Floyd Rose Bridge Maintenance (For Dummies)
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why am i watching this? i dont even have a floyd rose
Edit: randomly checking my notifications and I come to find a comment I left 3 years ago has blown up, damn that's the most basic comment I've ever written yet it has the most likes I've ever gotten,
Thanks btw
vidmario bros Same lol
but you MIGHT
same
vidmario bros Best thing you can do is keep it that way man haha
Because it's the most amazing video you've ever seen.
Once every few weeks? I change them when they break.
FernTheRUclipsr every six months maybe? got my guitar in August and havent changed them since.. maybe because i didnt know how to with a FR :p
Stijn Hendriks
I break my strings every months or so because I play a lot of metal, but if they didn't break I would never change them.
FernTheRUclipsr the tone will become dull with old strings, change them and be amazed
same
I chance them once a year xd
I change my strings when the g, b, and e strings aren't shiny anymore
A really good way of making ur strings last longer is to give em a rub with rubbing alcohol and the rust and dirt should fade away...
I swear every guitar player tests their tuning with an open G chord
ivon rokko laughs in open strum
How about open Em
I use an open D lol
I do Chords A,D,E and another A
@@DoeZeo me too
"Only two or three turns will be enough"
*turns 4 times*
Me: *confused screaming*
He fucked up the second time
@@user-zb8tq5pr4x oh yeah. The wrench slipped.
He probably meant 2-3 full revolutions.
Ahahahahhaa
But seriously, I did the same
It really helped that my first guitar at 14 was a floyd rose ibanez. Learnt a lot about guitars because of it. Had to open the guitar a few times, even learnt how to switch the pickups.
Gapi P ,
Amen to that, bro! My first (good) guitar was a Jackson JSX-94 when I was 13. Floyd Rose bridge and a buzzy-as-hell neck pickup. Yep, taught me A LOT! Eventually changed out the pickups and took out the tone circuit. Made a removable block to "block out" the Floyd when I have a "I hate it" phase! I'm 37 now and I still own the "Frankenjackson"
My first good guitar was an ibanez rg370b and I must say that the tremolo system is shit! If you adjust the action to not a super high action it is half the height of a Floyd rose whammy. Like if you did a dive bomb the note wouldn't disappear!
So if your guitar had Ibanez Edge 3 bridge, can you tell was it good or not?
Not the best idea
I legit though the title was “Floyd Rose Maintenance (for drummers)”
Same thing
Basically the same
😂
same
What’s the difference
this worked like a charm. Done in
Such a beautiful PRS!
It is a prs custom 24 with floyd rose
I'm getting an SE soon. HYPED.
"You should change your strings every few weeks like a normal guitar player does"
Me: *Looks at my guitar and wonders how many years it's been since I changed the strings*
The last time that i changed the strings a man told me: "Hey, great sound, nice strings!"
That man was Jesus.
"Watch out for the weird tremolo bar guy, he's weird"
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Can you do a tutorial with the Truss Rod too?
I'd like to see a whole setup done see if tyler knows of any other tricks for intonation, and for Action adjustment or a full setup, The only thing that I dread about a floyd.
This.
Mike fisvii esp guitars channel has a good video on it.
No
I just thought that it was called "Trust Rod" instead of "Truss Rod"
"...change strings once every few weeks"
oh no
Haha
I was practicing sweet child o mine solo and this video's notification popped up. I was frustrated because I couldn't play the solo, so I took a break and watched this video. When I finished watching I went back to practiceing and I could somehow play it. Thanks man! :D (btw i don't even know why I watched this video, I don't even own a floyd rose)
Same I just watch because it’s good to know
easy solo to play.
I just did this for the first time instead of bringing it to a shop, and it went well. As long as you basically understand the Floyd system (how the tension works, what part/bolt does what, etc), it isn’t hard. I changed the string gauge and tuning as well, and adjusted the truss rod.
I've found that most people who whine about Floyds are either too lazy to learn how to do it right or too dumb to learn. It's not hard at all.
I'm both dumb and lazy, and all tutorial videos contradict themselves. halp plz
Rob Covello owned one for a couple months now and I couldn’t agree more.
Rob Covello exactly man im with you
To me playing the guitar is more important than having it anyway, since I don't have money for a Floyd Rose. I only came here to help my cousin with HIS Floyd Rose, and I have to say, not hard to maintain, but not worth all of the struggle.
Yes. I am lazy, and there is nothing wrong with that.
That's insane, I've never seen anything like that before. I only have a Strat and a Les Paul.
𝕽ick 𝕮leek Haha, I thought the exact same thing when I got my first floyd guitar but you get used to it pretty quickly
𝕽ick 𝕮leek really? guess you havent been playing too long.
\i'm druunk. I'll talk later.
All good. Me too.....lol
@@Rick_Cleland do we pick up where we left off?
This seems ALOT easier than removing all the strings at once and fighting those springs as you tune the guitar. Thank you very much!
Just got a Jackson King V and had no clue what i was doing when it came to the Floyd Rose, it is my first guitar that ever had one. Thank you so much for making this video🙏
I love my Floyd Rose at first I hated it. but after a while I got use to it and love how it stays in tune!! 🤘🤘
i followed what you said about tuning with the Floyd System,it works every time,you really helped me a lot,was my first time ever handling this sort of mechanism,really thank you!
Here's a tip:
When cutting the ball end off I like to leave a little bit of winding of the end on, this isn't necessary for the thicker strings, but the thinner strings tend to slip so I leave a little bit of winding on for the graphite block to grip.
How much , like 25% ?
@@nouyed Just enough that the ball itself comes off but the winding on the end stays intact.
Great tip. Thanks a bunch. Been having problem with my e-string popping out all the time.
you'd have to curl like 50kg to dive on that bridge
Jamie MacMillan lmao its not that hard
it was a hyperbole
Jamie MacMillan mmk
Jamie MacMillan The moment I got one on my 18th birthday I put the bar straight in and pushed down as far as I could
Wesley Zimmerman did it move at all? Or did the bar just snap
I prefer to take all the strings off, allows me to clean the guitar from top to bottom between string changes. I only own one guitar so it gets abused and during hours upon hours of play.
Yes! Somehow no one ever mentions this. I can only wonder if they clean their fretboards at all... IMO it is better to block the Floyd in order to keep it leveled and be able to clean your fretboard.
could you not just clean as you go?
Yeah the ESP custom shop guys keep a block of wood in the bridge cavity to keep the tension at place.
I know this is a year late but I’d like to know what your *one* guitar is
I only have one guitar also, mine is a ltd m-100 fm with a floyd rose
FINALLY!!!
A video that gives me confidence in restringing my floyd rose guitars instead of always going to Guitar Center.
When I lived in NYC I would just go to guitar center on 14th Street closed to Union Square because it was family to me and always learned a lot, ever since I moved to Lincoln, NE I don't go to Guitar Center much. It doesn't feel the same for some reason. So this video is just perfect for me :) Thank you brother for making this tutorial.
The order of changing strings only really matters if you took all the strings off for some reason (for example, if you were doing some maintenance on the fretboard/fret-wire, or dropped new pickups in). In that case, you want to start with the thickest string because it adds the most tension (thus de-tuning your guitar by a lot if you save it for last).
Just bought a Charvel with a Floyd Rose, so this couldn't have came at a better time. Truly a beautiful video. Thanks!
Honestly, it's so much easier than people think
This is very helpful. I just got a guitar with this bridge, and I’ve been a little lost. I think you did a great job of putting this video together. Thanks.
7:45 that sounded so satisfying
This year I got my first guitar with Floyd Rose and today I changed the strings for the first time without messing it up, and everything thanks to this video!!! 😎🎸
dude what string gauge were u using if you had 5 springs???
Awesomesauce 53 At 3:22 it shows his gauge. 10-46.
@@davidowen28 how many springs would you recommend for strings gauges
@@bananabiscut5174 I'd just recommend you experiment and find what's best for you. I use 10-52 with a wound 3rd in Drop C# and three springs is enough for me.
I use 10-46 on mine but I only have 3 springs and it’s perfectly level
You only need 3 springs, but Floyd Rose does offer different springs for heavier gauges.
Notably, Pat O’Brien now ex- Cannibal Corpse guitarist used 13 or 14 gauge D’Addario strings for those low G# and A# tunings they played in and only used 3 springs. The red heavy duty noiseless springs are all you need.
Add and remove springs for how hard or soft you want that bar when pushing or pulling it.
Am i the only one who collects the ball ends?
Rudy Ayoub lol i thought I was the only one that collects them
Rudy Ayoub good idea
I do it too hahaha =D
you collect ball sweat,oh wait a minute...forget it
I collected one with a busted string end when it got stuck into my foot an inch deep.
Best floyd rose stringing tutorial ever
you can also put the ball ends through the headstock
exactly
You know that in like the super super skinny strings you can actually put the ball inside of the bridge
Yes!
Yeah that's how I used to do it.
I learnt that one from Ola Englund.
Great video! I just got my Ibanez RG5170B and has never used a Floyd Rose Tremelo system before. Your video helps me a lot! Thank you!
Really helpful video, I've tried watching many Floyd Rose set up vids but this was one of the most straightforward to watch. So well done Tyler on putting the best guitar content on youtube. I always take my guitar in to get set up, but would really like to do it all myself, the last time I got too discouraged since I mucked up the tension and string change.
I still would like to see a detailed way on how to get the best wound for a string change since sometimes I don't get a neat wrap around the tuning peg, also cleaning the fretboard properly as well. Thanks heaps
stop being a lazy millenial,take your time and do it right.it isnt difficult my friend
but if you are lazy or your eyes arent good it might be tough.
Just got a new guitar with a FLoyd rose and knocked a tuning pin on the tremlo and lost my ability to stay in tune. Panicked and came to watch this video. Life saver information! Thanks from four years after it was made! :)
THANK YOU so much! My new guitar will arrive next week, it has a floyd rose on it and I'm a total newbie when it comes to that. Another question, if I want another tuning (let's say drop D), should I do this with the finetuners or unlock the locking nut bolt?
Rick van Pol i doubt fine tuners will do the job but again i just got my floud rose
I use my E string fine turner to drop it to D but you have to have it set right so the tuner has enough room to drop a tone. After that you might have to adjust some of your other strings slightly.
If you try to drop to d it will make all the other strings sharp and pull the bridge up so its not really possible. If you get s non recessed fr live an evh or a charvel or old kramers you can
If you just want Drop D, use the EVH D-Tuna
Awesome, I have a esp with a FR bridge and just snapped the A string. Was nervous to mess with it but now I feel a lot more confident that I can swap out the strings with no help. Appreciate the vid
i didnt know clay jensen played guitar
I own a Gibson Les Paul Axcess Standard with a Floyd Rose bridge. It's a bit time consuming when changing the strings because it's so much different from a Fender or a Gibson with a stop tail piece. However, with the tuning locks and that bridge, you can use the Tremolo and drop dive bombs all day long, and the guitar will stay in tune. Also, great tone and great feel, Great Guitar! My point is this, if you don't mind spending a little more time changing your strings, the Floyd Rose bridge is definitely worth it.
Those locking tuners only serve as a tool for faster restrings. You cant get more tuning stability from a locking system
I'm going to disagree with you here. Fine tuning done with pegs is a dubious method. Besides having a memory after a while (a "set" if you will) that makes fine tuning difficult as sometimes the strings fall back into their set, you also have to concern yourself with nut friction. Make a small tuning adjustment of the first string and you'll find that the change did not make it past the nut until you strum so the vibration can equalize the tension (at least that's how it is on my locking system).
However, even though the locking system flattens the strings at the bridge and the nut, a fine tuner screw allows minute pitch corrections and avoids all of the aforementioned problems. If you meant that you can't get more tuning stability from a floating bridge, well then I totally agree.
Glenn Krzeminski I was referring to the tuners found in the headstock not the fine tuners.
It takes seconds to string a tuner,lock the string and cut whats left.
actually locking tuners slightly keep the guitar more in tune. The wrapping around of the tuner peg actually slowly loses tension and will cause it to go out of tune more, but locking tuners don't have that particular issue
RHCP Guitar Covers Its a floy. Once you lock the nut it doesnt matter what tuners you have.
But yeah I have a roller nut and locking tuners in my super strat (vintage trem)
How is there any disagreement here? I thought FR was so easy, lol...
If it's that easy there shouldn't be any controversies like this.
I regret not watching this when I got my first Floyd Rose guitar. Within the first minute he explained something that I did wrong and had to get my guitar fixed by a professional
Always wear some type of eye protection! I had a loose string end fly around scratch my eye once and that sucks for a week! The main issue after a string change is that folks do not stretch their strings and it will take DAYS to normalize if you don't. They make a tool called a String Stretcha which is a stick that has a hook and heal and it works great. It is like $10 and will save you so much time. Another little trick it to tune up a half step so there is a little extra tension, then use the bar and stretch out the strings a few times by pulling back on the bar, then tune to pitch and lock up the nut. Once a year I will put a drop of 3-in-1 oil on each threaded part after cleaning, which will keep things nice and free. But you nailed most of the important parts like a Boss!
THANK YOUUUUUU! EXTREEEEMELY HELPFUL!! Seriously though, I've been having a hard time with my Schecter FR guitar and this will make things 100 times easier. Idk why I've never thought about using this process. Stuck in my ways I guess.
How do you clean the fret board with the strings on ?
Venom Stains clean the part under the one string that you have off
You dont
You can remove all of the strings at once, but keep in mind that you’d have to put some kind of mechanism under the bridge to keep it level with the guitar body. I like using a stack of cards
With patience
Isn't it easier to put a little rubber eraser underneath the bridge, and take all of the strings at the same time. The bridge won't sink down, and it's not going anywhere. So you can clean your fretboard, do whatever you want, and it's also faster.
wow that's great man! Very helpful! Finally, a good floyd rose tutorial video. I'd love to see a full floyd rose setup tutorial from you if it's possible!
nice tutorial, but if you change the strings one by one, you couldnt clean the fretboard
Why not?
I can still clean it when 1 string is down
You know your videos are good when people watch them when they don't own a floyd guitar but come back to watch again when they do
can you please do a tutorial on how to rebalance(?) the bridge or at least how to get rid of fret buzz? i'm desperate
If you get fret buzz try and raise the action of the string you have problem with
block the trem,tune the guitar,unblock the trem.....use the bar and if it goes out of tune tighten the claw.
just until its back in tune,check any of the several thousand "how to setup a floyd rose videos"
it will take a little time to familiarize yourself to it but its not difficult.
Hey thanks man I've been playing for a while and was nervous on purchasing a guitar with a floyd but your video helped a lot thanks!
1. Elixir strings because restringing less often is always better. More playing time and less inconvenience dealing with the Floyd Rose.
2. Drill bit to speed up the winding process.
3. You can put the ball end through the tuner 80's style.
4. Keep your humidity consistent so the neck doesn't move. If you do this, they stay in tune for months at a time. I'm not kidding.
@@devinsinderwitcz9134 Didn't know that. Good stuff.
After watching this, I kinda miss having a Floyd Rose... I remember the first time I tried changing strings and figured it was like a regular guitar and took all the strings off at once and my bridge just slapped down into the body. Threw it in the bag and brought it to my music store and for like 2 years paid like $45 for him to restring it every once in a while. Near the end of me owning that guitar I did end up learning to change my own strings but sold it for a Epiphone Les Paul Plus Top Pro. (Love that guitar)
i just subscribed for your course. wish me luck!! :)
i just bought my first guitar the other day and my heart sank because i remembered floyd rose bridges exist and my guitar has one
i was under the impression that it was really difficult to change strings on a floyd rose bridge
They're a PITA. I hope you're old enough to drink coz you're gonna need a couple beers. My BC Rich's stay in tune relatively easy, it takes me forever to get my FR Jackson to stay in tune.
So, how it goes - have you gotten used to it or did you get rid of it? I got FR, too. But haven't yet gotten to the point of having to change strings.
I will tell you my first time experience changing strings on FR bridge. Before doing it, I watched many video on youtube. I followed all their suggestion. Including putting something behind FR cavity, change one string at a time, loosen the fine tuner, etc etc. Changing the strings itself wasn't difficult. The problem rise when the bridge somehow wouldn't stay flat after I changed all the strings. So, I had to readjust the bolts behind the guitar. I spent four hours to do it all. It's not a good first time experience and I hope the second time will be faster than that.
Rendy Andrian practice makes perfecr. i still need a lot of practice :D
I've always loved Floyd rose systems.. Thanks Tyler ,, another great video
just got a FR guitar, this is just amazingly helpful thank you !
Tyler, 2 questions:
1- What is that neck rest you have? Can you leave its name or a link to it?
2- How do you clean the neck if you change one string at a time?
Thanks man.
Although I don't see the Music is Win branded model, the product can be found here:
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@Tyler : Get your brand machine up and running so you can sell Music is Win merch! :-)
Thank you Garth.
This is off topic but PRS guitars are seriously a thing of beauty
Tip: Thread the string in reverse and leave the "ball" end in the tuner. Makes it quicker, even with locking tuners, cause you only need to make one cut for the bridge.
You certainly want to keep the Floyd Rose PLUSH with the body. LMAO!!
6:11 That bridge is not level.
Agree, it's floating a few degrees...
i’m getting a PRS se custom 24 floyd for christmas. so this is pretty helpful
To anyone who complains about the fact that they’re a “pain” That’s because you don’t know how to properly tune one, do this and they can be tuned in under 2 minutes:
1. Get the bridge perfectly level
2. Block off both ends of the brass block ( I recommend taping some pennies together with electrical tape)
3. Unlock the nut
4. Level fine tuners in the middle so you have adjustment room
5. Tune the guitar to perfect/as close to perfect pitch as possible
6. Lock each section of the nut as you go to maintain tuning as best as possible
7. Unblock the bridge once the guitar is in tune
8. DO NOT TOUCH THE TUNING PEGS!
9. Use the claw screws to re-level the bridge
10. The guitar might be slightly sharp or flat by only about 10-20 cents
11. Use fine tuners to level pitch back to perfect
12. DONE.
There’s absolutely no reason anyone shouldn’t be able to do this.
OR get a regular-ass trem, a decently lubricated nut, some locking tuners, and call it a friggin day.
@@anniedarkhorse6791 And they don't hold tune well either. Nah, I'll stick with the vintage-style Strat trem, that thing has never given me any trouble.
thank you very much. Now Im gonna use this next time ill change my strings on the floyd rose
I´m about to change strings on my FR Guitar, i knew most of this already, but the thing about changue just one string at the time is very very helpful, thanks
What do you do if the guitar goes out of tune when you pull the whammy bar up or down ?
Get a guitar with locking nuts
Adjust the nuts
Wowza! Thanks. I have a Yamaha with a Licensed Floyd Rose (I know, it sucks right? I don't care. It's still Floyd Rose.) I've been needing to fix it and now I might actually do it!
A damm fine vid Tyler. Love the HD sharpness - props for having impeccably clean guitars! Not a single speck of dust to be seen, especially around the tuning pegs and saddles. How the HELL do you keep them so clean?? :D
For decades, I have changed all 6 strings in one shot, mostly because I am lazy [and also so I can do some basic fretboard and fret cleaning/polishing] - I do use the Tremolok. This is a largely discontinued [no clue why] hardened plastic L-shaped tool. Use the arm to dive and then slide the Tremolok under the entire Floyd assembly. The bottom of the tool is soft rubber so it won't slide or mar the finish. Besides this, you know there are lots of other alternatives if you want to temporarily block your Floyd off for maintenance - pieces of wood, stack of coins, whatever to fit inside the cavity between the body and the sustain block of the Floyd, but I love the Tremolok thing because I don't need to open the back plate at all.
I also don't cut the ball ends off my D'addarios. Just got into the habit decades ago of leaving them in - but I string them reverse, from the headstock side. I know a few traditional folks worry that the ball ends may damage the tuning pegs, but I have never seen any issue or problem.
You're absolutely right - despite all the whiners, re-stringing a Floyd really takes just slightly more time and effort over hardtail bridges, but yes, if you understand the basic mechanics of a Floyd and do the process correctly, it is not difficult at all.
Tyler, your channel is great and continued success in 2017! But I gotta ask - while I know you are officially affiliated with PRS [awesome axes, indeed!], given how much I know you love Joe, I need to know - do you own/plan to own/have ever played any of the JS series Ibanez guitars? I own 2 JS [1000 and 1200], plan to get one of the newer JS24s and I gotta say, honestly, they are some of the finest playing, most sonically versatile guitars I have ever owned/touched.
And BTW, having been lucky enough to meet and hang with Joe 3x over the last 30 years in NYC, I absolutely can confirm what everyone says about Joe - he is indeed the nicest guy in the world. Not a single bit of "rockstar"/"guitar-god" disease in the man [cough...cough...Malmsteen...cough]. Truly, a world class human being - no surprise at all why he is so respected and truly loved in the music community. :)
cheers!
He takes care of them?
+Rob Covello: Awesome! Most useful comment on youtube ever...NOT...
Well I mean yours was pretty pointless. How do you keep guitars clean? By cleaning them regularly.
RUclips really is overdue for an imdb-style IGNORE function...
Joe Satchton There is. Just don't answer. Pretty simple.
Wait, how i clean my fretboard if i cant take all string of ?
Pls guys answer at this im realyy curioss ? ( dont judge my :))) )
I fucking hate my Floyd
Jimi Jones you have seen the video by rob chapman, how to block a tremolo? since then i can play mine like a hardtail :) dont even use the locking nut anymore and tune without the finetuners (unless i need to)
What guitar is it on?
Dissonant Timbres just make a fitting piece of wood (with a rasp and sandpaper), place it between the sustain block and body and tighten the springs.
better and much cheaper
take 5 minutes and stop being a dumbass,then you will love it
getting a dean ml today so this was really helpful, cheers
You forgot one thing
You also will need a floyd rose
Fuck i forgot my floyd rose
Very good background music. I felt like in...mission impossible. Its not hard BUT.. If you dont spend time in garage , you dont like maintenance probably this system its not for random guy. great movie , action/thriller
step 1: buy a hardtail
string through gang
@@lolickypeepee23xdd6 Reporting
Very helpful with my new white JEMJR thank you
5 springs?!! 😲 what gauge are you on? great video by the way! Floyds are everything! ❤️
10-46 it says on the box of Elixir.. shouldn't 3 be enough? I'm on a 12-54 set with the guitar dropped to C (same tension as a 9-42 (roughly!))
its depends on the tension of the springs he is using. if you have super tight springs, with a high spring constant you will need less of them to keep the required tension. his springs have super low tension apparently.
hope that helps.
Wow! that makes sense now. Thanks Zac :) I honestly thought all springs were made equal. Haven't really changed a set of them till now. Will keep this in mind if I ever have to :)
Simon Manuel If a Floyd equipped guitar keeps going out of tune check the springs they could be sprung they don't last forever. I've got a guitar with a floyd that's over ten years old had to replace the springs twice on it since I've owned it.
+spiderfan1974 hey thanks for the tip. I've never had a problem with the guitar ever going out of tune. Something I love about the Floyd! stays on pitch for months! but if this ever happens, I now know where to check :)
I’m getting an Ibanez jem, that’s why I’m watching this.
I hate my Floyd Rose.
If I ever buy another Floyd Rose guitar, it will only be non-floating (like EVH, Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster or Kramer Pacer).
Lied to myself, just bought a Jackson DKMG and loving it.
Mandarin ironic
saved me a trip to the music store to figure out why I can't get these fucking strings to stop buzzing
thanks a bunch
you don't need to cut the ball end, you can just have it at the headstock
You do if you have Sperzel locking tuners.
sounds dumb
@@hotman718 looks dumb
Must be dumb
I play all the time but I only change my strings twice a year which is also when I clean my guitar, not once every few weeks haha.
Step 1: Don't buy guitars with Floyd Rose bridges and you will be happy.
That's all you need :)
Or do, and stay in tune forever.
Rob Covello I'd rather tune my guitar a few more times than put up with that hideous metal mechanism. Pain in the ass is all it is.
It's not even remotely hard to do. All it takes is some patience and some knowledge. But hey, some people just never understand it. But it's all preference. Every guitar ive ever owned had a Floyd. In turn I love Floyds and dispise TOM bridges.
Rob Covello Had a Floyd as my second guitar. It took some getting used to changing the strings but I got the hang of it. But it NEVER stayed in tune, always had something wrong with it. It just seems like you spend more time "maintaining" it than actually playing it. Anyways, binned it because I hated it that much and bought a Les Paul. Never looked back since.
A lot of people have that issue. I've found it usually comes down to being setup properly. Intonation, action, truss rod, etc etc all play a role. I had my former teacher teach me how to properly setup my floyds and they've been perfect since. Even cheaper licensed floyds I have stay perfectly in tune always. The rest of my band is tuning between songs and im sitting there like alright guys lets goooooo. lol. But to each his own. Enjoy your Paul ma.
Always wanted a guitar with floyd rose
what prs is that?
I know I'm a year late but it's a custom 24 with a a Floyd Rose. They go for about 1.2-1.4k
EXCELLENT VIDEO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. now I can buy a floyd rose guitars without any problems. thank you
Good info in this video as I just bought my first guitar and has a FR on it... How tight should the string be before I tune it with the tuning keys?
I'm lovin that PRS!
I've understood how Tyler's bridge is perfectly flush. The reason is he doesn't loose all of the locking tuners. He loosens one. That way the bridge is not higher or lower than it should. Another thing that he does is he doesn't tune the string down when he gets it out. He cuts it right as it is.
this is exactly what i needed, thanks!!!
Beautiful guitar.
OK. You can change strings that way, of course. You can also take the tension off of the strings with the bar, cut all of them, and release the tension gently. The bridge will bottom out of course (without the tension of the strings to hold it up off the guitar body) but now you can clean the fretboard and all those annoying little dust collection spots between the pickups. Loosen the fine-tuner like you said, put on the strings, stretch them good, and when you get all the strings in tune the bridge will have returned to its original position.
Once, when I had all of the strings cut the Rose came out of its pivot slot but it was not hard to see what had happened and relatively easy to muscle it back into place. That's the only downside I can see.
Pro tip, before chopping off all the strings, which I do not recommend, use a 9 volt battery or a stack of coins to block the bridge and it wont bottom out and itll stay flush even without strings on it. But you can clean your fretboard when you take off each string. I see no reason to chop them all off at once.
Rob Covello As long as you don't leave all the strings off for a long time you should be fine. I've never had to do any neck adjustments and I had all 12 strings off my 12 string acoustic for a good 30 minutes at least for maintenance and cleaning.
spiderfan1974 Well yea i mean thats an acoustic with a fixed bridge. Im talking about a FR bridge.
I just had all six strings off my Jackson King V with a floyd. Of course I blocked off the floyd rose and added a evh d tuna. All it did was I had to level the trem again before it would stay in tune. If I wasn't giving it a thorough cleaning it would have been way easier to tune doing one string at a time.
Every time I’m finished tuning my guitar, it will immediately come out of tune(I also have my locking tuner in, tremelo is level, and my fine tuner are in the middle) the guitar is brand new with new strings as well
First time with a Floyd rose
My Floyd rose is Floating a little bit up Do i just tighten the Screws from the back of the guitar and I'm good ?
Also my 6th String won't stay in tune but my others will what can I do for that ?
Sorry ( noob with a Floyd 😅 )
What about those string changes when you want to oil the fretboard? Surely you don't suggest oiling the fretboard one string at a time...? At some point you're going to have to completely un-string a Floyd, no? :)
Guitar with floyd rose is like the untamed beast . But once you learn the techniques .you will enjoy riding and playing with it for sure.🤗😍😎
Whenever I lock the top lock, the strings tend to go sharp and I need to use the micro-adjustments.
You better adjust that truss rod if you are just snipping strings without unwinding the tuners, to let the tension off the neck...
bro the music between talking is way too loud and unneccesary, its so low quality due to youtube compression its best to just talk in any kind of youtube videos.