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June 27, 2009

Killer Guitar Components Introduces New Line of Customized Brass Stratocaster Tremolo Blocks

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Source: Mark Gauthier, Publicist

Killer Guitar Components KGC-V Vintage Style Stratocaster Brass Tremolo Block

Killer Guitar Components KGC-V Vintage Style Stratocaster Brass Tremolo Block. Photo credit: courtesy of Killer Guitar Components.

Killer Guitar Components, a premium custom fabricator of brass tremolo blocks and instrument components, introduces a new line of Stratocaster tremolo blocks that offer many features and innovations not previously found in the marketplace. All products boast extreme quality and are custom fabricated and designed. Every component is numerically serialized, tested and inspected to be of the finest quality and craftsmanship.

Killer Guitar Components also incorporates a proprietary feature in its Stratocaster tremolo blocks it calls the Flop Stop. The Flop Stop solves the “floppy whammy bar” issue by keeping the tremolo bar in place and in any position a musician prefers with no threat of stripping or wearing out the threads.

“Our tremolo blocks offer a look, style and sound like no others. These are products you can’t just go buy at your local guitar shop,” said Sandy Peek, founder and chief fabricator of Killer Guitar Components. “Each component is individually crafted from an extremely ‘musical’ brass alloy that not only looks good, but offers exceptional sound to produce brighter highs and more resonant mids and lows.”

The new Stratocaster tremolo blocks include:

KGC-V, Vintage Style Stratocaster Brass Tremolo Block ($68.95)
Killer’s KGC-V Vintage Style Stratocaster tremolo blocks are designed for Stratocasters with2-7/32 inch E to E string spacing and six screw pivot bridges and will fit the following Vintage and Vintage Reissue models:
-- American Vintage Reissue
-- Highway One (up to and including 2005)
-- Custom Shop Relic
-- WD Exact Vintage
-- Stewart MacDonald Exact Vintage
-- Jimmie Vaughn
-- Eric Johnson
-- Made in Japan Reissue
-- Crafted in Japan Reissue
-- WD Economy Vintage
-- Made in Mexico Classic - 50's, 60's, 70's
-- Mexican Gold Plated Deluxe

KGC-AS, American Standard Style Stratocaster Brass Tremolo Block ($68.95)
Killer’s KGC-AS American Standard Style Block is designed for Stratocasters with 2-1/16 inch E to E string spacing and two point pivot bridges and will fit the following American Standard models:
-- American Standard Strat
-- American Series Stat
-- Strat Plus

KGC-M, Import Style Stratocaster Brass Tremolo Block( $68.95)
Killer’s Import Style Stratocaster Tremolo Block is designed for Stratocasters with 2-1/16 inch E to E string spacing and six screw pivot bridges and will fit the following import style models:
-- Highway 1 Strat (2006 and later)
-- Made in Mexico Classic Player
-- Made in Mexico Standard Series

Every Killer Stratocaster Block comes with three stainless steel flat-headed mounting screws. Products are available exclusively through the Killer Guitar Components website at www.killerguitarcomponents.com.





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