Tremelo bar on a les paul?

hey, i haave a epi les paul, just wanted to know, is a bigspy tremelo bar the only tremelo bar i can get on it, or can a dril a hole in it and get a floyd rose or a fender style one? what options do i have for a tremelo bar for a les paul, tnx.

A bigsby would be the best bet. Although you can get a Floyd Rose, they are expensive, and you'd have to get someone to cut up the body to install it. Personally, I don't even like trems on LPs.

OR you could buy a LP with a floyd.....for $3,500 bucks.

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Les-Paul-Axcess-Standard-Electric-Guitar?sku=531000

Floyd Roses kill all of the tone in a guitar. I suggest the bigsby.

ye now tht i look at the cut in the trem on my strat copy id looks for a trem tht doesnt cut into it, im guess the bigsby doesnt? how much r they usually?

also how easy does it go outta tune when i use it? will it effect my strings or sound? it doesnt look like it has a lotta give, does it?

I'm not really herd good things about a bigsby

the floating bridge on the strat, you're supposed to have the same amount of tension on the strings as on the springs on the back of the guitar. So the bridge stay's in place, but it doesn't all was work. I've got mine screwed down tight to you can't go higher but you can go lower.

I think the reason that you don't see them on an LP is that it really does not work and that it's better left alone.

a floyd rose on a les paul would look kinda weerd

Its actually not too bad.

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Les-Paul-Axcess-Standard-Electric-Guitar?sku=531000

I was looking a it on the Gibson web site earlier today. I don't really like the looks of it and besides why mess with perfection?

That's a good point

i have an epi so...

esp make a les paul copy with 24 frets and a floyd

heres the link for it

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/ESP-LTD-EC1000-FR-Electric-Guitar?sku=527000

That's a good point

i dont want a new guitar i dont got the moolah, i just want a tremelo on my lp i have now, if bigsby is the best that doesnt drill a hole then im gettn it.

This is a Dot but it would be the same with a Les Paul.

i like bigsbys, but they have a a very different sound then a Floyd, Gibson, or any of the different fenders. i would go out and test the different sounds, feels, strengths, and weaknesses. the bigsby is the easiest to install as it require no wood to be removed only drilling. however the solid body bigsdy is different then hollow/semi-hollow body (one in the video) i also wonder how smart this guy is because one should never eyeball a drill bit hole, mark the bit with tape or something (not just "o go down half an inch or something") Also Vibratos kill the sustain. that and always fill the holes.

on a side note, I'm the first one to get all *y when people start talking about the formalities and literal meanings of words, but come on tremolo is the difference in volume while vibrato is the difference in pitch never call a whammy bar a tremolo. DAMN YOU FENDER Damn you

wait so if i install it ill lose sustain?

I think he said it adds more sustain.

http://stetsbar.com/

wow, that thing is pretty ugly

If you got the B700 model which has more contact with the guitar it therefore should improve sustain.

im prob gona get the bigsby.

Well spotted sixties! That's exactly what I was looking for for my ASAT!
All I've got to do now is raise about250 Quid.