The Wilkinson R series is our most comprehensive range of Vibrato bridges. The R series offers many of the upgrades that Trev Wilkinson has conceived to give you the best possible performance in a modern vibrato unit, while still retaining the essence of the original vibrato bridge created in the 1950’s.
The VS50IIK-R series vibrato pays homage to the original VS100 vibrato that was introduced into the market over thirty years ago. This design has stood the test of time and been the foundation of the Wilkinson ethos for innovation, quality and affordability. The unique design of the VS50’s stainless steel saddles gives an incredibly comfortable underhand feel, offering easy palm muting and an ultra low profile unit that does not impede the players hand movement, the VS50IIK-R also offers superb intonation variance that is locked solidly by the central screw and a billet steel block for tone and sustain excellence (VS50IIK-R does not feature stagger and deep drill option).
The Total control vibrato arm system is full of Wilkinson developed innovations that offer the player the ability to set the arm tension and arm height perfectly to their preferred feel. The internally threaded stainless-steel arm is anchored at the bottom of the vibrato arm assembly by a matching thread screw/bolt and held perfectly in the delrin sleeve that is inserted into the assembly and which can be tensioned from a screw in the top collar of the assembly, the stability of this system gives the player instantaneous control with no arm lag.
The knife edge of the traditional vibrato developed by Leo Fender in the early 1950’s is the anchor point of the system. At this point many of the tuning issues associated with the vibrato develop, binding of components, misaligned screws and soft materials are all factors that cause problems and also factors that have caused Trev Wilkinson to continue developing solutions for these issues.
On R Series you will find three types of knife edge including our unique 5 + 1 system that was introduced on the VSV vibrato, our Wilkinson wave 2 point system, and our original 2 point VS system that was on the legendary VS100 vibrato and is exclusive to the VS50IIK-R in the r series range.
As on our original ground-breaking VS100 vibrato the VS50IIK-R Series Bridge features a two pivot knife edge system. One pivot accurately sets the position of the vibrato and prevents side to side movement with its half-moon design. The second pivot is a straight edge which offers virtually friction free operation and the flexibility to handle any discrepancies from inaccurately spaced pivot posts. Both knife edges are hardened to our specific tolerances to offer exceptionally long life, and
smooth and reliable playing performance.
$124.99 – $144.99
