can you put a strat in a gig bag with the tremolo bar on or should you remove it

I would definitely remove it.

You could strip it if you don't remove it, and replacing a tremolo block is not fun.

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thanks took your advice

I don't recommend leaving it on in the bag. However I often leave it on while in my cases. I just rotate the arm toward the contoured edge.

Keep in mind I bend mine up so by the time I'm done molding it to my preference, i'll sit very close to the contoured edge. The cases I use also have room in that area...

I am very anal about my floating bridges and never had issued pulling them out of the cases with the bar on.

If I was going to travel long distances, then yeah I'd remove it.

If you ever had it break off at the threaded end, you'd have wished you had taken it off.

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Don't leave home without it!

Yes. I've had a strap pop loose and drop the guitar to the ground, landing on the arm and breaking it off there, #$@*&!% sucks>_<

Did you have to re-thread and tap to get it out?

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

I ended up replacing the whole block, the pickguard and volume knob. It fell right onto cement. Luckily I had another guitar ready to go, but holy $@!& is that embarrassing as $@!& at a show. I started duct taping the $@!& out of my straps since then.

I always take mine off.

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I think it's fun, I just don't like the expense!