How To Stay In Tune?

[Nazgul]

When you adjust the trem when it's tuned to a certain tuning are you adjusting for that particilar tuning? or does the guitar have to be in E? I've heard that some guitars aren't made for drop tuning, so it might depend on the guitar?.. Seeing as you have an RX you might know what tuning are you in?

And again, base plate is where it has ''Jackson'' imprinted, Right? And what's the difference between the floyd or trem beeing too high/low?

I'm in D, but used to have it in E. Every guitar can be tuned to whatever you want.

yeah, that's the base plate.

um...bridge too high looks like this:


bridge too low:


bridge parallell:

[Nazgul]

And what are those two screws you're talking about? I unscrewed the plate, and I don't see any screws, just where the wiring for the volume and input is.. You mean those two ''screws'' that are on the floyd/bridge? Located in each corner on the front?

And the screws that attach the strings to the bridge, I've seen people adjusting those, with the strings attached and everything, why is that? Is it to loosen the tens?.. And what about those ''screws'' (aparantly), in the back of the floyd?

you unscrewed the wrong plate . I said the one rectangular shaped .
I meant this screws (the two on the left):

ignore the thing in the middle of the tremolo on that pic. it's somekind of tremolo block, you don't have that.

and the screws located in the corners on the front are for adjusting the string height.

i don't know what do you mean with the screw for attaching strings to the floyd. you just attach the strings to the body and leave it that way.

[Nazgul]

This should help you.
http://www.eastonguitars.com/WWW/TPS/floyd_setup.htm

that's a good guide!

you also have the whole video of the guy stringing the floyd here:

http://www.eastonguitars.com/WWW/TPS/VIDPGS/VIDPG1.html

Alli, i think you shouldnt need more help now.

[Alli]

wow, thanks TONS dudes.. appreciate it alot

[RacerX]

Hey, Welcome Alli....also check this thread, especially the 4th post:

http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52679

[Alli]

thanks.. heh yeah should have done my research

[mattsmusiccenter]

Get yourself some Big Bends Nut Sauce too, I swear by the stuff. It's a graphite based lubricant that you can put on your nut and saddles, this stuff will help any guitar stay in tune. We sell it for $16.00 a tube, which will probably last you the rest of your life. Let me know if you need some!

Matt

[chrisgUK]

http://www.icepoint.com/guitar/floyd%20rose%20setup/Tech%20Tips.htm

I found this pretty helpful when learning how use a floyd for first time. Informative and got good pics (of jacksons aswell!)

[VitaminG]

http://www.icepoint.com/guitar/floyd...ech%20Tips.htm

I found this pretty helpful when learning how use a floyd for first time. Informative and got good pics (of jacksons aswell!)

hmmm. that looks familiar......

This should help you.
http://www.eastonguitars.com/WWW/TPS/floyd_setup.htm

someone's been ripping off Kevin Easton. Word for word, and photos too

[RacerX]

someone's been ripping off Kevin Easton.

That's a switch! :ROTF:



Ba dum pssssh!

[toejam]

Heh. Kevin Easton started off good, much like Anakin Skywalker... then he turned on us.

[Alli]

^Hahahaha

Alright I did the whole progress, the bridge is straight with the body and everything but it still seems to be going out of tune very easily.. But it has decreased, I don't have to re tune after every riff i've played, but yeah might be some other problem too ? I dunno, still alot better now and I thank you all who helped appreciated

[toejam]

Have you stretched your strings out enough before locking down the nut? New strings have to be broken in, so tune up, bend them a bit and pull them a little off the board to take them out of tune, retune, repeat the stretching process until they don't go out of tune, then lock the nut, use the fine tuners in case the strings go a tiny bit sharp.

[dg]

Good call, Joe! I just read through this thread and was wondering when someone would mention stretching the strings. I have a feeling it's the answer here...