Loose Vibrato bar screw on 2016 Legacy Tribute
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:55 pm
The screw that secures my whammy bar gets too loose within an hour or two. That prompted this post but I have other questions too:
1. Should I use lock tight on the screw? I bought this guitar used so maybe it has an aftermarket screw that is too small. Does the orginal screw fit snug?
2. How tight should the screw be? I would think I would want it tight enough to keep the bar where I put it until I push it someplace else.
3. How far into the bridge should I shove the bar? All the way or do some fine tune it out for max effect before bottoming out?
4. The outer diameter of the bar seems to be a little small relative to the hole it sits in. Should I shim the bar with part of a plastic straw or anything? With a shim, it would be less of a problem if the screw got loose.
Thanks for any advice.
1. Should I use lock tight on the screw? I bought this guitar used so maybe it has an aftermarket screw that is too small. Does the orginal screw fit snug?
2. How tight should the screw be? I would think I would want it tight enough to keep the bar where I put it until I push it someplace else.
3. How far into the bridge should I shove the bar? All the way or do some fine tune it out for max effect before bottoming out?
4. The outer diameter of the bar seems to be a little small relative to the hole it sits in. Should I shim the bar with part of a plastic straw or anything? With a shim, it would be less of a problem if the screw got loose.
Thanks for any advice.