tonymckenziecom | 4 years ago
Closeup of the Babicz full contact hardware tremolo bridge that uses fulcrum saddles to achieve better sound transmission through the tremolo.
How to easily create your perfect Stratocaster. Part Seven:
What you will learn:
How much is the Babicz?
Is the kit complete?
Quality is important - how is it?
Can anyone fit this?
Will the gold wear off?
Any problems with this design?
Is this tremolo a go or a no?
Other videos in the series:
Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2HoYOlX1LULsuc9lfqQCvRMj3ZGxsaur
Part One: https://youtu.be/zFlXC2RJ2EQ Dye The Body
Part Two: https://youtu.be/4ym_6WpSvds Dye The Neck
Part Three: https://youtu.be/t5OBM2RosiY Routing for Fender Clapton Mid-boost Pre-amp
Part Four: https://youtu.be/wb5La9ybdTA The ABM 2 Point Tremolo - later returned
Part Five: https://youtu.be/JrDhkQRBwDE The Figured Maple Pick Guard
Part Six: https://youtu.be/B1vG4lkyH4Y Sealing the Water Based Dye
Part Seven: https://youtu.be/xaTp-_xrHWk Babicz Full Contact Hardware Tremolo
Part Eight: https://youtu.be/-jLRkg3WFjc Using acrylic clear coat for the body and neck
Part Nine: https://youtu.be/oDOpSgLCtaI Final Buffing The Parts & Fitting a Logo
Part Ten: https://youtu.be/tEY15uBxiUE Fitting the Tremolo & Tuners & Overcoming MAJOR Problems
Part Eleven: https://youtu.be/SFU7rxyWGwI Electronics - Fitting Pickups & Mid-Boost Board
Part Twelve: https://youtu.be/fjw1SK3-bkI Setup & playing of the finished electric guitar
The Babicz full contact hardware tremolo is pretty unique among these two point tremolo systems. So much so that Babicz patented the design so it's unlikely you will see a similar design any time soon. I take a close look at the unit and show all of the features good or bad.
This Babicz unit I bought right here in the UK - it replaces an ABM tremolo that I bought from Thomann which did not fit the body! So that one is being returned and the UK sourced Babicz full contact hardware trem is here to stay.
This is a very well made tremolo, and the actual tolerances between the components is exemplary, showing little or no play between components. But be aware that this unit (a 2 point tremolo for Fender Stratocaster) did not just fit right on to the body. The Warmoth body IS correct and a Fender two point tremolo fitted fine. I ended up making a very small adjustment to the body (shown in the video) to allow this tremolo to work.
The Babicz full contact bridge is not a cheap unit, although it was lower cost than the ABM bridge that went back. This cost (in 2021) around £170.00 from a UK supplier and it arrived in two days from placing the order. It was sealed when it arrived the full contact hardwhere was factory fresh, in gold, as ordered. Note there is also a Babicz telecaster bridge that I will review in the future.
There were only four springs provided in the box just in case you are one of the guys that needs five springs.
Other components used in the series include: Fender Tuners, a Gilroy Guitars pick guard made from solid wood, a Fender Clapton boost circuit and its installation, Fender 69 custom shop pickups and one or two other surprises along the way.
This video series is entirely unsponsored and I purchased this Babicz and every single part just as you would have. I sincerely hope that this series of videos will inspire you too to create a guitar what ever type it might be. I have spent considerable time creating these video series at my expense:
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