TheXIT 0 Posted March 22, 2018 Hi, Do the JT models have a tremolo? The pictures seem to show a hole for the tremolo but I don't see any with a tremolo bar attached... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psarkissian 354 Posted March 22, 2018 JTV-69/69S and JTV-89F have tremolo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevekc 185 Posted March 23, 2018 and if you have experience - Bigbsy can be added to JTV-59 details https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=9291.0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psarkissian 354 Posted March 23, 2018 It's a retro-fit that if done right, like it is here, works well. I've played one his,... pretty good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerseyboy 45 Posted March 26, 2018 And to be a real nit-picking-A-hole, it’s a Vibrato mechanism. Vibrato is a periodic variation in the pitch (frequency) of a musical note. String tension up, string tension down like a floating guitar bridge/tailpiece = vibrato. In a sane and orderly electric guitar world, Tremolo describes a periodic variation in volume. Play something that rings/sustains and roll your volume control up/down while it decays. That's Tremolo in the guitar sense. It’s very common and widespread to mix up using these terms. I would place most of the blame on early guitar amp makers using the term Vibrato to describe some of their amp models, built-in effects. Analog, vacuum tube circuits find it very very difficult to create true Vibrato (pitch) effect. I believe only one tube Amp maker ever employed a true vibrato effect? Magnatone, IIRC? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VAX700 23 Posted May 2, 2018 On March 26, 2018 at 9:12 AM, jerseyboy said: And to be a real nit-picking-A-hole, it’s a Vibrato mechanism. In a sane and orderly electric guitar world, Tremolo describes a periodic variation in volume. True... However, the electric guitar world is anything but sane and orderly. Hence the term "whammy bar" : ) Ooops! I almost forgot. The JTV-59 doesn't have one... and in my most humble opinion, it's far too sleek and sexy looking for a bulky Bigsby. A lever-operated digital "whammy circuit" would be nice though. You could dive-bomb for hours without tuning problems. Maybe one day... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites