page_title: Stetsbar
section_title: Available models
hierarchical_section_title: Stetsbar / Available models
caption_attribution_description: English: Stetsbar tremolo/vibrato system mounted on a Fender Stratocaster guitar
context_page_description: The Stetsbar Tremolo system is a vibrato bridge system for the electric guitar. Eric Stets developed the device in the late ‘80s, and patented it in 1995. He originally designed the device to provide a stable vibrato system that could retrofit to “stop-tail” guitars such as the Gibson Les Paul with no permanent modifications to the instrument.
  The manufacturer now provides mounts to accommodate a variety of guitars.
context_section_description: The Stetsbar comes in a number of variants, which differ only in base plate design. The manufacturer offers various finishes for the base plates and other parts to facilitate matching a guitar's existing hardware.
  Available models are:
  Stop Tail – for guitars with a fixed tailpiece/bridge assembly, such as Gibson Guitar's Les Paul, Gibson SG, and Gibson ES-335 models. Installation uses the existing threaded stop tail bushings. The latest Pro II base plate replaces the rounded base plate with a rectangular design.
  T-Style – replaces a Fender Telecaster or similar guitar’s bridge assembly. This base plate accommodates remounting the guitars diagonal bridge pickups, and offers both three and four screw hole fitting points common on various Telecaster style guitars.
  S-Style – replaces a Fender Stratocaster or similar guitar’s tremolo. The Stetsbar's base plate clamps into the existing tremolo cavity.
  Hard Tail – mounts on guitars with a 5-hole hard tail mount point, such as certain Fender Stratocasters and Squier Telecasters.
  OEM – mounts on guitars that incorporate the vibrato during initial construction. Its minimal base plate is almost completely hidden under the main bridge plate, and it can be counter-sunk into the top of the guitar.
  Variations of these models contain various makes of piezo pickup saddle or graphite bridges.
  Accessory items now include a Stetsbar 'Vintage' Arm and a Stetsbar Fine-Tuner device suitable for use with Stetsbars and other guitars with similar stop-tail configurations.
caption: Stetsbar tremolo/vibrato system mounted on a Fender Stratocaster guitar
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