Help! My First JP... and an issue.

[AtlasT]

Hello everyone, I'm a long-time lurker. I've played many JPs over the past few years, and it's always been my dream to own one. When I saw the PDN JP6 with maple fretboard, I couldn't resist, and bought one off of eBay. It's a fantastic, beautiful guitar, and I haven't taken very good pictures because my excitement is a little low due to the issue, but here she is regardless!



Buying a guitar over the internet always carries risks. I figured since I was buying a guitar of such high repute, there was little chance of anything going wrong. For all I know, this might be an incredibly minor issue with an easy fix, but that's why I'm here. Hopefully one of you guys will know what I can do to fix this:

The tremolo plate is loose, and while there are some screws to tighten it, they are completely inaccessible to me from what I can tell. You would either have to totally remove the tremolo, or dive the tremolo way, way down to expose the screws and tighten them with your free hand. I'm not really comfortable doing either, and I hope there's an easier way that I'm just not thinking of.

Thanks, everyone. Hopefully I can find some a solution.

 

[Spudmurphy]

Hi and welcome. There is no easy way. You don't want to damage your guitar? It's easier to take all the strings off and take the trem block out - then it's easy peasy.

Heres a very poor photo of my trem when I refurbed my JP6. You can just about make out one of the screws on the far right hand side that fastens your "loose bit" to the assembly


This pic shows the trem dis assembled.


So like I was saying, it's not a quick fix. It's not a hard fix for a competent repair man

 

[beej]

This is a new guitar, so it should be under warranty. Contact the seller about it, or contact MM customer service directly and they can help you.

 

[AtlasT]

Thanks, everyone. I was hoping for an easy fix, but I guess I have some work to do. I'll start with contacting the seller, hopefully I won't have to start taking things apart!

 

[Exodus5]

It looks great, at least...

 

[Etudica]

Definitely don't try to dive the trem to reach anything. One slip and the allen key or screwdriver will get caught between the trem and wood body, causing damage. Almost happened to me once while adjusting the arm. Lucily I had a microfiber towel in the cavity, but I almost forgot to grab one. Even blocking it off isn't 100% safe. Only way to bridge work like that is to remove strings and bridge, like stated above.

 

[WillyD]

PM Sent!

 

[xjbebop]

If you know how to change strings and how to remove the rear trem cover, you can fix this easy with a little care. (you don't want to damage the piezo & ground wires...)
Talk w/ customer service though for the full scoop...