Kahler Trem

[saxnbass]

Not sure where to put this so I'm putting it here.

I am thinking about putting a Kahler trem on my Warwick Corvette Standard 4-string. I have a few questions first though:

1) Should I get front facing or rear facing and what's the difference?
2) How well does it stay in tune?
3) Does it take for ever to set up and do string changes like on guitar FRs?
4) Would using a HipShot mess it up? (tunning wise)

[tplyons]

1. Foward or rear facing saddles are a matter of how much room you have on the bass. The 2410 with rear facing saddles is meant for a bass with as much room as a P-bass.

2. Stays in tune very well, with strings that aren't dead and a self-lubricating nut like graphite.

3. Take forever to setup? Barely. Once it settles in, it's pretty good. I recommend changing one string at a time though.

4. Hipshot mess it up? You bet. Think about it, a trem relies on tension to stay in tune. One string goes flat, the rest go sharp. That's why if you break a string on a Floyd Rose, the rest go way sharp. The Hipshot is just a less extreme example.

Hope this helps.

[saxnbass]

Originally Posted by tplyons

1. Foward or rear facing saddles are a matter of how much room you have on the bass. The 2410 with rear facing saddles is meant for a bass with as much room as a P-bass.

3. Take forever to setup? Barely. Once it settles in, it's pretty good. I recommend changing one string at a time though.

Hope this helps.

1) What do they mean with room? Thickness of bass or distance between saddle point and the end of the bass on the front?

3) What if I want to change all strings at the same time, instead of one at a time? Cause that's when I clean and oil the fretboard and neck and clean the bass.

[tplyons]

Originally Posted by saxnbass

1) What do they mean with room? Thickness of bass or distance between saddle point and the end of the bass on the front?

3) What if I want to change all strings at the same time, instead of one at a time? Cause that's when I clean and oil the fretboard and neck and clean the bass.

1) I mean to the end of the bass, sorry.

3) It'll take a bit of time to settle in, but shouldn't be a problem at all as long as you use the same gauges/brands. I've found Kahlers to be very easy to work with.