Duesenberg Les Trem II Nickel TM85N

This is something I had wanted for a very long time. I ordered it for my Epiphone SG, but in the end I decided to install it on my new Harley Benton SC-450Plus, as I thought a vintage-style vibrato could do better on a guitar with coil split options. I think it is a fantastic piece of engineering, as elegant as it is simple.

I am not particularly good at tinkering with guitars beyond the usual truss rod / intonation adjustments. It literally took me 10 minutes to install the whole thing, so I would say it is really easy. It is solid, looks extremely good, and you could go back to stock whenever you want.

I ended up installing rollers, though many will disagree with me. I just find that there is no loss of sustain whatsoever and that the tuning stability (which is not bad already) comes out improved by a good bit. Now, rollers cost me about 4 quid in total at my nearest guitar shop, so I guess it's not a modification that is going to break the bank.

It works very well. It is extremely smooth and has a very nice action. Clearly, it is not intended to be a Floyd Rose and it isn't very good divebomb material, but it was not designed with this in mind either. In fact, it is a vintage-style vibrato and so it should be used.

However... it goes down a good two / two and a half steps, and up about one, so you can abuse it if you really, really want to.

In conclusion, absolute bargain. If you have a LP-style guitar, you kind of need it!

condition que les points de contacts des cordes avec la guitare soient à la hauteur. En l'occurence, ne créent pas de points de friction.
En montage sur une Les Paul, les meilleurs résultats sont accomplis en :
- remplaçant le sillet nylon par un sillet TUSQ XL
- remplaçant le chevalet d'origine par un modèle à rouleaux, comme le TonePros TP6R C Tune-O-Matic Roller
- remplaçant les mécaniques standard, par des mécaniques à blocage
- en ajoutant un Dietrich Parts String Butler V3 Full Black
- en retirant le ressort du Les Trem II, en le paçant sur le sol, et en l'écrasant fermemant avec le pied plusieurs fois, pour le roder, avant de le replacer dans le mécanisme. C'est aussi important que d'étirer des cordes neuves avant de jouer.

Bought this trem for my Epiphone Les Paul Standard and installation was peanuts. A very sturdy and esthetically pleasing device that allows you to add nice tremelo to your Les Paul sound. I've read in several other reviews that tuning stabilty might be an issue if you don't install a roller bridge, but I haven't had any problems with that. I did put some Big Bends Nut Sauce on the nut and bridge though, which helps. Two things that you might want to consider before buying: it does add a bit of weight to your Les Paul and I suspect that the sustain is a bit less in comparison to the original tailpiece. But all in all, a nice upgrade to my Epi.