JP Tremelo

[DonaldDavenport]

I recently purchased a John Pertrucci model. Can someone explain the process of attaching and securing the Tremelo arm. Thanks.

 

[mikeller]

It will snap into the hole on the bridge, just lightly push down til you hear it snap into place

 

[DonaldDavenport]

Tried that. Didn't work. No snap.

 

[Chalen]

Tried that. Didn't work. No snap.

I had to apply considerable force to get mine in the first time. Didn't enjoy that!

 

[Spudmurphy]

Hope this helps?



Here's another clip showing how it's done on an Albert Lee - same as the JP6 really!!

 

[DonaldDavenport]

How much force are you speaking of. There's got to be a trick to it. I applied a freat deal of pressure and no deal.

 

[koogie2k]

Would the set screw be causing it not to go in? Never had this happen to me.

 

[morsecode]

I had a similar issue with my JP Blue Dawn after I purchased it. It turned out that the bar itself was too thick where it goes into the slot. Because the guitar was previously owned by someone else I contacted customer service and they sent me a new one for a small price. If you're near a retailer that sells Music Mans and have some Petrucci in stock, I would take your guy there and see if the bar on the other guitars fits yours.

 

[Chalen]

A lot of force! But I would not necessarily recommend doing that if there's an alternative. My guitar had already been back to the dealers twice and a third time wasn't really an option for me.

 

[AySay]

Depress the trem, and loosen the screw you see behind the bar on the back area of the trem that becomes visible due to it being depressed. If it still doesn't go in, then I think it might have something to do with the bar.

 

[DonaldDavenport]

The problem was the wrong bar for this model. Dealer is fixing the problem. Thanks

 

[DonaldDavenport]

Did that today and it was the incorrect bar for my model. They had to order a new one. Thanks for the help

 

[straycat113]

Glad yyou know your issue and it will be corrected so all is good. But I had the same issue with my JP and could not get the bar out for a few weeks and was afraid I was going to break something. I finally said the hell with it and put my hand palm down over the bridge with the bar in between my middle and ring finger and pushed down and pulled up as hard as I could and-Pop. After the initial removal it goes in and out as easy as pie though I don't know why that first time is so hard?

 

[DonaldDavenport]

Understood. About how much space is left around your bar? My bar has at least 1/8 plus around the entire perimeter of the bar. Also it has a white threaded tip on the end of bar. Never seen one on the mystic dream.

 

[Warg Master]

Sounds like it's definitely the wrong bar. There should be no space around the bar. Also, JP guitars do not have a tip on the trem bar.

 

[A.J.]

Yep, wrong bar.