Replacing a JT6 Trem with lfr

[clomon]

i have a mod 4 charvel and i just bought a licend floyd rose from a friend it is chrome. i was wondering how hard will it be to change it out?
and i would like to kno how to paint the jackson skull paint job!

[clomon]

bump! plz help

[Jacksonfan]

Depends on the trem. Model 4s have a non-recessed bridge route and use a 42 mm block, so the block on the licensed floyd may be to short as many of those come with a 32 mm block for recessed applications. However blocks are replaceable. As far as post spacing, you should be fine if it's a typical licensed version like a JT-500 or JT-580. Do you have any pics of the floyd you intend to use?

[clomon]

yes i will post 1

mine currently has a jt-6

http://cgi.ebay.com/CHROME-Floyd-Rose-Locking-Tremelo-System-New-No-Rsv-F1_W0QQitemZ140002495774QQihZ004QQcategoryZ41407QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[rjohnstone]

The trem will fit (from post to post anyway), but you will have to replace the block.

[straycat]

You will have to do some routing and filling for the neck humbucker.

[Jackson-Charvel]

Either the picture of that licensed FR is decieving or there is little to no knife edges on that trem. Looks more like a bevelled edge at best.

Curious why you are swapping out the JT-6 as it's probably a better trem than the one you are replacing it with.

[clomon]

i tryed to have a d tuna put on my jt-6 but does not work and the trem bar keeps falling out and it just worn out when i bought it at a pawn shop i kno that i was going to haft to buy some things for it like it did not have a string lock on the head so i had to get 1. so currently i am buying a 81/85 set of emg's for it and a new paint job for it. and the new trem

[clomon]

bump!

[rjohnstone]

Why on earth are you spending good money on an EMG 81/85 set and a new paint job and then putting a POS trem on it?
Buy a real Floyd and call it good.

[clomon]

why do u talk so rude to people u dont kno?

[clomon]

and i hate the jackson pups. i play metal (Black label society)and thy just dont have the output i want aka zakk wylde sound. and the paint if flakeing so it needs a good paint job

[rjohnstone]

I wasn't trying to be rude... just asking a simple question.

Of all the upgrades you're doing, why are you putting a cheap trem on it?
Makes no sense.
That trem you posted from ebay is a hunk of junk.

[clomon]

that is not the 1 i went with! i just wanted to sho what i was thinking about.
also every 1 say the jt-6 is a hunk of junk!

[rjohnstone]

The JT-6 is a hunk of junk, but still better than most Floyd copies.
If you can't afford a new OFR, hunt around for a JT-590.