Unison bends on a Floyd...

[Blazphemer]

hey you guys know that if you bend a string on a FR guitar the FR dives and lovers the tension on the other strings.

so how do you make proper unison bends on a floyd without getting out of key?

for example:
e------------
b---5--------
g---7b(9)--------

when i bend the d on the g string up to match the e in the b string, the original e note has been lowered because of the floyd, and if you match the pitches it will end up slightly flat compared to an e...

i hope it makes sence.. what can be done about it?

[Jim Shine]

Re: Unison bends on a Floyd...

Buy a Kahler...lol.

What I do is try to rest my hand on the Floyd and try to keep it from rocking upward. It is difficult and this is one of the few flaws with the Floyd.

[Number Of The Priest]

Re: Unison bends on a Floyd...

Following your example you posted there, you can either bend the B string a little bit with your index finger to raise its pitch back to where it's supposed to be, or you can do what I do and apply pressure onto the Floyd to bring it back to level so that it is as if the Floyd doesn't raise up.

Or you can install a Hipshot Tremsetter. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[jackson1]

Re: Unison bends on a Floyd...

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Or you can install a Hipshot Tremsetter. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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You c....., oh notp beat me to it [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[j2379]

Re: Unison bends on a Floyd...

try using more springs in the back. i find the OFR alot more stable with 4 or 5 springs. if you do alot of dive bombing a trem tricks it will take some getting used to but i think its worth it. tho you cant get it to to do warble bounce with that many springs.

[David Dineen]

Re: Unison bends on a Floyd...

my guitar teacher's advice about stuff like this is: "use you ears". it's easy to overanalyze...just keep practicing until it sounds right.

[jazzman]

Re: Unison bends on a Floyd...

For recording, I used to push the bridge with my palm while bending to keep it in key. I would have to run through it a few times to get it, but it worked. For live, I would just bend like normal and be out of key. Nobody fuggin knows any better. Can't hear it over the screaming girls anyway. lol.