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2007-04-28, 13:51
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Tightening whammy bar swing on Ibanez trems?
I want to tighten the bar swing on my old Ibby UV7BK, it has an edge pro 7 trem I believe, with the push-in style bar like this: http://www.oliver-pfaender.de/downl...jem-tremolo.jpg
How do I do this?
I opened the spring compartment in the back and noticed that there is a ribbed shaft into which the whammy bar's tip is supposed to be slipped into. At the end of the shaft their is a screw. View it here:
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/...ifeedge4dr3.jpg
I originally thought tightening it would solve the problem but it didn't, because the actual shaft itself jolts around in a circular motion when I move the whammy bar a lot. What can I do to stop this shaft from moving and staying stationary so the whammy bar feels a lot more firm? I think there is a nut at the bottom of the shaft but I can't reach it unless I take off all the strings and take the bridge out, and I don't think it adjusts anything.
Also I'm getting some buzzing from underneath my tone and volume knobs, should I take out the pickguard and stick some napkins in there to stop em from vibrating when I play or is there a better solution?
I'm getting the same thing too with the trem springs in one of my other guitars, on certain notes they rattle like hell, I hear that sticking some napkins in the spring cavity solves this? How exactly should I place them, and will it take away any sustain?
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2007-04-28, 18:29
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Hey Soeru,
This article and this article from www.jemsite.com should probably help you out with the whammy problems.
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Also I'm getting some buzzing from underneath my tone and volume knobs, should I take out the pickguard and stick some napkins in there to stop em from vibrating when I play or is there a better solution?
I'm getting the same thing too with the trem springs in one of my other guitars, on certain notes they rattle like hell, I hear that sticking some napkins in the spring cavity solves this? How exactly should I place them, and will it take away any sustain?
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About the buzzing from the knobs, I can't think of any better solution than the napkin one, but I know how to fix the other problem you have with the buzzing/overactive trem springs. My Ibanez RG570 had this very problem and I fixed it by just padding up some cotton balls right on the trem springs and putting the trem cover back on. It doesn't kill any sustain and now I can finally palm mute power chords without hearing extraneous ghost notes.
Hope this helps you out man!
Last edited by Sycophant : 2007-04-28 at 18:36.
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2007-04-29, 13:49
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the bar has 2 plastic collars on it, you have to replace them.
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2007-04-29, 14:16
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Thanks Sycophant, the 2nd page you posted was exactly what I needed. Guess I need one of those long shaft well wrenches.
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