Jag trem arm?

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:12 am

alrighty guys,
i've had a mim jag w/ a screw in trem arm for a while and the trem arm is loose and dosent stay in place like other jag trem arms.
so... what do i do to make it stay in place like a normal jag trem?

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:14 am

screw it in farther....
what do you mean?
like you want it to pop in like a normal arm?
just buy an american arm and an american collet, i think it will match, if not, use a drill press.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:45 am

like, i screw it in until it stops. any thing before that it wobbles and what not.

a normal jag trem stays in places this dosent.

how about electrical tape?

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:30 am

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:33 am

some kind of tape to keep it in place?

eh i'll just look for a collet.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:34 am

Ha, sorry. That might have been confusing.

I meant 'gah' as an expression of exasperation. What are you going to do with electrical tape?

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:37 am

its a screw in trem,
screw it into place,
are you talking about other MIM jags, or other jags in general?

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:42 am

I think he's bemoaning the fact that it's a screw in trem rather than the usual slidey in and click type found on Japanese and American Jags.

I would have thought the threading on the bottom of the trem arm made it obvious how it works.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:44 am

BacchusPaul wrote:Ha, sorry. That might have been confusing.

I meant 'gah' as an expression of exasperation. What are you going to do with electrical tape?

i was thinking (maybe w/ a thinner tape) wrap it around the end of the arm to reduce wobble and keep it in place.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:48 am

Screw it in until it's tight, then take it back a rotation until it's where you want it to be, and leave it there. It should be fairly tight in this area.

It's the same logic as a strat trem isn't it? If you really wanted, you could take the end off of one of those pencils that has a rubber on the end, and put that in the collet. Screw down into the rubber a turn or two, and it should hold tight between the thread and the rubber. PRO TIP.

I've never tried this, although I reckon I will soon.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:50 am

BacchusPaul wrote:I think he's bemoaning the fact that it's a screw in trem rather than the usual slidey in and click type found on Japanese and American Jags.

I would have thought the threading on the bottom of the trem arm made it obvious how it works.

like, the threaded end dosent fit its too small and wobbles a lot. i had a strat with a screw in trem and it fit fine (stayed in place)
i can probably live with it, even though it bugs me and i want to fix it, i wanted to know if tape works though. i dont want to fuck up the guitar.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:53 am

Does it grip the thread? Have you tried the "keep turning it until it tightens" method? I reckon the pencil rubber thing will work.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:56 am

BacchusPaul wrote:Screw it in until it's tight, then take it back a rotation until it's where you want it to be, and leave it there. It should be fairly tight in this area.

It's the same logic as a strat trem isn't it? If you really wanted, you could take the end off of one of those pencils that has a rubber on the end, and put that in the collet. Screw down into the rubber a turn or two, and it should hold tight between the thread and the rubber. PRO TIP.

I've never tried this, although I reckon I will soon.

that last post i hadn't read this yet. an eraser you mean? will it come out though?

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:58 am

BacchusPaul wrote:Does it grip the thread? Have you tried the "keep turning it until it tightens" method? I reckon the pencil rubber thing will work.

yes paul, but its so shaky it grips but its loose even when it dosent tighten anymore.
i'll post a video of it tommorow because i cant explain it proper.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:37 pm

so i kept screwing until it stopped and kept screwing a little bit and started hearing kind of a crunchy sound from my guitar and i want to know am i fucking it up?

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:51 pm

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:55 pm

give up. you're not cut out for tremolo if you can't screw in the arm.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:01 pm

This may shock people:

I've been using the Tremolo on my Jaguar with the band.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:04 pm

wahey!

the jaguar's tremolo has powers.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:10 pm

Reece wrote:give up. you're not cut out for tremolo if you can't screw in the arm.

ROLF.
Teflon/PTFE tape on the threads will sturdy it a bit.

Cant fault you mike, its in the top 3 trem systems imo.