I replaced the Tune-o-matic on my Thurston Moore Signature with those and it was easier than I thought..Mechanical Birds wrote:Staytrem sells conversion thimbles that drop right in, no drill required. Very surprised they didn't tell you this
Did you miss something?Mechanical Birds wrote:Staytrem sells conversion thimbles that drop right in, no drill required. Very surprised they didn't tell you this
R_Steezy wrote:I emailed them today and John said the following: "We did make a conversion to fit a Staytrem bridge to a Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster but I am sorry to say that this is now discontinued."
I think there is some minor confusion here that I might be able to clear up. Staytrem made a direct drop on for J Mascis and Classic Player Jazzmasters. It resembled a normal Staytrem bridge, but it had the posts removed and two large holes in their place. This was designed to directly sit on the existing Tune-O-Matic posts after the bridge was removed. These were discontinued sometime late 2015 or early 2016 I believe. Check out this image here to see one:andy_tchp wrote:Did you miss something?Mechanical Birds wrote:Staytrem sells conversion thimbles that drop right in, no drill required. Very surprised they didn't tell you thisR_Steezy wrote:I emailed them today and John said the following: "We did make a conversion to fit a Staytrem bridge to a Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster but I am sorry to say that this is now discontinued."
Thank you! That was incredibly helpful at piecing this all together. Unfortunately, it looks like I'm indeed out of luck on a new Staytrem. I could try drilling a mustang bridge but the radius won't match, right? (7.25 vs 9.5)mizbiz wrote:I think there is some minor confusion here that I might be able to clear up. Staytrem made a direct drop on for J Mascis and Classic Player Jazzmasters. It resembled a normal Staytrem bridge, but it had the posts removed and two large holes in their place. This was designed to directly sit on the existing Tune-O-Matic posts after the bridge was removed. These were discontinued sometime late 2015 or early 2016 I believe. Check out this image here to see one:andy_tchp wrote:Did you miss something?Mechanical Birds wrote:Staytrem sells conversion thimbles that drop right in, no drill required. Very surprised they didn't tell you thisR_Steezy wrote:I emailed them today and John said the following: "We did make a conversion to fit a Staytrem bridge to a Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster but I am sorry to say that this is now discontinued."
However, Staytrem also developed conversion thimbles. They would fit the much larger diameter bridge height adjustment thimble holes left in the body once the Tune-O-Matic thimbles were removed. These thimbles were designed to work with any Jazzmaster / Jaguar / Mustang bridge with two rocking posts. As far as I know, these were not officially discontinued and should still be available on the website. However, they are not:
http://staytrem.com/Conversion-thimble
One could easily interchange them since they were two separate remedies for the same issue, and I believe that Mechanical Birds might have in suggesting the conversion thimbles. I assume, since the response from Staytrem said "We did make a conversion to fit a Staytrem bridge to a Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster but I am sorry to say that this is now discontinued," that it is referencing the conversion thimbles. In any case, it seems that you may be out of luck. You might want to test out modifying a standard set of thimbles by wrapping them in layers aluminum tape until they fit the existing tune-o-matic holes, or you can try modifying a cheap mustang bridge and drill out the posts to fit the existing tune-o-matic posts (much like the above picture). Either way, I would recommend doing it with a cheap bridge first as a test. Something like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/322360525179?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
Good luck!
I'm hoping to do this sometime soon on my CP jag. I was lucky to grab a pair of the conversion thimbles before they were discontinued. Did you use the method where you dropped in a screw and the turned in the bridge post? My problem is that I don't have the original TOM bridge, so I'll need to find a screw with the right threading/radius.monsterdonkey wrote:I had my Tuneomatic thimbles pulled and replaced with vintage spec on my CP. It was fast and cheap and now I can swap bridges around all day long. I think the Staytrem bridge is worth the trouble.
I do see this also on the VM base plates: thicker. This is no longer.Mechanical Birds wrote:Staytrem sells conversion thimbles that drop right in, no drill required. Very surprised they didn't tell you this
something to do with the tremolo lock? sounds like the tremolo lock it engaged.thecolorwaves wrote:I recently picked up a Japanese trem which I installed on my JMJM (I wanted the locking feature). The problem I'm having is that it's 'bottoming out'. It stops hard when pressed in just a little. Anyone experienced similar?