Lock the Edge Bridge

[Mick & Jules]

Is it possible to lock the Edge Bridge on an Ibanez Jem so that it doesn't move at all whilst learning the guitar and then introduce it when I am ready. Or should I just leave it as it is.

[Blue Dog]

8 hours ago, jumiclads said:

Is it possible to lock the Edge Bridge on an Ibanez Jem so that it doesn't move at all whilst learning the guitar and then introduce it when I am ready. Or should I just leave it as it is.

If you are talking about the tremolo Bar . i would take it off for beginner learning . the round part it sticks in  just unscrews and pull it out. and you can replace in the same way . i have to take mine out to put in case.  

[Nutty1]

I do not know anything about locking the bridge as such but I will tell you all that I know about the subject of Ibanez Jem tuning, although you probably know all this stuff better than I do!?

I bought an old Ibanez Jem 555 so I have had to learn how to tune the guitar properly. Although my guitar came with the original instrustion manual I still did not really understand it. I searched the web and came up with this site which helped me a lot www.guitarrepairbench.com/electric-guitar-repairs/floydrose_tremolo_setup.html

So what I do to tune it is loosen the locking nuts that sit over the guitar nut first, adjust the tuners a little bit going from string 6, then 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 (only a little bit on each string) and then go back to 6 and do them all again with just small tweaks and basically keep going untill you can get them all in tune. It is a fine balancing act, you can not tune each string to the correct pitch one by one, you have to adjust each a little. I think of it as kind of like a sea-saw but with tension instead of weights. When they are all in tune you can tighten the locking nuts at the guitar nut. This will put it out of tune again so you then have to do the fine tune adjustments using the turning wheels at the end of the bridge. With the nuts locked that should remain pretty stable for a while at least.

Like Blue Dog said, I do not use the tremelo bar as I am not at that stage yet so it remains in the case.

I hope this helps.

Edited July 28, 2018 by Nutty1

[Randy120]

I don't know specifically about the Jem.  You can also use the block of wood method. 

Tremolo Block

tremolo stop / lock

Hardtail an electric guitar Strat

[Mick & Jules]

I think I will just buy myself another guitar without a tremelo arm. I don't fancy taking my Jem to bits or drilling holes in it. You never know I may like the new one better and then I can perhaps sell my Jem. (later) I just opened the Jem case and it looked at me and I smiled at it and thought, No, I couldn't do that to you. I will keep you for later and buy you a little friend to keep you company.

 

Edited July 28, 2018 by jumiclads
Changed my mind

[Eracer_Team-DougH]

I can see that a Jem has a lock /trem on it like a Floyd Rose.

The nut locks as well as the tremo. This allows full tremo movement to slacken the strings and come right back into tune.

But if you don't want the tremo action.

What some do is on ths under side is the spring cavety. 

Some fashion a block of wood to wedge the tremo from non-action. Thus creating a "hard tail".

No drilling or screws, 

Yo me why bother having a tremo guitar if it ain't tremo-ing.