MM vintage trem compatible arm withOUT the plastic knob?

[s6275]

Hi there,

Does anyone know of a source for pop-in MM vintage trem compatible arms that are made without the plastic knob? I don't know what it is, but I hate how they feel.

Thank you for reading!

 

[TonyEVH5150]

I don't think that there is one. Something that I did, as an alternative, was to get a chrome tip for the trem arm. I think either Allparts for WD Music has them.

 

[andynpeters]

Is it too simplistic to suggest you just take it off??

 

[DaPatrooch]

Will the trem arm of a JP work? I'm not sure if it fits the same though.

 

[s6275]

I had thought of the JP arm. Does it just pop in?

I guess the real question is...would they sell it to me if I don't have a JP?

 

[Spudmurphy]

The JP 6 arm will not fit my AL.

I'm sure somebody posted recently a link to an arm that didn't have a plastic knob.
I'll check to see if I can find it.

You could always go solid gold !!

 

[Spudmurphy]

It was on this thread
http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-guitars/36694-custom-tremolo-arms.html

and the link I was thinking about was here

Tremolo arm push in Chrome ball end whammy bar 5mm dia - eBay (item 270359988257 end time Aug-09-10 10:10:21 PDT)
You will have to check the size - I just put a digital vernier gauge on my AL trem arm and the ball end reads 4.75 mm

 

[s6275]

HA. It was actually me that posted that. I got one in, and they are 5MM. Close, I know, but it doesn't fit.

 

[Spudmurphy]

HA. It was actually me that posted that. I got one in, and they are 5MM. Close, I know, but it doesn't fit.

- I tried.

Shame that.

Edit
If that were me I'd put it in a vice and try filing the quarter of a mil off - you've nothing to loose?

 

[DaPatrooch]

At this point I would take pliers and pull the tip off. I did that with the tremolo arm on one of my old guitars, worked fine.