i need some help

[madcap]

k guys, i just picked up a DK2m and its out of tune and ive never used a floyd rose. Do i have to loosen the nut lock to tune every time?

any other floyd rose advice would be greatly appreciated also.

[FloydRose4Prez]

Yes. Loosen the locking nut and tune the guitar as you would any other guitar. Tighten the screws and then fine tune it with the little gears on the back/top of the Floyd. Or, take it to your local guy and have him explain all the nuances of the Floyd. Watch him re-string it, too. Hey, the more you know...

[GodWentPUNK]

This video was nice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IePfzUzlDng&feature=related

that are many more that go into some nice detail.

joe...

[drixll]

doug and corey at the guitar factory usually just block the bridge with a gummy erasor, cut the strings all at once, oil the fretboard, and bust out the strobe tuner. i'm not as brave...

[Grandturk]

Just remember you have to keep tuning it until all the strings stay at the right pitch. So work low to high then repeat over and over - then lock the nut and fine tune.

[The Mitch]

Just remember you have to keep tuning it until all the strings stay at the right pitch. So work low to high then repeat over and over - then lock the nut and fine tune.

+1

And keep the floyd floating parallel to the body

[Scotti]

Number one word of advise....patience. Cause once you get the floyd tweeked out it will stay in tune, and you'll love it. All the advise being given here is good so far.

[toejam]

Just remember you have to keep tuning it until all the strings stay at the right pitch. So work low to high then repeat over and over - then lock the nut and fine tune.

You also have to stretch your strings well. Once you tune up to pitch, bend the strings, pull them off the board, tune back up to pitch. Repeat the process until they don't go out of tune, then lock the nut.

[ulijdavid]

You also have to stretch your strings well. Once you tune up to pitch, bend the strings, pull them off the board, tune back up to pitch. Repeat the process until they don't go out of tune, then lock the nut.

+1!!! This is the most important step - regardless of bridge type.

[MartinBarre]

Also, if you're not in a band or don't use the trem very much - you don't need to tighten the locking nut.
I normally don't bother with the locking nuts on any of my Jacksons, but they still stay in tune just fine. It's all down to stretching the strings properly when you put a new set on.

[madcap]

yea...

The guitar was a floor model so the strings are stretched and what not, the problem im having is the fine tuning. I tune up the strings good, then when i lock the nut a couple strings slip out.

I try to fine tune with those knobs at the bottom but they seem to defy the 'lefty loosy righty tighty' theory. I watched some videos but the finetuning was leftout.

[FloydRose4Prez]

Yeah, tuning a Floyd can be a hassle. But I wouldn't own a guitar w/o one.

[drixll]

You also have to stretch your strings well. Once you tune up to pitch, bend the strings, pull them off the board, tune back up to pitch. Repeat the process until they don't go out of tune, then lock the nut.

+2

there's no use in locking your nut until your strings are done stretching.

[drixll]

I try to fine tune with those knobs at the bottom but they seem to defy the 'lefty loosy righty tighty' theory. I watched some videos but the finetuning was leftout.

welcome to the club.

once you get your guitar 'close' on the digital, where your bridge is even with the body, and your strings are about 2mm off the frets, try screwing your bridge screws down about 1/4, leaving them at as close to the same level as you can, and then re-tune with the tuning keys before you lock your nut. this will give you a little wiggle room on the topside, and leave you plenty on the bottom end, where most of the adjustment with a new set of strings is needed anyway.

that, or just find a sweet luthier who you can bs with while he shows you how it's done...

[MartinBarre]

I try to fine tune with those knobs at the bottom but they seem to defy the 'lefty loosy righty tighty' theory. I watched some videos but the finetuning was leftout.

There's nothing complicated about it. Once you have it in tune, then lock down the nut, it will slightly go out of tune because you've moved the strings a fraction in the tightening.
If your fine tuners aren't working properly maybe they're a bit stiff or something like that. You're doing everything right, so I'd think it must be a hardware issue.

Like I say, I don't even bother locking my nuts (oo-er!) most of the time. I just played my SL3, without the nut locked, and was doing squeals and divebombs with the trem and it never went out of tune whatsoever.
And that's with the strings that came with the guitar....about ten months ago! Yes, I need to change those things...I don't know why I haven't already, all my other guitars have had it done regularly.