Awesome Trem!

Absolutely amazing!! I’ve been a luthier/guitar tech for over two decades and my expectations haven’t ever been surpassed to this degree ever before. Actually doesn’t require any body modifications, very little knife edge contact for better tuning stability, and far more responsive than other trems available. For something to actually surpass my expectations, this trem deserves an extra star.

Easy to install, sturdy tuning stability, great range of motion and completely non-destructive. This is about as good as it gets without routing your guitar for a fully locking system.

I was anxious about this purchase at first. I have a 2006 Standard Stratocaster and the tremolo has always felt to stiff and a real pain to setup to float.A friend was talking to me about different tremolos and mentioned the Vega Trem.It was an expensive upgrade but I’m liking the difference with my guitar. Being able to dive and pull back is what I wanted and it delivers.Very easy to install and setup on my MiM Strat.It took me longer to remove the old bridge than to install this. The saddles out of the box are setup a little flatter than the 9.5 radius on my guitar. A couple of adjustments and it’s good. Stayed in tune after doing some dives and pull-ups to.I highly recommend going on YouTube to get some instructions to install it.

Tried to cancel my order but Amazon did not allow it. I was afraid of all the horrible reviews I've seen. Just received it an hour ago, sealed in a bag, but with both factory seals broken. I've received once again a used unit from Amazon. Nice!Fingerprints on the bridge and parts. I love other people fingerprints on my new products that I paid fully. This is like old wine... Screws look new. Checked the bridge screws, all of them, none stripped, but one had some heavy dirt so it would not work properly. I've cleaned it. Probably was used in a coal mine. The arm comes with a glued label on the insertion rod, so you can't take it off with just your hands, so I've used an exacto knife managing to avoid cutting one of the under-label o-rings. How poor design, no thought about anything. Well let's give it some credit, it comes from Europe. Label says to lube the inserted rod, but no lube comes with the Vega-Trem. What kind of lube people, liquid or gel...in North America we like to use the correct products. It doesn't matter, can be KY I assume. Why didn't you just cap it with a rubber cap with some lube inside? No, we have to use our brains to figure out what the designer intent was. I guess it is from Spain so some heavy lube that survives 50C should be used.Anyways my original review was 2 stars, but I've used it now for a couple of weeks and can say that it is smooth and works well. Not a bad product, leaving aside getting a used unit. Not sure if it is better than a Pro Am Fender tremolo taht is $200 or a rail FR that is $400, but I do enjoy using it. Regarding other reviews saying that the long slots in the bridge tab attached to the guitar body are a problem, yes, the tremolo unit will travel in time in the direction of the Hi E or Low E depending on the direction of the tremolo springs and where they are leaning to. It is not a great design but I do see the additional flexibility of slightly moving the claw location and have the tremolo unit travelling in the direction where your strings are in good alignment with your neck. A stopper screw will resolve this issue, but once again this is made in Europe and they know better than we do. This is not something that novices would be able to adjust, so you may get infuriated because you don't know what is happening and why your bridge is sliding in one direction or another. That is why this tremolo can use only 2 springs, otherwise the tremolo block will travel on the slots uncontrollably. Regarding the stripped screws... you need to think a bit when you adjust the intonation but it can be done by a regular fellow. Not as easy to adjust as a Fender or FR bridge, so nontech people may have a problem. For those people I recommend contacting their luthiers. Anyways I'll buy another Vega tremolo today, and hope that after all this free advertising Vega will send me a free one... No? What a surprise. Well, at least a new unit so you would not have to give me a discount after all. Amazon, can you get me a new product for a change? Also, I am still waiting for the previous 10% for the last used used unit you gracefully sent me with love.

Perfect fit on my PRS and no need to deal with locking nuts or Floyd Rose microtuners.I wanted to be able to pull up on the whammy bar without having the bridge pointed / elevated so far forward, this fits perfectly in my PRS and allows another inch or so of play without having to rout and ruin the body.I love it. It comes with various size springs so if you use lighter or heavier strings the springs will hold the float in place. It's very sensitive and stays in tune well.Note that there are two different models, one for double post mounts and one for screw mounts, so make sure you get the correct one for your guitar.But wait, before you order, there are drawbacks which are the only reason I'm not giving it five stars:- You will lose some sustain. The block is small so it can do what it's supposed to do with the limited space it has. It's not that big a deal to me, PRS guitars are sustain monsters, but it may be for you.- The arm itself. It is poorly shaped. The angle that it sits in makes it very difficult to hold in the hand while picking without warbling the strings. Coming from a PRS where the arm is lower this is disappointing. I solved this by taking it to a friend's machine shop and bending it the way I want it.Also the arm sits very high off the trem and its height is not adjustable, making it doubly difficult to hold in the hand without warbling the strings. I solved this by pulling the little plastic bushing out of it which allows it to fit lower in the arm hole and more flush to the guitar.Lastly, the arm is loose and does not lock into place, as in, you can't tighten it so it leaves the arm in your favorite spot for easy grabbing. Let the arm go and gravity takes over and it flops back down. I solved this by replacing the above bushing with the rubber tip of one of those cheap capacitive styluses and jamming it in the arm hole, so now the arm is lower and it stays where I want it to be.If you are used to an arm that stays in place, is easier to hold in the hand and / or sits lower, you'll have to do some "engineering" of your own.Otherwise this thing is great!

THE best tremolo in the world, for strat style guitars in particular. No modifying guitar, simple to install. Quickest new string loading possible. Keeps traditional strat look. Doesn't go badly out of tune when violent with the trem. Only a FR locking system can get an edge for staying in tune, but think of the re-stringing pain with a FR. Scope for expression is best ever. Goes down to scratchplate and pulls up higher than any other trem without routing the guitar. Arm tension greatly variable. I've tried all top bridges in my strats. Vega is the best. rickstardownunder, RockGuitarist

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The VegaTrem VT1 is amazing! It's very smooth and precise and has had a positive influence on the guitar's overall tone.However, I am unhappy with the seller because it appears that the unit I received may have been previously used. The inside packaging had tears, the bridge itself has minor scratches on the surface, and the two locking screws to fit the springs to the tremolo block were missing. In addition, I received a golden colored Low Tension spring which seems unusual given that VegaTrem springs are usual silver or black; clearly this unit had been used previously and returned.Edit: The seller was helpful and later sent me the two missing screws that lock the springs to the tremolo block.

Probably the best feeling trem on the market today...stays in tune fantastic..I want to retrofit a couple more guitars