Re: quick question about VI trem arms

ahpook · Post by **ahpook** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:44 pm

looks like mine's gone awol...would a jaguar/jazzmaster trem arm fit and be the same length ?

Post by **i love sharin foo** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 1:56 pm

Yep

Justin

ahpook · Post by **ahpook** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 2:21 pm

thanks !!

Daysleeper · Post by **Daysleeper** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 5:24 pm

Are you sure? My Jazzmaster Tremolo arm would not fit in my Bass VI, it was very loose. However I have a 90's reissue VI. Wonder if it makes a difference?

scottme · Post by **scottme** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 5:27 pm

My reissue arm is a little bit looser, but it still does the job OK, and it's probably way cheaper.

Post by **i love sharin foo** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 5:29 pm

Daysleeper wrote: Are you sure? My Jazzmaster Tremolo arm would not fit in my Bass VI, it was very loose. However I have a 90's reissue VI. Wonder if it makes a difference?

Was the arm from an American reissue?

Justin

Daysleeper · Post by **Daysleeper** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:15 pm

Yeah I got an AVRI Jazzmaster. I used it's trem arm.

Post by **Orang Goreng** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:29 am

Daysleeper wrote: Yeah I got an AVRI Jazzmaster. I used it's trem arm.

That explains it. The Japanese arms (which should go in your VI) have a wider diameter than the vintage or AVRI ones.

ahpook · Post by **ahpook** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:42 am

ok - my vi is a 90's reissue...so i'd have to put up with the looseness.

or i can pull my house apart for the next week looking for the original one...

Post by **i love sharin foo** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:29 am

ahpook wrote: ok - my vi is a 90's reissue...so i'd have to put up with the looseness.

or i can pull my house apart for the next week looking for the original one...

Neither... you can buy a new Japanese replacement arm from several different sources

. You can try Guitarpartsresource.com or eBay, though there are lots of places that sell them.

Justin

bassVIst · Post by **bassVIst** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:30 am

i put an AVRI trem collet on my MIJ RI VI trem

and used an AVRI arm

MUCH better

well... anything would be better, as i view a MIJ trem absolutely unusable...

but it's definitely more expensive to replace the collet

ahpook · Post by **ahpook** » Sat May 05, 2007 1:24 pm

i found it !!!

w00t

~*blissedandgone*~ · Post by **~*blissedandgone*~** » Sat May 05, 2007 1:31 pm

ahpook wrote: i found it !!!

w00t

good! If you ever lose it again, you can order Japanese trem arms from Guitar Center direct from Fender. Prepare for a LONG wait, but you'll get it eventually.