Sustain of a hardtail vs the quack of a tremolo bridge on a Strat: one of the deepest questions of life

Thee classic Strat sound is definitely with trem, the springs give a boinky reverb effect, the hardtail is a great sound in itself, more in the tradition of a Telecaster, both sounds are good, but the memorable hit records from the 50's-60's, that had the Strat sound were done with a trem Strat. Johan will get to the bottom of this, as he always does with his excellent videos.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Johngonefishin Thanks my friend! :-)

@Emma-kz3zr

7 жыл бұрын

Johngonefishin, completely agree the spring interactions to my ear are very noticeable, to point I'm now off to adjust my tremolo to fully floating.

@tonytouchzz

7 жыл бұрын

Johngonefishin got to say though I though the hardtail had a way cooler sound but it true that you dont have THE strat sound because of the spring backgroun sound... Im in a dilema now... One sound better but the other sound straty... Seriously I think ill go with the hardtail though, it sound unique

@deusherbert-noel2424

7 жыл бұрын

Colonel Gayfur Smart choice 👌

@punman5392

6 жыл бұрын

David Willis you don't even have to use the trem at all. Just leave it floating and you're set

I've always loved the tone of the hardtail strats. Much fuller and toneful. Great demo!

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+tim price Thanks Tim!

the hardtsil definitely sounds more booming and resonant. I wonder what a comparison between the hardtsil and the tremolo version but screwed down and blocked would reveal?! great stuff as ever Johan 👍

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+BaronQ Thanks, we can do that too :-)

@rcolang1

7 жыл бұрын

I have Clapton Signature strat that is blocked and a 1996 standard. Not using any of the clapton electronics (midboost etc) the clapton strat is significantly much more resonant and powerful, night and day! Not bad or good, just different uses for their characteristics....

@BoyAditya

7 жыл бұрын

Johan Segeborn do that, please. (^^)

@bigbokiptd

7 жыл бұрын

Please do, I am also really interested in that comparison!

@jcoulter43

7 жыл бұрын

I agree with BaronQ's observations. I could easily tell both were a strat with single coils without looking, but I think the hardtail had a little more bite, but both sounded very good and I wouldn't throw either one away! Great review as always Johan!

Very interesting! The tremolo version sounds almost like it has lighter and newer strings. Great stuff, I'm learning more useful information from you than I learned at university!

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+TheAndyroid hahaha! Thanks my friend! :-)

Mythbusters of guitar cork-sniffers! Another fab video, Johan :)

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Nick B Thanks Nick :-)

@henkeH2

7 жыл бұрын

Nick B Excellent choice of words! Totally agree. 😃

@noi5emaker

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks henkeH2 Just love Johan's videos! His honest approach is really refreshing. A lot of 'reviewers' could learn a lot from him.

Ayy, my suggestion got a video, great vid man 👌🏻

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Anus Repair Man Thanks :-)

@saddle8bag

7 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what you mean by funk, but it does seem more chimey. Definitely doesn't kill large portions of the frequency range the way the FR did, but instead kinda shapes the hard tail sound a little differently. With the springs adding a little give, it might actually be inducing some extra harmonic frequencies.

After playing traditional style Strats since 1989 I have been converted to the hardtail since about a year ago. I prefer the more pronounced attack from the hardtail. It definitely has more punch. I really prefer a hardtail these days, even though I still enjoy playing my Trem-equipped Strat. The guitar that changed it all for me? A Squier Bullet hardtail. I now have two, which I upgraded the bridge and tuners. They stay in tune all the time and are super-solid, dependable workhorses. I will probably get more Squier Bullet Hardtails!

Hey JS! Another great vid! I loved the hardtail. It sounded better in every clip IMO. It also seamed to have a focus that the term version was lacking. Cheers.

The tremolo appears to have a just a hint more treble, presence and attack to it, but is VERY minor and probably wouldn't be present in a band mix. Very cool comparison, and a great video!

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Joseph C Thanks Joseph!

@kindnick58

7 жыл бұрын

Joseph C. Trem sound more Twangy 4 sure

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Nicholas Dentato yeah, I though so too

@vincentadriaanse2032

7 жыл бұрын

+Nicholas Dentato It also sounded like the hardtail one had a fatter tone. I definitely prefered the hardtail tone.

Hardtail strats are nice teles

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Lars Sig hahaha, indeed ;-)

@nazarenkodenys

4 жыл бұрын

Sound of hardtail strat is not equal to tele

@30smsuperstrat

4 жыл бұрын

No Doubt about it A strat body with a tele bidge and pickups and you have the best Tele ever made. I have an Ibanez Talman Prestige with tele bridge and pickups and it's better then any tele I've played.

@asdrubalxiolas3998

4 жыл бұрын

@@30smsuperstrat What makes you think that a strat body will have any influence in the sound compared to a tele body ?

@30smsuperstrat

3 жыл бұрын

@@asdrubalxiolas3998 try reading what I said again, cause your question asks about things that I didn't say.

Great stuff, the hardtail sounded a touch more resonant to me, but it's a far more subtle difference than the floid rose. I'd love to see one of these for a bigsby, I'm considering fixing my sg with one. Cheers!

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Morgan Cheers! :-)

*stands on the middle of breathtakingly beautiful scenery.* "Hi. We're going to listen to some Strat sounds now." No wonder this is one of my favorite channels. Awesome brother.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+motownfreak15 Thanks my friend :-)

Tremolo sounds more like the traditional Fender twang to my ears ! What a difference ! Thanks Johan ! : )

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Mitchell Ferre Thanks Mitchell!

That accent! I knew it rightaway that you are from Sweden! Videos on the left gives me the Swedish vibe. Love the comparison of the Strats too! Thanks Johan!

I loves me some hardtail Strat, I wish they were more common... And another great video Johan, I always enjoy you work!!!

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Frank Bama Thanks Frank!

Good guy Johan giving us answers to the important things in life! Thanks again, very informative video! ;-)

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Perry Toad Thanks my friend :-)

To me the floating strat trem gives the bass strings a kind of chorus wobble as the springs and block oscillate at their resonant frequency and this is crucial to the classic strat tone.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Nick Benjamin Thanks Nick!

As always, He answers the burning questions with His hands. Thank You !

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Bothand Nether Thanks :-)

It takes a time to do such a great comparison and I thank you for that.

I'd kill for that hardtail. Sounds devine. Awesome job once again Johan.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Tuomas Raatikainen Thanks Tuomas!

One more time, amazing video.I really did not expect so big difference. Altough tremolo bridge brings some kind of twangines,on the other hand majority of the upper harmonics are simply gone with it, so tone becomes so dull in comparision to hard tail Strat .Altough that might be exactly what one want.Cheers

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Srdjan Bošnjak Cheers Srdjan!

The strat sound I know is always with a trem. But it seems brighter, spankier and louder. With a trem it seems softer and a little bit quieter. And I don't know what would I choose... Great videos Johan. Greetings from Poland!

The Tremolo has more of that traditional Strat twang and is a little more trebly.. but overall thinner. I have always preferred the Hard Tails as they are fuller and richer over all however they both have their place depending on what you are recording. Thanks Johan for another great video! Much appreciated.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Christopher Freedom Thanks!

Another great video. i love your comparison videos Johan and i really like the more artistic than usual left video side (the plain landscapes were great too but this is even better.....)

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+PureToneAmps Good to hear that my friend, And the Offset sees more and more action around here. :-)

@PureToneAmps

7 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that.......

@PureToneAmps

7 жыл бұрын

I love the water in the bucket.... that old big sign.... the intro with the trees on the back..... theres a director hiden in there....

really like the style of video - there's always something interesting to look at.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+ferris5150 Thanks, I'm glad to hear that :-)

Great video. Shows what pro players always knew. Would be interesting maybe doing a video of a tremolo strat with a block of premium aged ash wood to stop it from moving (as l have in a couple of my american strats). Before and after blocking the trmolo. This way the tone of the body and neck would not affect the sound being the same. Just an idea. Thanks for a great pro video.

Wow, so they are identical other than the bridge(pickups too)?... I'm so glad you made this video! I played with a Floyd Rose whammy for about a decade and a half, then I got an 8 string, and it didn't have a floating bridge option... I've now played that guitar as my main guitar for 9 years. I really like the sound of my 8 string with a fixed bridge and have gotten quite accustomed to it. I'm about to buy a custom Kiesel 8 string, and I've been going crazy deciding which to get (as they offer both bridge types) I really like my current guitar, and have adapted to the hardtail bridge stylistically over the years, but also love a lot of the sounds you can do with a whammy bar. This definitely gives me something to consider. 😊

great vid man !! i always tough that the vibrato on a strat was helping tonewise i was wrong ..... thanks Johan

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+steeve thomas Thanks Steeve

I was shocked at how responsive my hardtail strat was on bends and the sustain. I did notice when i put a Jackson pickup in the bridge it really was booming and singing quality. Makes playing more fun.your playing is very clever by the way.

Really interresting! Much bigger difference than I had expected. Hardtail much fatter and fuller bottom end. High end harder to tell the actual difference, I think. Cheers, Johan

nice video! great stuff as usual 😁

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+lando27music Thanks! :-)

I am m glad I saw this video. I have been recently thinking about getting a Stratocaster again. I had one for 30 years and sold it in 2012. So many things I liked about the guitar that I have been missing, but never really loved the wiggly bridge. I have been thinking about assembling a hardtail. These sound samples have convinced me. I don't want the traditional sound as much as I would prefer a hard tail. I cant knock all the success and great sounds so many trem users have had though. But I think I want something a little different.

Nice comparison! I never realized the tremolo had so much to do with the Strat sound. I always thought it was just for vibrato effects.

Nice riffs in this one Johan. Good stuff.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+jordanpartv Glad to hear that!

Very interesting, I loved the video. My question and doubt is: are their pick ups the same? And the wood of the body?

Cool video and awesome comparison, love your channel!!! What are the weights of the two different guitars?

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Strat Not Master Thanks! The tremolo guitar is 3.4kg and the other one felt similar.

Wonderful video and always a pleasure to see your "sightseeings" in the margin :-) Hardtail sounds more Telecaster-like. Especially in the bridge position.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Bosse Ignell Thanks Bosse! Good to hear that :-)

I have 72 Hardtail Strat and it's one of my favourite guitars. Maybe it's something to do with the pickups which are low output and sweet sounding with plenty of body ( possibly because it's a Hardtail ) but I do believe it's a slightly different sound to a normal Strat which has a more " open " sound, i.e a bit more zing in the treble. Anyway I enjoy both types. Great video and tasteful playing as always Johan.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+45calypso Thanks! :-)

Very cool video, and I love the color grading! If one of these was to be my only guitar, I would take the hard tail. However, I have a Tele that sounds just like that. Right now, I'm looking to get the thin strat tone for a couple specific times, so I guess I'll get one with a trem even though I'll never use the tremelo.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Dartheomus Thanks!

Ohhh man ! Now i will need a hardtail strat, grate vid, thanks mate! Cheers from mexico!

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+eduardo miranda Thanks man! Cheers

Grymt Johan alltid lika värdefullt!

Johan, you are making some great videos.....your command of English language is excellent too.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Terry O'Malley Thanks Terry, glad to hear that!

Great video and demo, certainly different tones, let us get both !

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+e. tienne Thanks ;-)

Just shows how much hardware in general can affect the sound. The hardtail has the grunt.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Jeff Thanks Jeff

@justrockon426

7 жыл бұрын

seems like the tension caused by hitting heavy on the strings affect the intonation a little, the pitch goes up a hair on the hardtail strat upon a hard strums (I can hear the low E bending easily when open) whereas the term seems to over-compensate and go down instead.

@justrockon426

7 жыл бұрын

1:43

@jamesbutler1949

2 жыл бұрын

Grunt is what it’s all about.

Wow. So much more body on the hardtail. Great video as always! Best Channel on yt

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+iggrut You make my day my friend!

Great video! I was looking for something like this. Where can I get a guitar with a hardtail bridge?

your channel is amazing, you have the most interesiting guitar vídeos, mythbuster of guitars

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Ulises Solis Thanks my friend

Thanks for all that you do brother!

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Wak Job Thanks my friend!

Put together a hardtail partscaster a few years ago: alder body, maple neck, vintage spec pickups. Plugging it into my 64' Pro for the first time was a bonafied religious experience. The magic sound I'd been hearing inside my head for years was summoned into the physical realm. I rarely pick up my tremolo strats.

Did the hardtail have more volume? I think it sounded "fuller" and perhaps more resonant, but after kicking in the compressor I don't think that would matter much. Great video!

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+apeekaboo Thanks, it was indeed much fuller

@jvin248

7 жыл бұрын

Careful with comparisons here... All the guitar electronics have significant factory variation, example are the pots have a possible 20% tolerance range and they change the guitar sound, caps have 10%, and pickups themselves are well ... rather largely varying between each. As part of the blocked trem requests getting added, swap loaded pickguards or use the same loaded pickguard in each chassis/condition. Keep up this tone hunt comparisons you have going!:)

@marty5088

Жыл бұрын

You really do great stuff johan Learned the Ton from you.. I was wanting to know.. If I blocked off my tremelo system and made it solidIs where it don't move.. Would it sound like a hard tail stratocaster..

Great video once again, Johan. I don't really hear one as being better than the other- in this case they are both good tones, though different. Was there a drastic difference in the feel? I would imagine so.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+skotrock Thanks, yeah, the hardtail didn't have that annoying Strat lower E string. Cheers

Nice artistic impression mate with the slo-mo bucket of water hahaha I didn't think that the springs in the tremelo would affect the sound that much, but the tremelo strat actually sounds springy !

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Jammy Git Thanks :-)

There seems to be more body with the hardtail and more high end with the tremolo. I really appreciate that you compared two guitars of the same year and same fretboard wood! \m/

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Ty Barnes Thanks Ty!

Joining the crowd here, would love a hardtail vs blocked comparison! Oh,,,HARDTAIL sounds so much nicer to me than the Trem. Hardtail sounded more solid, rounder tone and more dynamics.

@JohanSegeborn

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks that’s a good idea

The tremolo bridge on the classic Strat is a big part of the Strat sound. It's a solid body guitar but with a different resonant character due to the vibration of the trem system (steel block and springs), I prefer it with the trem even if never used

From my personal experience if you plug in a hardtail and a normal strat afterwards, the hardtail will usually sound better but if you EQ your gear so that the normal strat sounds it's best, it gets you that great stratty tone while that's harder to dial in with the other one, which usually ends up sounding like a Tele.

@Barney5G

2 жыл бұрын

This is the most useful comment I’ve read while I’m deciding to buy between either a trem Strat or a hardtail. Thank you so much.

Nice comparison. I noticed a huge positive difference when I hardtailed my Strat.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Savage Cabbage Thanks!

I have one of those rare Hardtail Fender American Strats available in the 90s early 00s. I love the tuning stability and tone.

Thanks for the great video! Are this strats have the same body wood? Are they both alder?

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Кирилл Тучков Thanks! :-) The Tremolo guitar is Alder, I have to check the other

Hardtail seems more in your face, with more treble and more definition. The tremolo sounds rounder and warmer. Great job as usual!

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Patrick Gauthier Thanks Patrick! :-)

I always play a hardtail as a blues rock player. The trem is an extra extension but in my comparison hardtail equals more beef on a strat. Great vid sir.

I have 3 modified guitars. les paul standard with bigsby. Stratocaster special in floating vibrato. Flying V.... and they sound more dynamic and expressive this way. Just to mention tremolo is the variation in volume not pitch. So we are talking about vibrato. Nice video. Thanks.

Just in case you guys actually care about this: It's not a temolo bridge. It's a vibrato bridge. Tremolo is a varying volume level. Vibrato is a varying pitch. A whammy bar varies the pitch by increasing or loosening the tension on strings. Therefore it is a vibrato bridge. This is like what Fender has done with the words "bolt on." There are no bolts in a "bolt on neck" on a Fender. There are wood screws. So, it's not a bolt on, it's a screwed on neck. (I believe that the Taylor acoustic guitars, and the Ovation guitars actually do have bolts.)

The hard tail has more mojo / girth., PS love your good old time rock and roll style, just as a strat should be 😁

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+jjohn341 Thanks! That's really good thanks hear!

love the hardtail its a bit fatter sounding. awsome playing as usual!

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+metaltheater123 Thanks! Glad to hear it

Another great video !!\m/!! It seems more of difference than Floyd to Tune-o -Matic. Total volume drop across most frequincies on lighter picking. Heavy picking , theres a loss in high frequencies.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+LRoy Shreding Thanks!

Wow nice playing again. Didnt know the trem system actualy make that much background noise. When you hear the hardtail and then the trem one you think "wtf do this strat have a wierd sound?" But there you have it, you can rly hear the springs pretty loud in background which gives the strats classic twangy sound... I dig both though

But what kind of pickups and electronics there's on each guitar?

That’s a huge difference. I’m not sure which I like better. At the moment I’m leaning towards the hardtail. But I feel like the tremolo version sounds more like strat sound I hear in my head when I think of strat tone.

It's hard to describe tone in words, but I'll say the tremolo gives a looser bouncy open tone that I think gives a Strat its special magic. The less gain you're playing with, the more you can year it. The hardtail sounds tighter, with a quicker attack and more accurate intonation, especially on bends. I put a Tremol-No on my strat-style guitar so I can lock it or let it float depending on what I'm playing. Love your videos, Johan!

@marcelbelanger4424

7 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the springiness of the tremolo produces a slight mechanical chorus effect?

damn...I cant believe that springs gives that little spark, just slight difference... that I really like at stratocasters...thanks for this..:)

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Zvonimir Sarcevic Thanks Zvonimir!

Great vid as always, thanks Johan. was it setup to float or rest against the top? and did they have the same string gauge, brand and string-age? as is I'd prefer the trem guitar for cleaner sounds and the hardtail for crunchy overdriven sounds. cheers

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+64firebird Thanks, yeah the only thing to consider is that the Tremolo guitar has a thinner neck profile.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+64firebird the Tremolo rested against the top

Johan, this confirmed my previous experience. So my take away is that hardtails are sligthly better for single note stuff while tremolos are better for strumming and chord stuff. It depends on actual guitar, but I used to use the above mentioned logic when I had both Strat types at the same time, now I use this logic between trem 56’AVRI Strat and 55’ style Telecaster representing hardtail Fender…

That 70s tremolo is a one piece die cast right?My fav strat tremolo when it comes to tone is the vintage reissue with a steel block.That tremolo to me is a big part of the strat sound.Another tremolo I like is an old 2-point American standard with the block saddles and a Callaham block.To me both those strats sounded kinda flat.To my ears they both lacked the sharp edge,the brilliant top you get from a good strat.Perhaps an idea for a future video a comparison of the 70s tremolo and the vintage reissue in that cool brown strat.Anyway....love your videos!

What Id like to know is how much difference the Mazak or cast pot metal bridge they used in the 70's sounds compared to the original steel bridge and block. I'm thinking about changing mine out but not sure if it would make a tonal improvement or not. Anyone know the tonal differences?

Johan, do hardtail strat vs telecaster video please!

Gosh, the difference is surprising. As daft as it sounds, the one with the trem sounds more like a strat, the stop tail ... just sounds awesome. I wonder. The trem block looks to be the 'cheap pot-metal' type. Upgrading this will add more weight to the tone, but it will still be some way off the fatness of the stop tail. As always: This is a great and insightful video. Thanks again :-)

Great video. Hardtail takes it out for me. The Trem Strat sounds like a Strat for sure. The Hardtail sounds the way you wish your Strat sounded. Great comparison.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Jeremy Johnston Thanks Jeremy!

Can you do this with a bigsby next?

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+SuperAdy2000 Yeah! Definitely :-)

@GaryDGuitar

7 жыл бұрын

External bridges sound nearly identical to hardtails.

@jimcamp2423

4 жыл бұрын

@@GaryDGuitar Yep, the tone suck with a Trem is more because the Trem floats and only comes into contact with the body thru 2 claw screws. HT is a metal plate, flushon solid wood, not a cavern for a bridge hole with cavity for spring & claw hardware. A Bigsby is going to screw into or bolt into a solid block of wood, unless it's on a semi-hollow, where that acoustic effect occurs.

Hardtail RULES! I resently built a surf green hardtail with -69 pickups from Fender Custom Shop, and it sounds GREAT!

Might sound funny but the hardtail sounds hard and the soft-tail trem sounds soft .... LOL..... But yeah the hardtail is the fuller tone. I had a friend ask me to hard-tail his US strat's 2 pivot trem a few years back . I did it with a nice piece of hardwood wedge in between the trem block and cavity . I found it noticeably did change the tone response and sustain of the guitar..... for the better. I also got rid of the trem spring "boink" sound with some special dampening to the springs. I hate when you hear those springs coming through the amp. Cheers to Johan for another very interesting and well done informative video ! Always good stuff.

I recently built a partscaster hardtail with a tele pickup in the bridge and it is the most reliable guitar I’ve ever had

Oh my the springs change the tone so drastically Wow wow wow wow

Dude think about it like a suspension fork for a bicycle because , in my experience, it softens the notes (the trem, I mean). Its a sweeter softer sound, as opposed to a HARDER sound from a hardtail. BTW I love how YT is recommending 3 year old videos to me from Johan. 2017>2020.

The pups on the hard tail sound like they’re higher output. The hard tail also has stronger mids and maybe a tad more compressed. Very different sounding guitars indeed. Thanks for the vid

Again, very nice :) The hardtail wins when playing clean and slightly crunched stuff. The Trem-version has more twang to it, but it misses the warmth and full-bodied-tone of the hardtail. I did that comparison myself (i used to have a ´72 with Trem and a buddy of mine had a ´73 hardtail) and the Trem-version sounds better with more Distortion. At least it suits my style of playing more, it has more definition and bite. I have VERY large hands, so i tend to pick very far away from the bridge, thus i need guitars that sound very bright. But im an 80s Hard n Heavy guy, so that does not count for everybody :)

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+FukEmUp145 Thanks man! :-)

It's funny, you can almost hear the springs coloring the sound on the standard strat. The hardtail seems to have more sustain, and a richer/thicker tone, a bit like a tele i suppose.

Hardtail sounds better the trem sounds darker I think. I build custom strats all the time and do a hardtail every time I can. Great video you did them justice and can definitely hear the difference

@JohanSegeborn

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeff! Glad to hear it

The harddtail sounds more tight and "in your face" while the vibrato has a softer and rounder attack, and an overall more "distant" sound, maybe it's the reverb type sound of the springs resonating?

Hardail was strat enough sounding for Nile Rogers

No surprise. Hardtail has more bass, more of the wood quality. Trem has more of a "steely" sound. Less bass and mids (therefore brighter), more "ringing" in the highs. Since the trem by design is less connected to the wood, it shouldn't be a surprise that some of the qualities of the wood drop out. But its not a world of difference, and why would it be. The bridge is only one of the many components involved. Great demo, well done. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to opine.

@JohanSegeborn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hi! Could you do the same comparison with stratocasters but with 6 screw tremolo vs 2 point tremolo? Good reviews mate!

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+Joanes Iñurrieta Thanks man, yeah I hope to do that one too soon. Cheers

Good comparison Johan, the strat does suit your style, but Les pauls are you ! All stratocasters need a solid trem-block, i,ve even seen expensive strats with pot-metal blocks , cheers from manchester.

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+musikmark1 Thanks! I'm gonna take a look a my bridge right now :-) Cheers

one of my favourites comparisons

@JohanSegeborn

7 жыл бұрын

+ToshirokArai I'm really glad to hear that!

Is the term floating or is it to the body. I can hear a difference. Not sure if it just me but I can hear the springs taking up some of the tone. For me I like that. I like the hard tail also but the spring adds to the tone of a strat. Call me crazy but that's just me. Thank you for all your great videos you do I really enjoy them. Cheers from the USA

The hardtail sounds a bit stronger in the low end with better overall resonance, while the tremolo sounds more jangly. The do sound very similar though. I prefer the hardtail though, which makes some sense because many artists that I like that use strats block off the tremolo.

My Arctic White HSS Hardtail is the greatest face-melting machine ever invented. Thank You Fender (and QA person #11 at Sweetwater!).

There is a difference but I think both have good sounds (unlike the floyd Rose on the Les Paul which just sounded bad to me). Anyway keep up the good work with your videos. Thanks.

I actually wonder how much variance in the pickups and electronics, as the difference seems it can be accounted by that... Just my 2c, coming from one who seldom plays strats... Either way, interesting comparison. Well done!