DIY: How to String a Floyd Rose
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
- Metal's most famous whammy system takes a few extra steps to get ready for action, but this short demo makes it a cinch.
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The best thing about a Floyd other than the way it stays in tune is the ability to salvage a broken string within a minute or two by allowing extra slack for a break. Unlock and pull some down, re lock, fine tune and you're good. I think many people don't appreciate or maybe even know this little old school gem.
Wish I read this before buying more strings. Thanks for the tip!
I wish I looked at the comments before taking off my string I just got it restrung and it broke
bruh i just took off my string for no reason
Now that the relationship between dean and the dimebag estate is possibly over, I'm finally getting a dimebolt after having it on my must have list for 25 years. Lol I appreciate the tip. This will be my first Floyd rose guitar, and I'm trying to learn as much as I can before it arrives. I do all my own work on my guitars, so I'm curious to see how I'm going to adjust to working on a Floyd. I've heard they were a pain in the ass, but they LOOK fairly straightforward to me.
@@love.peace.joy. Super easy, when initially installing a string leave extra slack on the tuner end of the guitar, you either want wind it up or do a loop which you can sometimes see on old school players with Floyds. Anyway, when the string breaks simply unlock the "nut" (3 hex screw) then unlock the bridge where that particular string sat, and remove the broken piece. Pull down the extra slack from the tuners until you have enough to reach the bridge and re-lock the bridge. Tune up before locking the "nut" again, ( Also like to tune up just slightly flat before re-locking the nut because the pressure always brings it up slightly sharp) Now that you have re-locked simply "fine tune" and you good to go..this technique can be done multiple times with the same string. It's also helpful before locking the nut to make sure the fine tuners are all at a 50/50% level allowing movement up or down without maxing out. Hope this helps!
It'd be helpful to mention that when the nut block is removed before putting it on and locking it down... now's a good time to adjust the fine tuner all the way out except for ( and this is personal preference ) one FULL turn. As the strings stretch you'll always be turning it in. Thanks guys
THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS IS WHAT I WAS TRYING TO LOOK UP YOURE A REAL ONE
I just got my first Floyd rose 1000 bridge guitar yesterday, it’s the kirk Hammett signature demonology If you were wondering
If you care...since 1985 I've been stringing my Floyds by running the ball end through the tuner hole (not cutting it off). I never remove the locking nut plates. Much faster, and I've never had to worry about how many windings I get around the tuner.
This is the best advice I've ever received about owning an FR. Most tuning instability comes from bad windings settling, this method guarantees instant stability.
That's HOW I've always done it!
Me, not quite since 1985, more like 1991, but totally agree - ball end on the tuner on all my Floyds. This video is well-intentioned but woefully lacking in some important tips and details: stuff like going to different string gauges needs extra attention, including resetting the claw and the fine tuners and the intonation. Well-intentioned, slickly produced of course - but needed to be at least twice as long to provide the very best information.
glad i'm not the only one!
I don't mind getting extra windings on my strings. In case it breaks from bridge I got a little extra slack to re string it.
How in hell this guy does in less than 5 minutes what everybody else takes over 20? This is how DIY videos should be... let's go, let's do it and be done!
It's called video editing
To be fair, my guitar teacher can change and tune a flloyd rose in about 2 minutes
Yeah, my father can do that
Yeah, i always come back for a refresher.
This is the best guitar tutorial ever, fast, simple, and actually explaining everything, thank you very much
Glad it helped!
I broke a string on my FR guitar literally weeks ago and I've been putting off changing it because I thought it would be a huge pain. Thank you for giving a simple explanation of how to do it!
Remember to make sure your strings are fully stretched and stabilized BEFORE you lock the nut clamps.
Love my Floyd equipped guitars. If you’re a Floyd fan and looking for a handy hex wrench, Floyd Rose sells this new tool called a HexHider which hides the hex on the guitar and is great for string changes AND for resetting the fine tuners as the strings stretch or change in temp at an outdoor gig. Great for stage. I won’t gig without one.
One at a time...gold. For people like me who's going to do this for the first time. Thanks, man! 🤜🤛
Thank you for your no BS video right to the point and very well organized and explained. Nice job man.
very helpful and straight to the point!
perfect, clear explanation. thank you!
Thank you, this is so useful, I never worked with Floyd Rose before and You made is so easy to do... WELL DONE 👍
I got myself an electric guitar with a Floyd Rose and was wondering how to change strings as well. Interesting.
Nobody locally does Floyd's so I gotta learn, I hope it's as easy as he made it seem
Thanks for making this video. It has really helped me out.
Thank you so much for this
I was so baffled when I got one of these. Great guide!
Great. Thank you.
Just what I needed. Perfect tutorial! Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Best “How to string a Floyd rose” video on RUclips!!
I own about 30 + guitars ...Have never had a FLOYD ROSE Trem ...Just finished building a Ibanez Jem kit ...Thanks for the help !
I have a love hate relationship in restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.
I didn’t know you played guitar, I always thought you were a train/ spider RUclipsr
Thank you. Mission accomplished
THIS IS THE MOST PERFECT VIDEO IN TERMS OF QUALITY, DETAILS, TEACHING and a lot more!!
so practical
thank you
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're very welcome!
I always hated using guitars with FRs but this made it easier for me..
Thank you so much, got this type of electric guitar for free but didn’t know how this setup was called and how to properly set it up and what to do with the ball ends 😊
cool thanks. just got a EVH wolfgang standard QM . be my first floyd rose to change strings on.
I would have included some advice on stretching the strings out before locking the nut down. It can avoid or reduce some of the inevitable re-tuning that comes with new strings.
Short, informative, to the point. Ωραίος Νίκο.
THANK YOU for not only the greatly understandable details, but also for using the fret spacing string slack method. I think it is the fastest and most accurate technique to measure string slack. But have also debated through the years whether headstock style (3+3 vs inline 6) and/or string gauge may skew intended results.
Time to restring my Gibson!
U just saved my life and I can't thank you enough... bought a guitar used with this style of bridge and a string went an hour after I got home... had done no research on this system I just had to have the guitar though...
I feel this one man. I bought my dream guitar, synyster gates custom with sustain, and upon pulling the bar without any prior notice I broke 2 strings and had zero idea of how to restring it and of course there was no book on how to change them. For $1,300 I expected it have atleaste a QR code with a video 😢 nope...
You make it look easy bro
I like to leave the ball end on and string it through the tuning peg.
I like to think that it adds mass to the headstock.
Thank you Mr. Rose.
Yeah I find it really improves sustain.
But.. avoid adding mass on SG's headstocks...
It's the EASIEST way TO do it!
It's the method they advise using in the Peavey Wolfgang handbook - and it is SO much easier. No noticeable difference to sound though, AFICT....
OKI vre! BALL end thru the tuner post! No need to cut it off!
I was going to say the same thing! Glad I'm not the only who does this.
@@rwea11 You ain't! (TRUST me, I'm NOT GREEK!)
wow really ? I attempted a string change on my FR guitar and was a nightmare , ended it up taking it too my local luthier haha . Brilliant idea !
Great video brother. I just want to know what the other adjustments are for.
1:35 i sure wish i listened to that part before i did exactly what he said it would do. At least i found the parts.
Question, my 3rd string keeps loosing tension at the bridge. Would replacing the block fix this issue? I have a Floyd special, so I was wondering if upgrading to the original would be a better option then fixing this one. What do you think?
I enjoyed Recalibrate the fine-tuning blocks
Wait, i usually hear people saying changing strings with a Floyd Rose is such a drag, but this doesn't look that bad at all, it's just a couple of small extra steps.
those are people that look for excuses and take the easy path in life. they will bring you down, avoid them. :)
I have a jazzmaster and it takes only a few minutes to restring, stretch and tune. I've heard great things from floyds but I got what I got for my style of playing its just an added bonus.
Changing strings is fine, tuning and retuning is a ballache
I have seen several people keep the ball end on, feed it through the tuner and leave enough slack to where the string reaches the locking bolts on the bridge, then clip it and insert it into the bridge.
Remember before youtube and you just had to figure this stuff out on your own..........
Could’ve used forums lol
@@wizzfizz6800 before forums
Good ol trial and error.
I’ve owned SG ,jaguars and Les Paul guitars for 20 years. Finally got a purple Schecter banshee gt cause I was told you need one if you don’t wanna play lawyer blues anymore . Anyways I was scared to change the strings for months and almost sold the guitar due to the FR. I am a hvac mech and I thought the task of a FR string change would have me still playing lawyer blues and C standard doom dentist blues on my gibbons. It was easy and I feel silly. I bottomed out the fine tuners and just used the same string gauge as was on the guitar before ..One string at a time . Tuned it flat ,tightened the nut clamps and then tuned using the fine tuners. Easy
...my brain isn't braining HOW AM I GONNA DO THIS ALONE
Very nice and simple. You have the only floyd rose restring video I've seen so far that only strings 1 string at a time, which is how I string. Do you place anything under your bridge and could you give me some tips on going from 9 to 11 gauge on an Ibanez RG?
Thanks! Just picked up an old Ibanez that I stripped down and painted. Got the guitar together somewhat, and as Im trying to make sense of the bridge, I realized I have no idea how to string it up. Now I do.
I gotta say though, that's a pretty asinine design where you have to cut the bottom inch of your strings.
it would have been nice if you talked about the little string retainer blocks falling out before a string snapped as i was detuning them and i lost it and had to buy a whole set of new string blocks just to replace one
I keep the ball on. The ball goes in the tuner then cut the other end. Never had a fail. But do it the way you want. I like my way better - for 30 years.
Same here!
I should have watched this before taking all my strings off, but now that I have....I have just tried putting on the thick e string but it's touching the fret board, is that normal?
Nice video. Actually I lost my allen wrench. Can anybody tell me what size of wrench will I need. I have Jackson Wr1. I believe 3 mm wrench would work fine.
Great video but you didn't mention putting something like a deck of cards under the Floyd Rose bridge to keep it level.
Because he did one string at a time so no need...
When tuning my string back again its makes a weird sound and when i look back the string shot out the bridge... what should i do?
Wish I watched this before removing all the strings from my guitar
So, im using heavier strings for this and im getting maybe one--MAYBE A HALF wind on the head stock. I even tried pulling the string back a bit to give it more slack to wind up, and it was...somehow the same result. Idk the math on that one
Pls show the string tension and spring tension balance .. and the bridge action
I don’t even have a guitar with a floyd rose but this video is very entertaining, now I want a guitar with a floyd rose
well that doesn't seem scary at all. my friends had me psyched out about restringing my axe. thanks!
Do you change the strings of a Kahler equipped guitar, the same way or are there differences? Thanks a lot.
You’re outta luck it looks like
I have LTD guitar M-401 with special Floyd Rose system. The problem is that the screw cannot tighten the first 3 strings firmly and when I make a bending they tend to come loose. How can I solve this problem?
παμε ρε νικο!
Can I use (9s) super slinky’s on a Floyd rose special tremolo ?
What does he mean by bringing string up to pitch?
So I got my guitar intomated with new strings at a shop. But the was off so I tried to fine tune it but they did it all fucked up that I couldnt mess the fine tuning ( it was all dialed all the waythat I couldnt go lower I needed it D standard) so I took off the head peice that hold its together and I tuned it again and now my high E string is broken would restring my guitar mess with my intonation?????
Will the guitar be ok if you put 10s on and tune to E standard if it has a Floyd rose?
Well, it works for me.
Buys Floyd rose
*string snaps*
*If man landed on the moon with a computer weaker than a calculator, I can change this string, I will spend every waking moment dedicated to researching this topic and use the full power of my brain to become a master at guitar alchemy to fix my guitar*
five years later
Buddy: nice guitar man, why is there a string missing.
*it’s a Floyd rose*
Buddy: I see now the pain you go through. May she forever rest in peace.
you can remove all strings at once by putting something under the tremelo bridge
What happened if you remove all of them without anything under ?
@@davidreyes6512 the tremalo will be off balance and lean all the way in the the pocket on the guitar and you will have to hold it up to put strings on it
lol thanks. this is nowhere near as complicated as i just assumed it was for the past 20 years.
This is why I'll never get a Floyd Rose tremolo. I had one for a short time. But, did not like it. The pros didnt outweigh the cons. I think Kahler does circles around it. Ive had one since '85. The tuners have a wider range. You can drop D right from the bridge with ease. MUCH easier to restring and the tremolo is much smoother both up and down. You can even finish a song with the guitar if you break a string. Try doing that with a Floyd Rose. Anyway, it's either gotta be a Kahler or no trem.
I haven't watched this video but string in reverse.
Keep the balls on
Done it for 20years
@@bepis647 weather Floyd Rose system I tend to not bother with winding the string around the nut 4 times,, as the whole point of a Floyd Rose system or double locking system is tuning stability... I'll try upload a photo to my page
The 1st time i did it. I took off the whole thing unscrewed the back and all! I really should've watched this video.
When I was doing this the other day, I was stretching the string and my low E broke, am I not supposed to stretch the strings on a floyed rose?
I’m new to Floyd rose and I removed all the string to change them but I have set up for E flat and now it does not stay in tune y’all know why?
I found it better to clamp the core of the wound strings in the saddle as the wound part just gets crushed whereas the plain core does not.
this is fucking hell on earth
So when your gutair is out of tune you can’t tune with the tuneing pegs right ? You have to use the fine tunners ?
Yes
depends how far out of tune the guitar is. I'll loosen at the nut and get it close, center my fine tuners, and lock the nut down, then fine tune. Usually don't have to do this unless the strings are getting old and need a new set.
But how far till it hit bottom because I think it hits the side of the screw?
Anybody else here regret getting a guitar with one of these? More trouble than they are worth by far
Back in the mid-late 80s, I had an Ibanez Roadstar II (RS-440). You could take the little block out and push the ball end in, put the block back in and tighten it up. No cutting.
Bro didn’t even mention the bridge💀💀
this is why i only use hardtails way to much pain in the ass for tremelo lol
I think there's a great business opportunity for someone who can invent a better way to do this. Busting a string is a major PITA on a gig, which is why I leave my Jackson w/Floyd home.
Just use plenty of windings around the pegs; since most string breaks occur at the bridge on a Floyd you can unwind more string, reinsert the string back into the bridge, lock it down again and rig up a functional string again.
that's why I bring a backup guitar.
@@zoomzoom3950 Always a smart move. I guess if I played a style of music which required locking trems, I'd need more than one of them.
this was nice Premier Guitar but we need some bass videos ,
take care , stay safe , God Bless.
There has to be a locking system that does not require cutting off the ball ends of the strings.
It's called a string thru body/tune-o-matic bridge setup!
There is - put the ball end at the tuner peg...... as advised by EVH in the Peavey Wolfgang handbook......
@@philiptownsend8651 I guess you could do that.
I preferred the Floyd Rose speedloader/Steinberger system.
Why the heck do you remove the nut blocks? They only need to be loose enough to get strings in and out. No need to remove all the way
This video made me mad cause people always talk about how hard and scary changing a Floyd rose is. And it literally made me not to want even buy one when I was younger. Now I have one and it’s been this easy the whole time???? This is why you don’t listen to other people and just go with your own gut and experience
Well I did all of this now my Ibanez axion won’t even stay in tune properly 😢😂
its been 2 hours and i cant put 1 string yet
Don’t you have to put a towel or something under the floyd?
I guess not if you're doing one string at a time?
ΕΛΛΑΔΑΡΑ ΕΙΣΑΙ ΠΑΝΤΟΥ!
I removed all strings at the same time and now my bridge sticks out someone please help lmao
WHy would i subscribe before you even show 1 second of content ?
Not st all like mine. Allen screw point down
Why am i watching this i dont even have a floyd rose
The universe is telling you that you need a FR guitar. ;)
in my simple mind, a string with a ball on it would hold in place better than the little clamp... I dont get it
Why tf did I buy a FR guitar...what a colossal pain. Oh well, someone will buy it
That's ly guiyar lol
Restringing a Floyd? PITA!
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Poor video. You didn't tell people to turn the fine tuners to the center again so you can tune up or down as needed. Also, you needed to show how to change ALL the strings simultaneously by blocking the Floyd Rose tremolo properly. What to use to secure the bridge and how to either buy it or make it. Thanks :)
I hate Floyds. Always found them a pain in the arse.
Can be rewarding once you figure out how to string it properly and set them up for good. But I restrung my les-paul in about 5 minutes the other day and I'm Loving life without a Floyd
@@bepis647 exactly. I regretted my fr strat even though I got it for a steal and that feeling took awhile to go away. It feels restrictive not being able to turn the tuning machines and it took forever to set up when I first got it because it was all screwed up. Now out of 23 that same strat is my go to for any standard tuned songs because I know that it's stable, durable, versatile (hss with a JB) and above all always in tune. I would never own a fr as my only guitar but I don't think I'd ever maintain a collection without at least one fr because of the reasons I mentioned and the fact that there are just some things you can only do with a floyd