Strat tremolo arm

feyshay · 2nd August 2007

I am the new owner of an American Deluxe strat. This is my first use of a tremolo arm. The arm is supposed to be snap-in. I don't hear a snap. I just place it in there (it kind of floats) and then comes out or would fall out if you held the guitar upside down.
Am I doing this wrong? Do I have the wrong tremolo arm?
Thanks.

davet · 2nd August 2007

Your trem arm should have ridge cut into the end. This ridge should snap into a socket inside the bridge. You might have to press it down harder to get it into the socket. If it still won't seat you could have a defective bridge and it should go the the repair shop.

BTW, the old style trems have threads on them.
DaveT

feyshay · 2nd August 2007

Could I break something if I press too hard? It feels kind of "springy" in there when I push down. The tremolo seems to work BTW, I just never get a snap.
I've seen the older thread ones, but I'm not used to the snap-in thing and don't want to break it.

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feyshay Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,358 Thread Starter	Strat tremolo arm I am the new owner of an American Deluxe strat. This is my first use of a tremolo arm. The arm is supposed to be snap-in. I don't hear a snap. I just place it in there (it kind of floats) and then comes out or would fall out if you held the guitar upside down. Am I doing this wrong? Do I have the wrong tremolo arm? Thanks.

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2nd August 2007	#2
davet Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 548	Your trem arm should have ridge cut into the end. This ridge should snap into a socket inside the bridge. You might have to press it down harder to get it into the socket. If it still won't seat you could have a defective bridge and it should go the the repair shop. BTW, the old style trems have threads on them. DaveT