easymute tremelo arm

[westbury]

Hi Everybody, I am interested in buying easymute tremelo arm,any imfo also see BORITZ you have bought one and as am i Victoria Australia like you maybe you could tell me how to go about it . Thanks

[claude]

Hi,
Try this link : www.easymute.freeserve.co.uk/
Regards.
Claude - Brussels

[sheendigs]

Hi There
Try this link from the well known auction site UK
shop.the well known auction site.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=easy+mute&_sacat=0&_odkw=eftp&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
Sheendigs

[bobpowis]

Hello Westbury, Both my strats are fitted with VML arms, I find them superb, they make it much easier to mute the strings. There's a couple of ways that they have to be fitted IE type of trem unit, but if you make contact with VML you'll find them very helpfull in explaining this to you.

Regds, Bob.

[richie]

Oct 22, 2010 10:22:11 GMT sheendigs said:

Hi There
Try this link from the well known auction site UK
shop.the well known auction site.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=easy+mute&_sacat=0&_odkw=eftp&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
Sheendigs

39.99 + 2,50 postage
or gold 54.99 + 2.50 postage
42.49
57.49
all most 43 quid or 60 in gold



thats extreamly insane and anyone who pays that need to seek medical help in my opinion
sorry but just my opinion

[joeboy]

Almost as insane as paying a Luthier to put a set of strings on your guitar ehh Richie? ;D ;D

Sorry mate I couldn't resist

[richie]

Oct 26, 2010 13:41:52 GMT joeboy said:

Almost as insane as paying a Luthier to put a set of strings on your guitar ehh Richie? ;D ;D

Sorry mate I couldn't resist

you b*gg*r thing is mate
i didnt not pay for just string to be put on i got the guitar set up

[guitarsam]

Hi,

You could try this link. It's a USA site that sells a cheaper alternative to the Easymute called the Custom EZ Trem. Same thing but a bit cheaper. I bought one from this site and I live in Queensland, Australia. Arrived very quickly. Does the job the same as the Easymute. I recommend the 51/4" length arm for playing Shadows stuff. I am very happy with mine.
The link is:
www.stratcat.biz/ez-trem.shtml

Regards,
Scott

[sheendigs]

Hi Scott
The Stratcat is good for the price...but having compared the angle with the Easymute..
I would say that the angle they have given to the curve..is way too much for my taste..but aside from that it seems to do the job
Sheendigs

[guitarsam]

Oct 27, 2010 11:19:06 GMT sheendigs said:

Hi Scott
The Stratcat is good for the price...but having compared the angle with the Easymute..
I would say that the angle they have given to the curve..is way too much for my taste..but aside from that it seems to do the job
Sheendigs

Hi, Sheendigs,

The angle on the bend of the Stratcat arm in the webpage photo actually looks a little greater than the angle on my actual arm, although the angle of it is still greater than the easymute. I will take a photo of mine and post on here. If I can find where I put my digital camera...

Regards,
Scott

[guitarsam]

Hi, Everyone,

Sorry about taking so long to get around to this, but I have finally posted a photo of my Stratcat EZ Trem tremolo arm, available from this site:
www.stratcat.biz/ez-trem.shtml
The arm is the 5 1/4" length which is perfect for me. Would not go back to the original Fender arm. Please let me know what you think.

Regards,
Scott

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[boritz]

Oct 21, 2010 23:34:19 GMT westbury said:

...easymute tremelo arm...also see BORITZ you have bought one and as am i Victoria Australia like you maybe you could tell me how to go about it...

G'day,

Sorry for the very late reply - I only read your post today.

I purchased an Easy-Mute from Ian St John White in January 2010.

He gave excellent response to email queries, great service and delivery.

www.easymute.freeserve.co.uk/index.html

Just email Ian from the links on that website.

Be sure to confirm with Ian whether you require USA (Imperial) thread or MIM/MIJ (metric) thread.

I used PayPal to pay for it and it took 8 or 9 days to arrive.

I'm still happy with it. I bought the 130mm long arm with deluxe knob (about 25mm shorter than the standard Fender arm).

Regards,
Dave.

[westbury]

Thanks everbody i have been side tracked on other things. Cheers

[Deleted]

Hello Westbury
As an alternative I use one of these and I am not the only one on the site. They do the job and are superb.!!
A cheaper excellent very well made version that works for me. I bought "style 2" They do them in gold too.
cgi.the well known auction site.co.uk/ws/the well known auction siteISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180586897581&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
good luck.!!
George

Edit
price including postage to Aus would be £15.00 pretty sure that it for a silver arm.

[richie]

i have 2 1 that was made for me by a very good friend and a real easy mute that i got from a mate who desided he didnt like it he got it from the well known auction site but changed his mind. didnt bother sending it back and let me have it for a tenner bargain or what lol
they are very good and i was lucky that it fit my mexican strat they are a metric thread at least the one i have is. but theres no way id have payed 39 quid lol
so £10 was an ap salute bargain
cheers Richie
ps its not gold btw just normal silver

[westbury]

How can i get one for my AMERICAN STRAT? Peter

[sheendigs]

Dec 6, 2010 22:53:48 GMT westbury said:

How can i get one for my AMERICAN STRAT? Peter

Hi Peter
if you go here:
cgi.the well known auction site.co.uk/ws/the well known auction siteISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180586897581&ssPageName=STRK
and you roll down it says:
Made to suit US, Mexican and Japanese made Strats
Important - When ordering please state which type you require.

Sheendigs

[stratomaster]

Has anyone bent their existing arm to the easymute shape?

I'm looking at mine, and thinking of cranking it for about 4cms. from the 90º bend. This would also put the tip more or less on the middle pick up, which is where I would prefer it to be, rather than between the neck and middle pickups where it is now.

I'm thinking of padding it, then putting it in a vice and bending it to the required shape.
I suppose it's best done cold, as heating it up will discolour the chrome.

Wotcha think?
James.

[markrgv]

I think you're either very mad or very brave ;D

But i suppose if it fractures, they're reasonably cheap to replace;
so get that sucker in the vice... ;D

[erikMAMS]

Has anyone bent their existing arm to the easymute shape?

I'm looking at mine, and thinking of cranking it for about 4cms. from the 90º bend. This would also put the tip more or less on the middle pick up, which is where I would prefer it to be, rather than between the neck and middle pickups where it is now.

Hi James
I have bent several arms - mostly minor adjustments to get the right height/angle/holding position, but also a couple of easymute-type bends. The results depends on the material, chrome finish can be problematic and stainless steel no problem. For a easymute bend I think you'd have to have SS - and the bend is difficult to get sharp and precise (like the real thing) just using a vice. Of the ones I've done one came out fine - the other not, and you only have one shot.

Have you tried a easymute (?), some find it a nice improvement others not much difference. If you just want to mod the lenght for a better holding/picking position it's much easier just to cut the length. Alternatively get another arm - several sources to choose from, ie our resident member Celtrocka can make you any arm you want.

On the other hand you seem to be skilled with tools, so why don't you give it a try - if you are not satisfied with the result get a replacement then. 4 cm from the 90 dgrs bend sound like a lot, easymute is no more than 2 cm. I can shoot a few close-ups if you need it (the real thing).

Erik

[TonyL]

Hi James

I bought a couple of spare arms from AllParts for under a fiver each just in case!!!

I managed to bend it without much of a problem. I clamped it in a vice with a piece of 10mm rod to give a smooth bend and used an adjustable spanner to do the bending. No damage to the chrome on the outside of the bend and just a small indent on the inside where the spanner jaws clamped the arm.

This has made muting a lot easier and so is the pickup change during Atlantis.

I also shortened the arm by about 15mm so that it is now 130mm from the bend to the tip which means that I'm plucking the strings between the neck and middle pickups.

The important thing is to make sure the bend goes the right way otherwise instead of an easy-to-mute arm you'll end up with a hard-to-mute one.

The finished arm.

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[stratomaster]

Thanks Erik and Tony for the useful tips.

I'll attempt to get a nice 90º bend using a pipe vice and a ring spanner.

If it all goes pearshape [sic], I'll buy a metre of 5mm SS for a few Euros and keep practising ;D

James.

[Deleted]

HI ALL , I use 5mm stainless rod & bend-up my various arm's ,Also get rid of the thread & drill the base-plate &block to accept 5mm plastic [clear-tubing] od 9/32'' & cut a piece of the tube to reach the bottom of the drilled hole level with the trem base-plate & split one side of the tubing remove a sliver so as it can close slightly & the 5mm arm will fit nicely firm but not to firm [ie] the arm will stay where you leave-it ,,& no more THREAD-WOE'S, cost's ''bugga-all'' & will not wear-out..
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