1982 S-500 vibrato arm question

Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:30 pm

I cannot remove the vibrato arm from my 1982 S-500. This problem came with the guitar when I got it several years ago. The arm has a black plastic handle and there is no set screw. It can can be rotated in both directions and doesn't screw out when turned lefty. Does anyone have any ideas and/or recommendations how to fix this. I would like to remove the arm when the guitar is in the case as it's pushed down when the case is closed.

Re: 1982 S-500 vibrato arm question

Tue Sep 13, 2016 6:59 am

pdxer wrote:I cannot remove the vibrato arm from my 1982 S-500. This problem came with the guitar when I got it several years ago. The arm has a black plastic handle and there is no set screw. It can can be rotated in both directions and doesn't screw out when turned lefty. Does anyone have any ideas and/or recommendations how to fix this. I would like to remove the arm when the guitar is in the case as it's pushed down when the case is closed.


See this post: Anybody ever have a trem bar get "stuck" in the guitar?.

Hope this helps.

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