Replacement steel tremolo block for Strats.

markj

firstly is it worth upgrading a classic player 60’s Strat and where do I get one from. There used to be a seller on eBay make them for various types of Strat. Don’t want to go to the expense of a Callaham block.

NeilMcG

I was just looking for that myself. I think guitar fetish in the USA are the cheapest, although I don't know how expensive their shipping is.

Should be under the duty and vat limits though which helps.

Edit: Looks like you could get it £10-ish cheaper than the Wudtone block once shipping is factored in to both. Probably easier to buy in the UK unless the exchange rate gets better.

thermionic

Wudtone at £40 seems to have all the features of the Callaham.

normula1

+1 for the Wudtone. I was a total non believer until I replaced a cheap zink block that had stripped and the difference was night and day.

Adam_MD

As much as I have some issues with Andy from wudtone I have their holy grail trem on my strat and it’s pretty fricking wonderful.  

TBH if I was buying a block or trem for a new guitar I’d probably go back to wudtone again.  

impmann

Kev Hurley, who used to make the ones on eBay, has stopped making his superb trem blocks - great shame as they featured the nylon sleeve in the same way that Callaham do, plus the quality was right up there. I hope he changes his mind and starts production again.
Callaham stuff is pricey but bloody good.
Wudtone... yes, you have to deal with Andy and I *have* had some issues with some of the trems which boiled down to them not being quite as well machined as I'd liked but its a good product, and the trem blocks are good. Not sure if he does different spacing for different origins of trem (Jap vs Mex vs US - there are variations of all these).

meltedbuzzbox

I seem to recall those wudtone vibrato systems weigh more than the moon?

markj

impmann said:

Kev Hurley, who used to make the ones on eBay, has stopped making his superb trem blocks - great shame as they featured the nylon sleeve in the same way that Callaham do, plus the quality was right up there. I hope he changes his mind and starts production again.
Callaham stuff is pricey but bloody good.
Wudtone... yes, you have to deal with Andy and I *have* had some issues with some of the trems which boiled down to them not being quite as well machined as I'd liked but its a good product, and the trem blocks are good. Not sure if he does different spacing for different origins of trem (Jap vs Mex vs US - there are variations of all these).

Have been in touch with him today. He’s going to make me one up.

algroves1

Are these a significant upgrade from an Am Std (2016) block?

Zoolooter

I'd like one as well, any chance????

markj

He said he was interested in making some more up in small batches. I will email him later.

impmann

markj said:

He said he was interested in making some more up in small batches. I will email him later.

That’s good news.

His blocks are absolutely wonderful. 

DrBob

markj said:

He said he was interested in making some more up in small batches. I will email him 

Don’t s’pose you know if he’ll be doing Floyd blocks do you ? 

CasperCaster

If Kevin Hurley does start making blocks again I would certainly commit to buying a few. I'm rather partial to both his steel and brass blocks, and would happily purchase two more of each of those, MIM spaced with the standard 6" arms threaded for a tip, and ideally 10/32" threaded rather than M5. I could do with a couple more 6" 10l32 threaded arms too!

markj

Just ordered a steel block for my Classic player 60's. Kevin is willing to make some blocks for people on this forum. He said it was okay to put his email address on here for people to order direct from him, and pay via paypal gift. He is in the process of making a larger workshop so will only make the trem blocks in small numbers. His email address is.  kevinh66@hotmail.co.uk

Flink_Poyd

markj said:

Just ordered a steel block for my Classic player 60's. Kevin is willing to make some blocks for people on this forum. He said it was okay to put his email address on here for people to order direct from him, and pay via paypal gift. He is in the process of making a larger workshop so will only make the trem blocks in small numbers. His email address is.  kevinh66@hotmail.co.uk

That's great stuff. I'll send him an email asap

Flink_Poyd

A few emails and bish bash bosh it'll be on its way in the next day or so. If only everything was this straight forward 

Doug

DrBob said:

markj said:

He said he was interested in making some more up in small batches. I will email him 

Don’t s’pose you know if he’ll be doing Floyd blocks do you ? 

He has made Steel Floyd blocks in the past 

markj

markj said:

Just ordered a steel block for my Classic player 60's. Kevin is willing to make some blocks for people on this forum. He said it was okay to put his email address on here for people to order direct from him, and pay via paypal gift. He is in the process of making a larger workshop so will only make the trem blocks in small numbers. His email address is.  kevinh66@hotmail.co.uk

Mine is being made tomorrow. Superb service and superb price. I don’t know if it’s a special price but £25 delivered seems fab.

Flink_Poyd

Postie just dropped off a nice heavy little package this morning. Haven't got any new strings so I'll have to wait to fit it 

markj