Converting a V trem to a hard tail?

[TexasRocks]

Can this be done easily? A friend of mine is considering buying a guitar with a v trem, but wants a fixed bridge. He would prefer to change convert the bridge rather than locking the trem down.

What say you?

[petedz]

Why convert the bridge? Either blocking the trem or just tightening the screws will accomplish pretty much the same thing, and be reversible.

[jtr]

+1

[necrotechno]

I did this to one of those plywood First Act guitars that were sold at Wal-Mart. The first ones that looked like an LP-Jr. doublecut. Involved cutting pieces of wood the size of the holes in the front and back, shaping them up, planing them down, gluing them in. A lot of work, and I didn't even bother trying to fix the paint.

Just block the trem.

[toejam]

I'd just screw it down, but there's these cool bridges to convert into hardtail... http://www.customshopparts.com/bridges/

[jtr]

Nice bridges but you're paying $65 + for the same thing as a block of wood .

[randyrhoadsguitar]

as long as the arm is not in and you tighten the screws in the back, it's not going anywhere, right?

[TexasRocks]

Oh, I agree about blocking the trem, and told him that was the way to go, but he wants a hardtail.

Thanks for the link, toejam. That is exactly what he wants.