I have played one.
They feel very nice! super smooth and even
You probably already know how they bend each string in tune with the rest, and can lock in 5 different tunings.
The tuning transposing is cool to fuck around with, but not too useful considering that one would usually change string gauges when dropping down a step, or 3
. However, the trem arm lock is cool because when you quit using the whammy bar, it just locks back into standard tuning, and you have a fixed bridge every time you arent using the bar
also you can lock it in standard if you break a string live. No fucked up tuning!
Steinberger also had(has?) a trem called the S trem which is less bulky, less expensive$$$$, simpler, and doesn't transpose. it is ball bearing though, so it should feel the same. You can lock this one by flicking a lever. This, along with the wheel that adjusts the spring, makes setting up different string gauges a breeze.
-flip the lever to lock bridge in normal position
-pop in the new strings
-adjust the spring wheel to its approximate position (depending on the change of gauge, as not to pop any)
-flip the lever back into floating
-turn the wheel until everything is in tune
done.
the R trem supposedly sucks compared to the TT and S.
If i had to pick on, it would be the S fo sho.
