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Ibanez EDGE PRO OFR Whammy Bar Arm Mod- Awesome-

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#1 · (Edited)
Decided to install an OFR whammy bar on an EDGE pro equipped guitar. Rather simple $15 mod. I always preferred the screw in whammy arms due to their response and ability to control how tight I want the arm to be. No more swapping out nylon washers for the push in bar. Had to do a few minutes of filing in order to get the OFR insert to fit, but now that its in it works like a charm.

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#5 ·
All you need is the tremolo arm/arm socket which comes with it. You can get it here:

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bridges...remolo_Arms.html?actn=100101&xst=3&xsr=190284

The part you want is: 1269-B, or 1269 if you want a chrome arm.

As I mentioned in the first post, you'll have to do some filing once you remove the original tremolo arm socket. It doesn't take much though. Just be sure you want to use the screw on arm, because once your file the hole to make it bigger, theres no turing back! But I wouldn't plan on it anyways.. Vastly superior to the edge bar in my opinion.
 
#9 ·
I gotta say, I have no prob with the washers... mine last a long time.... But I LOVE a Edge with a threaded collar. That is why the EZ-II (not sure about the first EZ) is probably my favorite trem after the OE and LP.... seriously.... in my experience, which is all the trems except for the original EZ.
 
#10 ·
Hi SirshredsALot..

I've got those OFRs and ready for the mod for my lo edge pro (jem 77 fp trem)
Would you please give me a little more details about filing the hole ?
Would you do it with a drill ? Or with a hand file ?
And the new OFR's mounting coupler is 11mm (metric)
So would you use a 11mm drill end ? after the mod does this coupler fit tight enough ?
Thanks :)
 
#13 ·
Yeah its def a bitch to do it cleanly... Gotta take your time & be very patient. Well if you're gonna drill it I highly recommend finding someone with a good precision press to use... Or at the very least lock your trem down in a vise when you drill it out (just keep the tone block attached & lock that in the vise - do NOT clamp your actual trem body in a vise!!!). Bottom line is drilling out that hole bigger is a touchy procedure... If the drill or trem moves on you significantly you risk ruining your trem.
 
#14 ·
I suggest a tapered hand reamer, like 3018A4 from mcmaster. Makes the procedure slow, safe, and repeatable. I don't know if it'd work on and OFR, cause the whole base plate is hardened steel, but on an edge that has the hardened inserts, I think it would be fine. I find I always use this tool first to enlarge holes because it's slow and gives a nice finish.

Good luck

edit: this could work from amazon, too (much cheaper):
http://www.amazon.com/General-Tools...T82J/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330029342&sr=8-1
 
#16 ·
Hey!

I was about to mod my Edge Pro the same way. Old socket out, widen the hole, new socket in, arming the trem, divebombing my flat-mates every night.

But I just don't see how to get the old socket out! It has two little notches on top of the rim opposite to each other, so I thought I could just screw it off. But no. It loosend but tightened again just after a quarter turn.

I don't even have the faintest idea on how to get it out there... How in the world did you guys do that?

Please help!
 
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