Jazz/jaguar tremolo arm

tuffteef · Post by **tuffteef** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:08 am

so i just picked up a jazzmaster tremolo on the cheap that didnt come with the arm
its an aftermarket bridge but didnt come with the tremolo arm
as far as i know is that cij and mia trem arms are completely different in size and some are threaded and some arnt
does anyone know of a way that i can measure something on the trem i have to try figure out which arm to buy or is there some fail safe arm i can buy and if it doesnt work i can mod to make it work or am i completly wrong?

any ideas

smile_man · Post by **smile_man** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:06 am

Well, I'm sure whichever arm you buy will be fine. I'm pretty sure the arm from my friends MIM Jazzmaster fit in my CIJ Jag. If you bought it for shoegaze stuff then the longer the better.

Blurillaz · Post by **Blurillaz** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:17 pm

I personally like buying vibratos that aren't for the guitar you're putting it on. :wow what a fantastic idea you have there:

veteransdaypoppy · Post by **veteransdaypoppy** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:03 pm

.......

Would a jazzmaster tremolo arm fit in a stratocaster bridge?

Blurillaz · Post by **Blurillaz** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:06 pm

veteransdaypoppy wrote:.......
Would a jazzmaster tremolo arm fit in a stratocaster bridge?

Haven't tried that combo yet :idk:

Of course, if it doesn't fit go Kevin Shields style and tape it on.

tuffteef · Post by **tuffteef** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:00 pm

its the actual size of the arm to fit into the hole some arms are thicker then others i think
and its going on my esquier tele some pop in and some screw in

my bloody television · Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:11 pm

I've never seen a Jag/JM arm that screwed in. They've all been pop-in in my experience (I have an AVRI JM and my bandmate's got a MIJ Jag). The only difference I've noticed in the arms is that the MIJ arm is the same diameter all the way down, whereas the AVRI arm has a (very) slightly smaller diameter at the very end. I don't really know why...I think both arms could fit either guitar IIRC.

VDP, as far as putting a Jag/JM arm in your strat, I'm not so sure that would work since most strat arms are threaded therefore most strat trem holes are threaded...if you have a pop-in arm for your strat though, that may be worth a shot. :idk:

veteransdaypoppy · Post by **veteransdaypoppy** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:44 pm

nope.. hmm... gonna have to make one, then. :evil:

htsamurai · Post by **htsamurai** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:30 pm

how about a mustang bridge on a strat? how much work you think would have to be done
.... :love:

tuffteef · Post by **tuffteef** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:35 pm

htsamurai wrote:how about a mustang bridge on a strat? how much work you think would have to be done
....

anythings possible

do it to it lol

veteransdaypoppy · Post by **veteransdaypoppy** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:08 pm

I've wanted to get a cheapo guitar for a while and just put in new pickups and a new bridge. Give it a complete tune-up, you know. Unfortunately, however, a decent bridge is mad expensive and I'd probably go for a bigsby and some lace sensors. So there's a couple hundred. Bummer. I just have no money :cry:

So ambitious but I don't have the meanssss :cry:

smile_man · Post by **smile_man** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:23 pm

I really want a telecaster with a Jaguar trem. :love:

But mine would look a lot cooler than that.

PS- Has anyone noticed that Bigsby Telecasters have Jag/Jazzy style threaded bridges? :?:

tuffteef · Post by **tuffteef** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:28 am

so after a long fight with the drill and hammer (4 hours) i managed to get the trem on my tele
not without problems though, strung it up with some new strings the clearence isnt too great though hmmmmm
and i just pressed the trem and it dropped the tuning now it seems stuck not sure if its gonna work gotta wait till i get an arm but it doesnt look to crash hot lol

ill post some pics soon

thar she blows
and it blows alrite lol

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smile_man · Post by **smile_man** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:29 pm

You are my hero. :love:

€

tuffteef wrote:i just pressed the trem and it dropped the tuning now it seems stuck.

Are you familiar with the Jag trem? (NOT trying to sound like a dick) It doesn't spring back into place, you need to use an arm to move it back up.

Good luck with it though! :thumb:

tuffteef · Post by **tuffteef** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:46 am

haha thank u so much i was just actually coming here to ask that very question cause ive been playing with the trem and ive never used a jazzy or jag trem before and im like why the hell when i bend it doesnt return to pitch by itself like ive actually gotta pull it back up to put it back in pitch i was going crazy! lol
had to do some more mods to make it work but it sounds good now i think haha.

i was thinkin maybe like a stiffer spring would help push it back in tune by itself? possible? anybody got any tales to tell about it?

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