New Wiggle Stick on my Comet

profgalen

profgalen

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I just installed a XTrem vibrato on my Harmony Comet. It was a drop-in. No holes drilled. Completely reversible. It seems very smooth and sounds great. I was thinking of adding a Wilkinson Roller Bridge but I use D’Addario Half-Round strings so there’s really no need. No binding.
Any one ever try one?
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I always meant to try one but never had the right guitar for it. I think it’s great that someone tried to improve the Bigsby design instead of just knocking it off like Ibanez and Epiphone did.
 
smurfco said:
Interesting… how is the tuning stability?
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Very good. This guitar comes with locking tuners and a very well cut bone nut. I use like I would a Bigsby. I don’t really do dive-bombs. More like shimmers and bends. Some may require a roller bridge, but I’m fine without it.


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How easy is the pickup switch to use? I'm sure it's possible but, wondering about, on the fly.
 
Bob411 said:
How easy is the pickup switch to use? I'm sure it's possible but, wondering about, on the fly.
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That is kind of a bad location but I can live with it. If this guitar had separate tone and volume controls for each pick up I would probably use the switch more. But as it is, I really don’t use it much.


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Oh, I almost forgot. This vibrato ships with two different springs. One soft-touch and one stiff-touch. I used the soft one. Once my strings stretched in I have no tuning issues at all. Very smooth operation.


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profgalen said:
Oh, I almost forgot. This vibrato ships with two different springs. One soft-touch and one stiff-touch. I used the soft one. Once my strings stretched in I have no tuning issues at all. Very smooth operation.


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Off-beat question, but does it effect the way the guitar fits into its case?

The guitars I would be thinking about modding both live in hard cases.
 
frunobulax said:
Off-beat question, but does it effect the way the guitar fits into its case?

The guitars I would be thinking about modding both live in hard cases.
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This guitar came with a very high quality Mono gig bag. It fits no problem. I’ve installed a lot of Bigsbys over the years and can’t recall ever having a problem with hard cases. This should be no different. Just spin the bar clock-wise to about 8 o’clock and it should fit. That’s 8 o’clock AM or PM. Doesn’t matter.

Off-beat answer.

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frunobulax said:
hey @profgalen! After a month or so, what's your thoughts on the XTrem?

I've come close to pulling the trigger to put one on my Epi Dot 335.
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It came with two springs. A soft touch and a stiffer one. I used the soft one. I’m thinking of trying the heavier one. I want it to keep the arm up a little higher. Another fix I’ve used before is putting a penny under the spring. The arm isn’t too low, it’s just that I’d like it a little higher off the body. It stays in tune pretty well but I think I’m going to install a roller bridge. I’ve always used the Wilkinson type in the past. They work really well with a Bigsby. Guitar Fetish carries them. All in all I really like it. It does what a Bigsby does. I like to add a little shimmer with it. It fits in the case no problem. I hope that helps.


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