Hey guys. I recently purchased this guitar in the video, the exact one. I didnt know about this video beforehand. Do you think I should be worried about this guitar, having the truss rod turned so fast like that? As well as the action being raised under tension? Im kinda freaking out now..
I'm not an expert but first, I'd say the fast truss rod turning is just for the video, it's a (relatively) short video and I think it's just to make it clear which is the movement to adjust the truss rod. As for the action being raised under tension, I'm not sure, I think it stress out the bridge components and bolts more than needed but taking in mind that this is a new bridge without any previous wear I think it can't hurt the guitar (so I woudln't freak out about your new guitar) but I'd still do it without tension to put less stress when changing the action.
I was struggling with my first Floyd setup for hours and this is by far the most helpful video I found. Straightforward, to the point, no bullshit, and gave me everything I needed to know in the order I needed to know it. Thanks so much!
looked at 3 videos and this one was the best, most detailed, clearly spoken, and straight to the point, i now have my guitar properly set up, thank you so much for the great tutorial!
The three arms thing: use a cappo on the lowest fret and a finger on the highest then you have a hand free to check the height at the 9th if you are unsure.
Thanks very much for the video, I have had my ESP with a Floyd Rose since I was 19, I'm 31 now. Young nieve me couldnt be bothered to do it myself as I was worried about severely screwing up the guitar so I always got someone else to do it and even contemplated fixing the bridge. Now I'm older and willing to learn this video helped a lot. A lot of other videos out there make it seem very complicated. Thanks again!
I set mine up on my own for the first time just last week (used to bring it to a shop, which turns out was a bad idea since I found some problems). Well, it went perfectly well, oddly enough. Wasn’t hard at all if you do your research, and if you understand how the Floyd works mechanically speaking (see “research”). It was actually kind of fun, since I like doing things like this and learning new things. I changed my gauge and tuning, so I had to remove my third spring. I had to retune two times I believe, due to stretching but it wasn’t an issue. I literally just used some folded paper to block the bridge, basically finding a size that worked well enough. If you keep the bridge relatively steady, you’ll be fine when you lock it down (you finish with fine tuners). I also adjusted my neck, but didn’t have to adjust intonation or action. My biggest mistake was not crowning my frets and cleaning up the fretboard while the strings were off. The bridge has very very slightly dropped into the body from a level position, but still less so than when the shop did my guitar. Just go do it, you won’t regret learning it.
This video was great. It's funny, I've been doing that hex key trick for the action for a while now. I never had a set of feeler gauges so I improvised with the tools I had and it did the trick, been doing it ever since. Pretty cool to see that as an actual tip!
Thank you for this video! It gave me the courage to fix things myself, after 12 years of owing a Floyd rose. Kudos guys :) my guitar sounds just like it used to from the shop!
I second this its a bad idea to adjust the bridge posts with full string tension on them i even take the springs in the cavity out before doing it because i gouged the shit out of a bridge post on a cheap Ibanez doing that with both string and spring tension on the bridge posts its not a myth lol
In 2013, I got my first and only floating bridge to date. A "Floyd Rose Special" on a "Jackson Warrior WRXMG". I tried setting it up, but, things went rough because i was worried about those knife edges. In the end, I ended up dropping it off to get worked on. but, I'm 100% sure those guys didn't bother de-tuning my guitar before adjusting height. I also hear the older stainless steel models hold up better than the Aluminum ones, like my "Floyd Rose Special." These days I work on it myself, but, have only had to adjust the height one other time, when I changed the strings from 9's to 10's. I also can't help but notice, when you pivot the floating bridge, it rides along the knife edge anyway I imagine it would be OK to do a handful of minor adjustments within its lifetime without de-tuning, no?
the guy kinda talks funny "stringk, tuningk, etc.." but this video just taught me how to set up my guitar and saved me $60 + 5 weeks of waiting for the local shop to get to it... thank you!!! guitar sounds great now and I know what I'm doing
Am I wrong in saying; you should never ever adjust the string height screws at the bridge with tension on the strings, because it damages the knife edges of the floyd. Or can I ignore that and save alot of time when adjusting my string height?
Good basic floyd rose set up video. There are some tips not in the video, that are in comments. But you get dialed in close. Thank you Framus and Warwick.
Yep...that's pretty much how we do it with the addition these days of the popular D-tuna, in which case tuning the last string to D and making sure the D-tuna when pushed in hits the E within a point or two, if not, we hit the fine tuning screw supplied on the D-tuna itself. Just a note: We tend to change strings more often on guitars using the Floyd sort of because of the nature of the beast, so always make sure you stretch your strings out good before going down this road, because it'll drive you crazy if you forget.
I followed the steps in this video and my guitars Floyd Rose is setup! You must go step by step. To adjust the string height lower the bridge slowly until you can bend a full step up on the high E string 15th fret with little to no tension.
This is so much extra work for so little difference. Still gotta tune it on the other end. I get that it keeps tune when floating and using whammy but if you are just playing a guitar regularly I am not convinced this is ideal. I have blocked and disabled my ibanez guitars with FR over the years since I really got bored//tired of setuping up the floyds.
Great concise video with good production values. If I want to see how to wind a string around the head stock correctly I can go elsewhere. This is like 5 videos in less than 8 minutes! But seriously, to the right, to the left? How about clockwise and counterclockwise? I would have no idea without watching which way he was turning the tool. I just realized one of my pick-up screws is stripped - the one that's too low. Might be able to move it. Open box saved me a lot of dough, though.
Wow! They recommend changing strings once or twice a month?! I play daily almost and I change them once every 4 months. I do buy expensive strings but dang.
This... This vid is it. It shows me everything I need to know in one vid with working examples. Wait did it take so long for me to find this? Now that I know how to do the intonation... Welp, another hour fiddling with the guitar.
Very nice video! Just one comment. I think it would make more sense to adjust the set up order as follows: (1) Change strings, (2) Truss rod, (3) Bridge angle, (4) String action, (5) Intonation, (6) Pickup height. Truss rod is essential one, as it changes all the rest.
Nearly perfect, I'd put string tuning instructions in there like what's on the Floyd Rose site. Thanks!!! I'd never tuned intonation, my guitar's intonation was off pretty bad.
No No around 5:50 or something, you don't adjust the string height like that. you have to take the strings and springs off. if you do it like that it fucks up the knife edges which leads to tuning instability. sure it's a pain in the ass to go through with all of that but it insures that the Floyd Rose is safe and operating properly. And if you do it this way you will not have to go and buy another Floyd or extra parts. and making sure the new one is operating properly is just a pain all on its own... you have to intonate it, float it properly, and disassemble and reassemble if you choose to just replace the knife edges.
I've heard this method mentioned several times but how do you know how much you have adjusted the height by if you have to take the strings off? because surely if you've over or under adjusted it too much you then have to take the strings off again, buy a new set and then retry?
@@seanellis6902 This isn't question on getting the best wiev to set the string height. This is a necessity for not scaring/ruining the posts -as well as the edges on the baseplate. Turning the posts with; -string, -spring -or blocked off -tension; will cause damage to the post and edges. The way shown in the clip is sure more convinient and easy. However it's simply not worth the risk of damageing the trem unit.
@@MrJonken70 I've read that this is only a concern with less expensive locking terms, not quality ones made out of hard metal. As I understand it, an Original Floyd Rose for instance is perfectly fine to adjust at full tension, and was designed to be adjusted in this way. Asian floating trems made out of cheaper metal, not so much.
Wait when you were adjusting the truss rod cover you said left when you were turning right and vise versa. Are you looking down the neck from the headstock when you say left/right? Cause he said it backwards.
+roger weafer I've just watched a video before showing the damage you can do to the Blade part of the bridge which pivots against the pivot point screw, if you don't loosen the strings you will damage this blade shape and ruin the point of the pivot to a flat surface (which you can't pivot on)
This may be true for cheaper studs, licensed Floyd’s etc., if the studs and knife edge are hardened steel, you will be fine. If not sure, it doesn’t hurt to remove tension first, your choice.
IMPORTANT NOTE: at 5:36 they forgot to mention to remove the back springs as the friction between the knife edge and the pivot bolts being turned under all that tension wear on the knife edge. apparently this causes the tremolo to not come back to pitch when used.
When the nut is locked, it isn't holding the strings completely on its own. That's what the locking tuners are there for. So that the strings do not slip out of tune at all, and that there is no chance of it happening.
Cai Durkan The whole point of a locking nut is so that the strings don't slip at all at that location on the guitar. Still don't see the need for locking tuners if you have a locking nut!
Maybe a silly Q, but, I want to lower my string action... people mention to detune/reduce tension of the strings... my FR is floating, so can I just lift the end of the FR up so all tension is off the strings when I adjust either of the two bridge screws when adjusting height? Many thanks
On a non-branded Floyd Rose, sure. But a legitimate Floyd Rose will not have that problem unless you're purposely trying to do it by over adjusting it when not needed. The bridge height is one of those things that you set once and then you're good unless tiny tweaks need to be made down the line. Most setups it won't be touched after you get it dialed in and continue to use the same gauge strings.
I wish I had known all of this back in high school! Had a Jackson RR1, #707, and the Floyd Rose was a pain in the ass to deal with, so I gave up. In hindsight, which is clear as crystal now, it seems as though choosing to sell that guitar was a poor decision. Decisions, decisions...
As someone with knowledge of Floyds and high quality guitars I am baffled as to why that guitar has no string tree. When the locking nut was loosed the strings rose quite a bit. When they are tightened the guitar will go sharp. A Floyd will usually go sharp, but now it goes sharp considerably more. Strings trees are inexpensive and I know these guitars are not entry level pricewise. Get a string tree on that thing.
aldersmoke1 you should have red his numerous comments before to this video. it is the way he lifts hiself above others. but i really don't care what you've red and what not
My knowledge of locking tremelos goes back to when they first arrived on the scene. No arrogance needed, when I see a flaw and point it out. SJW alert, afraid of knowledge is this one.
if my tremolo is level, then the strings touch the neck and no sound. I had to loosen the springs but now the tremolo is opposite of what he shows, it's not pulled back, its leaning forward so that the strings have some height. Is there another adjustment to raise the strings up or down at the hammer lock?
I'm still afraid of getting a FR guitar. I'm not really a tremolo guy but i love 80s heavy metal. I was looking for a nice metal guitar but It's hard to find a hardtail, single humbucker guitar. So I thought it might be worth checking out some FR guitars but I'm afraid I'm gonna break something... Is there anything that might go wrong?
I have 2 questions: what does putting locking tuners on a guitar with a locking trem do? Is it worth putting locking tuners on a guitar with a locking trem?
now the question is: is there any correct or particular way to tune the strings? to reduce the time needed when tuning (can be a pain if you don't really know what you're doing). what i mean is, do i tune from the lowest string first? or the high string first? or it has to be in a particular order? ( i saw some people tune like E then B then A then E then etc etc). do i overtune it first? thanks in advance! :)
i do 5th first with the bassist (or tuner, or by ear), then 6th and 4th aganst the 5th, then 1st against 6th, 2nd against 1st, 3rd against 2nd. recheck from 6th to 1st. then i play E+ and D+ chord for sanity check (and that damn 3rd). reckeck 1st against 6th, 6th against 5th, 5th against bassist. actually i don't use a standard tuning so i use different chords but it's more or less the same, and all this is done on open strings assuming intonation is perfect.
I have a slight buzz around 4th to 7th on the 6th string would raising the action slightly on the left side of the bridge fix this, is there anything else to watch out for whilst making this adjustment (if that is the correct adjustment)
It could resolve the buzzing but will raise the action. If the action is where it’s recommended and you still are getting buzzing, you may need to adjust the truss to compensate. With a capo on 1st fret, fret the last fret and the action should be approximately equal to business card at the 12th fret. Get that set correctly. This requires setting the truss road correctly. If you are still getting buzzing only on 6th string and only between 4-7 frets, you probably have a high /low fret somewhere in that area. Remember, relief has nothing to do with bridge height or action as you are fretting the 1st and last fret and checking in the middle. Sometimes you may have a high fret that has popped up a little that can be pushed back down with a fret hammer but best to let a luthier do that if you are inexperienced.
So i' ve bought a chinese Schecter diamond sunset on sale at 50% for around 180$ and it' s actually built quite good... even the frets are nice, but everything trem-related is made of something softer than rubber. the nut has got some WW1-style trenches being formed after a week of playing and the licensed floyd rose is... okay-ish i' m looking to replace the nut and the bridge with some schaller goodies so i' d like to know is it gonna be awesome at the end, or will it refuse to stay in tune because of the guitar... is this a smart thing to do?
Un consiglio per favore Su una delle mie chitarre ho provato a cambiare il floyd mettendone uno originale.. Ho anche montato corde daddario 09 46, prima c'erano le ernie Ball sempre 09 46... Risultato: ho dovuto tirare le due viti della rastrelliera quasi fino al legno x avere il floyd parallelo quindi il floyd risulta essere più tirato, corde più dure... Ma secondo te esperto sono le corde diverse o il floyd? Perché ho dovuto tirare le viti fino al legno... Ti ringrazio molto...
Make sure you are using the correct wrench size, worse case you can add a little lubricant but if it still doesn’t budge, you can always use pliers and remove and replace the locking nut clamp and bolt if needed and don’t over tighten
question- you know when the floyd rose is flush with the body, do both of the screws that hold the tremolo to the body have t be exactly the same hight?
Pro tip - Do not crank the truss rod like he did in the video, only 1/4 or 1/8 turns at a time.
thank you for mentioning this! I was freaking out when he started wrenching on the truss rod
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Hey guys. I recently purchased this guitar in the video, the exact one. I didnt know about this video beforehand. Do you think I should be worried about this guitar, having the truss rod turned so fast like that? As well as the action being raised under tension? Im kinda freaking out now..
I'm not an expert but first, I'd say the fast truss rod turning is just for the video, it's a (relatively) short video and I think it's just to make it clear which is the movement to adjust the truss rod.
As for the action being raised under tension, I'm not sure, I think it stress out the bridge components and bolts more than needed but taking in mind that this is a new bridge without any previous wear I think it can't hurt the guitar (so I woudln't freak out about your new guitar) but I'd still do it without tension to put less stress when changing the action.
Well said and observed
Best Floyd Rose setup video on the net. Nicely condensed; but details of the change are all included. Well edited. Bravo.
I agree
I was struggling with my first Floyd setup for hours and this is by far the most helpful video I found. Straightforward, to the point, no bullshit, and gave me everything I needed to know in the order I needed to know it. Thanks so much!
Simple to learn
@@zipchtkdn7804 they did
4:25 ... apparently, you need three arms.
Unless you're not using your mouth
you need a capo so many people leave that out but the best way to set up a floyd is with a capo for different adjustments
"Hey Babe! Can you come stick this in my strings?!"
looked at 3 videos and this one was the best, most detailed, clearly spoken, and straight to the point, i now have my guitar properly set up, thank you so much for the great tutorial!
AMEN!
Clear & concise. Floyds don't seem so daunting now. Thanks guys.
There are so many videos which just explains one of these things with 10 mins length. Best video ever. Thanks a lot.
A million videos on proper setup and this one was the most helpful. Thanks for taking the time to help.
Best Tutorial Video I have seen
The three arms thing: use a cappo on the lowest fret and a finger on the highest then you have a hand free to check the height at the 9th if you are unsure.
Thanks very much for the video, I have had my ESP with a Floyd Rose since I was 19, I'm 31 now. Young nieve me couldnt be bothered to do it myself as I was worried about severely screwing up the guitar so I always got someone else to do it and even contemplated fixing the bridge. Now I'm older and willing to learn this video helped a lot. A lot of other videos out there make it seem very complicated. Thanks again!
I set mine up on my own for the first time just last week (used to bring it to a shop, which turns out was a bad idea since I found some problems). Well, it went perfectly well, oddly enough. Wasn’t hard at all if you do your research, and if you understand how the Floyd works mechanically speaking (see “research”). It was actually kind of fun, since I like doing things like this and learning new things.
I changed my gauge and tuning, so I had to remove my third spring. I had to retune two times I believe, due to stretching but it wasn’t an issue. I literally just used some folded paper to block the bridge, basically finding a size that worked well enough. If you keep the bridge relatively steady, you’ll be fine when you lock it down (you finish with fine tuners).
I also adjusted my neck, but didn’t have to adjust intonation or action. My biggest mistake was not crowning my frets and cleaning up the fretboard while the strings were off. The bridge has very very slightly dropped into the body from a level position, but still less so than when the shop did my guitar. Just go do it, you won’t regret learning it.
This video was great. It's funny, I've been doing that hex key trick for the action for a while now. I never had a set of feeler gauges so I improvised with the tools I had and it did the trick, been doing it ever since. Pretty cool to see that as an actual tip!
Thank you for this video! It gave me the courage to fix things myself, after 12 years of owing a Floyd rose. Kudos guys :) my guitar sounds just like it used to from the shop!
Very useful video even for those who do not own a floyd rose. Thank you so much for taking the time to inform the unknowing.
Absolutely 5 star video. Thank you!
Just bought my first floyd rose guitar the other day and this video has helped more than any other out there.
When you adjust string height, detuine your guitar! If you don't, have fun with worn knife edges.
That's a myth
You don't need to do that
Ibanez never does that at the factory
I second this its a bad idea to adjust the bridge posts with full string tension on them i even take the springs in the cavity out before doing it because i gouged the shit out of a bridge post on a cheap Ibanez doing that with both string and spring tension on the bridge posts its not a myth lol
@bitq 77 no it's not because they're lazy
It's because it's not necessary
You're wrong
In 2013, I got my first and only floating bridge to date. A "Floyd Rose Special" on a "Jackson Warrior WRXMG".
I tried setting it up, but, things went rough because i was worried about those knife edges.
In the end, I ended up dropping it off to get worked on. but, I'm 100% sure those guys didn't bother de-tuning my guitar before adjusting height. I also hear the older stainless steel models hold up better than the Aluminum ones, like my "Floyd Rose Special."
These days I work on it myself, but, have only had to adjust the height one other time, when I changed the strings from 9's to 10's.
I also can't help but notice, when you pivot the floating bridge, it rides along the knife edge anyway
I imagine it would be OK to do a handful of minor adjustments within its lifetime without de-tuning, no?
I was just using my wammy to release the tension and adjust. It cant be fisicaly a bad idea no?
the guy kinda talks funny "stringk, tuningk, etc.." but this video just taught me how to set up my guitar and saved me $60 + 5 weeks of waiting for the local shop to get to it... thank you!!! guitar sounds great now and I know what I'm doing
Am I wrong in saying; you should never ever adjust the string height screws at the bridge with tension on the strings, because it damages the knife edges of the floyd. Or can I ignore that and save alot of time when adjusting my string height?
You could take the springs off instead of the strings
Yes,you are wrong
Nicely done video, and answered a lot of my questions all in one place! Thank you very much...
Good basic floyd rose set up video. There are some tips not in the video, that are in comments. But you get dialed in close. Thank you Framus and Warwick.
THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO OUT THERE.
Incredible video, informative, clean and simple!!
Amazing video, that's all you need for fully adjusted & comfortable guitar. Thanks..
Super good tutorial, clear and concise
Yep...that's pretty much how we do it with the addition these days of the popular D-tuna, in which case tuning the last string to D and making sure the D-tuna when pushed in hits the E within a point or two, if not, we hit the fine tuning screw supplied on the D-tuna itself.
Just a note: We tend to change strings more often on guitars using the Floyd sort of because of the nature of the beast, so always make sure you stretch your strings out good before going down this road, because it'll drive you crazy if you forget.
Your videos are gonna save me so much money on setups
Happy to help!
@@FramusWarwickOfficial was able to get my 7 string set up in double drop F# thanks to this video thanks guys
Perfect! Thanks for the concise and essential tutorial
Thanks for this tutorial. I just got a used Tokai Birth Extra and this helped tremendously.
I followed the steps in this video and my guitars Floyd Rose is setup! You must go step by step. To adjust the string height lower the bridge slowly until you can bend a full step up on the high E string 15th fret with little to no tension.
This is so much extra work for so little difference. Still gotta tune it on the other end. I get that it keeps tune when floating and using whammy but if you are just playing a guitar regularly I am not convinced this is ideal. I have blocked and disabled my ibanez guitars with FR over the years since I really got bored//tired of setuping up the floyds.
Thanks a lot! This helped, i was always confused by the intonation of my guitar.
The best video on this topic. Thanx you very much!
Been looking for one like this with locking tuners thanks
great video. helped me understand this much better.
Great Video straight and to the point!!!
Great tutorial. Very informative
Thank you so much man, Excellent tutorial. It save me some money for a guitar tech. Cheers!
Thank you so much you got me through my session all my respect
thank you! saved me like $70-$90
Great Tutorial very simple and clear Thank You !
Schouldnt you loosen the strings before adjusting height, cause the tension ruins the blade of the trem?
Great concise video with good production values. If I want to see how to wind a string around the head stock correctly I can go elsewhere. This is like 5 videos in less than 8 minutes! But seriously, to the right, to the left? How about clockwise and counterclockwise? I would have no idea without watching which way he was turning the tool. I just realized one of my pick-up screws is stripped - the one that's too low. Might be able to move it. Open box saved me a lot of dough, though.
Wow! They recommend changing strings once or twice a month?! I play daily almost and I change them once every 4 months. I do buy expensive strings but dang.
Best tutorial ever
You recommend a string change once or twice a month? That's ridiculous for the casual or average player
Great video! Thank you for posting this
This... This vid is it. It shows me everything I need to know in one vid with working examples. Wait did it take so long for me to find this? Now that I know how to do the intonation... Welp, another hour fiddling with the guitar.
Very concise video. Thank you
Very nice video! Just one comment. I think it would make more sense to adjust the set up order as follows: (1) Change strings, (2) Truss rod, (3) Bridge angle, (4) String action, (5) Intonation, (6) Pickup height. Truss rod is essential one, as it changes all the rest.
Nearly perfect, I'd put string tuning instructions in there like what's on the Floyd Rose site. Thanks!!! I'd never tuned intonation, my guitar's intonation was off pretty bad.
No No around 5:50 or something, you don't adjust the string height like that. you have to take the strings and springs off. if you do it like that it fucks up the knife edges which leads to tuning instability. sure it's a pain in the ass to go through with all of that but it insures that the Floyd Rose is safe and operating properly. And if you do it this way you will not have to go and buy another Floyd or extra parts. and making sure the new one is operating properly is just a pain all on its own... you have to intonate it, float it properly, and disassemble and reassemble if you choose to just replace the knife edges.
I've heard this method mentioned several times but how do you know how much you have adjusted the height by if you have to take the strings off? because surely if you've over or under adjusted it too much you then have to take the strings off again, buy a new set and then retry?
@@seanellis6902 This isn't question on getting the best wiev to set the string height. This is a necessity for not scaring/ruining the posts -as well as the edges on the baseplate. Turning the posts with; -string, -spring -or blocked off -tension; will cause damage to the post and edges. The way shown in the clip is sure more convinient and easy. However it's simply not worth the risk of damageing the trem unit.
@@MrJonken70 I've read that this is only a concern with less expensive locking terms, not quality ones made out of hard metal. As I understand it, an Original Floyd Rose for instance is perfectly fine to adjust at full tension, and was designed to be adjusted in this way. Asian floating trems made out of cheaper metal, not so much.
Great.. best explained video on that topic... !!
Wait when you were adjusting the truss rod cover you said left when you were turning right and vise versa. Are you looking down the neck from the headstock when you say left/right? Cause he said it backwards.
Nice video, very helpful, thanks.
Excellent video, thanks!
Perfect tutorial, thanks.
Having watched dozens of set up vids,not ONE of them has EVER mentioned slackening the strings before raising or lowering the Pivot Point Screws !
+roger weafer I've just watched a video before showing the damage you can do to the Blade part of the bridge which pivots against the pivot point screw, if you don't loosen the strings you will damage this blade shape and ruin the point of the pivot to a flat surface (which you can't pivot on)
This may be true for cheaper studs, licensed Floyd’s etc., if the studs and knife edge are hardened steel, you will be fine. If not sure, it doesn’t hurt to remove tension first, your choice.
IMPORTANT NOTE: at 5:36 they forgot to mention to remove the back springs as the friction between the knife edge and the pivot bolts being turned under all that tension wear on the knife edge. apparently this causes the tremolo to not come back to pitch when used.
I was going to ask about that.
What is the proper way to adjust the string height? Do I have to remove the bridge first?
just loosen all the strings and pop the springs off as long as you know how you want it you only have to do it once
Bullshit
@@ZackBrannon no, don't do that
Do it the way he did in the video
Ibanez does it like that in the factory
what's the idea of having locking tunners and locking nut at the same time?
When the nut is locked, it isn't holding the strings completely on its own. That's what the locking tuners are there for. So that the strings do not slip out of tune at all, and that there is no chance of it happening.
Cai Durkan The whole point of a locking nut is so that the strings don't slip at all at that location on the guitar. Still don't see the need for locking tuners if you have a locking nut!
ricomajestic get some wire cutters and cut all your strings after the nut. now the nut is holding all the string tension. it will not stay in tune.
Floyd Roses don’t require locking tuners. If a company puts them on a guitar, they are for added benefit, not necessity.
It's just easier to restring. No winding.
Good quality video thanks very much.
Adjusting for a lower string height, the brdge base is no longer parallel to the body. Does it have to be re adjusted?
thanks for this video, it helps me a lot
Maybe a silly Q, but, I want to lower my string action... people mention to detune/reduce tension of the strings... my FR is floating, so can I just lift the end of the FR up so all tension is off the strings when I adjust either of the two bridge screws when adjusting height? Many thanks
very informative ! thanks
Great video. But rotating the mounting studs under tension can wear down the knife edges over time, messing up tuning stability.
That's BS
On a non-branded Floyd Rose, sure. But a legitimate Floyd Rose will not have that problem unless you're purposely trying to do it by over adjusting it when not needed. The bridge height is one of those things that you set once and then you're good unless tiny tweaks need to be made down the line. Most setups it won't be touched after you get it dialed in and continue to use the same gauge strings.
Should the tremolo be level with the strings and not necessarily with the body? Correct?
It must be so much faster and easier for you to do set ups with having 3 hands like that. Where in the hell did that business card come from!!??...lol
Capo the 1st fret. Done.
The mouth my guy
I wish I had known all of this back in high school! Had a Jackson RR1, #707, and the Floyd Rose was a pain in the ass to deal with, so I gave up. In hindsight, which is clear as crystal now, it seems as though choosing to sell that guitar was a poor decision. Decisions, decisions...
Great video, thank you so much
I use my trems dive only with either a tremol-no or metal contacting the block. So much easier. Never been into floating mode.
As someone with knowledge of Floyds and high quality guitars I am baffled as to why that guitar has no string tree. When the locking nut was loosed the strings rose quite a bit. When they are tightened the guitar will go sharp. A Floyd will usually go sharp, but now it goes sharp considerably more. Strings trees are inexpensive and I know these guitars are not entry level pricewise. Get a string tree on that thing.
had the same thoughts, the movement when tightning was quite big. though i have to admit that you are an arrogant smart ass
Hawolation There's nothing arrogant about that observation. It's simply a correct one. Stop with insecurity in the face of knowledge, people.
aldersmoke1 you should have red his numerous comments before to this video. it is the way he lifts hiself above others. but i really don't care what you've red and what not
My knowledge of locking tremelos goes back to when they first arrived on the scene. No arrogance needed, when I see a flaw and point it out. SJW alert, afraid of knowledge is this one.
SJW alert???????
He helped me so much
if my tremolo is level, then the strings touch the neck and no sound. I had to loosen the springs but now the tremolo is opposite of what he shows, it's not pulled back, its leaning forward so that the strings have some height. Is there another adjustment to raise the strings up or down at the hammer lock?
Great video. My bridge is too high though (pointing towards the neck) and I can't tighten the springs any further. What might I be doing wrong?
Add another spring, or if you have 3, moving the outer two inwards will increase its tension: /|\
I'm still afraid of getting a FR guitar. I'm not really a tremolo guy but i love 80s heavy metal. I was looking for a nice metal guitar but It's hard to find a hardtail, single humbucker guitar. So I thought it might be worth checking out some FR guitars but I'm afraid I'm gonna break something... Is there anything that might go wrong?
Yo so for a lefty guitar is the truss rod the same ? Or is it opposite turning ? I can never find the answer for this lol
Great video
I have 2 questions: what does putting locking tuners on a guitar with a locking trem do? Is it worth putting locking tuners on a guitar with a locking trem?
Joe Walsh says in his video that sustain also increases when pickups gets closer to the strings. Who´s right?
Very helpful. Thankyou
now the question is: is there any correct or particular way to tune the strings? to reduce the time needed when tuning (can be a pain if you don't really know what you're doing). what i mean is, do i tune from the lowest string first? or the high string first? or it has to be in a particular order? ( i saw some people tune like E then B then A then E then etc etc). do i overtune it first? thanks in advance! :)
i do 5th first with the bassist (or tuner, or by ear), then 6th and 4th aganst the 5th, then 1st against 6th, 2nd against 1st, 3rd against 2nd.
recheck from 6th to 1st.
then i play E+ and D+ chord for sanity check (and that damn 3rd).
reckeck 1st against 6th, 6th against 5th, 5th against bassist.
actually i don't use a standard tuning so i use different chords but it's more or less the same, and all this is done on open strings assuming intonation is perfect.
GREAT VIDEO THANKS
Love it !
thanks for the help, i managed to fix my guitar that, ive had for a while
My Tremlo system only moves forward but not backwards how can I fix this?
I have a slight buzz around 4th to 7th on the 6th string would raising the action slightly on the left side of the bridge fix this, is there anything else to watch out for whilst making this adjustment (if that is the correct adjustment)
It could resolve the buzzing but will raise the action. If the action is where it’s recommended and you still are getting buzzing, you may need to adjust the truss to compensate. With a capo on 1st fret, fret the last fret and the action should be approximately equal to business card at the 12th fret. Get that set correctly. This requires setting the truss road correctly. If you are still getting buzzing only on 6th string and only between 4-7 frets, you probably have a high /low fret somewhere in that area. Remember, relief has nothing to do with bridge height or action as you are fretting the 1st and last fret and checking in the middle. Sometimes you may have a high fret that has popped up a little that can be pushed back down with a fret hammer but best to let a luthier do that if you are inexperienced.
Can I invest in cheap Floyd rose guitar? Will it suck? Please help me.
So i' ve bought a chinese Schecter diamond sunset on sale at 50% for around 180$ and it' s actually built quite good... even the frets are nice, but everything trem-related is made of something softer than rubber. the nut has got some WW1-style trenches being formed after a week of playing and the licensed floyd rose is... okay-ish
i' m looking to replace the nut and the bridge with some schaller goodies so i' d like to know is it gonna be awesome at the end, or will it refuse to stay in tune because of the guitar... is this a smart thing to do?
Measure the center to center on studs and determine which bridge would be a good replacement. Once it’s setup properly you will be fine.
what should I do if the saddle is on the third hole as far back as it can go and the Intonation is still sharp?
Un consiglio per favore
Su una delle mie chitarre ho provato a cambiare il floyd mettendone uno originale..
Ho anche montato corde daddario 09 46, prima c'erano le ernie Ball sempre 09 46...
Risultato: ho dovuto tirare le due viti della rastrelliera quasi fino al legno x avere il floyd parallelo quindi il floyd risulta essere più tirato, corde più dure...
Ma secondo te esperto sono le corde diverse o il floyd? Perché ho dovuto tirare le viti fino al legno...
Ti ringrazio molto...
+Javier Galindo Grande è proprio così come dici... Grazie mille....!
Scusami ma come hai risolto la situazione? Io praticamente sto messo come te, non so cosa fare.
great video!!!!!
Are the locks on the nut locked when adjusting the trussrod?
No
I just bought a Jackson with a Floyd rose and the tuning clamps on the neck are stuck and won’t unscrew. How do I fix this?
try some lubricant
Make sure you are using the correct wrench size, worse case you can add a little lubricant but if it still doesn’t budge, you can always use pliers and remove and replace the locking nut clamp and bolt if needed and don’t over tighten
If i had a fret buzz on fret 5 in low e strings ... what i supossed to do ?
thanks very well done...
That nut is cut tall! Must be set up for slide?
question- you know when the floyd rose is flush with the body, do both of the screws that hold the tremolo to the body have t be exactly the same hight?
WastedFreakOut no
Not necessarily.
hey umm...shouldn't u be loosen the strings and springs to adjust the action? i mean knofe edges can be damaged...