Duesenberg Les Trem II Nickel TM85N

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.

I bought one of these trems to fit to my Les Paul - I mainly play Fenders and have got very used to having a tremolo arm for modulating chords etc as part of my "style". The idea of having a tremolo system on the Les Paul appealed massively, but the thought of drilling holes in the top to fit a Bigsby didn't.
Also Bigsby trems are very expensive and are quite heavy. I have a back injury which means I need to be very careful about the weight of guitars and adding a Bigsby to a Les Paul may make the combination unworkable.
Fitting is so easy - literally it took me five minutes to take the tailpiece off and screw this into place with the supplied fixings. I strung it up and it worked quite well out of the box.
A couple of things to mention though: the nut on my guitar was fine with a fixed bridge but caused some tuning problems until it was sorted. The arm doesn't swing away easily, which means it can get in the way of playing.
Its a great, cheap alternative to a Bigsby.

The Les Trem is a well made product. I fitted it to an ES335 for a customer. It works well and tuning seems stable although on a Gibson guitar close attention must be paid to the slotting and lubrication of the nut. The Les Trem requires a very precise spacing on the stop bar bolts, I had to elongate the holes in the base plate by about 1mm, which unfortunately meant filing through the nickle plating. The spring housing is very close to the high E side of the bridge which some players might find annoying. The arm is designed to be locked in place with two grub screws. There is no provision for quick removal, although the guitar does seem to fit inside the Gibson case with the arm in place.