Skyway Trem Opinions

[5a_quilt_top]

Been thinking about having a Spectrum guitar made with one of these.
 
Does anyone out there have experience with one, preferably on an Alembic or other neck-through guitar?
 
If so, I'd welcome your opinion re: ease of use, impact on tone, etc.

[jzstephan]

I ordered my Alembic with a Skyway. It's my favorite trem. I've had everything. I'm not sure about its tonal impact as I have never had anything else on this guitar. It has the sound of the springs, just like a fender trem, only you don't have to route out a giant hole in the back of your guitar.

[5a_quilt_top]

Thanks for the response.
 
It appears to be the way to go for an Alembic / neck-through design.
 
I really didn't want to do any routing to accommodate a traditional trem and I wasn't keen on the Kahler option either.
 
This appears to retain the benefits of the traditional Fender style with the advantages of a top-mount design in a compact package.

[JuancarlinBass]

Are those top-load Kahler tremolo bridges still being made? Still by APM? I have one on a modified Jackson Fusion EX guitar from the 90s, and I clearly remember the time when Kahler trems appeared on virtually every guitar mag I read in the 80s (and there were lots... sigh!), an all of a sudden I have not seen one in years, except for the one in my guitar. What ever happened to all the fun in the world? (No, wait, that?s a quote for something else... )

[5a_quilt_top]

Kahler is still alive & well.
 
They have a great website and an impressive array of products.
 
I was just looking for something a little more compact / streamlined that would transfer the string vibration to the guitar. According to a quote on the Skyway website, the Skyway trem does not interfere with the inherent tone of the instrument:
 
This bridge absolutely conducts the vibration from the strings into the wood of the guitar...the Skyway doesn't dominate the guitar's tone.