My OCD is killing me - Avri tremolo arm

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My OCD is killing me - Avri tremolo arm

Post by unreal77 » Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:20 pm

I ordered a Fender Tremolo arm and it’s short. Argh!

It kills me. Then I read that th Staytrem arm and collet was short too, right?

Is there a wizard around that makes these at home? 😄


End of rant. Sorry.

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Re: My OCD is killing me - Avri tremolo arm

Post by aliendawg » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:00 pm

I feel you! Short as in height or length?
"With the resurgence of offsets it seems like we're also seeing a resurgence of people who don't know what to do with them" - 601210

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Re: My OCD is killing me - Avri tremolo arm

Post by unreal77 » Thu Jun 21, 2018 7:00 pm

The length. The tip should be closer to the neck pickup. It just feels weird, not like the trem in my jaguar. Ugh.

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Re: My OCD is killing me - Avri tremolo arm

Post by loveinathens » Thu Jun 21, 2018 10:21 pm

Pics for comparison?

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Re: My OCD is killing me - Avri tremolo arm

Post by MattK » Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:17 am

Well the neck pickup is closer to the tailpiece on a Jag. The arms are the same length, it's the guitar which is bigger.

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Re: My OCD is killing me - Avri tremolo arm

Post by unreal77 » Fri Jun 22, 2018 8:23 am

True that. But, I’ve read that Fender anyways makes them shorter now? Still the bar on my Jaguar is longer than the “official” replacement. I’ll get a picture later for reference.

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Re: My OCD is killing me - Avri tremolo arm

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Re: My OCD is killing me - Avri tremolo arm

Post by StevenO » Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:04 am

Is that a real fender trem arm? It doesn't have the little beveling on the end, from the looks of it, where it snaps in the collet.

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Re: My OCD is killing me - Avri tremolo arm

Post by unreal77 » Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:08 am

The one on the left was bought from a Fender dealer. The one on the right came with an avri trem I bought from a fellow osger and works like a charm, so I dont know what to tell you.

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Re: My OCD is killing me - Avri tremolo arm

Post by aliendawg » Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:23 am

Looks like an unthreaded strat arm
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Re: My OCD is killing me - Avri tremolo arm

Post by StevenO » Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:25 am

Does it snap into the collet? I don't know how it would work if it doesn't have that bevel.

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Re: My OCD is killing me - Avri tremolo arm

Post by StevenO » Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:26 am

Luiz Spindola wrote:
Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:23 am
Looks like an unthreaded strat arm
It does, but... Do those exist?

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Re: My OCD is killing me - Avri tremolo arm

Post by unreal77 » Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:28 am

I have a headache😂

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Re: My OCD is killing me - Avri tremolo arm

Post by loveinathens » Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:51 am

StevenO wrote:
Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:26 am
Luiz Spindola wrote:
Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:23 am
Looks like an unthreaded strat arm
It does, but... Do those exist?
On the old American Deluxe Strat, but even then, that arm had the bevel. It might be an import/MIM arm.

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Re: My OCD is killing me - Avri tremolo arm

Post by unreal77 » Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:05 pm

I just want a longer trem bar. It does make a difference to me, aesthetically and functionally.

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