Chris, you're the man. I took apart the RM Pro on my RGX612 a few months back and the high B has been sitting lower than the high E ever since. Thanks to this video I figured out what I did wrong and everything is straight again.
My God, man! I know this vid is a couple years old. I hope you are still following your comments. This is amazing! I have a Kramer that has been sitting disassembled in it's case for years! I had no hope for the Floyd Rose that was on it. All if the parts from it are in a baggie in the case. I didn't take it down to as many parts as you did here. Now that I think of it, I'm not even sure if I still have that guitar anymore. Maybe up in the attic? (OH NO!!!). Anyway, great great work and thanks for the vid. I have a few gtrs with trems on em. I'm only now learning what some of the parts are for. Like, honestly I just learned a day ago that those screws were fine tuners!
Love your content man. Particularly your lessons. I got away from floyd rose and other floating tremelo type bridges about 18 years ago in favor of Les Paul, fixed bridge. There have always been times off and on when I miss my Charvels and other tremelo guitars that I once played. Anyway thank you for your uploads, they are fantastic.
Thanks Man! Funny you should say that about trems, I lock all of my trems but don't advertise that anymore due to the trolls on the web. Here's a link to the video ua-cam.com/video/kT2iG2dabqs/v-deo.html I'll be putting up a bunch more stuff soon. Stay well!
Good to know this is a nice tremolo. I've been eyeing a blue 421dm in near mint condition, but I coudnt find more info about the tremolo and this was my main doubt before deciding if I'll get it or not. So Im probably get this and drop a pair of evos on it
This is identical (aside from the branding) to the Jackson JT-580LP found on many Japanese made Jackson's in case anyone has those. When I took mine apart it had the identical lines marking the saddle height which I also originally missed because I was looking at those stamped numbers and scratching my head. Not a terrible Floyd honestly although I'm not crazy about the durability of the metal on the saddle. Granted it's 25 years old now, but I had some of the metal crumble off exactly where those numbered stamps are located on more than one saddle. I've also seen that they can get a permanent string wear mark where the block holds the string against the saddle which can cause strings to slip out. Especially if you like to overtighten your strings which tends to become a catch 22.
Nice video.. not enough good information like this.. the TRS is basically just having a different saddle where it has a long tail for the first tuners and the locking g screws are shorter..instead of the fine tuners pressing on the long screws.. are these are standard bolds..M4 or M6 type?..I believe you can back out the fine tuners and run an M4 tap into the plate to clean them out if they are sticky.. you do risk them not stopping again unless you re punch them like OFR does
@bjstein4242 never tried retap but that's a cool idea for a fix. Ironically 99% of all my tremolo guitars are locked in a non floating position so it makes for alternate tunings easy. I know it doesn't make sense but I love fine tuners and the look of the tremolo so it works out.
@theittyreport i hear you.. one of my favorite guitars is an OG peavey wolfgang standard.. love the neck asymmetric profile and it's decked to the body.. d tuner on it.. stays in tune for months.. diving down is all you need.. I find decked FR type guitars are very stable.. but try running a tap in a poor turning fine tuner.. mainly it's the coated cheaper trems when the coating come off in the treads and gums it up
@@theittyreport lol.. no.. just a lover of guitars like you.. just wish i had more time to practice.. but LOVE rehabbing ones with great bones.. been looking at the Yamahas for a long time.. i was lucky to purchase an ESP Mirage Custom in 1990 from the local paper.. neck through HSS .. she is also a killer but needed to put EMG's and a OEM FR on it.. amazing guitars.. very pricey now..
@bjstein4242 truly think us amateurs do much better jobs than life long techs. It's their job to fix guitars but it's our passion and there's an infinite difference between the two
Awesome videos and yamaha collection! Wondering if you can confirm if the TRS pro has steel saddles? I just got one and was surprised to find they're not magnetic, so figuring mine has zinc saddles, but someone may have swapped them out previously
Hi Chris. You're the man. This video is great and your attention to detail is second to none. I have this exact tremolo on a Yamaha Pacifica I got on a steal for 80 bucks. However it's missing the tremolo arm. Any direction on a drop-in replacement? I have looked and searched but nothing pops up . Any advise?
I've had this question come up many times, it's the same as a lo pro Ibanez trem which very common. There's a ton of trems that would work. Gotoh is a great one, but if you need I'd be happy to give you some more info
These trems use threaded arms. You can find em all over ebay for cheap, just look for the threaded ended arms. These are good trems i would not bother replacing just because of the missing arm
Hi i just recently stumbled upon your videos. I was wondering if you can help me measure the diameter of the threaded tremolo arm. I lost mine and planning to find an aftermarket arm for my guitar. Thanks in advance.
I'll see what I can do, but all the guitars I've bought didn't come with the tremolo arm. However, I do have the arm from my plaid and I'll see if it fits the other guitars. Fretsontheneck.com sells a bunch of Yamaha parts
You have cool content on these old, under appreciated guitars. I am interested in getting a RGZ/RGX 211 style guitar with the drop in, non-locking bridge (the string end sits in the bridge without being clamped/locked in). Do you know if the post spacing is the same as Floyd Rose so that I could easily replace the bridge later? Thanks.
hi Chris! I use Google translator, I'm sorry :) great video. question: I bought Yamaha with the same tremolo, but it's all in rust. I want to sort it out and make a burnishing, will the metal withstand this procedure?
If you soak all the parts in WD40 in a metal tin or whatever container works for 24-48 hours, the rust will come off and some 0000 steel wool will help smooth out the parts. Let me know how it goes, I'll check back on any comments you have
Cool! By the way do you know where I can find parts for my 721m rgx? I need the blocking nuts pallets and screws and one of the tuners. Thanks for the video!
I've been planning on doing an actual wiring schematic for everybody universally so they can figure out what they have but you would have to have a couple of tools like a multimeter to confirm these things The very inexpensive on Amazon it's definitely something that you need to invest in but subscribe and if you haven't already I'll be posting that video soon
I am, just like the dozens of other videos I've shot but still haven't been able to edit and post. Busted up my knee about a week ago and would love to work on things during the down time but can sit at my desk for more than 15 minutes. After my surgery I'll be sure to get things done. Thanks for your interest man!
They are pretty common sizes. What I would do is call a dealer that sells bridges such as allparts.com and see if they can match the specs. The problem is that Yamaha has a billion different style bridges and I'd hate to tell you something wrong. But if you have a tape measure, you can get the distance from peg to peg where the trem rocks on and look for trems that would line up. Hope this helps
They a standard size for Ibanez and floyd rose type tremolos. The D and G settles are the tallest, the B and A are a bit shorter and the low and high E strings are the shortest. These don't always work because of the difference between the neck radius on each guitar. And some guitars have compound radius so you buy a set of sattles that will most likely work but there's still a chance that it won't work. If you can take it to a local shop where there is someone that can tell you exactly what you need. It will save a few headaches later
Hello, I have one of these terms, it’s a Takeuchi TRS-101. Do you know if Floyd Rose, Gotoh or Schaller fine tuning screws, string lock screws etc work/fit these terms?
The 101 is not made the same as the TRS pro trems. I'd look into replacement of the entire trem with a gotoh. It's the same fit as the Ibanez lo pro design and is fairly common.
@@theittyreport i have a handful of old USA bc rich super strats that could use new bridges. My biggest concern are the posts since I don't want swap out posts that don't fit in either the gotoh or takeuchi bridges. Since they are the 80s versions, finding the right parts is kinda confusing
Chris, you're the man. I took apart the RM Pro on my RGX612 a few months back and the high B has been sitting lower than the high E ever since. Thanks to this video I figured out what I did wrong and everything is straight again.
Glad to hear this video helped you out, it's exactly why I did it in the first place
My God, man! I know this vid is a couple years old. I hope you are still following your comments. This is amazing! I have a Kramer that has been sitting disassembled in it's case for years! I had no hope for the Floyd Rose that was on it. All if the parts from it are in a baggie in the case. I didn't take it down to as many parts as you did here. Now that I think of it, I'm not even sure if I still have that guitar anymore. Maybe up in the attic? (OH NO!!!). Anyway, great great work and thanks for the vid. I have a few gtrs with trems on em. I'm only now learning what some of the parts are for. Like, honestly I just learned a day ago that those screws were fine tuners!
Yeah man! Thanks for the compliment, and I always check for questions so if you need anything let me know
Love your content man.
Particularly your lessons.
I got away from floyd rose and other floating tremelo type bridges about 18 years ago in favor of Les Paul, fixed bridge.
There have always been times off and on when I miss my Charvels and other tremelo guitars that I once played.
Anyway thank you for your uploads, they are fantastic.
Thanks Man! Funny you should say that about trems, I lock all of my trems but don't advertise that anymore due to the trolls on the web. Here's a link to the video ua-cam.com/video/kT2iG2dabqs/v-deo.html
I'll be putting up a bunch more stuff soon. Stay well!
Good to know this is a nice tremolo. I've been eyeing a blue 421dm in near mint condition, but I coudnt find more info about the tremolo and this was my main doubt before deciding if I'll get it or not. So Im probably get this and drop a pair of evos on it
@rmshred that would be great, did that to a rgz721 and it's awesome
I like the markers under the saddles... 👍👍👍
This is identical (aside from the branding) to the Jackson JT-580LP found on many Japanese made Jackson's in case anyone has those. When I took mine apart it had the identical lines marking the saddle height which I also originally missed because I was looking at those stamped numbers and scratching my head.
Not a terrible Floyd honestly although I'm not crazy about the durability of the metal on the saddle. Granted it's 25 years old now, but I had some of the metal crumble off exactly where those numbered stamps are located on more than one saddle. I've also seen that they can get a permanent string wear mark where the block holds the string against the saddle which can cause strings to slip out. Especially if you like to overtighten your strings which tends to become a catch 22.
Great info man, thanks for sharing
Cool and effective video, thanks for it, helped me too much 🤘🏼
Hi. Nice video. Do you have any experience with the jackson model? Is it the same in terms of quality ?
@mig092 exactly the same tremolo. If it says takuchi on it, it's the same for ibanez and several others from that era.
Nice video.. not enough good information like this.. the TRS is basically just having a different saddle where it has a long tail for the first tuners and the locking g screws are shorter..instead of the fine tuners pressing on the long screws.. are these are standard bolds..M4 or M6 type?..I believe you can back out the fine tuners and run an M4 tap into the plate to clean them out if they are sticky.. you do risk them not stopping again unless you re punch them like OFR does
@bjstein4242 never tried retap but that's a cool idea for a fix. Ironically 99% of all my tremolo guitars are locked in a non floating position so it makes for alternate tunings easy. I know it doesn't make sense but I love fine tuners and the look of the tremolo so it works out.
@theittyreport i hear you.. one of my favorite guitars is an OG peavey wolfgang standard.. love the neck asymmetric profile and it's decked to the body.. d tuner on it.. stays in tune for months.. diving down is all you need.. I find decked FR type guitars are very stable.. but try running a tap in a poor turning fine tuner.. mainly it's the coated cheaper trems when the coating come off in the treads and gums it up
@@bjstein4242 are you a tech?
@@theittyreport lol.. no.. just a lover of guitars like you.. just wish i had more time to practice.. but LOVE rehabbing ones with great bones.. been looking at the Yamahas for a long time.. i was lucky to purchase an ESP Mirage Custom in 1990 from the local paper.. neck through HSS .. she is also a killer but needed to put EMG's and a OEM FR on it.. amazing guitars.. very pricey now..
@bjstein4242 truly think us amateurs do much better jobs than life long techs. It's their job to fix guitars but it's our passion and there's an infinite difference between the two
Awesome videos and yamaha collection! Wondering if you can confirm if the TRS pro has steel saddles? I just got one and was surprised to find they're not magnetic, so figuring mine has zinc saddles, but someone may have swapped them out previously
That's a good question... I'll use a magnet on a few different ones and let you know what I found
@@theittyreportthanks!
Is floydrose special can replace my old trs pro?? Trs pro from my yamaha is broken. I need a replacement. Thank you for answering.
@@springlane0137 I'd recommend getting a digital caliper for $20 on Amazon if you can and measure the outside posts to confirm
Can you fu tone blocks and other parts to these trems? I have the same one in my Yamaha rgx421d of course labeled Yamaha trs-pro
That's a good question, I'm really not sure but the parts are very similar but I'd imagine you could
Hi Chris. You're the man. This video is great and your attention to detail is second to none. I have this exact tremolo on a Yamaha Pacifica I got on a steal for 80 bucks. However it's missing the tremolo arm. Any direction on a drop-in replacement? I have looked and searched but nothing pops up . Any advise?
I've had this question come up many times, it's the same as a lo pro Ibanez trem which very common. There's a ton of trems that would work. Gotoh is a great one, but if you need I'd be happy to give you some more info
These trems use threaded arms. You can find em all over ebay for cheap, just look for the threaded ended arms. These are good trems i would not bother replacing just because of the missing arm
Hey! do you know where to source the whammy bar for this one? i bought a guitar from reverb with this tremelo but it didnt came with it :(
@valterbeicinha9633 yeah, they never do. I've found a place online www.fretsonthenet.com/
Hi i just recently stumbled upon your videos. I was wondering if you can help me measure the diameter of the threaded tremolo arm. I lost mine and planning to find an aftermarket arm for my guitar. Thanks in advance.
I'll see what I can do, but all the guitars I've bought didn't come with the tremolo arm. However, I do have the arm from my plaid and I'll see if it fits the other guitars. Fretsontheneck.com sells a bunch of Yamaha parts
Hi, I have a yamaha TRS pro and need a replacement arm. what are the specs since I don't have the arm to go by ? recommendations for a replacement ?
Unfortunate I don't, all the Yamaha guitars I've Bought never came with any arms
You know what the thread measurement is?
Not sure, but it's the same on Ibanez terms so I'd imagine it's fairly standard
6mm
You have cool content on these old, under appreciated guitars. I am interested in getting a RGZ/RGX 211 style guitar with the drop in, non-locking bridge (the string end sits in the bridge without being clamped/locked in). Do you know if the post spacing is the same as Floyd Rose so that I could easily replace the bridge later? Thanks.
And can the bridges with the flat contact edge like this span a range of post widths? With the proper posts, of course.
It's the same as the edge trems for the Ibanez guitars as well so the spacing is very common for the Japanese market guitars. Let me if I can help
hi Chris! I use Google translator, I'm sorry :) great video. question: I bought Yamaha with the same tremolo, but it's all in rust. I want to sort it out and make a burnishing, will the metal withstand this procedure?
If you soak all the parts in WD40 in a metal tin or whatever container works for 24-48 hours, the rust will come off and some 0000 steel wool will help smooth out the parts. Let me know how it goes, I'll check back on any comments you have
Cool! By the way do you know where I can find parts for my 721m rgx? I need the blocking nuts pallets and screws and one of the tuners. Thanks for the video!
Stewmac.com is great place but not sure if they ship over seas.
@@theittyreport thanks mate!
would you be able to show the wiring from the guitar Im trying to restore/fix but seems that all of the wiring fell off
I've been planning on doing an actual wiring schematic for everybody universally so they can figure out what they have but you would have to have a couple of tools like a multimeter to confirm these things The very inexpensive on Amazon it's definitely something that you need to invest in but subscribe and if you haven't already I'll be posting that video soon
@@theittyreport are you going to be getting around to doing this anytime soon? I would definitely be interested in learning about this
I am, just like the dozens of other videos I've shot but still haven't been able to edit and post. Busted up my knee about a week ago and would love to work on things during the down time but can sit at my desk for more than 15 minutes. After my surgery I'll be sure to get things done. Thanks for your interest man!
@@theittyreport that's unfortunate I hope your knee heals up good. Thanks for the reply
@@SuperDuperPooperScooper4321 thanks man, waiting to have the surgery hopefully in the next couple weeks.
Hi ChriS! Crear work. I own a tra pro un a 821d pacífica; the Blades are totally destroyed. Do You know anoyther brdige that may fit?
They are pretty common sizes. What I would do is call a dealer that sells bridges such as allparts.com and see if they can match the specs. The problem is that Yamaha has a billion different style bridges and I'd hate to tell you something wrong. But if you have a tape measure, you can get the distance from peg to peg where the trem rocks on and look for trems that would line up. Hope this helps
what is the thread size of the tremolo lever plis?
Not sure. I'm sure it's fairly standard.
Hello, excuse me, what are the radius of the saddles thanks!!!!
They a standard size for Ibanez and floyd rose type tremolos. The D and G settles are the tallest, the B and A are a bit shorter and the low and high E strings are the shortest. These don't always work because of the difference between the neck radius on each guitar. And some guitars have compound radius so you buy a set of sattles that will most likely work but there's still a chance that it won't work. If you can take it to a local shop where there is someone that can tell you exactly what you need. It will save a few headaches later
@@theittyreport Thank youu
Hello, I have one of these terms, it’s a Takeuchi TRS-101. Do you know if Floyd Rose, Gotoh or Schaller fine tuning screws, string lock screws etc work/fit these terms?
The 101 is not made the same as the TRS pro trems. I'd look into replacement of the entire trem with a gotoh. It's the same fit as the Ibanez lo pro design and is fairly common.
@@theittyreport thank you for your advice 👍
@@theittyreport is there a difference in the 87 gotoh and 96 one as far as the parts go?
@@jefffisher598 I can't confirm, but the trems are standard so I'd imagine you'd be fine with the gotoh
@@theittyreport i have a handful of old USA bc rich super strats that could use new bridges. My biggest concern are the posts since I don't want swap out posts that don't fit in either the gotoh or takeuchi bridges. Since they are the 80s versions, finding the right parts is kinda confusing