Graph Tech GHOST Floyd Rose

[Elantric]

Thanks for the report.

I have a Variax 600 that i swapped the stock L.R. Baggs Saddles for Ghost Graphtech, and now "finally" I can push the whammy bar down a considerable distance before the piezo sound cuts out.

The Graphtech Strat Saddles have the most sensitivity to poor downward string pressure under these conditions.


But i have zero experience with the Ghost Floyd Bridge.

 

[clamhands]

I received my Moog E1-M guitar recently. This is essentially a Moog E1 with a  Hexpander system installed. The tremolo that the E1 uses is not my favorite.  The tremolo they use is a Wilkinson - and it's really a high-end nice version of a tremolo that you'd find on a strat. (I don't like it one bit because I can't do much in the way of upward bends and it's WAY to stiff for me. I like Floyds or, even better, Steinberger trems which feel SUPER smooth and easy to move.  But I'm willing to give that up (perhaps) for the sustain system that is built into the Moog. )  The Wilkinson seems to be a great piece of gear, I just don't care for the way it works and feels.  

I have an older version of a Wilkinson piezo equipped trem (accoutic output only no 13 pin "guts"...the model might be VS-100 and or include the word Powerbridge???  I'll have to drag it out of the closet and look when I get home tonight) on an early 90's ESP Custom Shop Horizon that I bought secondhand.  I have identical feedback to vanceg- no drop outs in the accoustic output through the entire up and down trem range and I *strongly* prefer the feel and operation of a Floyd over this bridge as well.  One other noteworthy issue is that I seem to break strings during casual "sitting on the couch" playing on this particular guitar *way more* than any other guitar I've ever owned.  Not sure if this is related to the bridge or not.

[clamhands]

FWIW...I was watching an interview with Jerry Cantrell's guitar tech last night (Dunlop TV on You Tube).  During the interview the tech was showing off several prototypes of Jerry's new signature G&L model and noted how they had to go through several revisions and ultimately recess the Kahler trem bridge they are using to try to prevent the strings coming out of the saddles during dives with that bridge design as well.

[musicman65]

I just read on Graph Tech's website that their GHOST saddles are compatible with LR Baggs preamps. This was in response to questions about upgrading Variax guitars but pertains to older Godin SA models (synth access) also. Newer Godins are already equipped with GHOST preamps.

I haven't played my XTSA much due to tuning instability with the stock floating trem....but a Floyd Rose bridge will fix that. I know the piezo's are not ideal but I was ok with them before. They sound good when the guitar was in tune...but that was hardly ever the case.

bd in tn