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  • How to get D-Tuna to work properly?

    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?!?
    I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

  • #2
    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.
    http://www.jacknapalm.com/

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    • #3
      I tried all that. The little allen set screw wasn't doing shit.
      I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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      • #4
        Don't get me wrong, but did you block the floyd or install a tremsetter?
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        • #5
          Btw,does anyone know if d-tuna would fit an edge pro II bridge?


          (I'm asking this for a friend)
          I wish my hair-color was EDS :/

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Norton View Post
            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...
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            • #7
              Originally posted by NextInLine View Post
              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:
              I wish my hair-color was EDS :/

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              • #8
                Originally posted by NextInLine View Post
                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.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by shreddermon View Post
                  +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.
                  I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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                  • #10
                    Never tried that personally, Toe, but I doubt the D'Tuna will work correctly set-up like that.

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                    • #11
                      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.
                      I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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                      • #12
                        Jack Napalm had the correct instructions, as seen here:


                        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.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by toejam View Post
                          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...
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by MountainDog View Post
                            Jack Napalm had the correct instructions, as seen here:


                            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.
                            I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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