Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars

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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars

Post by kimson » Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:23 am

Haddock wrote:
Tue Jul 16, 2019 8:32 am
alexpigment wrote:
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The resting position of the trem seems to make the strings roughly as high as they would be at that same point on a vintage trem. Visually, it looks like the break angle is unchanged to my eyes.

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I agree, but note the bridge is set as low as can be on this picture.
And if the mechanism is, apart from the looks and the arm, essentially the same as the original, you could just tighten the spring to lower the plate/strings, right?

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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars

Post by alexpigment » Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:43 am

Not sure that's possible, but I have a feeling you're going to lose tremolo arm range if you were to do that. I suppose you could bend the arm upward, but still.

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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars

Post by ludobag1 » Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:44 pm

first the arm miss lenght
2nd the plate have a nut ! then a new cause of friction
the string seems up all the time ,the break angle is not here then need a shim for sure
the range of up and down seems to be not better than the old ?
seriously to my taste it is not beautiful
will it feet in a case ?
ect ...
need to be test to see

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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars

Post by jorri » Wed Jul 17, 2019 3:27 am

sure looks like a flat zero degrees break angle, but images can be deceiving..

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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars

Post by ThePearDream » Wed Jul 17, 2019 6:13 am

That looks :k
It would have to be the best performing vibrato unit ever devised before I'd consider putting that on any of my guitars.
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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars

Post by jorri » Wed Jul 17, 2019 6:39 am

On another guitar it might be ok. Like the bigsby, weird italian or japanese semihollows. Patched into a jazzmaster like its infected by tesuo the iron man is not.

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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars

Post by tdbajus » Wed Jul 17, 2019 3:05 pm

jorri wrote:
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On another guitar it might be ok. Like the bigsby, weird italian or japanese semihollows. Patched into a jazzmaster like its infected by tesuo the iron man is not.
I think you are trying to say something negative, but it's just made me want it more.

I had a group called Tetsuo The Iron Band.

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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars

Post by Embenny » Wed Jul 17, 2019 3:28 pm

Surprised nobody has pointed out that it's basically a hagstrom vibrato transplanted into a JM mounting plate.

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Throw in some goldfoils and I could get into it, but only because I like hybrid design guitars. I wouldn't want that on an otherwise "normal" JM or Jag.
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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars

Post by VPO » Wed Jul 17, 2019 3:57 pm

That would look really nice on old Teisco or something like that.

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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars

Post by tdbajus » Wed Jul 17, 2019 4:34 pm

mbene085 wrote:
Wed Jul 17, 2019 3:28 pm
Surprised nobody has pointed out that it's basically a hagstrom vibrato transplanted into a JM mounting plate.

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Throw in some goldfoils and I could get into it, but only because I like hybrid design guitars. I wouldn't want that on an otherwise "normal" JM or Jag.
I've never used one before- are they any good?

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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars

Post by supersonicjazzmaster » Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:04 am

Göldo is a well known brand for guitar parts in Germany since many years.
Normally their products are high quality.

When I saw this trem unit my first thought was: Oh, the Jazzmaster looks damaged... what happened to the nice trem unit area?
It is still my first idea...
Anyway, I personally don´t like the look.

But I have the question: Why?
For what?
Money?
?
It starts... when it begins.
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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars

Post by Fiddy » Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:11 pm

That's a hard no from me. Looks fugly. Would look better with a non Jazzmaster shaped plate.

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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars

Post by Roger de Berg » Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:24 pm

When it comes to the trem arm: This arm is fully adjustable in length and angle.

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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars

Post by Roger de Berg » Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:25 pm

tribi9 wrote:
Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:11 pm
That's a hard no from me. Looks fugly. Would look better with a non Jazzmaster shaped plate.
This trem will be available with different plates - horseshoe, squid, JM and two more.

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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars

Post by Roger de Berg » Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:27 pm

kimson wrote:
Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:20 pm
I think it looks really, really cool, but I find those Duesenberg-style arms infuriating: the screw just isn't enough to keep the arm from rotating and soon the tip starts to wander downwards. I might still want to try one, just for the looks...
The arm is fully adjustable, and the tip does not move downwards, when both mud screws are tighten

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