whammy bar on JP6

**Jeff Courtney** · 05-20-2006, 06:10 PM

I have a EbMMJP6 and when I got it 5 months ago,the whammy would stay in one spot until I moved it, but it does not anymore...could anyone help me figure out why its always moving?? thanks

Jeff

**Katana6506** · 05-20-2006, 06:38 PM

Could you elaobrate on what you mean by "moving"?

**adambilz** · 05-20-2006, 08:14 PM

There is a little screw you can tighten up that you can see if you lift the bridge a little with the whammy bar. (I wish I knew more technical terms) but that will tighten the bar back to staying in place. Hope this helps at all!

**SteveB** · 05-20-2006, 09:55 PM

Jeff,

As everyone is mentioning.. a little clarification is in order.

Do you mean that the tremolo bar spins freely in its hole and you'd like to tighten that up? If so, adambilz was right on the money. There's a tiny hex screw that is visible when you depress the tremolo slightly and look 'up' at the bottom of the bridge from the bottom of the guitar (where the guitar's 'tail' strap button lives).

Or do you mean that the tremolo bridge actually wobbles, thus giving you tremolo effect when you don't want it? (As would happen if someone rested their picking hand on the bridge in a heavy-handed fashion.) I don't know much about this scenario, except that maybe your tremolo springs have stretched a bit after getting 'broken in'.

**Kevan** · 05-20-2006, 10:47 PM

If you're referring to the tremolo system not returning to "in tune" (aka neutral, zero, baseline, etc.) after you use the trem, then you should make sure the tremolo is setup properly and that the posts and knife edges are clean and lubricated.
http://www.tremol-no.com/cleanandlube.asp

If it's a trem bar issue, here ya go:

"A" is the screw you need to adjust to tighten the tension on the tremolo bar (aka 'spin control').
As Adam and Steve said, you can access it simply by diving the trem a little.

**Jeff Courtney** · 05-20-2006, 11:22 PM

Sorry I wasnt clear...I didnt know all of the different possibilites lol. I was in fact reffering to the scenario that adambilz addressed where the whammy bar itself is always moving freely and I want to tighten that up. So I will check it out tonight. Thank you for your help

Jeff

**klawn** · 02-07-2007, 02:57 AM

Ok, I found the thread... I knew about the screw but I didn't about where it was hidding itself.

The problem is: what the hell do I use to tighten it up ?

It seems to be one weird screw. I tried with my very little alen key I got with my JEM guitar but it doesn't seem to fit, so what do you call an hex screw ? :]

**poiter** · 02-07-2007, 03:20 AM

nah man its just a little alen key

**klawn** · 02-07-2007, 03:23 AM

Ok, so the one I used isn't little enough (and believe me, it's a little one : o ).
Hm, I'll try to find one in a shop, my other ones are at my mom's and I won't go there before 10 days or so.

**Crimson Sunset** · 02-07-2007, 04:55 AM

Originally Posted by Kevan

If you're referring to the tremolo system not returning to "in tune" (aka neutral, zero, baseline, etc.) after you use the trem, then you should make sure the tremolo is setup properly and that the posts and knife edges are clean and lubricated.
Tremol-No™

If it's a trem bar issue, here ya go:

"A" is the screw you need to adjust to tighten the tension on the tremolo bar (aka 'spin control').
As Adam and Steve said, you can access it simply by diving the trem a little.

Untill now I was only aware of the screw that "A" is pointing to. Could someone explain the functions of "B" and "C" ??

Thanks

**klawn** · 02-07-2007, 04:58 AM

The more you tighten B up, the more you shred, and if you remove C, you will play at 10 billions notes per second but your guitar will disappear after 10 seconds.
Only JP can do it as long as he wants : o

**Crimson Sunset** · 02-07-2007, 07:05 AM

^^^ Meh... in that case I don't need to bother... I can do this all without tightening up B and removing C...

**PeteDuBaldo** · 02-07-2007, 07:24 AM

B & C are the retaining bar & screw that allow the bar to "snap" into place.

Also, underneath the trem block where the strings go in there is another screw - this sets the final depth for the trem arm to go into the block, so it doesn't just shoot past the retainer clip.

**CudBucket** · 02-07-2007, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by klawn

The more you tighten B up, the more you shred, and if you remove C, you will play at 10 billions notes per second but your guitar will disappear after 10 seconds.
Only JP can do it as long as he wants : o

Wrong! When you tighten B up, people die. They just drop. Removing C puts the pups in "World Domination" mode. Noobs.