Gotoh 510T-FE1 ST-Style Tremolo C

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Tremolo for Electric Guitar

  • With FST function - prevents the strings from touching the plate and thus improves tuning stability
  • Suitable for ST-style guitars
  • 2 Point attachment
  • Distance between boreholes (maximum): 56 mm
  • Individual string spacing: 10.8 mm
  • Total string spacing: 54 mm
  • Block dimensions: (H x W): 42 x 64 mm
  • Finish: Chrome
  • Includes tremolo arm, spring, spring holder, key, bolts and screws
  • Made in Japan
Available since May 2020
Item number 477297
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Mounting Type 2-Point
Colour Chrome
$89
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Gotoh 510T - Yamaha Pacifica 6 screw trem replacement
lorencing 23.10.2020
I wanted to upgrade my Yamaha with some better parts and not pay a fortune. As I like the guitar a lot and it is my main playing guitar and I friend of mine (a luthier) suggested to use Gotoh 510T-FE1 floating trem and I must say it was a good decision. I had the idea to do the replacement together with him helping me, so I would get some experience in mounting gear on my guitar but in the end he did the installation as he is a luthier and has made many guitars before, so I can just say that the installation is not that hard, but you have to cut away a bit of the wood from the trem opening to get it to fit.
The trem is well built, sturdy, feels solid, the parts look and feel better quality than the original.
Otherwise I must say that I feel and hear that the guitar sounds and feels better, the sound is more refined and in a more clear, I feel the vibrations in the guitar body more (in a good way). The trem arm is more detailed as it is easier to operate than the original, but it is also more delicate to use as it reacts quite fast (default, with 3 springs), tone control is still good. It took some time to settle with the strings, but it stabilised in a day or two.

BUT there is also a downside, something to keep in mind (which can be corrected with a small modification) ... my friend forgot to ask me how I play, and I switch a lot from E to drop D and like experimenting with string gauge and with a fixed 6 screw trem that was no big issue as it keeps the tuning together ... not in this case, it is floating and it gets affected by many factors:
- switching strings gauges causes a change in tension and you must correct for that
- if one string brakes all the strings go out of tune
- resting your hand on the trem becomes an issue, you can not rest your hand the way you do on a 6 screw fixed trem, this one is more sensitive
- tuning the floating trem is a bit more time consuming, when you tune one string the other strings go a bit out of tune, so when tuning one string you keep making small corrections on other strings

If you play in the same tuning and always use the same gauge strings then you just have to set the octaves and you're set, otherwise you need to think a bit about how you will get around these pesky challenges of keeping the guitar tuned properly.

AND there is a way to "correct" all that by installing a trem block (there are many ways to do that) or making it a "hardtail", but with this mods you do lose the ability to pull the stings up/sharp (in my case no issue as I am not a pro solo player but rather more on the riffs and rhythm).

All in all a fine product worth considering for an upgrade, especially at that price and bulid quality. It took some getting used to if coming from 6 screw fixed trem.

FYI, changing strings should be easy, but because the hole is at a certain angle and you have to really hit a very small opening, it is not as easy as it could be (the black colour of the trem block does not help although it looks cool;). I also had to remove the plastic cover of the trem hole to do it. I guess I will get better at that with time.
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Best tremolo bridge for it's price!
Sneaky Grinder 26.03.2022
Gotoh make the bridges! Super high quality product for it's price range. No competition.
And thanks so much for Thomann's service all along the way. it was Perfect.
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Very smooth
EricCanada 26.01.2023
It’s freshly installed on my homemade strat-inspired guitar. It was a drop-in replacement for a Wilkinson-Gothoh VS-100N and I really like my first impression. I look forward to move testing for the stability of the tuning, but it feels so smooth and it reacts exactly as I like, with just enough "flutter" to have fun with it. It will likely be my go-to trem for my next scratch build.
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The Gotoh 510 is the standard!!
GeorgeK2686 11.01.2022
Still cannot make up my mind if i prefer this one or the the model with the steel block. Both are smooth, maintain tuning stability and are very functional!
For necks up to 9'5 inches the narrow spacing of 10,5 is the best in my opinion as you can avoid have the high E slip when bending or using vibrato and for flatter neck radiuses the 10,80 works great
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