The broader objective is to bring the tremolo to global mass market, through IP acquisition-licensing, or manufacturing partnerships. OEM or investor inquiries welcome.
Two versions of the Relative Harmonic Dynamic Pitch Control (Tremolo) System have been produced, and are currently available exclusively on Rick Toone™ guitars.
Pisces™ version of the tremolo is intended for purpose-built guitars. Multi-scale capable.
Fender Strat™ compatible version of the tremolo is a direct OEM drop-in replacement designed to fit the iconic guitar Leo Fender designed 70 years ago. Installation is simple.
Players love the performance:
• Perfect return to pitch • Double-stop bends that stay in tune • Drop tuning in real-time • Wide range of pitch bends • Adjustable range of pitch bends • Pitch bend up a minor 3rd • Dive bomb down to slack strings • Harmonic intervals are maintained • Bend chords in tune • Flutter the whammy • String action remains consistent • Palm-mutes do not affect string pitch
Players also love the ease of use:
• No locking nut • No tools needed for string changes • Use standard guitar strings • No double ball-ends • Simple familiar adjustments
VIDEO: Rick Toone™ tremolo in a John Mayer PRS Silver Sky SE. Testing through Fractal Audio FM9. Only mod was to install the trem. Guitar purchased from Sweetwater (h/t Ed Needler).
“One minute video, testing in the shop. Useful overview of how the trem sounds including some of the techniques you can do with it.” (Rick Toone)
VIDEO: Dr. Andre Fludd explains some of the features of the patented and patents-pending Rick Toone™ tremolo installed in a stock factory American Pro II Fender Stratocaster™ guitar purchased from Sweetwater.
“Amazing tuning stability, silky smooth operation, drop tuning, double-stop bends that are in tune, easy operation…the combination of these features alone make this the best vibrato that I’ve ever tried, and there’s certainly nothing quite like it that exists today.” (Dr. Andre Fludd)
VIDEO: Joe Cirotti works out the Rick Toone ’67 trem on Jimi’s Machine Gun. Caleb Estey on drums. Wayne Lyle, bass. February 7, 2025 @ Bernie’s Hillside Lounge, Chester, NJ. (video courtesy of John Barless Pellichero)
“Dude I used the ’67 guitar for a Hendrix show. Fucking thing absolutely decimated. 14 and a half minutes that song was. Wailing on the trem. By the end it was still in tune. Crazy!” (Joe Cirotti)
VIDEO: Joe Cirotti blues riffs the reworked nitro sunburst Fender Strat™ equipped with patented Rick Toone™ tremolo system. Sounds so sweet in his hands. Deluxe w/SM57.
“I’m in love with it. The tremolo system is incredible. Can’t knock it out of tune. Been playing this thing all night. It’s really something special. Holy shit this guitar is fun.” (Joe Cirotti)
VIDEO: Henry Kaiser deep dives the tremolo on his Rick Toone ’67™ guitar. Compressor pedal into the board. DiMarzio pickups designed by Steve Blucher. Tremolo design by Rick Toone. Patented and multiple patents pending. Video by Henry Kaiser.
“Rick Toone’s unique ‘67 tremolo can dive bomb like a Floyd Rose, stay in-tune better than anything else, and keep chords in-tune throughout the wide up and down range. For me, it’s the new standard for radically expressive trem playing.” (Henry Kaiser)
VIDEO: Chris Buono feeds a Roland Jazz Chorus (22w) to Silver Tiger 6-string.
“This is the sound…and the trem…this is IT. HOLY SHIT. There’s an effortlessness to playing it and I find myself already going down new avenues.” (Chris Buono)
VIDEO: Chris Buono swims boldly through tremolo waters with Lawrence Haber on upright and Dave Moore thumping skins. ’67 guitar nicknamed “Pole Position” into dual Fender Deluxe amps. I really enjoyed recording these guys. Magic afternoon in the studio.
