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  • #16
    Yeah...I edited my post to note that I'm fucking stumped on this one lol
    I live on the edge of danger facing life and death every single day.....then I leave her at home and go disarm bombs.

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    • #17
      I didn't even notice your edit.
      I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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      • #18
        It is model 3A.

        I changed the strings, and removed pickguard. On pickups is written model.

        And yes...tremolo has been changed.
        2 wholes was filled in...

        How do you clean tremolo? Minute after I cleand it..., small dust is all over it??





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        • #19
          Looks like an Ibanez trem. Soak it in WD40 or something and scrub with a toothbrush.
          I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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          • #20
            Why is there a bridge pickup in the neck position?

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            • #21
              Doesn't matter. You can use any pickup in any position.
              I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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              • #22
                Originally posted by toejam View Post
                Doesn't matter. You can use any pickup in any position.
                I guess my point is that it had to have been swapped out, right?

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                • #23
                  If both pickups are labeled bridge pickups, I'm surprised the neither of them is trem-spaced.

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by Avsrule_2002 View Post
                    I guess my point is that it had to have been swapped out, right?
                    No, they were actually spec'd with two J80C pickups. http://www.charvelusa.com/charvel_model_series.html
                    I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by Number Of The Priest View Post
                      If both pickups are labeled bridge pickups, I'm surprised the neither of them is trem-spaced.
                      Jackson didn't use trem-spaced pickups back then. The JT6 and Kahler fulcrum trems were standard spacing.
                      I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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                      • #26
                        Just realized that now, looking at the latest pics with the old trem stud holes filled and the newer bridge installed with wider stud spacing.

                        Didn't know the JT-6 was standard-spaced though. Interesting: So a Floyd will replace a JT-6 with no modifications, but should also swap your standard-spaced bridge pickup with a trem-spaced one if the polepiece misalignment bothers you.

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                        • #27
                          An OFR will replace a JT6, just the string spacing is off a little. There's really not much tonal difference, if any, between the spacing, but some people have a thing for the strings and the poles lining up.
                          I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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                          • #28
                            ..what is OFR?
                            Last edited by Zvonimir; 07-26-2016, 04:00 PM.

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                            • #29
                              OFR is Original Floyd Rose. I don't think that mod was done at factory. At the store possibly but why? I would say it was used when he bought it if He did not have it done.

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                              • #30
                                I can't imagine any shop making that modification to a brand new guitar...though, anything's possible.
                                That was done by a previous owner in my opinion.
                                96xxxxx, 97xxxxx and 98xxxxx serials oftentimes don't indicate '96, '97 and '98.

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