ghosty999
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With a good Floyd set up, your strings become the bottle neck
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splatter
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2prog4u":3vcoydfc said:
I've never heard of a "procedure " when setting up a floyd . other than level it and don't raise or lower it with string tension on it .
The latter seems to be something not many people know .
Of coarse I stretch the strings but that goes for any guitar
Am I missing something ?
sahlomonic
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One thing that hasn't been mentioned yet but should be . . .
Check the trem posts on the body. This is often an underlooked component to Floyd tuning stability. If you take the Floyd off the guitar and can wiggle the posts, then think of how that variance translates to a strung up tremolo. A lot of licensed Floyd Rose units come with coarse threaded posts that end up having a lot of play when screwed into the studs. Higher quality Floyds typically come with fine threaded posts - which make a much more snug fit and allow more precise height adjustments.
Also, check the knife edges on the tremolo. If they are worn down or have flat spots then that will affect tuning stability. Usually this is caused by making height adjustments on the body with the Floyd still strung up.
Check the trem posts on the body. This is often an underlooked component to Floyd tuning stability. If you take the Floyd off the guitar and can wiggle the posts, then think of how that variance translates to a strung up tremolo. A lot of licensed Floyd Rose units come with coarse threaded posts that end up having a lot of play when screwed into the studs. Higher quality Floyds typically come with fine threaded posts - which make a much more snug fit and allow more precise height adjustments.
Also, check the knife edges on the tremolo. If they are worn down or have flat spots then that will affect tuning stability. Usually this is caused by making height adjustments on the body with the Floyd still strung up.
shredhead7
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This isn't locking, but this is all that you need to know;
https://youtu.be/Iy-F7iSIopA
To answer your question, properly setup, you should stay in tune. Tuning issues occur when the bridge is out of alignment, neutral is too far forward/back, one post is drastically higher than the other, but lastly, older worn out edges, where the bridge meets the post. Typically, the answer is in where it sits when not being touched, it should be level to the body of the guitar.
https://youtu.be/Iy-F7iSIopA
To answer your question, properly setup, you should stay in tune. Tuning issues occur when the bridge is out of alignment, neutral is too far forward/back, one post is drastically higher than the other, but lastly, older worn out edges, where the bridge meets the post. Typically, the answer is in where it sits when not being touched, it should be level to the body of the guitar.
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