bryn Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 I just changed the gauge on my Ibanez, but the trem has risen upwards from the back, so its pointing downwards - which is gay!! How do you change the angle of the this damn, cursed piece of equipment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 most of the bits pointed out in the picture are irrelevant to you, just the picture was drawn for explaining how floyds work completely, all that interests you is the spring claw you will first need to take off the plate that covers the trem, its the big rectangular one in the middle of the body, just tae out all the screws (usually 6) and the plate will fall out what you need to do is tighten/loosen the screws holding the spring claw to the body, if the floyd is being pulled out of the body, you tighten the screws a bit, if it is sitting back 'into' the body, loosen them remember you only need to tighten/loosen the screws a little, then retune, as the retuning will move the bridge a bt more, so loosen/tighten a little, then tune up, then repeat untill the bridge is level David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryn Posted February 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 thx man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savant Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Keep retuning it everytime you touch the screws. It takes ages!If you've put 10's on it's worth angling the 2 outer springs for more tension - I had to do this with one of mine. Also make sure you loosen the bolts at the nut... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 It's not just the fact it's a floyd, any trem will do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Originally posted by Craig Quik:Keep retuning it everytime you touch the screws. It takes ages!If you've put 10's on it's worth angling the 2 outer springs for more tension - I had to do this with one of mine. Also make sure you loosen the bolts at the nut... it takes quite a while to get it right, but its not hard to doremember the guage and brand of strings you have used, so next time you can use the same onesthe trem needs to be set up for different guages/brands as they all have slightly different tensionsyou will probably have to make small ajustments with every string change, but these will be simpe and quick enough if you are using the same brand/guageDavid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulscoconutass Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Or - Be a hero and block the beast up with a block of wood - no more problems with any type of string..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryn Posted February 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 "Or - Be a hero and block the beast up with a block of wood - no more problems with any type of string....."err, Im not like that Offspring guy whos custom RG dusnt have a trem. what a lamo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryn Posted February 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Hear hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Originally posted by Paulscoconutass:Or - Be a hero and block the beast up with a block of wood - no more problems with any type of string..... if you wanted it blocked, wouldnt it have been a better idea to buy a guitar without a floyd inthe first place...i wouldnt want to pay for a floyd then not be able to use it, i do block mine for alternative tunings sometimes, but the block comes out aftre im done playing in the other tuningDavid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryn Posted February 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 I love my trem, I wouldnt block it for the world... sweet love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savant Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Originally posted by bryn:"Or - Be a hero and block the beast up with a block of wood - no more problems with any type of string....."err, Im not like that Offspring guy whos custom RG dusnt have a trem. what a lamo They're not all customs - you can get RG's with fixed bridges.I have an RG and I never use the trem, but I like it cos the tuning's pretty damn stable. Only thing is that it goes outta tune if I break a string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Originally posted by Craig Quik:They're not all customs - you can get RG's with fixed bridges.I have an RG and I never use the trem, but I like it cos the tuning's pretty damn stable. Only thing is that it goes outta tune if I break a string if you dont use the trem at all, then its probably a good idea to block the trem on it, for one if a string breaks you will still be in tune,and it should help add some more sustain to the guitarDavid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savant Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 I've thought about it but never really bothered as I dont break many strings. I've got a spare guitar incase I do tho.What I do want to do is silence the springs cos you can hear them vibrating one you mute the strings - I'll be stuffing foam into the back of my guitars soon I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Originally posted by Craig Quik:I've thought about it but never really bothered as I dont break many strings. I've got a spare guitar incase I do tho.What I do want to do is silence the springs cos you can hear them vibrating one you mute the strings - I'll be stuffing foam into the back of my guitars soon I think... I like the sound the springs give to a guitar with a trem, a natural reverb can exist which is nice. One of the main reasons I bought a guitar with a trem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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