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Post by 5oclockshadow on Oct 27, 2016 16:17:18 GMT
Just bought a gold plated one which in total cost me £66. Never used one before but as I play virtually nothing but Shadows music nowadays decided to get one, must be good 'cos Hank uses it.
What a complete and total waste of £66 pounds ! I have had it now for over a week and have yet to find any advantage over a standard trem bar. Oh well, lesson learned.
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Post by rogera on Oct 27, 2016 17:39:44 GMT
For all of us that enjoy and seek the sound that Hank achieved in many of the old recordings let's not forget that he seemed to manage perfectly well with the standard trem unit.
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Post by nessmonst on Oct 27, 2016 18:59:33 GMT
As I have expressed in several previous posts--'God bless the marketing men-believe in them--go with them and spend your money with them on their products--they obviously need it'.
Does Hank use,benefit or endorse this particular product? I don't know-- that would be a sensitive area but I suspect not!
But £66 is a lot to pay for a lesson!!!
Regards
David
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Post by 5oclockshadow on Oct 27, 2016 20:02:11 GMT
Hank certainly uses it and indeed endorses it but for the life of me can't figure out why.
It is called an easy mute but it is no easier than any other standard system in fact, due to the angle being further from the bridge, it is actually harder to use than the original.
Snake oil and marketing and suckers like me.
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Post by George Lewis on Oct 27, 2016 21:19:12 GMT
Perhaps someone who uses the easy mute system can elaborate but as far as I understand, the offset is only intended to make palm muting easier and also fixes the "loose trem arm" issue.
In my view, the location of the volume knob is a bigger nuisance and I've sometimes thought of moving it closer to the 5 way switch.
Regards
George
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Post by Stu's Dad on Oct 27, 2016 21:50:02 GMT
The angled arm does make it easier to mute and because it's a little bit shorter I find I'm picking between the neck and middle pickup instead of directly over the neck pickup, where I was inclined to hit it now and again, putting unwanted clicks in. Fortunately I heard of Staytrem before I bought anything and got the identical arm for £14. They've changed the arms now and I don't like how they look, it's a bit utility for me, but they still do the same job.
You're not the first to be mugged when you take an active interest in Hank & The Shadows, I've slipped up a couple of times myself and been out of pocket. The lesson I've learned is to wait and look around before I go for the latest gimmick.
Len
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Post by allclaphands on Oct 28, 2016 7:47:52 GMT
Your not the first person to buy something with the best intentions only to find
it does not really suit your style of playing.The trem arm as been to some the
source of problems in the manufacturing and the use of it,that is why there are
a lot of after market designs and manufacturers out there.You should not be to
harsh on yourself about this I know the cost of it is not cheap but hey you can try
and sell it on.I have to agree with George's comment about the location of the
volume control the number of times I have made contact with it when playing
are numerous,it would be interesting to hear how others manage with it.
Pete
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Post by TonyL on Oct 28, 2016 7:53:30 GMT
No need to spend a lot of money for this mod, you can create one yourself for free (although you might want to buy a new arm to modify incase you make a mistake). See this thread charliehall.proboards.com/thread/16449/easy-mute-system-squier-classic for more info. The advantage of the bend is that the end of the arm is in easy reach after muting and not pointing down at the floor. |
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Post by mikeab on Oct 28, 2016 8:06:24 GMT
Mine came 'free' with the Mexican Marvin Strat - and I've always used it, despite trying to 'go back' for the better 'aesthetics' of the standard arm.
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Post by joemwalker on Nov 3, 2016 12:21:09 GMT
When i bought my first guitar i used to standard trem all the time. When i found out that i could get hanks trem i did just because hank has it. As soon as it went on the guitar i never went back to the standard. I bought about 3-4 easy mutes in 2 years now. I cant use anything else. They are the perfect arm for me personally.
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Post by bobo on Nov 14, 2016 2:26:06 GMT
Personnaly,I don't find the useful thing. I putted a little spring in the hole of my vibrato lever so that it stay in place. So i can release it in a comfortable position during the time required to play the muted part and i get it back easily with the little finger.
This is only a matter of practice and...of the dimensions of the hand.
Each player is different and each as different habits.
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Post by rothei on May 21, 2020 21:13:00 GMT
With regards to moving the volume control I made a washer out of 6mm thick washing up sponge with a tight hole to go over the shaft - cut the outer diameter slightly less than that of the volume knob. Fit the washer first flat to the body, then push on the knob til it compresses the washer and you'll find it allows movement when you need to but stops the free unwanted swivel movement.
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Post by Steve Reynolds on May 22, 2020 9:05:18 GMT
I had a proper easy mute for my Custom Shop and i found it slightly easier than the arm it had but the cost was obscene! I then found Staytrem and got more or less the same thing for about £15 i think gold plated and all and that's now on my Alan Brason Strat and gets used for everything. Sadly staytrem have stopped making them now
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Post by gruntfuttock on May 22, 2020 14:22:16 GMT
+ 1 for the Staytrem
Dave
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Post by garyallen on May 23, 2020 20:34:56 GMT
I know it's an old thread but is Ian at vml still making the easy mute trems ?
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Post by gerrymcf on May 23, 2020 21:04:24 GMT
Yes I bought one from him back in January this year.
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