So some changes.
I got a Guyker not a Les Trem (honest) and roller bridge in the mail today
Both fitted right into the ferrules already in place-no mods.
Because the trem is for guitars the bass strings were too thick so I did some surgery with a hi-tech hand drill and now they fit.
I took off the flats and put on the light weight rounds it came with as a test but also because I am swapping to some Stringjoy .95 rounds (when they arrive).
How does it play?
Well I spent the last couple of hours on guitar pro playing spaghetti western and 60’s surf music guitar parts with reverb and I like it.
I don’t really know how to use the wiggle stick so I am pretty light on it but did do some dives.
It seems to hold tuning reasonably well, I do lift it from time to time as I read that this helps return it to mostly in tune.
With the rounds it is bright again and I think I will keep it in rounds as everything else I have has flats or tapes.
It is now a bit of a weapon, I just need to get the skills to tame it