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The product does in fact make string changing easier. However, with the factory installed Epiphone Tremolo installed on my Black Beauty was not so easy. It was necessary to remove the entire horseshoe Tremolo in order to install the Vibramate. The effort to perform this installation exceeded making several string changes. So, in my situation, (private performer), it was not worth the time nor the money. That said, if you are an on stage performer who changes strings often or snaps a string during a performance, it may work better for you. Performance wise, in my opinion it does minimally affect the effectiveness of the tremolo. Knowing what I do now, I would not make this purchase now... At one point was tempted to repackage it and return it to the seller... just not worth the effort of the return.Read full review
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Reading reviews and watching videos I wondered how I ever got along without it! But using it for the first time I realized it’s not that at all. When changing all of the strings, to prevent the retainer from falling off the string pins I have to leave tension on a couple strings. So the only real benefit this provides is not having to prep the string ends by bending them. I can see that this would be a big deal if performing live and I broke a string, and it may be worth the price for that situation.
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This was posted on a Guitar and gear page on facebook - that is how I found out about it. When faced with changing strings again on my 335, I remembered this handy little rascal. Bought it, installed it (like 2 seconds) absolutely LOVE IT!! If you have a Bigsby that has the mounting posts for the string end balls and you don't have these mounted (on all your Bigsby guitars), you're probably gonna kick yourself once you get this little bugger. Putting one on every Bigsby outfitted guitar I own, bar none. Bigsby should pay the fee and make it standard equipment on all of their similarly made vibratos and any clone vibratos that it will fit.
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works well, saving me time of performing the balled hooks, haven weary played it hard yet but mat have a larger timber sweep so Im all good I think
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...but I (a purist and a snob) love it. It is installed on every Bigsby Tremolo that I own!
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