Making a great guitar better!!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Please check the description for more details!!✌️

[@FrannKavila]

Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for! I was looking for pictures of the bridge hole, but none at all. I was about to email the Vegatrem manufacturer to confirm. Thanks again from Dominican Republic.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

No problem!🤓

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

0:00 Intro 0:20 Song 2:56 Installation of the Ratio Staggered locking tuners 4:44 Installation of the VegaTrem 7:05 Review 12:11 Conclusion

[@ogles824]

Thinking very seriously about buying one of these. Would love to have the part numbers for the tremolo and tuners

[@michaelc7207]

Workin’ that axe brother!! Yessir!! Great video Jonathan! As always 👍

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you Michael ✌️❤️

[@4stringkingstf]

I like the color of this guitar! After these mods, I can tell you are much happier with the instrument, and that makes all the difference. Thanks for this video.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thanks man✌️❤️

[@robertclarkguitar]

OMG. I absolutely love your tones Jon!!!!!!!

[@robertclarkguitar]

I want those locking tuners. Hahaha. Don't toss them darnit. Hajahah

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Hahaha no worries.. I won’t✌️❤️

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

HI! just to let you know if you like this video and wants to show your appreciation, you can buy me a cup of coffee with the "Thanks" button which is just next to the share button! ✌❤ Please support me in what I do thru Patreon! www.patreon.com/Jonathankoh

[@Dreamdancer11]

Excellent guitar, playing and mods.... I personally have settled to the ultimate strat(or strat objects) mods a long time ago.. jumbo stainless steel jescar frets,Hipshot tuners,bone or tusq or brass nut,kinman pickup sets,solderless obsidian wiring harness(the blender pot one),Vega trem bridge and scalloped frets....

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Cool!!!

[@Furtheronmusic]

Like your style and honesty around your modifications. I'm a bit like you I have modified guitars to get them how I want

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

“Fist bump”👊

[@jamieleong3040]

Well done good job, beautiful guitar.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you✌️❤️

[@silas0403]

Awesome stuff!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thanks!✌🤓

[@politefan6271]

Great episode about making a great guitar even greater with great upgrades. So, so bloody great JK. You're the greatest! God bless & keep you brother! Just great....

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you so much✌️❤️

[@sleephealing4009]

Very nice tone sir!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you✌️❤️

[@sheephills510]

Hi Jon! I recently came across your channel while researching the VT-1. Your chops are sweet! Have you considered switching out that graphite nut with an LSR roller nut? My American Deluxe came stock with the locking tuners and the LSR. Needless-to-say, consider the roller nut. My Strat plays like my Charvel with the FR original trem. Great videos mate! 🙏🔑✌️🇮🇱

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

nope...didnt felt the need to! Hope you have subbed to this channel!!!✌️❤️

[@dancupp3690]

So happy to see this video because I have a his atomic frost with a humbucker. And I'm not a fan of the trem so thanks been wanting to check out that trem. Sold now. And thanks for putting the model. Idk about the tuners but mmaybe. But definitely going to get the trem.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Cool ✌️❤️

[@sleephealing4009]

I love this NJ Schecter! And vegatrem is so so amazing. Hope someday you get to review a Riverhead guitar and Super-vee blade runner trem 😊

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you… yes “It’s A Great guitar✌️❤️

[@Unchainedmaple888]

I have the same Schecter Nick Johnston model and the one problem I've been having is that it's super easy to fret out on the treble side and my bridge pickup has very little sustain. I don't have tuning problems but I did lock down the trem to dive only because when it was floating the saddle screws were sticking out way too much and very uncomfortable. I want to upgrade the trem to a vega trem but it's way too expensive and the saddle screws still stick out alot. I think I'm going to upgrade to a Gotoh Wilkinson tremolo instead. Love your videos!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

cool...as for the bridge pickup..you might want to raise the pickup a tad for a bit more output. ✌💙

[@ivanmathiasfilho2333]

@SunnyD88 Hi, did you find a bridge that fits this guitar perfectly? Could you tell me which model from Gotoh Wilkinson fits? Thanks

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Sorry I have no idea ✌️❤️

[@MCGguitar698]

Your tone is always so good!!! The next Eric Johnson:-) I'm a fan of the staggered locking tuners.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you Michael..you are too kind!✌🤓

[@JoeFells]

Great Video!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Glad you enjoyed it✌💚

[@petemorrisrocks4922]

Hi Jon, sorry for obvious question but which adaptors dif you use for the Vegatrem? Both the American and Asian adaptors seem to be too small for trem posts on my NJ Schecter. Great playing as always. Cheers 😃

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thanks.. I use the Asian. It might be small but you can add in wood fillers ✌🏻❤️

[@laufonseca4444]

Hi Jon. Great music and content. I have a Schecter Route 66 (really similar to a NJ). When I've tried to put the Vegatrem - it comes with the american and asian adapters - none of them fits the holes of my two point tremolo in the guitar. Have you had the same issue? Thank you

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Yes I did.. what I did was to just pick the best fit and just screw the mounting plate in. It should catch on somehow.. The other way is to use fillers so that you get a tighter fit✌️❤️

[@Bairov]

I just noticed this, too. I was hoping for a tighter fit. I wonder if I can get some custom adapters. I report here if I find them

[@laufonseca4444]

Little update... I just took the measures and ask a mechanical turner to make the adapters to fit the holes on the guitar. Had to put two washers too to make the right height. Now it is perfect.

[@Bairov]

@Lau Fonseca Awesome! I'm not understanding... How did you get the adapters made?

[@Bairov]

@@laufonseca4444 Do you happen to still have the measurements?

[@bpreece1]

Wish they made a Polished Brass Vega Trem System, most of my 6 Screw Tremolo Systems are Brass and on my Les Pauls the Bridges and Stop Tails are Brass. Get better Sustain, and seems to improve the sound by not getting too bright by the Stamped Steel Tremolos seem to have.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

I’ll let them know✌️❤️

[@davideskelin8266]

I call it, "making the guitar mine." I do something to all my guitars to make them customized and fit my needs.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Yes David.. exactly ✌️❤️

[@ogles824]

I’ve done the same thing. I bought a Squier Telecaster for $130 back in the mid 90’s. I’ve probably got $650 to $750 tied up in it now but literally all that’s left of the original guitar is the body. It plays and sounds awesome.

[@AudioJanitor]

Can you get a follow up video please? (just bought this today and wanted to know what you still think) Thanks

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/emfZiJaEfcyXpJY

[@froopenstein]

Hi Jon , love your videos & your musicianship. I have just brought the vegatrem for my schecter Nick Johnston, also in orange , ….& am having a few problems: using the Asian screw adapters for the posts , they just drop in rather than fit into the the existing hole threads… but when the plate is screwed on it doesn’t fit totally straight on , meaning the whole system leans to right… have you experienced or heard any cases like this or any work around ? Best regards

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Yes.. either you just screw in and hope that it will catch on or you add wood filler to the holes✌️❤️

[@DarraghC]

nice job Jon :)

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you Darragh✌️❤️

[@mi3rz445]

NICE VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you!

[@KunalSinghMusic]

Tasty playing as always Jonathan! It would be a pleasure to catch up with you when I’m in Singapore next! (I’m a half Indian half Singaporean musician myself!)

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you ✌️❤️

[@tomdameek]

Those mods are perfect for a jobbing musician for you. It’s Essential for you to have confidence in tuning stability. Those tuners are amazing 😀👍👍

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Absolutely! Tom✌🤓

[@abelvalles1436]

killer tone

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you ✌️❤️

[@the11thfret]

I feel like the tone of those pickups is unique. It has such a clear and bright tone with that wildly out of phase backbone. The lower gain lead sounds have so much depth and clarity. I’m loving your upgrades. Necessary to get it up to your professional needs. Love the video.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank Kurt..thats why I dont mind upgrading this guitar at all!!✌❤

[@Bairov]

What would you recommend for someone doing staggered tuners? The grover ratio look very nice, but do they sell a version that fits the diamond Nick Johnston?

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Yes that’s the version I used

[@Bairov]

@Jon is just TOO LouD!! You know what it seems the USA Schecter NJ uses Hipshot locking staggered tuners. Maybe they will fit a lil better?

[@Bairov]

Turns out they won't without drilling a new hole. The ratios universal plates really go a long way. Now, to figure out how to deal with the extreme angle of the stagger.

[@saiii.42]

Hi Jonathan, great video! I also have a schecter NJ and having the same tuning issues. Not able to spend money on both a new trem and new tuners. What did you think improved the tuning stability more, upgrading the trem or the tuners?

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Get a set of staggered locking tuners, get rid of the string tree. And file the width of the nut for each string if necessary. Take it to a luthier if you are not sure✌️❤️

[@travelingman9763]

Would one of the Revstars outfitted with flats rival Pat Martinos Benedetto sound? Thanks. You got the soul bro!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you ✌💙

[@scottbronder]

Hi. so I just asked commented on another one of you videos how you got that Vega to install, but it seems like your bushings just dropped int as well w/out threading them in. I guess I assumed they should thread from the top. You have no issues with that?

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Just screw them in.. it will catch.. if it doesn’t.. you might want to consider fillers ✌️❤️

[@scottbronder]

@@JonIsJustTooLoud Thanks! I put them in and they did catch. Appreciate it!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

@@scottbronder cool!✌️❤️

[@al-dudeduderino7000]

Sorry a litte late but i hope for your answer. How does the vegatrim works for longer holded bends, i mean does it effect also the tone of the other strings like it does on Floyd Rose? Thanks so much.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Not on mine ✌🏻❤️

[@al-dudeduderino7000]

@@JonIsJustTooLoud What about double stop bends on vegatrim? Possible? Sounds ugly? That would help me really!!! Thanks bro

[@izzyfromanotherland]

is it possible to deck the original trem (flush with the body) without affecting the action??

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Yes you can ✌️❤️

[@sonicliberation]

Hi Jon, thank you for this very informative vid. Even with a staggered tuner installation you find a string tree to be necessary on this guitar?

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

See the newer video.. the string tree was removed ✌️❤️

[@umbertomaestri9397]

Hi, I have a similar Nick Johnston model crafted in Indonesia and I’ve been attempting to install the Vegatrem on it. Unfortunately none of the threaded inserts provided to screw the bridge down to the body seems to fit my guitar. I’ve already searched the web for solutions but no one seems to have reported something similar. Maybe you or anyone here have any suggestions? Which of the two provided inserts did you use on this installation process? Thanks a lot in advance!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

What I did was I just screw it in forcefully and they caught on. If you can’t.. try putting in fillers.. hope you get it to work✌️❤️

[@umbertomaestri9397]

@@JonIsJustTooLoud Ok… so I assume that it is normal to feel that resistance while screwing it in. Thanks for your help and best wishes for you music man! Keep rocking 😉

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

@@umbertomaestri9397 yea sure....Let me know if the installation works

[@steelpulsing]

Im scared your room will be on fire with those candles :). How do you feel about the maple neck vs the Nick Johnston ebony fretboard?

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Hahaha they are all fake… I actually prefer the ebony but they don’t come with the orange body ✌️❤️

[@felipegarcia2188]

Is that the 3,000 something USA model or the Korean model 8,00 Which both look awsome

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

That's the Indonesian model✌💚

[@felipegarcia2188]

@@JonIsJustTooLoud Thanks for the update Nice axe 🪓

[@pajaromosca8823]

Máster, que modelo de Schecter es? Saludos desde el Amazonas (Colombia)🙋🏽‍♂️

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

✌🤓

[@tonecat8866]

About the VegaTrem, what is the material? Stainless Steel saddles? Brass on the bottom brick?

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Please check their website for more details ✌💚

[@DarrinArr]

Hello! I have the same guitar but with the pink finish 😁 Is the new Vegatrem perfect fit? Like no other modifications needed? Thank you lots!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Evverything i did..was shown in the vvideo...✌🤓

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

you might want to watch this too....kzbin.info/www/bejne/emfZiJaEfcyXpJY

[@ArtVanDelayArchitect]

Hello Jonathan, I'm also the happy owner of a Schecter Nick Johnston HSS atomic orange, and although I really like the original pickups, I would like to replace them with an EMG Lukather set. I noticed that you have this set installed on one of your guitars. Question: does the pickguard that comes with the EMG set fit the Schecter perfectly or do changes need to be made? Thanks a lot.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

It will probably not fit.. you will need to modify ✌️❤️

[@ArtVanDelayArchitect]

@@JonIsJustTooLoud thank you!

[@japra480]

hello mr, the original tremolo of schecter nj can flutter?

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

yes it can

[@japra480]

@@JonIsJustTooLoud thanks for your information, keep make great videos👍

[@joorock63]

👍😎😇

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

✌️❤️

[@MarkFromTaiwan]

sound so great but that bridge is too expensive

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Its worth it if you really like the guitar ..

[@ClaySmith]

FIRST!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

lol! yes you are!!

[@sorlagnotsobad]

Hey Jonathan. Why not just abandon the problematic guitar or sell it ? I mean you have all these other great guitars that are probably much better

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Oh no.. there are reasons for me buying this guitar. The pickups/color/fretboard and fret radius✌️❤️