Wilkinson

Wilkinson WV2 Stratocaster Tremolo with Solid Steel Block for Extra Sustain

£34.99

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4.4

WV2SB-CR

Colour: Chrome

Chrome Nickel Black Gold

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Wilkinson WV2 Tremolo Unit

The Daddy of all trems, complete with a solid steel block.

If you're looking to replace the tired old trem on your Strat then we're not sure you'd find a better piece of hardware. Boasting a huge solid-steel block and steel saddles, you're guaranteed to achieve much greater sustain and tuning stability.

Fixed to the body with 2 anchor bolts
Solid Steel Block - size 41.2mm x 74.5mm
Stainless Steel vintage saddles
String spacing 10.8mm (E to E saddle spacing - 54mm)
Centre-to-centre of the two outer fixing holes - 56mm
Will fit genuine Fenders and many import guitars

Kit contains:

Wilkinson Stratocaster tremolo
2 x anchor bolts
1 Tremolo arm
4 tremolo springs
1 spring Claw
Colour-matched mounting screws

If you're looking for a top-quality replacement tremolo then this is it!

Here’s what Wilkinson has to:

"The WVC range of tremolos is the ultimate in comfort and performance. Ideally suited to more contemporary guitar designs this family of bridges looks far more expensive than it is.

Features include a stamped steel "Heat hardened" top plate with 6 screw pivot mounting, push-in trem arm and "Wilkinson" design stagger drilled block for unrivalled tuning stability.

This Tremolo system also has the added benefit of a SOLID STEEL sustain block, a feature never before available in a tremolo bridge at this price point"

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Colour: Chrome

Chrome Nickel Black Gold

Additional product information

String Spacing: 10.8mm
String Spacing E to E: 54mm
For Right Handed Guitars

Wilkinson WV2 Stratocaster Tremolo review.

This is the second WV2 I have bought and fitted. This time I fitted it to my 1980s E series Fender Japan Strat. The original Fender Japanunit was low mass and rendered weak tone tough it worked relatively well mechanically. I replaced it about 15 years ago with a Gotoh unit which was tonally superior but I didn't get on with the arm geometry or the need to wrap the theaded end of the arm with PTFE tape. The Gotoh unit was 2 post function and stayed in tune well. I fitted the Wilkinson unit fairly easily (There were no instructions but hey!) Drilling the post holes to 10mm which was best fit. I disposed of the pressed steel saddles (I ise either Gotoh or Graph Tech saddles for preference & comfort (no sticking out allen screw heads). I appreciate the adjustable tension on the rotation of the arm and it's geometry in use. I also appreciate the push in fit. Good result!

Quality reasonable for price. Not a drop-in replacement for my strat.

Bought a black one for my MIM Fender Player strat. Does not mount on original 2-point bolts. The studs that come with the Wilkinson trem are larger so cannot be fitted without permanently modifying Strat body.

The push-in arm is nice and has adjustable tension. However, the saddles are pretty lightweight and whilst heavy, the steel block on mine was unfortunately already rusting. For these reasons I just stuck with the bog-standard chrome Fender unit. Can’t, therefore, comment on sound or tuning stability.

It’s probably a reasonable upgrade if your guitar has a budget entry-level trem. However, the quality (and to be fair the price) is noticably lower than the stock hardware you’d get on a mid-range guitar.

New trem

Changed from a block bridge to a wrap round. Made all the difference to the strat sound. Delivered in 2 days good quality steel easy to fit and keen price. All good. Very pleased.