How to get D-Tuna to work properly?

[toejam]

Installed a D-Tuna on my Charvel Star today. When pulled out, it's in D like it should be, but when I push it back in to go to E, it only goes to Eb. WTF?!?

[Jack Napalm]

I had a similar problem and figured it out after a 'well Duh' moment.

Tune the guitar to D with the fine tuner all the way up so it is just touching the the post. Lock down the guitar and give it a final tuning.

Push in the D-Tuna and use the little allen wrench tuner on the D-Tuna itself to tune to E. I was using the Floyd fine tuner an it would never be in tune with E and D.

[toejam]

I tried all that. The little allen set screw wasn't doing shit.

[NextInLine]

Don't get me wrong, but did you block the floyd or install a tremsetter?

[Norton]

Btw,does anyone know if d-tuna would fit an edge pro II bridge?


(I'm asking this for a friend)

[NextInLine]

Btw,does anyone know if d-tuna would fit an edge pro II bridge?


(I'm asking this for a friend)

Edge pro IIs are low profile so that's not possible But I don't know if anyone has been able to modify the d-tuna to fit low profile trems...

[Norton]

Edge pro IIs are low profile so that's not possible But I don't know if anyone has been able to modify the d-tuna to fit low profile trems...

Thanks for your assistance my friend :ROTF:

[shreddermon]

Don't get me wrong, but did you block the floyd or install a tremsetter?

+1. IIRC, D'Tunas only work if the Floyd is blocked for no pull-ups. Not gonna work with a fully floating set-up that the Star came with standard.

[toejam]

+1. IIRC, D'Tunas only work if the Floyd is blocked for no pull-ups. Not gonna work with a fully floating set-up that the Star came with standard.

I lowered the Floyd so it's resting on the body.

[shreddermon]

Never tried that personally, Toe, but I doubt the D'Tuna will work correctly set-up like that.

[toejam]

Why not? It's the same as being blocked... you can't pull up. EVH's guitars have the trem resting on the body.
Anyway, I gave up for now and just took the thing off. I'll just use my fixed bridge guitars for Drop-D tuning from now on. Or maybe I'll try it again at the next string change and see if I can't get it sorted out.

[MountainDog]

Jack Napalm had the correct instructions, as seen here:

http://www.dtuna.com/setup4.html

The instructions worked for my EVH Charvel B/Y and for my wolfgangs.

Maybe check the setting of the little allen set-screw, maybe it's in too far already to start with.

[NextInLine]

Why not? It's the same as being blocked... you can't pull up. EVH's guitars have the trem resting on the body.
Anyway, I gave up for now and just took the thing off. I'll just use my fixed bridge guitars for Drop-D tuning from now on. Or maybe I'll try it again at the next string change and see if I can't get it sorted out.

Maybe you should set it up normally, then block it and try it that way. You will see if the problem is with your d-tuna or with the setup Too much hassle though...

[toejam]

Jack Napalm had the correct instructions, as seen here:

http://www.dtuna.com/setup4.html

The instructions worked for my EVH Charvel B/Y and for my wolfgangs.

Maybe check the setting of the little allen set-screw, maybe it's in too far already to start with.

Yeah, I'll have to check the screw next time I set it up. It was brand new in the package, and I did everything according to the directions. I even checked the D-Tuna site as well to make sure I didn't miss something.