Edge Pro II

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Author Message   Carlb (Carlb) Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 - 3:33 pm:    Hello, I'm new to this forum. I just picked up an RGT42 equipped with an Edge Pro II vibrato (Korean). The guitar is a nice value as it wasn't expensive and is well built. One problem however is that the tremolo arm is too loose. At the tip, it has about 3/8" of play between dropping and raising pitch. There is no bushing on the arm and the only adjustment I can find is a screw on the underside that adjusts how far it sits off of the guitar. The arm also swings freely, it will not stay in position. The Ibanez site shows this bridge on 2003 Korean guitars but their tech area doesn't have any detail information on it. Can the arm or arm bushing from a Edge Pro be used on this trem? Is there anyone here with an Edge Pro II that doesn't also have this problem? FWIW - It appears to float at or very near 100%. Whether I drop and release or raise and release my ear and tuner indicate dead on pitch. The quality of the guitar itself is much nicer than one would expect for a Korean. I bought it without dealer set-up. Besides the usual truss rod adjustment, intonation, action, and spring adjustments; I had to lower the treble side of the nut about 0.025" and polish the fret crowns. Other than the vibrato arm, it feels like a 1k+ guitar. Any advice greatly appreciated.   Mr_Roadstar (Mr_Roadstar) Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 - 6:48 pm:    Carlb, Welcome! As the Edge pro II is a brand new item, I dunno how much help/info is available. I can't even find an e-mail address for Ibanez tech support on their new web site! Rich Harris has an excellent web site that may provide you with some assistance. You might drop him an e-mail. http://www.ibanezrules.com/contact.htm Cheers Steve   Carlb (Carlb) Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 - 10:24 pm:    Thanks Steve. Yes I had found Rich's site earlier while looking for an answer. It was a link from his site that lead me here. I was convinced that I was just missing a bushing until I read his description of the Edge Pro II where he specifically says it has no bushing. I'll send him an email. -Carl   Cameron (Cameron) Posted on Monday, March 24, 2003 - 9:23 pm:    Hi Carl, at the rear of the trem arm holder tube there is a allen key bolt that will alow you to tighten the trem arm movement.You can access this through the trem cavity plate on the back of your guitar.Don't forget,there are 2 allen key bolts in this area.The larger one at the bottom is for the height adjustment of the arm.You will need to use the small one on the side of the arm holder tube to solve your problems. Keep On Rockin' Cameron   Carlb (Carlb) Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 6:13 pm:    Thanks Cameron, Upon closer inspection, I did find the small set screw. It looks like you have to pull the trem off to get to it. Were you able to tighten it without pulling the trem? Do you have any play in your arm between dropping and raising pitch?   Cameron (Cameron) Posted on Friday, March 28, 2003 - 12:34 am:    Hi Carl, I checked out one of these new trems today and I think if you take it back to your nearest Ibanez dealer, the trem will have to come out for the arm to be tightened up, as the gap at the back trem/body,there is no enough room for a allen key to go into that region to tighten it. I will be advising the factory of your situation and get some mods done in future models.The reason I suggest taking it back to the dealer is that they will be able to re-set it up to factory specs after the adjustment is done. Keep On Rockin' Cameron   Trotsky (Trotsky) Posted on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 11:00 am:    Hi! I'm Steve from the UK and I have had the exact same problem as Carlb. My RGT 42 Edge Pro II trem is too loose. The screw-in threaded mechanism attaching the arm to the bridge works itself loose very quickly and by the end of a song or short period of use the whole thing falls off. It will not stay in a fixed position either and any attempts to solve the problem by accesing the back of the bridge revealed no securing aln nut. The hieght adjustment screw is there but this does not solve the slackening off of the arm. I had to bite the bullet and take it back to the dealer (a well established Ibanez outlet) and have them do something about it as it was still under warrenty. The guys in the shop were bemused and perplexed with the problem, swaping the arm with one or two different types, but couldnt fix it so it's off to Ibanez for them to sort. If they can sort it out I will be the owner of an excellent slinky and great sounding rock machine. Thanks, Steve.   Rockon1 Username: Rockon1 Registered: 02-2005 Posted on Sunday, February 20, 2005 - 4:31 pm:    I have an RGT42 with the edge pro 2 trem. The trem arm set up is where they "cheaped out" on an otherwise very nice unit. It has a plastic busshing INSIDE the hole and TWO allen screws to add tension to it.One is obvious to see and is accessable from the top. The other is accessable from the back side and requires a shortened allen key to tighten!. If you dont tighten both it will still have play in it.However BE CAREFUL not to try to "lock down" the arm with the screws or overtighten them you will drive the screw right thru the bushhing until it hits and destroys the arm!eek!.Just tighten both of them enough to take the play out!!! FWIW- I modified mine by disassembling it and adding a small strip of metal behing bushing where screws contact it.(something Ibanez SHOULD have done!) Now they(set screws) cant do damage to the bushing and it can be tightened more without damage to the bushing.HTH-Bob   Rockon1 Username: Rockon1 Registered: 02-2005 Posted on Sunday, February 20, 2005 - 4:34 pm:    Sidethought- Do yourself a favor and modify an allen wrench (cut the tip down) so you can tighten the bottom screw periodically....

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