Hey glad this helped. I was purposely trying to stay away from too much detail because then it complicates the process. But when I squeeze the set screw, caller, and the end of the spring, the tensions the same on both ends because I'm just squeezing them together. Main thing is going from the the bridge to the deck from a quarter inch to 1/ 8th inch gap. On the back. What you need to be careful about is doing a deep dive set up when the trim set might be already set properly. So many people hate these things because they get messed up and then they don't work properly and so they get frustrated and pull them out. That's why I made this video so people can see a simple way to get these locked in properly.

@@xhefriguitars7946 Thanks for the quick reply. yeah I knew I did something wrong when my guitar was only slightly sharp of 430 hz after putting in the tremsetter, but it's staying in tune, playing better than ever. There's a lot of great detail in your video, and I appreciate it.

If you have a guitar tuner with a meter on it you will see that the center of the meter is 440 hz. If you use a guitar tuners that has digital color then green is 440hz and red is either flat or sharp. In the video I am using a Korg tuner. See: cdn.korg.com/us/products/upload/6ca64a4f932ca71b9865ee77d28f389d_pc.jpg So when I say tune the guitar to 430hz, all the strings are about a step flat. Very easy video to follow if you have a guitar tuner that shows the 440 hz meter. You could even use a tuner that is a stomp box or built in to a guitar mutli-effect unit with a built in tuner. Just tune all the strings flat in the red about two or three LED lights. A perfectly tuned guitar, every string will be 440 hz.

@@xhefriguitars7946 OK. I understand what you are saying, just tune the guitar a few cents flat. Thanks, I'll give it a go. As you probably know, there is no open string on the guitar that is 440Hz. The Korg tuner shows '440' because this is the reference pitch (pitch standard) that it is set to... 440 Hz for A4 which became the reference standard in western music in the late 1800's. Most good tuners will allow the user to adjust the reference pitch to whatever they choose. Also, as you I'm sure you know, there is no such thing as a perfectly tuned fretted stringed instrument (even if the instrument is well intonated). In fact, it's undesirable for a fretted stringed instrument to be 'perfectly' tuned and intonated as this 'slightly off tuning' is part of what gives any given instrument it's characteristic sound. e.g. Telecasters with three brass saddles... some people hate them because they never sound in tune... but that's part of what gives them their characteristic sound!

@@peternigelproduction Glad you figured that out. I was going to try to explain the difference between universal pitch and individual string vibration, but it just gets complicated. Sounds like you Googled it. But yes, tune the guitar's pitch flat a step and then after doing what I explained it should already be close to dialed in at 440.

@@xhefriguitars7946 LOL.. I think just saying "tune each string a few cents flat" would have been clearer (at least to me). I didn't need to 'Google it' as I've been dabbling in music and with guitars for 45+ years! OMG... am I really that old :( ...also built a few acoustics over the last 10. As you know, there is a Hipshot video out there with Dave Borisoff describing the process, but it's so old the quality is awful and he makes the whole process seem over complicated! Thanks for the video anyway. You've probably come across those folks who believe that 432 as the reference pitch is superior to 440? More 'healing' and 'meditative'... more consistent with the patterns of the Universe?

@@peternigelproduction Through my alien connections we are sure that 432 is the best reference pitch for the universe. If I could just get our keyboard player to change his keys we would be in good shape.... ;-) Maybe this is why Jimi Hendrix sometimes tuned his guitar down a step... but joking aside the reason I used 440 as a reference point is that it’s common on all meter tuners and the amazing thing is when you tune to 430 and then make this adjustment you’ll find that you’re almost perfectly in tune, and the trim setter set at the exact right setting.

Some people do not like the fact these have a darker tone. It is not a 50's sounding Strat, but a more fuller and even hotter tone. So people get them and they don;t think it sounds like a vintage Strat! DUH, It isn't! But also a slight tweaking of the amp tone controls you can dial it in where you want it. Two years ago my wife and I did an Alaska Cruse. I heard JAZZ music coming from a lounge so we took in a set. this was classic JAZZ. The guitar player had an Ultra. I went up and talked with him and found out they were all from Norway. He told me that Strat did EVERYTHING! Jazz, Rock, Country. I asked him if he ever saw Xhefri Guitars website and he said, "Oh yes! Before this cruise I printed out the whole Ultra page and have it with me!" I then told him that was my website.... I felt like a celebrity! LOL!! Just fun connecting with people. That is the cool thing about music and instruments.

I have a webpage about Foto Flames on my website: xhefriguitars.com/page7.html

Not sure what you have is original and I do not/jave not, owned any of the new American series so I do not have anything to measure it against. I know from 86 to 99 the plates were all the same thickness,

This ebony burst I sold a couple years ago to a fellow/friend and about 3 months ago he needed cash so I bought the guitar back. Did you notice a one-piece top? Very cool!

@@xhefriguitars7946 awesome, didn't notice that until now. I'd love to own that guitar 🤙

I like OLD verses NEW...just kind of a spoof saying that.

Mr Jefferson! We need to play sometime. Email me!

Thanks for sharing. Yeah it’s been nice if they could’ve kept the Wilkerson nut, but that kind of stuff happens. The crazy thing is this kind of situation will sometimes cause confusion because guitar like that’ll end up on the market and then everybody is debating how an older Strat Plus could have that nut on it. Lots of debates and arguments start!

I wish I knew exactly when I bought this guitar and what year it was. I got it second hand from a music store about 1993 and it had to have been a few years old then. It seems to me all the identifying information was on the old neck, which I had to return to Fender when I got the replacement. I was lucky Fender honoured the warranty at that point.

Sound like a great combo!

@@xhefriguitars7946 will upload and give you a link this coming week! Replacing with a Jimi Hendrix Artist Series neck and Graphtech saddles 😎

Just they typical Corona Bevels. The smoother bevels were the old Fullerton cuts before the CNC machines were set differently. See this link for the history: xhefriguitars.com/page2.html#C18

@@xhefriguitars7946 Thanks for the reply, will take a look at the link

What is CME? I would like to see pictures of another Surf Green Clapton Strat. Have never seen one except the one i have, even with a maple neck!. Can you share a link to the website?

I think what's happening is he pulled the string a bit over the pickup, with some high gain distortion and possibly pitch shifted it whilst bending it, he hooks the string onto a string ball end drilled into the guitar for bending off the fretboard

I was wondering if anyone was going to notice this! As the other commenter mentioned, he has that string stretched way down and scratching the top of his pick ups creating that hi-gain noise. When I was putting the video together, I saw this clip and had to include it and it was just so over-the-top crazy.

@@xhefriguitars7946 where can we find the full clip?

@@FStoppers kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g5ePncyGz97GeZc.htmlsi=1e5ZQdZgKUZFCBYa

Interesting. The collector I bought it from years ago told me it was a 74. So I did a serial number check (again) and with a serial number of 684319 I found that the series from 600000+ it can be either a 1970-1972, or 1974-1975 - with a MADE IN USA stamp. That 60000+ serial number is the only one that was both 70-72 and 74-75! All the other serial numbers are just a group of 2-3 years. Example: 700000 + = 1970-1972 - MADE IN USA stamp; 800000+ = 1973-1975 MADE IN USA stamp. Thanks for sharing this!

Wow....just watched the vid and my guitar is some weird Frankenstein combobulation of your first two Teles. 1990 Red Firestorm Deluxe with a rosewood fretboard. I kinda prefer the maple fretboard now 😂

LOL! Like I said in the video, Some people love them and some people hate them. But as far as the nylon threaded parts affecting the guitar, the bridge is connected to the body by the brass wire. The springs and the threaded parts float to simply bring the bridge back to a neutral position. So I do not think the Tremsetter has much of a dampening affect on the tone of the guitar. Tone controls probably do more to dampen the tone than the Tremsetter. That's one reason I use no-load tone controls on my custom builds.

@@xhefriguitars7946 I may have been incorrectly adjusting mine. I was trying to follow the instruction booklet. But then the plastic threads gave way and stripped clean off. This was in 1993. It's still in the case. Can I get a new one without plastic parts?

@@barriem5318 from what i have seen they are all built exactly the same. Yes if you over tighten the big spring you could strip the threads on the nylon adjuster. So many people hate these because they simply are not set up properly.

@@barriem5318hipshot makes them .. $50. Google it

There is a real easy way to test your switching. Take a metal object like a screw driver and plug your guitar into an amp. Then tap on the pickups while having the switch in each position. You will hear what pickups are on or off.

You use 430 Hz to set the tremsetter’s tension. Final tuning is in 440Hz.

By tuning the guitar at 430Hz, that sets the tension in the trimsetter when you pull the bridge back with your fingers and tighten the hex screw. Like I mentioned in the video, after you do that, the guitar is in almost perfect tune at 440hz. This is the secret to getting that trimsetter to have the exact right tension with the strings.

Need to get together sometime!!

I should have added this is for an a set-up for one that is already installed.

WHY because you can't adjust the spring tension on your guitar.

@@scottyjordan3036 no, I didn't cover the part of making sure there was a whole drill for the small rod and mounting the two spring hooks. It's a totally different set up than a typical Stratocaster spring attachment.

@@xhefriguitars7946 You shouldn't even need that thing. That's what a tuner and Phillips head is for. Trem lifts in tune- tighten screws retune ECT.

@@xhefriguitars7946 You can't set up a floyd so you're drilling HOLES !!!!!!!!

Mine doesn't clunk at all. Took me awhile to get it right though.

I am hoping to make a video about Ultras soon!

duh… found yer band

On most of these videos I am playing all the music. There are a couple tunes that I got from friends. Also I demonstrate guitars and show myself chick'in pick'in. Check out those videos on my channel! Even on this one I play the opening and closing music and some of the stuff in-between, not including the artists I mention. Here is one just goofing around: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eK50priilcnIcYE.htmlsi=jjoXRcOSbpyg519N