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Vizcaster · March 31st, 2008, 08:32 PM

I know the owner's manual says to remove the trem arm before putting a Strat into her case, but what about those of you who use soft gig bags - do you remove the trem arm before carrying your Strat in a gig bag - and have any of you had catastrophic problems if you don't?

Stevefried · March 31st, 2008, 08:40 PM

I tried putting it down in the 4 oclock position in the gig bag. It seems to fit but I wondered about that catastrophic thing...

stxrus · March 31st, 2008, 09:47 PM

i always remove the arm for transpoprt. better safe than sorry

steve

Axis29 · April 1st, 2008, 07:03 AM

Funny, I never left it in when putting it in a gig bag... way too much could go wrong there! But I'm not a fan of gig bags to begin with. It's better than nothing, but I'm always afraid someone or something will bump into it and make me cry.

However, I if I move it down somewhere between 4 and 8 o'clock, it fits perfectly in the hard case I bought for her.

mellecaster · April 2nd, 2008, 01:48 AM

If a Trem arm is rebent into a usable shape (Not like from Fender)...when placed at 8 o'clock, fits nicely in almost any case or Gig Bag...If I had a pic handy, I'd show ya.

mellecaster · April 2nd, 2008, 01:50 AM

Kinda like this.......

strummin67 · April 2nd, 2008, 02:47 AM

I always take mine off, even for storage.

beep.click · April 4th, 2008, 05:29 AM

I leave mine on, in a gig bag. But I'm not a toss it/throw it/slop it around kind of guy, and I'm always very careful.

Vizcaster · April 6th, 2008, 11:22 PM

Ok as long as I'm not getting a thousand responses saying that it throws the tuning too far off, or the arm breaks, I'm going to be leaving the arm on, turned back around to eight o'clock. Maybe I'll get a nice relic mark where the handle is going to hit the body when its in the case.

By the way my guitar teacher (never too old for lessons) said he always leaves it on.

Besides that means I won't have to replace the wrap of teflon tape I have around the threads (works better than the little spring to keep the arm from swinging and makes it feel tighter).

March 31st, 2008, 08:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Vizcaster Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Glen Head, NY Posts: 874	Trem arms and gig bags I know the owner's manual says to remove the trem arm before putting a Strat into her case, but what about those of you who use soft gig bags - do you remove the trem arm before carrying your Strat in a gig bag - and have any of you had catastrophic problems if you don't? __________________ "Why don't you just make 10 louder, and make 10 be the top number, and make that a little louder?"

April 1st, 2008, 07:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
Axis29 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 41 Posts: 1,479 1 Photos	Funny, I never left it in when putting it in a gig bag... way too much could go wrong there! But I'm not a fan of gig bags to begin with. It's better than nothing, but I'm always afraid someone or something will bump into it and make me cry. However, I if I move it down somewhere between 4 and 8 o'clock, it fits perfectly in the hard case I bought for her. __________________ John F. TDPRI # 1764

April 2nd, 2008, 01:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
mellecaster VENDOR Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 7,655 17 Photos	If a Trem arm is rebent into a usable shape (Not like from Fender)...when placed at 8 o'clock, fits nicely in almost any case or Gig Bag...If I had a pic handy, I'd show ya. __________________ Expert Repair....ReCrafting...and Set-ups Making your World a Better Place...One Guitar at a time

April 2nd, 2008, 01:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
mellecaster VENDOR Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 7,655 17 Photos	Kinda like this....... __________________ Expert Repair....ReCrafting...and Set-ups Making your World a Better Place...One Guitar at a time

April 2nd, 2008, 02:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
strummin67 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Age: 42 Posts: 289	I always take mine off, even for storage. __________________ Strummin My Guitars

March 31st, 2008, 08:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Stevefried TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: minneapolis minnesota Age: 47 Posts: 48	I tried putting it down in the 4 oclock position in the gig bag. It seems to fit but I wondered about that catastrophic thing...

March 31st, 2008, 09:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
stxrus Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2007 Location: St. Croix, USVI Age: 57 Posts: 1,052	i always remove the arm for transpoprt. better safe than sorry steve

April 4th, 2008, 05:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
beep.click Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California Age: 50 Posts: 3,208	I leave mine on, in a gig bag. But I'm not a toss it/throw it/slop it around kind of guy, and I'm always very careful. __________________ "It looked like a giant green gum drop to me."

April 6th, 2008, 11:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
Vizcaster Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Glen Head, NY Posts: 874	Ok as long as I'm not getting a thousand responses saying that it throws the tuning too far off, or the arm breaks, I'm going to be leaving the arm on, turned back around to eight o'clock. Maybe I'll get a nice relic mark where the handle is going to hit the body when its in the case. By the way my guitar teacher (never too old for lessons) said he always leaves it on. Besides that means I won't have to replace the wrap of teflon tape I have around the threads (works better than the little spring to keep the arm from swinging and makes it feel tighter). __________________ "Why don't you just make 10 louder, and make 10 be the top number, and make that a little louder?"

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