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Upgraded the block on my Gotoh trem on my Musicman Axis last night.
I bought 2 blocks - one for OFR on franky also.

Block was great quality from hoockey on ebay and he was great to deal with even though we were not sure if it was a standard Gotoh bridge on the Axis although I believed it was.

I haven't got around to stringing it up yet and setting up the guitar again but I took some pics of it whilst I was doing it. The stock Gotoh block is considerably better than the stock OFR block which considering the price difference is interesting.













Also here is a photo of the stock block on an OFR.
This will be upgraded shortly.

Great choice, I think the block of a tremelo is of importance to the sound for sure. I think that the distance the strings ball end goes, is of greater importance than the thickness though. Vintage Fender spec. is the best imo.

I still prefer ANY tremelo that has the string going into the block some distance or other though. I think a fatter block on the OFR may only make a small difference, whereas, on systems where the string ball is kept, the further it travel's into the block, the more obvious tone improvement can be heard.

Was there a big difference with this change?

Not strung her up yet but I put it on my Frankenstrat also and it seems more resonant.

However at $24 whats the harm anyway?

azazael wrote:Not strung her up yet but I put it on my Frankenstrat also and it seems more resonant.

However at $24 whats the harm anyway?

True, but how will I buy beer this weekend?

Ye well I don't drink so I guess I'm ok then

Not even a sip of 'Scotch' here and there ?

Tone Slinger wrote:Not even a sip of 'Scotch' here and there ?

Only with a wee bit a Hagus.

No stereotyping of members on Metroamp eh?

All in good fun. I would like shot of some good single malt, but Schlitz Malt is all I can afford .

vanhalen5150 wrote:

Tone Slinger wrote:Not even a sip of 'Scotch' here and there ?

Only with a wee bit a Hagus.

No stereotyping of members on Metroamp eh?

Haggis

Haggis is actually very delicious.

So who's gonna cast up that I must have red hair and I must play guitar in a "skirt"?

Ha Ha , that bit about the 'skirt' immediatly put the memories of The Bay City Roller's in my mind. Back in the 70's, I remember my sister and girl cousins alway's playing "S - A - T- U -R -D-A -Y" ! That, along with all the magazine posters on the walls of the Roller's along with Shaun Cassidy and Lief Garrett. Damn teeny boppers have always been around .

L Garret..........

I'm from Nova Scotia...."New Scotland". We got more scotch drinking skirt wearing bagpipers than you could toss the caber at.