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One. My Jetglo 330. It's all I need

Loctite and a wave washer. Put the Loctite only on the first few threads of the screw, then tighten it down until it's just the way you want it.

Good info. Thanks!

I've heard a few guys express this sentiment before.

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Take it off and bin it :twisted:

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Earlier this month I fitted an Accent vibrato to my 330 . It's perfect for my garage/surf pop band's sound, but I'm having a little trouble getting the arm to be more controllable. I tighten it down to the point where it rests just near the pickup selector switch, but when I pick the arm up to apply ...

Figured I'd post an update. All good.

johnhall wrote:Slide it in from one side.

Thanks. That did it. Would be handy if these came with instructions

Ok, so I just mounted the vibrato assembly on and it was super easy, however it doesn't matter how far I push the bar, the gap is still too small for a ball end to get through. I use d'Addario half-flat strings, if that makes any difference... the ball ends are no larger or smaller than pretty much ...

Right on. That clears it up, thanks.

Hmm, from what I can see it doesn't seem like a ball end will fit through that opening. Guess I'll see tonight.

Pretty stoked that my Accent vibrato has arrived from Pick of the Ricks. Going to try putting it on my 330 tonight. One question though, how do I string it? Do I have to completely slide out the piece with the arm and pivot point, slot the strings in there and then slide it back in?

I've got a 2002 Jetglo 330 which is starting to show some tarnishing on the fret ends. The varnish is swelling up and becomes brittle enough that I can scrape it off with a fingernail. Now I don't really care that there's no varnish over the fret ends - it's not like they're sharp or protruding or ...