Whammy bar too close to body

[Riplead]

I purchased a used custom 22 about a year or so ago and am blown away by the craftsmanship, tone and feel.
The tremolo stays in tune incredibly well for a non-locking tremolo. The only problem is, is that when I put the bar on, it's too close to the body and I didn't really want to bend it. The angle of the bridge is perfect so I don't want to mess with that. I tried to find replacement bars online but haven't had any luck. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

 

[gush]

Bend it.

Lay the 90 degree area over a small pipe and tap lightly on the outside of that 90. Tap lightly and it will move easily.

 

[Andrew Paul]

Same issue with bar the came with my Brushstroke 24. Have to bend it slightly.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

I bend all mine too.

 

[merciful-evans]

So the solution is an obtuse angle!

I usually dont have a problem with this and keep my whammys anything from 20 ft to several miles away from the guitars. However...
I have a gig tonight and I'll be using the CE24 with trem equipped!

I'll see if it feels too close. Hopefully I'll remember to use it...

 

[Riplead]

Thanks. Considering how it seems PRS thinks of everything when they build these wonderful guitars, you would think they might have run across this here and there and offered a solution.

 

[gush]

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Thanks. Considering how it seems PRS thinks of everything when they build these wonderful guitars, you would think they might have run across this here and there and offered a solution.[/Q

The solution is bend it.

 

[JJJ]

Yeah you can bend it...

Or tighten the set screw on the back of the bridge and just dont put the arm all the way in, that's what I do on my old CE

 

[Rider1260]

John Mann used to make a trem arm with a different bend

 

[garrett]

The PRS trem arm has always bugged me. Too short on both ends, not enough towards the tip. I use a Hipshot arm on mine.