Nice, That's what I've done to my white JEM JR 2 years ago. The GE1996T is an amazing tremolo with great stability, However, Take good care of the trem though, those saddles burr in a year so make sure you check them out every setup/restring. SS frets have been a breeze, they're amazing and they make my JEM play like butter.
I put a 1996T in my Jr about a year ago. It flutters better than the stock trem did. Also, no matter how much I tightened the allen screw, the trem bar would never stay tight for long. It would always come loose and swing down from where I left it.
the 1996t doesn't just push in, it screws in, around an invisiable center post in bottom of the trem... like an old Fender. Once you turn it 12 times, it will bottom out. from there, then you adjust the small allen screw for tension.
real nice fretjob w the big railroad traks, the way that already shoud have been! in makes you forget the inlay that is made from recycled toilet seats. a hundred thousand butts been on em :D
That's very nice dude and very detail. I would like to do the same with my 2021 black jemjr (just like yours) but, since i'm not as skillfull as you do, i guess i just have to find a good luthier to do it for me 😂😂😂
Here is my take:you HAVE to use the gotoh studs, otherwise your gotoh trem knife edges will wear out the pot metal studs from the Ibanez. It is like buying a Porsche and put wooden wheels on it. Here is how I did it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CdklpfCnUig.htmlsi=iuCl2m03idiTuR6y
@bakarenibsheut12 yes, if you get 16 inch radius fets and sand the board to match or bend the frets to the factory radius. Which is just shy of 16inches.
Você trocou o raio da escala? Coloquei uma gotoh na minha guitarra ibanez,mais sinto que o raio da escala é menor que o da ponte! E isso faz com que a corda G fique um pouco mais alta do que as outras..
amazing video ! can i use the original post and put the gotoh studs in them ? instead of drilling and all that mess? i gues it would be the same right ?
Unfortunately, the Gotoh studs are a larger thread diameter and won't fit. If you could source studs that are harder than the factory ones but have the same thread pitch, they should work fine.
You have to drill. Watch my video. If you use the old studs, which are really bad pot metal, the gotoh trem is useless. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CdklpfCnUig.htmlsi=iuCl2m03idiTuR6y
ALternatively buy a set of original Floyd Rose studs (much harder than teh 'Special studs). These will fit the stock Ibanez inserts. No drilling. Works a treat
@zz1hou the sustain block fit perfect in mine, I believe the factory one measured 0.5-1mm longer than the 33mm replacement. Other than that the trem itself gets close to one edge of the cavity on the top side but does not actually touch.
I did. It's much safer than trying to drill a bigger hole for the 11mm Gotoh posts. There's not much wood there. You can always just get better posts. The stock sleeves are buried in the body. They're not going anywhere.
