help me narrow it down...

Sassafras

notonlybutalso said:

thats the one i am currently leaning towards too, what do you think of the tremolo system? 

The trem is really good, very stable and sensitive. Holds tuning for ages.

Having said that, I don't use the trem that much apart from slapping it with the palm of my hand to give a nice warbly sound.

notonlybutalso

cbilly22 said:

notonlybutalso said:

Thanks for the offer @cbilly22 but i am looking for an SSS configuration at the minute, although where were you a year ago when this is all i was looking for! :P

ahhh, my timing is perfect as always

as is mine! typical isn't it...

Sassafras said:

notonlybutalso said:

thats the one i am currently leaning towards too, what do you think of the tremolo system? 

The trem is really good, very stable and sensitive. Holds tuning for ages.

Having said that, I don't use the trem that much apart from slapping it with the palm of my hand to give a nice warbly sound.

i am not much of a heavy trem user either only the occasional warble as you say (usually at the end of a song when i am too lazy to think of a decent outro...) i have read that they are really good, the only thing that bugs me is the rubber collars around the posts, i am sure they help the movement and all but when i set up my friends' legacy, the fact that i could sit it flat to the body annoyed me a little

english_bob

If you like the idea of the G&L Tributes but have <£1000 to spend look out for used USA models. You'll struggle to get anything under £500 or so, but you won't necessarily need to spend a lot more than that to get something nice. My S-500 has a bunch of added options on it- locking tuners, binding etc- but only cost a shade over £600. As good as the Tributes are, the US G&Ls are better, and by buying used you'll circumvent the atrocious resale value.

 

FWIW, I really like G&L's PTB tone controls, which give you master treble and bass controls on the two tone knobs instead of the classic Strat's rather odd arrangement. The MFD pickups are a little hotter and warmer than single coils too, which puts you somewhere between the classic thin Fender sound and a humbucker.

hotpot

You need one of the new FENDAR guitar models.

Sassafras

@notonlybutalso

I hadn't even noticed it has rubber collets.

Can't say it affects the trem, as I say, it's very stable and actually holds tuning better than most of my fixed bridge guitars.

notonlybutalso

hotpot said:

You need one of the new FENDAR guitar models.

oh my god, a moveable nut?? thats genius!! i wonder if it moves along as you play, and the slides back with a ping like a typewriter

notonlybutalso

english_bob said:

If you like the idea of the G&L Tributes but have <£1000 to spend look out for used USA models. You'll struggle to get anything under £500 or so, but you won't necessarily need to spend a lot more than that to get something nice. My S-500 has a bunch of added options on it- locking tuners, binding etc- but only cost a shade over £600. As good as the Tributes are, the US G&Ls are better, and by buying used you'll circumvent the atrocious resale value.

 

FWIW, I really like G&L's PTB tone controls, which give you master treble and bass controls on the two tone knobs instead of the classic Strat's rather odd arrangement. The MFD pickups are a little hotter and warmer than single coils too, which puts you somewhere between the classic thin Fender sound and a humbucker.

yeah i am a big fan of the PTB controls too, i really like the little tweaks the G&L stuff has over the stock fenders. as for buyingused that was my plan either way, i would love to get a used USA one for around 600 if i find the perfect one, but i am more than happy with a tribute for about 300 as well