A fascinating video in which I talk about my Jazzmaster and endeavour to install a replacement Staytrem bridge. All this stuff should apply equally to Jaguar players since that guitar shares the same bridge and trem design.
A fascinating video in which I talk about my Jazzmaster and endeavour to install a replacement Staytrem bridge. All this stuff should apply equally to Jaguar players since that guitar shares the same bridge and trem design.
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Once again many thanks for your video. I too live in the UK and opted for the Staytrem bridge and yes it solved all the issues of the problematic stock bridge, in fact NO issues with the Staytrem bridge, also other things to bear in mind the Staytrem bridge comes in 2 set radius so also suitable for Squier [ Far East models] and very easy to set up and adjust, just only requiring 2 allen key adjustments either side, no problems, easy. The only problem I encountered was the guitar neck needed shimming to allow the bridge be seated correctly, but I took it to my guitar tech who did this and a set up and charged me 40 UK pounds sterling for both, not too painful. Any ways now the guitar plays like a dream, NO problems.
Had a few problems with unwinding screws way back solved it by brushing a little Clear nail varnish on the thread of the offending screws strong enough to hold and can easily be undone if necessary never failed in my case.
YOU TALK TOO MUCH!!!!!
Killer playing! I have a Staytrem collet and arm for my Jazzmaster. Great company.
Big Hi to all you Jazzmaster kin. Just fitted my Staytrem bridge and felt compelled to pass on my experience. It is quite expensive but a very solid solution to fixing the problems of the far from perfect stock bridge, and bare in mind this is a maverick offset bridge. Personally I am very happy with the functionality and design of the bridge, for me the best option, no rattles and stability on the adjustment posts. One thing to bare in mind is my action is too high and the bridge cannot go down anymore, I had the same problem with the stock bridge, however all is not lost, a neck shim can be fitted to hopefully cure all problems. Not sure of the cost of fitting a neck shim and maybe you could fit yourself ? Waiting to call my guitar tech. PS. Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd of Television sold me my guitar, I was a huge P90 man but for my set up I prefer these pickups and love the variations of tones of the guitar, it can be a very funky maverick guitar.
Informative video! Thank you very much
Having recently purchased a Squier Jaguar – with the so-called 'Mustang' bridge improvement – I found I was still struggling with the guitar especially the high E string so took your advice and replaced it with the 'Staytrem' bridge …………. what a revelation it's like a different guitar.
Many thanks for the video and your guitar lessons……………. any chance of Magazine "Song From Under The Floorboards"? I know that you'repartial to a bit of John McGeoch
Big Hi to you and many thanks for your enlightenment. I too live in the UK and am drawn to the Staytrem bridge for Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster for a number of reasons, number 1 reason being they have the correct set radius for the guitar with no individual saddle height adjustments, this to me seems easier for a guitar set up, which I am confident I can do myself saving me money. The Staytrem bridge come in many variations, different sized radius and even a conversion for the Adjust-O- Matic bridge.Many thanks to you for the video and Staytrem for this relatively uncomplicated solution.
You were like, "WHO'S YOUR MASTER! WHO'S YOUR MASTER!!" when you tried it out
There are some JM/jag tech gurus who argue that the original bridge and tremolo are the best bridge/tremolo that Fender even invented, across all their guitars. There is lots of information online now on how to set them up (none of which comes from Fender). Some people do things like wrapping the bridge posts so they don't rock, or swap out the bridge too readily, without ever understanding how it is supposed to work. Of course that keeps Staytrem and Mastery in business. The thing that stops the Staytrem bridge sinking is basically a 2mm piece of plastic, probably worth about a cent. A piece of heatshrink has much that same effect.
that Jazzmaster looks and sounds amazing, you are a very lucky man
I've heard use a mustang bridge
you think thats the hardway, i start noticing the problem afer i bought mine. i wish i've done more research before i bought it, i ended up trade it with a strat. i really dig the style but theres a reason why this model just never really been a hit like their brothers
What gauge strings are you using and what tuning are you in? I had a Staytrem, and while it solved nearly every issue with the stock bridges, I felt it changed the tone too much. It sounded muddy to me. Though it could have been the setup, the low e was completely overwhelmed by all the other strings, especially at the 12th fret and up. It just sounded so muffled and muted. I tried it with three different necks and got the same result with each one. The stock bridge seemed to sound much brighter with much clearer harmonics and overtones.
staytrem is not the real solution if you like the surf music is NOt the bridge for you ,but if you like indie or other kind of music maybe, i bouth one of this ( never convinced) and the first mistake of this bridge is a sensation very low tone and less dinamic and lack of twang ,really i don't like it
When you tighten the strings over the bridge, do you have to hold the bridge upright, so that the bridge isn't leaning forwards or backwards? Or will that straighten itself out when you use the tremolo?
In my opinion they need to lock down the rocking action of the bridge and add roles saddles with separate hight adjustments for intonation and radius.
I hope this stuff will work I've had a 63 jag for ever it seems with all the probs.
I've had a Staytrem, Mastery, Fender stock, Fender improved 'staytrem designed' that they stick on the Marr Jag and TVL JM. The Staytrem is definitely the best. The Fender designed Staytrem is very good too. The Mastery is overengineered, overpriced and over hyped and has some issues that the stock sucky bridge does IE it rattles and the high strings can impart a 'sitar' like sound from the grooves being a bit misaligned. Mine has some ugly machining work on it where the grub screws go in and some of the grub screws take a ton of effort to turn and overall the Staytrem is finished much nicer. It also took about a month to get one past ordering, the Staytrem came in under a week from across the pond.
Nice video!
I just went in to my local shop and ordered my first Jazzmaster, so thanks for sharing this video 🙂
It's just a Mustang bridge.
It was Premier Guitar that has a great article on offset guitar setup. Check that out. Better than my attempt to describe the areas of importance. Good luck.
Recently lost trem for my avri 65 Jag arm at a gig, shocked at the price of a Fender oem replacement arm I decided to bite the bullet and find the extra cash to buy a Staytrem collet and arm.
I didn't have particularly high expectations not because of any doubts about Staytrem products but because I really didn't think there was much wrong with the Fender set up. In practice I have been surprised just how much of an improvement the Staytrem offered not only in terms stopping the arm from swinging loose but also in terms of giving a much better feel to the action of the tremolo as a whole.