Guest lime ruined my life Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 whats a good replacement for a cheap strat tremelo system?its for a cheap strat copy, peavey falcon. its got a bit of a tuning problem....., would replacing the springs help keep it in tune longer? or a locking nut or something? i hate locking nuts.....*sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 for a cheaper guitar, the nut is most often the problem for bad tuning stability, getting the nut replaced with something better should help, or even getting the nut cut properlyDavid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Rocker Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Simlpe solution to this one. Stick another two or three springs in the trem to lock it down, and lubricate the nut with grapite - ie colour it in with a pencil. Bingo, problem solved for about 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamScrooge Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 That or cut a block of wood and wedge it in the tremelo cavity. Thats supposed to increase sustain also.Do you have screws on the top of your tuning pegs? Try tightening them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 if you use the trem much, usually for bigger divebombs then that will probably be what is knocking the guitar out of tuneif that is the case there are two big options i can think of1) replace the nut and saddles with somethign better, somethign like graphtech saddles (about 30 i think) and a graphite nut (well cut) as i said above, a well cut nut will stop the strings getting hung up there when you use the trem, and the graphite is a source of lubrication to help the strings move over the nut and saddles2) block the trem, it will mean you wont be able to use it, but it should help keep the tuning stable and should hopefully give the guitar a bit more sustain if done rightbasically you need to fill in the space in the back og the guitar between the body of the trem and the guitars body, for a strat style bridge that sits on the body, you only need to block the space on the far side form the neck, and if it is a floating trem you will need to block the space either side of the trem bodydavid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Rocker Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 You don't need any wood to lock down a strat trem - trust me, I've done it. All you need are enough strong springs to overcome the tension of the strings. Is it worth spending 30 on a new nut, then the hassle of fitting it, when colouring the grooves with a 2b pencil that cost's about 30p will do the job?Strat trems aren't designed for divebombs, so if that's what's knocking the tuning out the options are a new guitar with a Floyd Rose or the like, or a new pointy style metal looking guitar, or stop the divebombs!!!Bottom line - you don't need to spend more that a couple of quid to fix a problem like that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryn Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Slap in a flody rose I say, bingo, for only 200!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lime ruined my life Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 it goes out of tune just from normal play, and even worse when i touch the arm.i think il try extra springs and graphite.ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Electric Tibet Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Check the string trees as well (if there are any) as they can be another source of friction. Graphite saddles help a lot for tuning stability/string breakage . You can get a set for about 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lime ruined my life Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 thanks gutsi got the guitar for 30 quid though. 25 is almosty the same as the whole thing.im going to replace the pickups first i think, im poor you know. i don't really know what kind of sound i want from it, the bridge pickups are awful, they sound like a castrated cat in a blender being stung by bees.maybe thats good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamScrooge Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 New Pickups? That'll no only double, but tripple the value of your guitar. Why? Because a good price for Pickups is about 60 smackeroos each!Take a look into some of the not-quite-budget-but-not-quite-professional-either brands like Kent Armstrong if you dont want to invest in a set of Seymour Ds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lime ruined my life Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 thanks scrooge!like iv never bought pickups before, dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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