Will the JT580LP fit in a JT500 route?

[Advv]

I've searched on the forums and people say that the JT580LP's baseplate may be too big for the JT500. Can anyone confirm this? Has anyone tried it? I want to put a takeuchi trem I have into a JDR-94.

By the way, I'm not too fussed about the amount of pullup I can get. I'd rather have more tuning stability and a lot less pull up since I'm not a heavy trem abuser. If anything, I can just block the JT-500. So as long as it fits okay then I'm happy.

Thanks.

[toejam]

Probably not, but if you've already got the guitar and the trem, why not try it and see?

[john.w.lawson]

This has been asked before about the ps 2. 4. about the same or the same as a jdr94, answer; No not well!

[rjohnstone]

A JT-500 is the same dimensions as a JT-590/Schaller trem.
A JT-580 base plate is simply too big for the route.
If you try and install a JT-580 in your JDR-94, the base plate would sit on the body and not in the route. This may make the action way to high to be playable.

[blitz]

Ok heres the fix, get you some blue painters tape, a good router, and a good bit for it....got to town on that thing then come back tell us how it fits. Im sure it can be done

[84sups]

It will fit but you will zero pull back. I have a JT580 on my ps2 and it fits. I dont use the bar on it. Why do you want to replace the JT500? It's just as good as the Takeuchi made trem and fitsa properly.

[rjohnstone]

Why do you want to replace the JT500? It's just as good as the Takeuchi made trem and fitsa properly.

Are you serious?

The JT-500 is a pot metal hunk of junk.
I'll take a Takeuchi made JT-580 over a JT-500 any day.

[warlok]

What the hell is a takeuchi and what's different/better about it? I've heard it in a bunch of posts but never asked before.

[rjohnstone]

Takeuchi is the name of the manufacturer that makes JT-580 trems for Jackson.
They also make trems for other companies as well.
High quality trems.

I don't know who makes the JT-500, but they should stop. Very soft metal and prone to having saddle screws strip out.

[warlok]

This is kinda my "goto" for floyd info and it doesn't have much info on the takeuchi. http://audiozone.dk/index-filer/TremoloInfoProject.htm Takeuchi didn't make the 580LP's right? I have LP's on both my Jacksons.

[toejam]

Takeuchi didn't make the 580LP's right? I have LP's on both my Jacksons.

Some older JT-580LPs were made by Takeuchi. I'm not sure when they stopped.

[rjohnstone]

My 2001 PC3 had a Takeuchi 580LP.
I've seen other 580LP's from newer guitars (mid 2000's) with Takeuchi 580LP trems as well.
My guess is they are probably sourced from more than one vendor.
I don't know who makes the current version (the ones with the better base plate). It could still be Takeuchi for all we know.

[john.w.lawson]

Are you serious?

The JT-500 is a pot metal hunk of junk.
I'll take a Takeuchi made JT-580 over a JT-500 any day.

IMO the jt-580 has a strange pivot that does not react well to touch! And the JT-500 does. But thats just me and I have never had any tunning problems with either