Absolutely amazing!! I’ve been a luthier/guitar tech for over two decades and my expectations haven’t ever been surpassed to this degree ever before. Actually doesn’t require any body modifications, very little knife edge contact for better tuning stability, and far more responsive than other trems available. For something to actually surpass my expectations, this trem deserves an extra star.

I was anxious about this purchase at first. I have a 2006 Standard Stratocaster and the tremolo has always felt to stiff and a real pain to setup to float.A friend was talking to me about different tremolos and mentioned the Vega Trem.It was an expensive upgrade but I’m liking the difference with my guitar. Being able to dive and pull back is what I wanted and it delivers.Very easy to install and setup on my MiM Strat.It took me longer to remove the old bridge than to install this. The saddles out of the box are setup a little flatter than the 9.5 radius on my guitar. A couple of adjustments and it’s good. Stayed in tune after doing some dives and pull-ups to.I highly recommend going on YouTube to get some instructions to install it.

Tried to cancel my order but Amazon did not allow it. I was afraid of all the horrible reviews I've seen. Just received it an hour ago, sealed in a bag, but with both factory seals broken. I've received once again a used unit from Amazon. Nice!Fingerprints on the bridge and parts. I love other people fingerprints on my new products that I paid fully. This is like old wine... Screws look new. Checked the bridge screws, all of them, none stripped, but one had some heavy dirt so it would not work properly. I've cleaned it. Probably was used in a coal mine. The arm comes with a glued label on the insertion rod, so you can't take it off with just your hands, so I've used an exacto knife managing to avoid cutting one of the under-label o-rings. How poor design, no thought about anything. Well let's give it some credit, it comes from Europe. Label says to lube the inserted rod, but no lube comes with the Vega-Trem. What kind of lube people, liquid or gel...in North America we like to use the correct products. It doesn't matter, can be KY I assume. Why didn't you just cap it with a rubber cap with some lube inside? No, we have to use our brains to figure out what the designer intent was. I guess it is from Spain so some heavy lube that survives 50C should be used.Anyways my original review was 2 stars, but I've used it now for a couple of weeks and can say that it is smooth and works well. Not a bad product, leaving aside getting a used unit. Not sure if it is better than a Pro Am Fender tremolo taht is $200 or a rail FR that is $400, but I do enjoy using it. Regarding other reviews saying that the long slots in the bridge tab attached to the guitar body are a problem, yes, the tremolo unit will travel in time in the direction of the Hi E or Low E depending on the direction of the tremolo springs and where they are leaning to. It is not a great design but I do see the additional flexibility of slightly moving the claw location and have the tremolo unit travelling in the direction where your strings are in good alignment with your neck. A stopper screw will resolve this issue, but once again this is made in Europe and they know better than we do. This is not something that novices would be able to adjust, so you may get infuriated because you don't know what is happening and why your bridge is sliding in one direction or another. That is why this tremolo can use only 2 springs, otherwise the tremolo block will travel on the slots uncontrollably. Regarding the stripped screws... you need to think a bit when you adjust the intonation but it can be done by a regular fellow. Not as easy to adjust as a Fender or FR bridge, so nontech people may have a problem. For those people I recommend contacting their luthiers. Anyways I'll buy another Vega tremolo today, and hope that after all this free advertising Vega will send me a free one... No? What a surprise. Well, at least a new unit so you would not have to give me a discount after all. Amazon, can you get me a new product for a change? Also, I am still waiting for the previous 10% for the last used used unit you gracefully sent me with love.

THE best tremolo in the world, for strat style guitars in particular. No modifying guitar, simple to install. Quickest new string loading possible. Keeps traditional strat look. Doesn't go badly out of tune when violent with the trem. Only a FR locking system can get an edge for staying in tune, but think of the re-stringing pain with a FR. Scope for expression is best ever. Goes down to scratchplate and pulls up higher than any other trem without routing the guitar. Arm tension greatly variable. I've tried all top bridges in my strats. Vega is the best. rickstardownunder, RockGuitarist

Probably the best feeling trem on the market today...stays in tune fantastic..I want to retrofit a couple more guitars