Custom 4-1/4" Short Strat Tremolo Arm, DG Black Strat, Gilmour, Short Trem Arm

Description

Custom Fabricated Stainless Steel Tremolo Arms For Original Fender
®
Stratocaster
®
Tremolo Bridges
The featured length is the 4-1/4" Gilmour length, but you have two other lengths to choose from, intermediate 5-1/4" and standard 6".
The Three Tremolo Arm Length Options Compared To Each Other - Shown With Vintage Cream Tips
The Six Plastic Tip Color Options
Tip colors shown are close approximations to the one you'll receive, they are not genuine Fender
®
and colors may vary from original Fender® colors. Also, with variances in production runs and your particular devices screen color renderings your actual tip color may vary slightly from how you see it above. These plastic tips unscrew, so you can always change them.
Our tremolo arms are fabricated from 303 stainless steel for genuine Fender
®
Stratocaster
®
tremolo bridges only and are threaded for a screw-in attachment to the bridge in UNF 10-32 or metric 5mm (M5 x 0.8) threading.  They are not chrome plated, they are solid 303 stainless steel with a satin finish.
These
tremolo arms are NOT designed to fit a Squire® Strat®, clone Strat® or any aftermarket bridge, so
DO NOT
purchase for any Squier®, clone or replica Strat® or for any aftermarket tremolo bridge.
They are designed for original genuine Fender® Strat® tremolo bridges only.
Our tremolo arms are exclusively designed for a genuine Fender® Strat
®
tremolo bridge that is setup as free-floating. The free-floating bridge setup allows the underside back edge of the bridge top plate to be lifted up off the body by approximately 1/8", this is how just about all Strat's® come setup from Fender
®
.  The free-floating bridge setup allows you to increase or decrease string tension thus raising or lowing pitch by lifting up or pressing down on the tremolo arm, this setup is what allows for the best vibrato effect. Our tremolo arms normal tip-to-pickguard distance is based on this free-floating bridge setup, if you do not currently have your bridge setup as free-floating then you will need to set it up as such before installing one of these tremolo arms.
If you choose not to setup your bridge as free-floating, then do not purchase one of these tremolo arms.
Tremolo arm tip-to-pickguard distance is a personal preference measurement and our tremolo arm design fits most people most of the time, but due to variances in ones hand size and playing style, its possible you may find that the tremolo arm tip may sit a little high or low from the pickguard surface for your taste and this is a normal characteristic that your specific setup may require a small adjustment to the bend angle of your tremolo arm.  After evaluating your new tremolo arm and you think you need an adjustment to the tremolo arm tip-to-pickguard distance send us an email before attempting any adjustment to your tremolo arm to prevent damage and / or breakage.  We will assist you in explaining what you need to do to make the adjustment correctly.
Our 5-1/4" and 6" length tremolo arms have a similar design to an original Fender® American Standard Strat
®
tremolo arm in regards to the up-sweep portion of the tip end of the tremolo arm. The up-sweep is the angle that the bend closest to the plastic tip sweeps up away from the pickguard surface. Our  5-1/4" and 6" length tremolo arms have a 30 degree angle of up-sweep, where an original Fender® American Standard Strat
®
tremolo arm has a slightly increased angle of 39 degrees of up-sweep. Our short 4-1/4" Gilmour style length tremolo arm has less of an angle of up-sweep at only 15 degrees and this is indicative of this specific artist series tremolo arm. You'll notice this difference in up-sweep angles visually in the tip bends by closely reviewing the above photograph showing all 3 lengths of tremolo arms.
As you will notice in the above photograph showing all 3 lengths compared, each different length tremolo arms first bend as it comes up and out of the bridge is bent to a different degree angle of bend. This is by design to facilitate the same tremolo arm tip-to-pickguard distance no matter which length you may select. Each length will present the tip end of the tremolo arm at approximately the same distance down to the pickguard surface when in the same playing position.
Important Points of Reference of Tremolo Arm Lengths, Styles and Designs:
The typical OEM Fender® Strat
®
tremolo arm is approximately 6" in length, some models may vary by plus or minus 1/2".
David Gilmour's short tremolo arm is published in Phil Taylor's book "
The Black Strat
" as custom shortened to 4-1/4" in length.
The tremolo arms offered here will
NOT
fit the Fender
®
American Deluxe, Elite, Ultra or Professional Strat
®
, they accept a pop-in tremolo arm.
The tremolo arms offered here are
NOT
chrome plated, they are solid 303 stainless steel with a satin finish.
We do
NOT
fabricate these tremolo arms in the 6mm (M6 x1.0) screw-in attachment threading for Squier's.
We do
NOT
accept special requests for customization's or alterations to these original tremolo arm designs.
Selecting The Correct "
ATTACHMENT THREADING
" For Your Genuine Fender® Strat®:
American Strat
®
10-32:
These tremolo arms will fit the Fender® American Standard Strat
®
with the 2-point synchronized tremolo bridge, American Special
Strat
®
, American Vintage Re-Issue Strat
®
or any genuine Fender
®
American Strat
®
tremolo bridge that accepts a 10-32 threaded screw-in tremolo arm.
Metric 5mm (M5 x 0.8):
These tremolo arms will fit original genuine Fender
®
Mexican and Japanese Strat's
®
tremolo bridges that accept a metric 5mm threaded screw-in tremolo arm.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
If you have one of the original Fender
®
half-thickness, lightweight/cast zinc tremolo blocks on your import Strat
®
bridge then these custom tremolo arms offered here will not have the proper bend angle for that model of bridge, those bridges accept the tremolo arm into the tremolo block at 10 degrees of angle different than the typical Strat
®
tremolo bridge than what these tremolo arms offered here are designed for. You can confirm this by the removal of the back plate on your Strat
®
and looking at the bottom of your tremolo block where the tremolo tension springs clip on, the tremolo block will only be 1/4" thick and that is not what you want to see, so
DO NOT
purchase one of these tremolo arms for that bridge.
These
tremolo arms are NOT designed to fit a Squire® Strat®, clone Strat® or any aftermarket bridge, so
DO NOT
purchase for any Squier®, clone or replica Strat® or for any aftermarket tremolo bridge.
They are designed for original genuine Fender® Strat® tremolo bridges only.
If you are unsure of the correct tremolo arm screw-in attachment threading for your Fender
®
Strat® you will need to contact Fender customer service to determine which is the correct one for your bridge, but ultimately it is your responsibility to know which is the correct tremolo arm for your guitar and place your order accordingly.  Don't just order one to see if it fits and then return it because it doesn't fit. We're not in the business of sending out parts for evaluation and returning what you can't use or don't fit.
Tremolo Arm Option Selections
Two Different Screw-In Tremolo Arm Attachment Threading Options:
UNF 10-32
Metric 5mm (M5 x 0.8)
Three Different Tremolo Arm Length Options:
4-1/4" Gilmour Black Strat® style shortened length
5-1/4" Intermediate length
6" Standard length
S
ix Different Plastic Tip Color Options:
(plastic tips are not original Fender
®
and colors may vary from original Fender
®
colors)
White
Parchment
Mint Green
Cream
Vintage Cream
Black
Right or Left Handed Tremolo Arm Versions:
Right handed
Left handed
Below is OverDrive Custom Guitar Works' Black Strat® inspired replica project with our 4-1/4" tremolo arm installed along with our custom built Black Strat® Fully Loaded Complete Pickguard Assembly.
For complete Gilmour inspired Black Strat
®
project details you can view it on the Gilmour Black Strat® Inspired Parts page at OverDrive Custom Guitar Works.
International Buyers – Please Note
Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.
Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS - PLEASE NOTE:
All orders ship via the USPS (United States Postal Service) but once your order arrives in your country it is handed off to either your countries official postal delivery service or a contracted courier such as DHL.  To receive the most up to date/current tracking status and delivery requirements once your shipment has arrived in your country you must use your countries postal service or contracted delivery couriers tracking services.  It is the customers responsibility to actively follow your shipments transit progress through all means of tracking provided by your countries delivery service or contracted courier for a parcel that originated from the USPS shipping service. Simply go to your countries postal delivery services or contracted delivery couriers web site and use their tracking service to enter in the original tracking number you were given, they will be able to provide you with additional information about your shipment once it has arrived in your country and has entered or cleared customs inspection. Do not delay in making any required arrangements for delivery or your shipment will be returned to us as "Unclaimed".
This item is not endorsed by David Gilmour and is only referenced and described in Phil Taylor's book "The Black Strat" and as similar in style and length that is used on his Black Strat  guitar.
This item is not endorsed by Fender Musical Instruments Corp., it is offered as a similar style custom replacement part for your guitar.
Fender®, Strat® and Stratocaster® are registered trademarks of the Fender Musical Instruments Corp.
OverDrive Custom Guitar Works is not affiliated with Fender Musical Instruments Corp.