Help with ESP Mirage Deluxe Tremolo

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    Help with ESP Mirage Deluxe Tremolo

    Hello my fellow ESP family. i need your help please; 

    i was lucky enough to find an original ESP Mirage Deluxe "Graffiti"  the guitar was not in the "best" condition, but It's been cleaned up, set and after a good fret job it sound awesome; i tried replacing the tremolo w/ a new Floyd Rose but the posts did no match up, so I decided to keep the original ESP tremolo;

    however the guitar shipped with 2 tremolo arms, both of which have the threaded end to screw in... but this tremolo insert does not seem to have any threads to it, it appears as it takes a "push in " type tremolo arm (like an Ibanez) 

    if so, i would like to find the original tremolo arm for this particular bridge, but after searching, i cannot seem to find any specifics on it. 

    can anyone help me w/ the specs on this particular tremolo? 

    Thanks in advance !!!! 

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    Pushead
    Pushead wrote

    It's called the Sinclair trem. It's a good unit, but ESP moved away from it in 91/92. Finding parts for it is difficult. I seem to remember reading somewhere that a company is making replacement bars for it, but I don't have the link saved in my bookmarks. Hopefully, you can find it with some searching.

    I replaced a Sinclair on my 91 Mirage. The OFR was a close fit, but I ended up having to route the trem cavity to get it to fit. It wasn't a big deal on my end since the guitar was being refinished anyway.

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      Culloa777
      Culloa777 wrote

      Pushead! thanks so much for the information! I had no idea about he "sinclair".... after some searching,  I was able to find a company that does replica parts!

      https://www.fretsonthenet.com/ESP_Carvin_Peavey/esp.htm

       

       

       

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        Pushead
        Pushead wrote

        I should have known. Frets on the Net has a lot of replacement parts for specific brands. They have a lot of truss rod covers and control covers for the gear as well. Cheers man.

        Also, those graffiti guitars are awesome. Yours looks great.

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          Culloa777
          Culloa777 wrote

          Hey Pushead; been gigging alot w/ my Graffiti, but do not love the Sinclair action.... do you know of any existing tremolos that might fit the cavity of the Sinclair with out having to route the cavity? 

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            Pushead
            Pushead wrote

            Sorry man, not off-hand. I replaced a Sinclair in my Mirage, but I had to dowel the holes from the studs, drill new holes and widen (and deepen) the route for the bridge. I went with an Original Floyd Rose. Perhaps one of the other brands make one that's a bit closer to the right dimensions.

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