Hey Fender Freaks!

I've had my Highway One for 5 months and I love it except for the tremolo arm. I have no issues with the bridge or the block but it seems to me that the metal of the tremolo arm on this MIM synchronized vintage bridge. It's too soft.

I have Fender 250 Super Bullet (.10s) with 4 springs and the bridge floating at 1/8". I use the tremolo mostly for chord vibratos. I'm not a Heavy Metal dive bomber or I'd get a Floyd Rose equipped RG or something like that. I'm mostly Blues/Jazz/Rock guy yet my tremolo arm is bending inward from the upper 1/4 of the threads on up.

I have an American Deluxe and that arm feels like a solid stainless or tempered steel. Are there stronger arms that fit the stock block of the Highway One that is stronger--like maybe a signature or custom shop quality replacement that will fit?

I know that Callaham offers a great replacement block and the Virtual Pop-in Arm but I can't believe that replacing the block is my only option for fixing a rubber arm.

As always, your help and advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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"If I don't see you no more in this world I'll meet you on the next one and don't be late... don't be late." -Jimi Hendrix

I had the exact same problem on my vintage hotrod. I've other guitars with vintage trems and their perfect.

I really think its a metal integrity issue. Occasionaly you get a weak bit of metal in the arm and it bends. My MIM arm has never done it in 15 years.

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I've not had this problem with my Highway, and it occasionally gets a real trem workout as I indulge my Jeff Beck moments!

Certainly worth trying a new arm. I'm sure your local Guitar store can provide you with one. They're hardly expensive.

Good luck

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Fender Highway & Classic 60s Strats, Fender Toronado, Telecaster, Gretsch Projet, Charvel 3, PRS SE Soapbar II & Custom 24, Burns Batwing and many others!

It just seems that you got a bum piece of metal as the others said another arm should do the trick.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

thanks guys for all of your help. I'll get a new one and give it a go!

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"If I don't see you no more in this world I'll meet you on the next one and don't be late... don't be late." -Jimi Hendrix