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Riverrun65

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Do you have to tighten the JP100D Whammy Bar to get it to stay in place? Just bought mine used and it didn't come with the whammy bar or tools. I ordered the replacement bar but it just drops in the hole and doesn't pop-in or screw in that I can tell. Goofy question I know, but Im used to the Fender Strat style that threads in and I didn't get the tool with my guitar. Just trying to figure out how it works. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
 

BrickGlass

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Push the bar down so the bridge tilts forward and look at the bridge from the bottom of the guitar. You’ll notice a little hole in the area where the whammy bar is. You can insert a hex key (can’t remember the size) into that location and it will tighten the bar for you. Make it as tight or loose as you’d like.
 

Riverrun65

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If I'm not mistaken isn't that the process on the vintage trem? I thought the JP100D had the modern trem with the tightening screw on the post where the bar is inserted. At any rate, I checked for a tightening screw below the trem and found nothing. But I think the answer to the question is that I will have to tighten the trem bar with a tool whenever I use, otherwise it can fall right out.
 
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