PRS Custom 24 tremolo lock out

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Hello everyone:

I own a PRS Custom 24 with the trem. I am in love with the guitar, but not so much with the trem. I thought about selling this one and buying one with the stoptail, but would rather lock out this trem and keep it than sell it to get another guitar. How can I lock out the trem on my guitar? Do I use a block of wood? Will I have to get the guitar set up again?

Thank you!
 
jndietz said:
Hello everyone:

I own a PRS Custom 24 with the trem. I am in love with the guitar, but not so much with the trem. I thought about selling this one and buying one with the stoptail, but would rather lock out this trem and keep it than sell it to get another guitar. How can I lock out the trem on my guitar? Do I use a block of wood? Will I have to get the guitar set up again?

Thank you!
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I've never blocked up such a nice guitar, but basically just find (fashion, carve, cut) a block of wood that just barely wedges* into the space behind the bridge. (Looking into the rear routing, from neck to bridge, will be springs -> bottom of the bridge -> wood block.)

* "just barely wedges" means that it's a hair bigger than "slips in freely". It does NOT mean cram it in there with a hammer. :)

Should take nothing or maybe a couple pieces of tape to hold the block in there. If done correctly, the bridge will no longer move in either direction, and won't require any adjustments to the setup.

However, if you have a PRS Custom 24, you might think about having a tech do it properly. The last guitar I blocked up was bought for $100 and I eventually abandoned it at the repair shop. :cool:
 
If you want it completely blocked, you need blocks on both sides of the tailpiece, but you can also just block it so it won't pull up. That takes a block under the strings (I use a drop or two of superglue - carefully - to hold them in place), and then you tighten up the springs (some people will put in five springs as well) so it is held tight against the block. This is a huge help, and for most people allows them to use their guitar basically as though it didn't have a trem, while still being able to get a little dip out of it.


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