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Re: JT580
I use a JT580LP on my DK2 and my Charvel Traditional. I do all kinds of silly tricks like divebombs and sires and stuff like that. I rarely play through a whole song without some tremelo trick, and they stay in tune just fine. I actually prefer the arm to be loose so it swings around, and I've never considered that to be a problem. Before going broke, I owned several USA models, including an XTRR, which I abused constantly. In my humble opinion, and I know a lot of people will disagree with this, but with the exception of life-expectancy, I have noticed very little difference between the performance of the OFR and the newer JT580LPs. Granted, the OFR nuts are made a little better, but if you get a good JT580LP nut, there's no difference. The base-plates on the 580LPs are die-cast, and the OFRs are hardened steely, but that doesn't seem to make a difference in playing and performance, only in how long each will last. Obviously, the OFR is superior, but both are just fine bridges, and I wouldn't turn down a Jackson just because it has a JT580LP. It's probably one of the best (if not the best) OFR knock-offs out there. The Edge from Ibanez might be better, but those are quite expensive, too, from what I understand.
I use a JT580LP on my DK2 and my Charvel Traditional. I do all kinds of silly tricks like divebombs and sires and stuff like that. I rarely play through a whole song without some tremelo trick, and they stay in tune just fine. I actually prefer the arm to be loose so it swings around, and I've never considered that to be a problem. Before going broke, I owned several USA models, including an XTRR, which I abused constantly. In my humble opinion, and I know a lot of people will disagree with this, but with the exception of life-expectancy, I have noticed very little difference between the performance of the OFR and the newer JT580LPs. Granted, the OFR nuts are made a little better, but if you get a good JT580LP nut, there's no difference. The base-plates on the 580LPs are die-cast, and the OFRs are hardened steely, but that doesn't seem to make a difference in playing and performance, only in how long each will last. Obviously, the OFR is superior, but both are just fine bridges, and I wouldn't turn down a Jackson just because it has a JT580LP. It's probably one of the best (if not the best) OFR knock-offs out there. The Edge from Ibanez might be better, but those are quite expensive, too, from what I understand.
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