Members JonnyKay Posted January 17, 2011 Members Share Posted January 17, 2011 Hey, Had a pretty big emergency just there now when changing the strings of my Fender Jaguar... My tremolo has been a bit stiff lately, when winding in the arm it gets tight over the strings (which obviously sucks for trying to play anything), I just got over this by either not using it or leaving it a bit loose to hang then i'd lift it up when i needed it. We have a gig on Thursday night and I was going to change my strings tonight in advance of it, as I was untightening the last string I heard a snap at the base of my guitar, the tailpiece was sunk into the body of the guitar (as below) and the Tremolo socket was protuding out alot further than it should. The tremolo system is now rattling around and the guitar is useless to do anything, can anyone here suggest how to fix it or give me tips on how to fix it? (Here's the photo of the tailpiece) thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted January 17, 2011 Members Share Posted January 17, 2011 Do you know how the tremolo lock works? Your issue might be related to that locking mechanism. Put in your trem arm, push it all the way down so the tip basically touches the body (like you're fully using the tremolo), slide the trem lock button backwards toward the butt end of the guitar, then let the trem arm go. I'm guessing that your trem is simply not set up properly and was in the lock mode but slipped out. If that's your issue, then you should read up on on how that trem works and how to set it up properly and that should help you avoid this issue in the future. http://www.webrocker.de/jaguar/cms/2007/05/12/setup-the-tremolo-system/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonnyKay Posted January 17, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 17, 2011 Got the tremolo system opened up, nothing looks broken, so I just need to figure out how to put it back together. This is actually a fun learning experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted January 17, 2011 Members Share Posted January 17, 2011 Since that spring is off, I'm guessing either you unscrewed the adjustment screw too much and it popped off, or it came loose from use. Once you get that back together and follow the Jaguar tremolo setup instructions in that link I posted, you should be good to go. Nothing looks broken. They're kind of a strange trem system, but how it works will probably make a lot more sense once you go through the work of putting it back together. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poolshark Posted January 17, 2011 Members Share Posted January 17, 2011 Doesn't look like anything out of the ordinary to me. Without any string tension on it, the tremolo socket is going to protrude like that. My guess is you had the tremolo locked - if you don't know what this means, look it up - but the lock slipped as you removed the final string and allowed the trem into it's current position. No harm done. Just reassemble and string it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonnyKay Posted January 18, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 It's all good now, shiny new strings on the guitar! Thanks for that link Tweedledee, it really helped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 Glad the link helped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 you really have to wack the bar to sit into the collets. It takes more pressure then most think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 Nice looking guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 I see that you have aftermarket saddles (Mustang?). Good choice. I love my Jaguar. The only mod I made was to install Tusq saddles. It changed the sound a bit--not better/worse--just different. Definitely better sustain. Edit--I see...that's a TOM style bridge. Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armchair Bronco Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 I see that you have aftermarket saddles (Mustang?). Good choice. I love my Jaguar. The only mod I made was to install Tusq saddles. It changed the sound a bit--not better/worse--just different. Definitely better sustain.Edit--I see...that's a TOM style bridge. Cool. Yeah, the guitar in the OP is actually a Classic Player Jaguar Special HH. It uses Fender's version of the TOM. They call it an Adjust-O-Matic bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armchair Bronco Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 Do you know how the tremolo lock works? Your issue might be related to that locking mechanism. Put in your trem arm, push it all the way down so the tip basically touches the body (like you're fully using the tremolo), slide the trem lock button backwards toward the butt end of the guitar, then let the trem arm go. I'm guessing that your trem is simply not set up properly and was in the lock mode but slipped out. If that's your issue, then you should read up on on how that trem works and how to set it up properly and that should help you avoid this issue in the future.http://www.webrocker.de/jaguar/cms/2007/05/12/setup-the-tremolo-system/ Cool link. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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