Neither, 'cause I can't vote!

[Newc]

Neither. A v-trem is obsolete, and the hardtail does not offer the versatility of a trem. Floyd Rose created the ultimate solution to the vintage-style tremolo. There's no logical reason to desire a v-trem. "Because it's olde skool" is the absolute least-logical reason I've ever heard.

[~K~]

Floyd wasn't a choice ...

[Robert Burns]

I like that Wilkinson tremelo, as found on GMW's and Carvins...that an
the Ibanez III is a good one. Hardtail with micro tuners would be it
if i could dream? From what ive read, you guys are really being cosmetic
ordering Charvels with Vintage trems! I guess its fun to play with what
Jimi had to put up with?

[model1]

hardtail
my personal bridge ranking
1. hardtail
2. kahler pro a)fixed b)floating
3. tom a)strings through b)stop strings through c)1pc/wrap
4. v-trem sitting flat
5. unrecessed floyd that sits on body
6. any free floatin stuff

soundwise i really like unlocked floyd nuts on fixed bridges

[sonicsamurai]

Neither. A v-trem is obsolete, and the hardtail does not offer the versatility of a trem. Floyd Rose created the ultimate solution to the vintage-style tremolo. There's no logical reason to desire a v-trem. "Because it's olde skool" is the absolute least-logical reason I've ever heard.

a) not that i'm saying your comment was directed at me, but i meant 'old skool' as in the v trem is more of a classic charvel thing than a hardtail bridge...

b)actually a v trem is more subtle and you can get subtler scoops and dives than a floyd. its difficult to be very subtle with a floyd, whereas with a v trem you can giuve it a decent movement and still sound stubtle.

[Spivonious]

Can I vote for string-thru?

[SEEGERMANY]

hardtail