the OFR or schaller is a direct retro fit on a DK-2 right?

[randyvanmalmsteen]

I was looking at a close up of the DK-2 and in the pic it seems as though the JT580lp has a bigger baseplate than a OFR or schaller?
has anyone here put a OFR or schaller on one of these? how was your results?
one last thing where can a get the best price on a floydie? warmoth has the OFR at $175 complete and the schaller is $160 complete?
the schaller is said to be less brittle and bright?

[randyvanmalmsteen]

Re: the OFR or schaller is a direct retro fit on a DK-2 right?

here is one closeup of the JT580
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and the OFR,
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[ September 06, 2003, 08:16 PM: Message edited by: TEKKY ]

[Newc]

Re: the OFR or schaller is a direct retro fit on a DK-2 right?

I bought a DK-2 Hot Rod Flames when they first came out and slapped an OFR from Carvin on it - went in just fine. There was some *slight* scraping of the baseplate against the inside of the cavity near the posts, but a few deep dives and it cleared right up - no serious wood loss or anything, just a few hairs worth.

Newc

[Newc]

Re: the OFR or schaller is a direct retro fit on a DK-2 right?

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Newc

[Steve]

Re: the OFR or schaller is a direct retro fit on a DK-2 right?

Originally posted by randyvanmalmsteen:
I was looking at a close up of the DK-2 and in the pic it seems as though the JT580lp has a bigger baseplate than a OFR or schaller?
has anyone here put a OFR or schaller on one of these? how was your results?
one last thing where can a get the best price on a floydie? warmoth has the OFR at $175 complete and the schaller is $160 complete?
the schaller is said to be less brittle and bright?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">your gonna have to go in and measure it man cause the newer dk2s [the jt 580 lp's] have a little bit of a smaller base plate now , acually quite a bit smaller , so I'd measure it man before you do it , cause I think that Newc's jt 580 lp trem he swaped with a OFR is the older style jt 580 lp trem , and he said it was a bit snug , if thats the case the newer style will be pretty tight and might not fit . they changed the jt 580 lp trem in size about a year and 1/2 ago anything older than that has the wider base plate , and also I noticed that the new charvel line has the older trem [jt 580 lp trem] with the wide baseplate ? yes ... I know I am a freak , like who the hell else would notice this right ? [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] damnit Jackson stop changing this ! [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] //Steve

[Steve]

Re: the OFR or schaller is a direct retro fit on a DK-2 right?

Originally posted by randyvanmalmsteen:
here is one closeup of the JT580
<center></center>
and the OFR,
<center></center>

Admin edit: Edited to fit my super small monitor... [img]graemlins/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">is that they guitar your going to get ? and in that color man ? make shure you post us a pic when you do it ! best of luck ! //Steve

[toejam]

Re: the OFR or schaller is a direct retro fit on a DK-2 right?

Originally posted by Steve:
your gonna have to go in and measure it man cause the newer dk2s [the jt 580 lp's] have a little bit of a smaller base plate now , acually quite a bit smaller , so I'd measure it man before you do it , cause I think that Newc's jt 580 lp trem he swaped with a OFR is the older style jt 580 lp trem , and he said it was a bit snug , if thats the case the newer style will be pretty tight and might not fit . they changed the jt 580 lp trem in size about a year and 1/2 ago anything older than that has the wider base plate , and also I noticed that the new charvel line has the older trem [jt 580 lp trem] with the wide baseplate ? yes ... I know I am a freak , like who the hell else would notice this right ? [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] damnit Jackson stop changing this ! [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] //Steve

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah, there's been a few different JT580 trems over the years, even one or two versions that were not lo-pro and had the longer locking pins underneath. I've actually got a JT580LP that's got a square baseplate that's more like a regular Floyd instead of the angled ones (it's known as the JT580LP '94, since it was made only in 1994).

[ September 08, 2003, 12:51 AM: Message edited by: toejam ]

[RacerX]

Re: the OFR or schaller is a direct retro fit on a DK-2 right?

Yeah yeah yeah Joe, once more with your dang square 1994 baseplate 580! Sheesh aren't you frickin' special! Man how many times are you gonna post about that damed trem, huh? [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/evilimages/icons/tongue.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/fart.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[randyvanmalmsteen]

Re: the OFR or schaller is a direct retro fit on a DK-2 right?

Originally posted by Steve:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by randyvanmalmsteen:
here is one closeup of the JT580
<center></center>
and the OFR,
<center></center>

Admin edit: Edited to fit my super small monitor... [img]graemlins/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">is that they guitar your going to get ? and in that color man ? make shure you post us a pic when you do it ! best of luck ! //Steve </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">no this is [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[toejam]

Re: the OFR or schaller is a direct retro fit on a DK-2 right?

Originally posted by RacerX:
Man how many times are you gonna post about that damed trem, huh?

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[DumpyWumpy]

Re: the OFR or schaller is a direct retro fit on a DK-2 right?

I've got one of those '94 JT580LPs too Joe, so HA!

[randyvanmalmsteen]

Re: the OFR or schaller is a direct retro fit on a DK-2 right?

is the JT580lp good enough to just leave? i only do dives with the trems,i block any up pull like VH does. so would the JT be "good enough" without going to a OFR?

[toejam]

Re: the OFR or schaller is a direct retro fit on a DK-2 right?

Originally posted by DumpyWumpy:
I've got one of those '94 JT580LPs too Joe, so HA!

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You rock!!! [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[toejam]

Re: the OFR or schaller is a direct retro fit on a DK-2 right?

Originally posted by randyvanmalmsteen:
is the JT580lp good enough to just leave? i only do dives with the trems,i block any up pull like VH does. so would the JT be "good enough" without going to a OFR?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You'll be fine. I've had three other Jacksons with the JT580LP and never had a problem.

[albert fillyaw]

Re: the OFR or schaller is a direct retro fit on a DK-2 right?

Why do people dislike that trem.I was told that the JT580LP was a cheap trem they put on guitars to keep the overall guitar price down.What sucks about them?,are they tonekillers,do they not keep the guitar in tune,break strings?thanx in advance