floyd rose frets out

[thesoloist]

Is the action set too low when you do a pull-up the guitar frets out?
Playing the 12 fret on the 6th string i can pull up 2 tones before fretting out however on the high e string i can barely pull-up a semitone before fretting out.

[rjohnstone]

Umm yea... it's too low.

[thesoloist]

about how many semi-tones should i be able to pull-up?

[rjohnstone]

That's going to depend on how high you like your action.
You're gonna have to add some height for better range on the Floyd.

I set mine to about the thickness of a Dunlop Jazz III pick at the 12th fret.
With that setup, I usually run out of pull up room or break a string before I fret out.
So roughly 2 to 3 steps for me.

There is no "right way", just your way.

[Bert]

What kind of radius do you have on your fretboard? Flat or compound radius helps a lot with fretting out issues

[RobRR]

Or you can try something else... a bit less conventional, but works well. Instead of setting your floyd parrallel to the body, set it tilting a bit towards the headstock. This way, when you start to pull up, the strings will actually travel up first, then down towards the fingerboard. Setting it parrallel (the right way) when you pull up causes the strings to immediatley go down as the bridge is already level with the board.

[thesoloist]

ah yeah didn't think off that, should also assist when tuning down half a step. However if i tilt the bridge forward a little then lower the action back how it was, wouldn't the exact same thing happen?

[AdRock]

However if i tilt the bridge forward a little then lower the action back how it was, wouldn't the exact same thing happen?

Yes, it would be just like before.

[RobRR]

ah yeah didn't think off that, should also assist when tuning down half a step. However if i tilt the bridge forward a little then lower the action back how it was, wouldn't the exact same thing happen?

It would but not as soon. With the bridge tilted forward, when you pull back, the strings will raise first, then start to go down. So you will definetly have more travel.

[Spivonious]

It would but not as soon. With the bridge tilted forward, when you pull back, the strings will raise first, then start to go down. So you will definetly have more travel.

+1

It's probably easier to just raise the action a bit though.

[Newc]

Or don't do pull-ups? You have to decide which one you'd rather have - lower action or extreme pull-up range.

[AdRock]

It would but not as soon. With the bridge tilted forward, when you pull back, the strings will raise first, then start to go down. So you will definetly have more travel.

Why would the strings go up first? No matter where the trem is set you are still moving the mounting point of the string down, not up. I have my guitar right here and the strings don't go up first.

[rjohnstone]

Why would the strings go up first? No matter where the trem is set you are still moving the mounting point of the string down, not up. I have my guitar right here and the strings don't go up first.

+1

Doesn't matter how far forward you tilt it, a Floyd always pulls the strings down when you pull up on the bar.

[RobRR]

Why would the strings go up first? No matter where the trem is set you are still moving the mounting point of the string down, not up. I have my guitar right here and the strings don't go up first.

Ah shit, you guys are right. For some stupid reason, I was thinking the pivot point was the same as the string contact point. My fault!