Some players think a tremolo system is the most useless thing one could install on a bass guitar.
Not true.
A tremolo (which is actually vibrato) system when put in the right hands can be used to create interesting sounds that are actually usable. And by usable I mean “something that could be used in a song and isn’t just there-for-the-sake-of-being-there.”
Here’s an example of a Kahler tremolo in action:
A tremolo system is obviously not something to be used all the time, but it is nice to have to get certain sounds you otherwise couldn’t get without one.
And you can do this,…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr3cqWyv8nQ