Originally Posted by: PonyOneyeah, i have my one strat with a vibrato and i think it'll be the last guitar i have for awhile with one... i mean, they have their place, don't get me wrong, but i prefer string-through where possible, and would rather take a tune-o-matic/stop tailpiece. better tuning stability, better sound transfer to the body of the guitar. i also find the trem spring vibration i get on deeper chords annoying.

OK, so it's not just the bassist in me that feels this way.


As to the spring vibration: Have you tried putting a folded up cloth or maybe a thin piece of foam between the springs and the body of the guitar? Theoretically, that should cut that vibration down.