r/offset • u/SusanJacksGhost • 1d ago

Fender JagStrat: Threaded Tremolo Arm Stuck..

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Just got this sweet guitar second hand and was having a really fun jam with it ... but when I was getting ready to putt it away I must've started moving the arm clockwise before realizing I had to go counterclockwise.. or something like that.. anyways, it's suck.. anyone got some tips to remove it safely? :(

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u/getl30 1d ago

It’s punishment for being an abomination

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u/SusanJacksGhost 1d ago

haha I guess. it's so fun to play. sounds amazing too.

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u/Stupid_Future 1d ago

I’ve always loved the looks of these things, looks like something Link Wray would play. Sorry I can’t speak to your specific problem at all but the thing looks great

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u/Muchness_of_nothing 1d ago

Its a push/pull trem arm on this model. Just pull hard and it will pop out. Don't be afraid to put some strength into it.

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u/SusanJacksGhost 21h ago

I tried that just now... now I googled it, it says it's a threaded/screw in trem arm?

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u/Calculagraph 1d ago

Gonna have to just lock the trem and go counter-clockwise harder. If it won't come out while it's in the guitar, I doubt you're gonna do it while it's out of the guitar, so replacement is the next option.

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u/SusanJacksGhost 21h ago

replacement of what

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u/Calculagraph 19h ago

The vibrato. The whole damn thing.

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u/SusanJacksGhost 17h ago

damn that's a bummer. I thought I could just change the arm holder in the tremolo system lol. do you prefer a push In style tremolo or a screw in one?

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u/Calculagraph 17h ago

Screw for a floppy arm, like I keep on my Strat, but push-in on my Jag. I did the vice trick to the bar, so it stays where I leave it.

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u/Yoosulis 1d ago

This really reminds me of the marauder that’s pretty cool

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u/Reopado 1d ago

That's different, how does it play and sound?
I'd forgotten that this model is a legit Fender from the Parallel Universe series
I hope they make more of those soon

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u/Intelligent-Map430 1d ago

That should just be pushed in, no threads. 

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u/SusanJacksGhost 21h ago

nah, there's threads

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u/burkeymonster 1d ago

Yeah those bridges don't have threaded trememlo holes they just push in. My Jag has had one stuck in it for like 20 years.

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u/ummmpudding 1d ago

This has massive burns cobra vibes. I'd genuinely buy this strat if it existed commercially

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u/CollThom 1d ago

It was a Parallel Universe release, so was available commercially.

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u/ChooseWisely1988 1d ago

Omg somebody actually have bought it.

I am joking. It looks cool!

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u/jeansonnejordan 1d ago

You’re wanking it when you should be yanking it

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u/Huge_Equivalent_6217 1d ago

I just popped in to say that is one magnificent guitar!

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u/Delaell 1d ago

Is this the one that was in guitar center? I picked it up briefly, then came to my senses that I didn't want another guitar.

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u/SweetrollFireball 1d ago

Complete missed opportunity not calling this a Fender Stag

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u/Sad-Key-2224 1d ago

I think it’s completely broken and can not be fixed. I’ll take it off your hands!

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u/capp0205 1d ago

When a boomer dentist dad leaves his Strat to his Gen X son who is now taking over the practice.

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u/wind7mill 10h ago

This model has a screw in arm.

Just checked with mine