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Best tremolo arm substitute for Bronco?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:00 pm
by speedfish
Hello,
what's the best tremolo arm substitute for the Fender Bronco?
Thanks,
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:55 pm
by SKC Willie
never owned a bronco, so I don't actually know, but I don't think there is one?
people alway seemed to be pretty excited when they get one w/ the original trem arm.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:08 pm
by speedfish
SKC Willie wrote:never owned a bronco, so I don't actually know, but I don't think there is one?
people alway seemed to be pretty excited when they get one w/ the original trem arm.
I would think that a nonthreaded Jaguar/Jazzmaster or Mustang tremolo arm would work. The Bronco arm is nonthreaded and held in place by a set screw, this probably contributed to the loss of so many Bronco tremolo arms. I understand that the Mustang arm is also held in place by a set screw. Does the Mustang arm have a route or indention in the arm that the set screw threads slip into?
Thanks,
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:20 pm
by robroe
nope and no
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:52 pm
by speedfish
Could someone be kind enough to post a pic of your Bronco's arm as well as measurements of it's length and diameter?
Thanks,
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:19 pm
by Addam
I've compared the Bronco and Japanese Mustang arms before, they're pretty similar, but the Japanese arm is a tiny bit larger in diameter.
I would be tempted to use a Japanese Mustang arm and drill out the trem to suit.
IIRC the measurements are 1/4" and 6mm (I'll check and edit when I find my vernier)
The white tipped arm is the one attatched to the Bronco, the black tipped one is a Japanese Mustang arm.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:28 pm
by Fran
AddamInsane wrote:I would be tempted to use a Japanese Mustang arm and drill out the trem to suit.
Or file down the arm? I did this on a Strat arm for my Jag-Stang.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:30 pm
by honeyiscool
I thought vintage USA arms are smaller diameter. Will an AVRI Jag arm work? A vintage USA Mustang arm?
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 12:49 am
by speedfish
AddamInsane wrote:I've compared the Bronco and Japanese Mustang arms before, they're pretty similar, but the Japanese arm is a tiny bit larger in diameter.
I would be tempted to use a Japanese Mustang arm and drill out the trem to suit.
IIRC the measurements are 1/4" and 6mm (I'll check and edit when I find my vernier)
The white tipped arm is the one attatched to the Bronco, the black tipped one is a Japanese Mustang arm.
Thanks! Greatly appreciated.
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:30 am
by Johnny Noir
i bought a bronco (without the trem arm) a couple of years ago. Then I went to a second hand guitar shop, the guy have a case of parts "you don't where it comes from". I tried all the arms, i was lucky and i found the perfect size.
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:58 am
by ploppy
honeyiscool wrote:I thought vintage USA arms are smaller diameter. Will an AVRI Jag arm work? A vintage USA Mustang arm?
Pretty sure i've been told the vintage usa type will fit my bronco too - might be wrong but 5mm dia rings a bell.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:46 pm
by speedfish
I ending up purchasing a vintage reissue USA Mustang tremolo off of ebay. Fits perfectly in both my 1967 and 1978 Broncos.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:56 am
by DGNR8
There must be boxes of Bronco arms all over the place. Strat? No. Strat? No. Strat? No. Put it in the box.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:16 am
by SKC Willie
speedfish wrote:I ending up purchasing a vintage reissue USA Mustang tremolo off of ebay.
I simply don't believe that story. There was never a vintage RI mustang.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:28 am
by paul_
I think he means a repro arm for a vintage American mustang.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:36 am
by speedfish
SKC Willie wrote:speedfish wrote:I ending up purchasing a vintage reissue USA Mustang tremolo off of ebay.
I simply don't believe that story. There was never a vintage RI mustang.
Wow! You are one tough critic.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TREMOLO-VIBRATO ... 337230c9de
What Paul said it's just "a repro arm for a vintage American Mustang" vs the Japanese original or repro that is larger in diameter and will not fit. There are vintage offerings on ebay, but $129.00 for a 1966 Mustang tremolo arm is too rich for my blood.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:14 pm
by SKC Willie
I wasn't being super serious. I was just confused if it was one of those, or AVRI Jag trem arm.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:57 pm
by speedfish
SKC Willie wrote:I wasn't being super serious. I was just confused if it was one of those, or AVRI Jag trem arm.
Me neither, and certainly nothing wrong with a healthy amount of skepticism. Definitely too much fiction and mythology floating around the internet being passed off as fact and gospel.
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:40 pm
by speedfish
Hello,
want to pass this tip along. If you lose the set screw that holds the Bronco's tremolo arm on you can use the tremolo set screw for a vintage mustang instead. The only difference is that you will have to use a hex wrench instead of a flat-head screwdriver. There is a seller on ebay who sells these in black or chrome. His packaging is shoddy, but the product is good. here's a link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tremolo-Arm-Scr ... 415b1387fd
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:35 am
by Lucamo
speedfish wrote:SKC Willie wrote:speedfish wrote:I ending up purchasing a vintage reissue USA Mustang tremolo off of ebay.
I simply don't believe that story. There was never a vintage RI mustang.
Wow! You are one tough critic.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TREMOLO-VIBRATO ... 337230c9de
What Paul said it's just "a repro arm for a vintage American Mustang" vs the Japanese original or repro that is larger in diameter and will not fit. There are vintage offerings on ebay, but $129.00 for a 1966 Mustang tremolo arm is too rich for my blood.
So if I buy one of these, it should just fit right in?