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The following is the DIY laid out step-by-step. The actual work was done by a good friend of mine named Rod. Any questions or comments on the job will be forwarded to him. Thanks for checking this out. Rod is a gifted engineer and if you're looking to do this install, this one is the way to go!
-Mike
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It seems like people sort of shrug away from installing a full floating tremolo on a guitar not currently set up for one
because it’s too scary or you need too many tools. Maybe that’s true in some cases but if you can visualize what you’re
about to do and can borrow a tool here & there, you can get this job done on your own.
I’d never done this before and wanted to record each step I took through the process to pass on to others who might
want to give it a go. I’m no luthier, just someone who wanted a fender with a GE Gotoh 1996T I’d heard quite a bit
about, and that has some nice design features. I chose it because 1) the Original Edge is much more expensive and
difficult to find as a complete set as such, 2) the bar tension is adjustable so A/C tremolo motion can be quiet for quiet
expression (no clankety clank of a loose bar), 3) the upper knife edge (opposite bar) is not cupped to allow for several
post spacings, 4) it has locking posts WITH IT so you don’t have to buy that $40 kit or make your own. It pre-tensions the
posts so they don’t turn or rock in the threaded hole. Some guys put silicon on the threads which also works but is still
potentially loose under force, 5) it is built largely like the original Edge and finally that it carries recommendations &
reviews from many picky players.
So this is what I did, FYI only, and know that there are different ways to skin a cat.
Stripped the guitar of anything not pertaining to the mod.
-Mike
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It seems like people sort of shrug away from installing a full floating tremolo on a guitar not currently set up for one
because it’s too scary or you need too many tools. Maybe that’s true in some cases but if you can visualize what you’re
about to do and can borrow a tool here & there, you can get this job done on your own.
I’d never done this before and wanted to record each step I took through the process to pass on to others who might
want to give it a go. I’m no luthier, just someone who wanted a fender with a GE Gotoh 1996T I’d heard quite a bit
about, and that has some nice design features. I chose it because 1) the Original Edge is much more expensive and
difficult to find as a complete set as such, 2) the bar tension is adjustable so A/C tremolo motion can be quiet for quiet
expression (no clankety clank of a loose bar), 3) the upper knife edge (opposite bar) is not cupped to allow for several
post spacings, 4) it has locking posts WITH IT so you don’t have to buy that $40 kit or make your own. It pre-tensions the
posts so they don’t turn or rock in the threaded hole. Some guys put silicon on the threads which also works but is still
potentially loose under force, 5) it is built largely like the original Edge and finally that it carries recommendations &
reviews from many picky players.
So this is what I did, FYI only, and know that there are different ways to skin a cat.
Stripped the guitar of anything not pertaining to the mod.
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Body Color: | DSE |
Body Material: | Quilt Maple Top, Solid Wood | String Configuration: | 6 String |
Model Year: | 2018 | Brand: | Vola |
Country/Region of Manufacture: | Japan | MPN: | Does Not Apply |
Size: | Full Size | Dexterity: | Left-Handed |
Product Line: | Vola Blaxe X | Model: | Blaze X EAM DSE |
Right-/ Left-Handed: | Left-Handed | Body Type: | Solid |
UPC: | Does not apply |
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