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Hahnsoulo wrote:It's Pharaoh Gold Firemist, brand new from Sweetwater.
I'm still getting used to the offset body style, but I'm loving the tones I'm getting out of this thing, and the fit/finish is top notch. It's a great sounding guitar, and I'm digging it.
There is one small problem, though. Yesterday, after I inserted the tremolo arm and tightened the set screw I noticed the arm kind of felt "grindy" as I rotated it, and it would start getting wobbly after a while. I also own a Fullerton Deluxe S-500, so I'm very familiar with G&L tremolos and know how they are supposed to feel, so knew something was off. So I loosened the set screw and pulled the arm back out. Looked in the hole with a flashlight and realized the problem immediately. The nylon rod that's supposed to be in between the arm and the set screw is missing. So when I tightened the screw it was just metal on metal grinding. I'm currently talking with Sweetwater to see if they can send me a replacement nylon piece.
Having said all that, I actually prefer the larger diameter and shape of the tremolo arm on my S-500. I noticed on the G&L parts website there's a listing for the CLF research 3/16" arm mount, which allows you to retrofit the CLF style arm mount on a guitar that came with the larger style arm mount. But what I want is the opposite, and I don't see a listing for that. I want to install the larger style arm mount on a CLF guitar. I want the same style of trem arm that I have on my S-500. Is it possible to special order this part?