Sanding contacts on jaguar/jazzmaster tremolo
- RoséBear
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Sanding contacts on jaguar/jazzmaster tremolo
Would this screw up the action/tuning/anything with the trem if I were to round off these square parts slightly? I figured it would give the trem a smoother feel. Thoughts?
- Danley
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Re: Sanding contacts on jaguar/jazzmaster tremolo
There’s a thread with info on how specifically to sand/file these - will need to find that, but ‘rounding’ will NOT work. You have to be acute on one side or the other. I forgot which. Warning: though this is basically the only way to fix some of the recent crap MIJ and Squier units short of pivot replacement, it is also REALLY easy to screw it up worse.
If your trem is solid tuningwise but you just want a diff. feel don’t do it. This is really only to be done on a trem that doesn’t stay in tune.
If your trem is solid tuningwise but you just want a diff. feel don’t do it. This is really only to be done on a trem that doesn’t stay in tune.
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Re: Sanding contacts on jaguar/jazzmaster tremolo
Interesting! Thanks for the info. Any clue as to where to buy more of those plates? I wanted to experiment someDanley wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 3:18 pmThere’s a thread with info on how specifically to sand/file these - will need to find that, but ‘rounding’ will NOT work. You have to be acute on one side or the other. I forgot which. Warning: though this is basically the only way to fix some of the recent crap MIJ and Squier units short of pivot replacement, it is also REALLY easy to screw it up worse.
If your trem is solid tuningwise but you just want a diff. feel don’t do it. This is really only to be done on a trem that doesn’t stay in tune.
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Re: Sanding contacts on jaguar/jazzmaster tremolo
When I ruined one filing it various ways, I posted and asked please very nicely on this forum to get a replacement Curious if anyone knows a place to buy separately but I do not (and they aren't all interchangeable between MIJ/Squier/AVRI etc.) I urge you to experiment, but they seem very particular about the pivots being sharp and true, otherwise the whole assembly goes out of whack (I've filed three or four)RoséBear wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 3:37 pmInteresting! Thanks for the info. Any clue as to where to buy more of those plates? I wanted to experiment someDanley wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 3:18 pmThere’s a thread with info on how specifically to sand/file these - will need to find that, but ‘rounding’ will NOT work. You have to be acute on one side or the other. I forgot which. Warning: though this is basically the only way to fix some of the recent crap MIJ and Squier units short of pivot replacement, it is also REALLY easy to screw it up worse.
If your trem is solid tuningwise but you just want a diff. feel don’t do it. This is really only to be done on a trem that doesn’t stay in tune.
King Buzzo: I love when people come up to me and say “Your guitar sound was better on Stoner Witch, when you used a Les Paul. “...I used a Fender Mustang reissue on that, dumbass!
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Re: Sanding contacts on jaguar/jazzmaster tremolo
So I may or may not have tried filing it as I posted these. I’ll post a picture and you can tell me if you think I screwed it up. They’re not round per say, but they’re not as sharp. Am I already screwed haha?Danley wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 3:44 pmWhen I ruined one filing it various ways, I posted and asked please very nicely on this forum to get a replacement Curious if anyone knows a place to buy separately but I do not (and they aren't all interchangeable between MIJ/Squier/AVRI etc.) I urge you to experiment, but they seem very particular about the pivots being sharp and true, otherwise the whole assembly goes out of whack (I've filed three or four)RoséBear wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 3:37 pmInteresting! Thanks for the info. Any clue as to where to buy more of those plates? I wanted to experiment someDanley wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 3:18 pmThere’s a thread with info on how specifically to sand/file these - will need to find that, but ‘rounding’ will NOT work. You have to be acute on one side or the other. I forgot which. Warning: though this is basically the only way to fix some of the recent crap MIJ and Squier units short of pivot replacement, it is also REALLY easy to screw it up worse.
If your trem is solid tuningwise but you just want a diff. feel don’t do it. This is really only to be done on a trem that doesn’t stay in tune.
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Re: Sanding contacts on jaguar/jazzmaster tremolo
Honestly it's so sensitive I could never tell by looking - I just had to install and check which I suggest you do. Very minute differences changed the operation of the vibrato.
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Re: Sanding contacts on jaguar/jazzmaster tremolo
Thanks Danley! So how’s the best way to tell? Just put the assembly back together and goof with it? Can you usually tell without having the strings on if it’s not gonna work,
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Re: Sanding contacts on jaguar/jazzmaster tremolo
What the pivot is supposed to look like ...
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/vie ... 8#p1507248
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/vie ... 8#p1507248
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Re: Sanding contacts on jaguar/jazzmaster tremolo
You'll only know by stringing it back up to pitch and trying to use it, but I'd bet 'softening' the edges will likely lead to less precise operation and stability.
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Re: Sanding contacts on jaguar/jazzmaster tremolo
So I strung it up and started goofing around with it. Not having any problems at the current. Would it not stay in tune as well? It feels fine to me.
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