VegaTrem VT1 UltraTrem Std.St.Steel Glo

This is the best replacement trem you can get for a PRS SE tremolo equipped guitar.

The installation was quitte easy todo. And the adjustments for string action and intonation are simple to make.

The construction is very solid and the stainless steel material of the UltraTrem will definitely be better lasting then the material of the Special model.

I also bought a PRS SE Locking Tuner set to complet the setup.

Bending up and down goes like a breeze and the tuning stays stable.

Tips: I have lubricated the bushes, especially the white nylonbush, of the trem-arm with a teflon lubrication. If you don’t do that, the lockingnut of the trem-arm will come loose after a while by the movements of the trem-arm.
Also lubricating the nut and the pivot edges of the tremolo will improve the operation.

I bought this device (VegaTrem VT1 Std. St. Steel) after viewing many videos of similar devices and by comparison it seemed the easiest to install with an enormous availability to maneuver the bending of the guitar strings.
Everything was exactly as described. It is a stable, solid mechanism that has no major problems in keeping the strings in tone. No modifications required. As a sustain, it looks a little shorter than the original Fender I had. It compensates by keeping the tuning and maximising free movement. It comes with four types of springs. The lowest tension springs are for the 0.8. I replaced the old one in about 15 minutes. I also use Fender Locking Tunners and a Tusk nut.
As for the Cons:
What I didn't find anywhere is the size of the device. I found that it is too deep (7mm) for the body of my guitar (Fender Squier) which is only 39.7 mm. The device protrudes from the body of the guitar by approximately 7 mm. So I'm a little disappointed with that.
I don't know if it's common, but the 6 blocks that guide and adjust the pitch are not the same. I received a set that contains three normal and three that have a bevel through which you can see, at the base, the height adjustment screws (at the saddle side). They seem to belong to another device model. Either one or the other.
I gave the maximum stars because the device makes all the money! For me, what he can do is more important than what he looks like.

I managed to put it on my Azes Ibanez ( with a little help from my friends ), but it wasn't straightforward, I had to chisel a bit of wood from the cavity and put a small rosewood plate under the knife so it levels up, the measures of AZ are close but not exact but it became great, I have a Strat too and my thought was if I won't make it I'll put it on Fender then but it worked and I'm happy with the outcome it's like from the factory and trem itself feels amazing, highly recommend!

The system was easier to install than I had expected, and was easy to set up properly with intonation and action.
Combined with some good locking tuners, my 2003 Fender Mexico stays in tune even after I've really abused the vibrato bar through several songs. After breaking a string all I had to do was replace the broken one and tune the new string, and it was perfectly in tune again.
Very responsive, so if you want a subtle vibrato this may not be for you. You can still do it, but need to be wary of the responsiveness.
You can tilt forwards and backwards without modifying an original vibrato system slot, and you can really go far with the bar.
Extremely good for divebombs and over the top vibrato tricks.