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  • Replacing JT500

    It has come time for the JT500 in the DXMG to get replaced. One saddle is stripped where the locking screw clamps the string in & another one has a groove from the string, so the string pulls out. And I dont feel like spending $90 on saddles. So...
    Which Floyd Rose or Schaller, or Copy will fit the posts on a guitar equipped w/ a JT500?
    And yes I want to upgrade as opposed to just getting another JT500.
    KV DM PRO, SLSXMG, RRXMG, DXMG, LP P90 Goldtop_GSP1101_RM4: JF SL-OD100_Randall RT2/50_Peavey 4x12 cab
    I'm loving the Jaded Faith mods. Going Egnater Dual mod route: Voxless, SL-OD100, Brahma #39, QuickMod GT

  • #2
    check the sticky thread, jackson1 did a whole thing on trems in there.

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    • #3
      Thanks Sully, I did check it, but apparently not well enough. I'll look thru it again.
      KV DM PRO, SLSXMG, RRXMG, DXMG, LP P90 Goldtop_GSP1101_RM4: JF SL-OD100_Randall RT2/50_Peavey 4x12 cab
      I'm loving the Jaded Faith mods. Going Egnater Dual mod route: Voxless, SL-OD100, Brahma #39, QuickMod GT

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      • #4
        You'll just be polishing a turd, IMO. I think you should get another DXMG, a 2002 or newer. They are made in Japan, have JT580s, and are a much-higher quality axe than your MII.
        "Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)

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        • #5
          That maybe true, but the turd has been polished w/ EMGs & it plays & sounds great. Only problem I have had has been the trem. So might as well keep polishing the turd.
          On 2nd inspection I did not find any reference to replacement for JT500, unless it was implied in the pics of JT500, JT580, & JT590?
          KV DM PRO, SLSXMG, RRXMG, DXMG, LP P90 Goldtop_GSP1101_RM4: JF SL-OD100_Randall RT2/50_Peavey 4x12 cab
          I'm loving the Jaded Faith mods. Going Egnater Dual mod route: Voxless, SL-OD100, Brahma #39, QuickMod GT

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          • #6
            That's okay, H, I'd love to have my hands on a such a turd. I happen to think it's the shit.
            I'm not Ron!

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            • #7
              Well I took some measurements:
              2 15/16 inches = width from between the center of the posts
              3 6/8 inches = base width
              3 1/8 inches = cavity route from fromt to back of trem
              KV DM PRO, SLSXMG, RRXMG, DXMG, LP P90 Goldtop_GSP1101_RM4: JF SL-OD100_Randall RT2/50_Peavey 4x12 cab
              I'm loving the Jaded Faith mods. Going Egnater Dual mod route: Voxless, SL-OD100, Brahma #39, QuickMod GT

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              • #8
                Without modifying the JT500 route, you can put either a Schaller Floyd or a used JT590. They both have the same shape and size as the JT500, the main difference is that they're made with better and harder materials.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by agresivo
                  Without modifying the JT500 route, you can put either a Schaller Floyd or a used JT590. They both have the same shape and size as the JT500, the main difference is that they're made with better and harder materials.
                  +1, Schaller / JT590 (the same thing with "jackson" on it) is a drop in upgrade for the JT-500, seen quite a few Jap Performers with this mod that were really great axes from then on...

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                  • #10
                    Thank you for the responses. And the search begins.
                    KV DM PRO, SLSXMG, RRXMG, DXMG, LP P90 Goldtop_GSP1101_RM4: JF SL-OD100_Randall RT2/50_Peavey 4x12 cab
                    I'm loving the Jaded Faith mods. Going Egnater Dual mod route: Voxless, SL-OD100, Brahma #39, QuickMod GT

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                    • #11
                      This one may still be available. Worth looking into anyway...

                      http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/show...188#post699188

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                      • #12
                        How come I just bot a Schaller Floyd for $55? Those things rock. Keep your eyes open.
                        I am a true ass set to this board.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Uncle Fettster
                          How come I just bot a Schaller Floyd for $55? Those things rock. Keep your eyes open.
                          Because you bought a cheap crappy copy of a Schaller Floyd for $55, that's why.
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by zeegler
                            Because you bought a cheap crappy copy of a Schaller Floyd for $55, that's why.
                            Then why does it say; "Charvel" "Made in Germany by Schaller"? Smartypants.:ROTF:
                            I am a true ass set to this board.

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                            • #15
                              Turn yourself in. For that price you STOLE it! LOL! Good eye!! Great deal!!!
                              In an insane world, only the sane seem crazy.

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