String ball end pulling through anchor on JM Jag trem
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:10 pm
Hi all
I changed the strings on my Johnny Marr Jag today. I took off Ernie Balls and put on D’Addarios, as that is what I had.
When I cut the old ones in two to take them off, I found the low E ball end was stuck in the anchor hole on the trem, like it had gone in too deeply. It took some careful work with needle nose pliers to get it loose. Then when I strung up with the D’Addarios and stretched the strings, the A string ball end actually came through the anchor hole and the string came off. I put it back and it’s stayed there, so I think the anchor holes must be slightly oval, and the ball end will just go through in one orientation.
Anyone else had this? It’s the stock US tremolo.
One obvious solution would be strings with slightly larger ends - are there such things? I know there are Fender bullets, but they don’t seem to be well liked, and I wonder if they’d foul at the rear of the anchor when the trem is used.
Any suggestions would be welcome! Thanks
I changed the strings on my Johnny Marr Jag today. I took off Ernie Balls and put on D’Addarios, as that is what I had.
When I cut the old ones in two to take them off, I found the low E ball end was stuck in the anchor hole on the trem, like it had gone in too deeply. It took some careful work with needle nose pliers to get it loose. Then when I strung up with the D’Addarios and stretched the strings, the A string ball end actually came through the anchor hole and the string came off. I put it back and it’s stayed there, so I think the anchor holes must be slightly oval, and the ball end will just go through in one orientation.
Anyone else had this? It’s the stock US tremolo.
One obvious solution would be strings with slightly larger ends - are there such things? I know there are Fender bullets, but they don’t seem to be well liked, and I wonder if they’d foul at the rear of the anchor when the trem is used.
Any suggestions would be welcome! Thanks