JT500 Replacements?

[CharvelRocker]

Whats a reasonable replacement for a JT500 and what will fit in tis pole spacing/route? I have one on my Kelly, and come to find out, its a piece of crap and I want to change it ASAP

[scotty]

JT580, JT590 or a Schaller should work.
I am sure you have seen this but here it is anyway.
http://audiozone.dk/index-filer/TremoloInfoProject.htm

[Mr Metal]

Jackson JT-590 or the Schaller-branded licensed Floyds are drop ins. The JT-580 may interfere with the trem route if it is a recessed trem................

[Zerberus]

A Schaller /JT-590 is the only thing that will drop in 100% without any issues. Other than hitting the route, you may have intonation issues with any other Floyd (incl. OFRs) because of the different baseplate geometry and resulting shorter post distance from the unt

[Mr Metal]

Jackson JT-590 or the Schaller-branded licensed Floyds are drop ins. The JT-580 may interfere with the trem route if it is a recessed trem................

Another trem that has the same form factor as the JT-500 is the Floyd Rose II. It came in non-locking and locking versions, and obviously you'd want the locking version. Also make sure the tremolo block size is the same as the trem you have. These blocks come in 3 different heights: 32, 37 or 42mm

[Sunbane]

What the other guys said; JT-590, "Floyd Rose II" or Schaller (all three are virtually the same thing). If you get one with the wrong block size though, you may be able to swap blocks with your JT-500.

[CharvelRocker]

Thanks for the help guys.

[decadentdave]

Just get a real Floyd.

[rjohnstone]

Just get a real Floyd.

It won't fit in a JT-500 route.

[DonP]

I hope you aren't the one trying to get $100 for it on ebay

[RacerX]

Just get a real Floyd.

In my eyes, a JT-590 IS a real Floyd.

[jackson1]

<cough!>your eyes needs a check<COUGH!>