Members dudiross Posted August 15, 2018 Members Share Posted August 15, 2018 I just bought my first fender strat over the net. Ive owned a strat before, but it wasn't fender. Finally bought the real thing and well, its the real thing. Incomparable to other strats.Its a 2015 fender american standard stratocaster.Anyways, there is something that appears strange to me.my fram of reference was the other strat I had, so I will be talking about it.On my other strat, it had a wilkinson trem. When the bridge was tight to the body (and not floating slightly up), the trem arm was at a 90 degree angle to the body and it was possible to swing the trem arm in a 360 degree trajectory. However, on the new fender strat, when the bridge is tight to the body, the arm is at an angle of around 75 degrees, which means I cannot swing it round 360 as its trajectory takes it into the jack cable. It screws in at an angle. It is quite annoying...Is this normal for fender? It seems like a strange design flaw...Or maybe the guy sold me a flawed one? Thanks very much for your help! I will include some pics:https://photos.app.goo.gl/9wVW7ayPr7xHFFZn9https://photos.app.goo.gl/4KyeuufkJTW5F3fT9https://photos.app.goo.gl/VmjeqpPzkvcegba76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 That's fairly common... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted August 15, 2018 Members Share Posted August 15, 2018 I see nothing wrong with your Strat . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesmann Posted August 16, 2018 Members Share Posted August 16, 2018 Brand X ain't always the best. Many say 1 in 10. Ambient spring noise, unfinished fret work, shrinkage (the amazing frets that grow out the sides) things not lining up ,intonation and so on. Most of that a easy fix, but still. LG corporations don't give a flying F for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sammyreynolds01 Posted August 16, 2018 Members Share Posted August 16, 2018 there's nothing wrong. imo fender strats trems should float but that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted August 17, 2018 Members Share Posted August 17, 2018 If you wanted to could remove the arm then bend it as needed. I've done it to dozens of guitars, mainly because I like having the arm in a specific position when I play. If you have a Vice it's pretty easy to bend. You'd want to wrap the area you clamp. I've also use a 2X4 with a hole drilled in it large enough to fit the arm then simply tweak the arms angle as needed. You just need to go easy. Some metals will crack or bend in places you don't want them too. Most Fender arms are pretty easy to bend. Your cheaper ones will bend when you're using all 5 springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted August 17, 2018 Members Share Posted August 17, 2018 fender strats trems should float but that's just me. Correct - strat trems are intended to float. There are setup specs on fenders website. Decking your fender trem is popular amongst some players but it alters the strat tone and feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dudiross Posted August 18, 2018 Author Members Share Posted August 18, 2018 Thanks very much all of your for your help!Have a great week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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