Charvel 3DR + jt-6 tremolo arm help

[Zeddicus]

Okay so I just bought my 2nd guitar... A-yeah!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/ZeddicusMetal/charvel3dr.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/ZeddicusMetal/charvel3drback.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/ZeddicusMetal/charvel3drheadstock.jpg

...firecrackle 3DR to be used as a backup for my Predator but as you can see it has an extra knob (tone) that shouldnt be there. Is this some kinda rare factory setup or did some madman modify it thus ruining the simplicity that in my opinion was bliss (Im no expert but the knobs, pots & wiring all look uniform to me... then again it could have been a complete redo)???

Also does anyone know where I can get a replacement black jt-6 tremolo arm besides ebay and what oil is best for the blades, Im just using WD-40?

Thanx

[scotty]

Nice guitar. I don't know about the knobs, tone could have been added. As far as the bar goes I would try budman http://fretsonthenet.com/ I as sure he can hook you up. I like the 3in1 oil myself.

[rjohnstone]

An Ibanez Edge trem arm will work with a JT-6 just fine.

[Zeddicus]

Sweet, thanx for the link scotty.

So according to http://fretsonthenet.com/apparently they never made black tremolo arms for the jt-6... interesting I swear Ive seen them in black but as rjohnstone said since Edge trems are the same I guess it could have been one of them

[scotty]

I have never seen a black, but there are a lot of things I haven't seen. hehe

[MountainDog]

So according to http://fretsonthenet.com/apparently they never made black tremolo arms for the jt-6... interesting I swear Ive seen them in black but as rjohnstone said since Edge trems are the same I guess it could have been one of them

I just sold a Charvel Model 5A with a black bar...and it looked to me like a black JT-6 original bar, not an ibanez pop in (I remember specifically thinking that when I packed it up). Here's the only pics I have, but the bar is installed:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/MountainDog/M5full.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/MountainDog/M5body2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/MountainDog/M5trem.jpg

And I think I have another with a black bar....

This auction has one that looks like mine:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1988-Jackson-Licensed-Floyd-Rose-Tremolo-JT-6-bridge-NR_W0QQitemZ230156395808QQihZ013QQcategoryZ33044QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

If these two really are the Ibanez one, then as rjohnstone says, they work fine!

[Zeddicus]

Hmmm I checked some catalogue scans and they were all chrome (a few black arms with grips in the early 80's catalogues but Im not even sure if those old Charvels had jt-6 tremolos)... anyway I still think me and MountainDog are right, maybe there just arent that many of em

Oh and I found a black Ibanez Edge bar on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/IBANEZ-EDGE-LO-PRO-JEM-TREM-ARM-WHAMMY-BAR-NEW-NR_W0QQitemZ120146502563QQihZ002QQcategoryZ33043QQcmdZViewItem

and its $6 cheaper than the chrome ones made by fretsonthenet.
I sure hope it fits!

[dimobag]

I have black bar in my Charvel...

[Budman68]

I guess that Dave guy over at frets on the net must be lying........

By the way, Brian, there were quite a few different configurations of Ibanez bars which were even used in the old Powerocker bridges as well.

Phil, I'm glad you found a black bar to match your trem, I had always wished that Jackson/Charvel really did make black bars but indeed I've spoken to many people "in the know" and have yet to ever see a factory JT6 black bar.

Also, a tip on the Ibanez bars, unfortunately they can break.

[shobet]

My 5a had a chrome. 'Till it snapped!

[rjohnstone]

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Also, a tip on the Ibanez bars, unfortunately they can break.

I agree on that statement. I've had 3 of them break on me over the course of 15 years.
Good thing they are cheap.


I hear that Dave guy makes stronger replacements.

I'll be hitting you up for a new one the next time mine snaps.

[Zeddicus]

haha... and it wont be the last time Im wrong either

So where do these Ibanez bars break? Stop lying to me Dave, $6.00 is a lot of money for a broke arse uni student :P

Okay okay Ill buy one from you ya cunning bastard... Im a bass player anyway so its not like I was going to impress anyone except my couch with a matching bar

[rjohnstone]

They typically break where the plastic bushings are located.
At least that's where all 3 of mine broke.
Mine broke on the upper bushing almost flush with the arm socket.

[goodwood]

I can tell you that Dave at 'frets-on-the-net' is a straight-shooter and makes FINE products. If he is incorrect on anything (and I say 'if') then it is not to mislead anyone.
Once again...the guy makes great products.

[Bengal]

How do you guys break your Ibanez bars? It must just be when used in the Jackson trem. I've been using Edge trems since their inception and have never broke a bar...

I just got a Model 2 but the bar was missing, I have an extra Ibanez bar so I stuck it in and yes, they do fit. No real slop. So that's good...

But then again, I don't go all Steve Vai on my trems. Is that how your bars are breaking???