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Posted by: WTN Nov 17 2007, 04:40 AM
Just bought an Ibanex RG370DX. I know the manual (page 20) says to adjust the spring tension to keep the tremolo assembly in parallel with the guitar body, but what part of the tremolo assembly am I supposed to use to line it up. There is an obvious one using the bottom base plate, but I have read where that is wrong.
The manual shows (poorly) that the line is drawn right to the left of the fine tuners. And yes there is a very small area there that I could use as a base for a parallel line to align with the guitar body - is this it? The picture shows the line cutting through a "hump" which is what is confusing me. There is no hump on my RG370.
Posted by: Pavel Nov 17 2007, 06:55 AM
It should look like this:
Posted by: Muris Nov 17 2007, 06:59 AM
I believe you should make a line with body horizontally,in 2 ways.
First one shall be line between bridge and the body from player's point of view
which can be adjustment by spins.
Second one is from the rare look,where the fine tuners are.
This can be done by setting all spins to almost same tension.
Hope this helps a bit and sorry for lacking in my vocabulary.
Posted by: WTN Nov 17 2007, 08:33 AM
QUOTE (Pavel @ Nov 16 2007, 11:55 PM)
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It should look like this:
![](http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nigel.roberts3/limages/rg_mods/floyd_rose_500.jpg)
Thanks Pavel, but this is not an Edge III Tremolo bridge. Yours has an obvious marker - I can see it - I wish mine looked like this because it would be easy to line up.
Posted by: The Uncreator Nov 17 2007, 08:36 AM
The bridge should be paralled with the body. just like in the picture.
Posted by: WTN Nov 17 2007, 09:08 AM
QUOTE (WTN @ Nov 16 2007, 09:40 PM)
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Just bought an Ibanex RG370DX. I know the manual (page 20) says to adjust the spring tension to keep the tremolo assembly in parallel with the guitar body, but what part of the tremolo assembly am I supposed to use to line it up. There is an obvious one using the bottom base plate, but I have read where that is wrong.
The manual shows (poorly) that the line is drawn right to the left of the fine tuners. And yes there is a very small area there that I could use as a base for a parallel line to align with the guitar body - is this it? The picture shows the line cutting through a "hump" which is what is confusing me. There is no hump on my RG370.
Here. A picture or two helps. This is an EDGE III which is different. Here is the manual diagram:
![](http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/wtnordin/DSC01827.jpg)
Here is they way I currently have it. You can forget aligning it parallel with the "door stop" or "pie sideways" bottom piece, because that is wrong. That's where I screwed up. I think the line should look just like the picture in the manual. There is a flat spot just to the left of the fine adjuster (no hump) and then it looks like the line goes straight through the center of the circular locking bolt for the low E. I believe I am forward just a bit. Need to reduce spring tension just a hair. ????
Posted by: WTN Nov 17 2007, 11:53 AM
QUOTE (WTN @ Nov 16 2007, 09:40 PM)
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Just bought an Ibanex RG370DX. I know the manual (page 20) says to adjust the spring tension to keep the tremolo assembly in parallel with the guitar body, but what part of the tremolo assembly am I supposed to use to line it up. There is an obvious one using the bottom base plate, but I have read where that is wrong.
The manual shows (poorly) that the line is drawn right to the left of the fine tuners. And yes there is a very small area there that I could use as a base for a parallel line to align with the guitar body - is this it? The picture shows the line cutting through a "hump" which is what is confusing me. There is no hump on my RG370.
OK - I think I've got it after many hours of frustration. At the top of this forum "GEAR" Andrew has a link to a video (you tube) titled Restringing and Adjusting a Floyd Rose bridge. I never looked at part 2, but at 05:45 into that video, that's an edge III bridge and the instructor goes on to explain where it should be parallel wise and even says that some bridges should be parallel on the bottom like Pavel's example.
I can actually play this thing now - it's in tune - I will let it sit overnight and really wack it tomorrow.
Posted by: peterorg54 Nov 17 2007, 12:20 PM
omg
i was thinking about buying this guitar for my new one..
you think it's worth to buy ??
Posted by: The Uncreator Nov 17 2007, 01:21 PM
Read my review on my RG350MDX, exact same guitar, just different finish
Posted by: botoxfox Nov 17 2007, 03:29 PM
QUOTE (WTN @ Nov 17 2007, 01:08 AM)
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Here. A picture or two helps. This is an EDGE III which is different. Here is the manual diagram:
![](http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/wtnordin/DSC01827.jpg)
Here is they way I currently have it. You can forget aligning it parallel with the "door stop" or "pie sideways" bottom piece, because that is wrong. That's where I screwed up. I think the line should look just like the picture in the manual. There is a flat spot just to the left of the fine adjuster (no hump) and then it looks like the line goes straight through the center of the circular locking bolt for the low E. I believe I am forward just a bit. Need to reduce spring tension just a hair. ????
![](http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/wtnordin/DSC01830.jpg)
The Edge III has an angled baseplate it seems i.e. the top part is angled in relation to the bottom...
Check out this page for some good tech advice:
http://www.ibanezrules.com/tech/setup/index.htm
Posted by: kevin-riff-after-riff Nov 18 2007, 04:23 AM
right, what you want is to screw the screws in as far as you need so that
1. you can depress the whammy bar so the the lowest string is pretty much completely loose
2. you can go around 3-4 semi tones higher on the open lowest string when u pull on the whammy bar.
i was working it out on my floyd rose yesterday and thats my conclusion
and for the other screw, do the same so it is parallel to the first screw you set up...
and detune your strings about 2 tones down and make the screws tighter whilst keeping an eye on the string, everytime when it is in tune again but it still isnt right, detune it by a tone or so
hope that helped, just a bit of trial and error really
Posted by: WTN Nov 18 2007, 07:59 AM
QUOTE (WTN @ Nov 17 2007, 04:53 AM)
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OK - I think I've got it after many hours of frustration. At the top of this forum "GEAR" Andrew has a link to a video (you tube) titled Restringing and Adjusting a Floyd Rose bridge. I never looked at part 2, but at 05:45 into that video, that's an edge III bridge and the instructor goes on to explain where it should be parallel wise and even says that some bridges should be parallel on the bottom like Pavel's example.
I can actually play this thing now - it's in tune - I will let it sit overnight and really wack it tomorrow.
Then I let it sit overnight - this is a joke right? - how could anybody play this guitar - one cannot get it in tune - and I am not talking about working the wammy bar. It will not tune up - and yes I have read all the instructions on tuning a floyd rose system. Probably will send it back.
I have not even plugged this POS in yet. I cannot get it in tune - NO WAY. I know this should work, but I am not pleased. I had it working for a brief period, but the action sucked. I thought todays method of making Guitars had changed for the better, but I see that is wrong. My 1961 Les Paul (46 years) will kill this action on the Ibanez - I will look for other brands - or probably keep the Paul.
Posted by: WTN Nov 18 2007, 08:24 AM
QUOTE (peterorg54 @ Nov 17 2007, 05:20 AM)
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omg
i was thinking about buying this guitar for my new one..
you think it's worth to buy ??
Do some research. So far I hate this thing.
Posted by: Owen Nov 18 2007, 09:00 AM
To be fair, you expected a relatively cheap Ibanez made in Japan or somewhere distant, to better or match a 1961 Gibson Les Paul?
Thats some pretty high expectations, I can see why you'd be getting frustrated, I've played a few guitars made in these factories in this price range and always felt disappointed but I wouldnt have been expecting miracles in the first place.
You would have probably had to get a higher range Ibanez - lets say a Jem, to be fully satisfied with it. Everyone is always going on about the value of midrange Ibanez, but having played a few in the past few weeks in my guitar hunt I've usually found that they felt cheap and the necks were running at odd angles at about the 7th fret.
How straight is the neck btw?
Posted by: WTN Nov 18 2007, 09:16 AM
QUOTE (Owen @ Nov 18 2007, 02:00 AM)
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To be fair, you expected a relatively cheap Ibanez made in Japan or somewhere distant, to better or match a 1961 Gibson Les Paul?
Thats some pretty high expectations, I can see why you'd be getting frustrated, I've played a few guitars made in these factories in this price range and always felt disappointed but I wouldnt have been expecting miracles in the first place.
You would have probably had to get a higher range Ibanez - lets say a Jem, to be fully satisfied with it. Everyone is always going on about the value of midrange Ibanez, but having played a few in the past few weeks in my guitar hunt I've usually found that they felt cheap and the necks were running at odd angles at about the 7th fret.
How straight is the neck btw?
That 's one of the problems - The neck had too much relief. The Intonation was way off on the D string. Of course me being the idiot of floating bridges, every time I fixed something - then stuff was really going wrong somewhere else. I guess some folks have good luck with these guitars, but I demand perfection - it has to be in perfect tune - which is a crap shoot with these floating trems - plus I have tried my best to match the "action" or string Height of these guitars - no way - I have got better results with a $200 YAMAHA STRAT.
Posted by: Owen Nov 18 2007, 09:28 AM
Tis unfortunate, you might just have been unlucky with the purchase.
Floating trems are a bit of a nuisance, I was considering buying a guitar with one but its such a fiddly process what with the tension, itonation and the action to adjust being so complicated I'm not sure if they're worth the hassle considering they normally end up being a bit of a gimmick anyway.
If your not having much luck with it yourself I suppose you could always get it professionally setup? And if that still doesnt meet with your satisfaction it probably is only worth sending it back.
Posted by: WTN Nov 18 2007, 10:19 AM
QUOTE (Owen @ Nov 18 2007, 02:28 AM)
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Tis unfortunate, you might just have been unlucky with the purchase.
Floating trems are a bit of a nuisance, I was considering buying a guitar with one but its such a fiddly process what with the tension, itonation and the action to adjust being so complicated I'm not sure if they're worth the hassle considering they normally end up being a bit of a gimmick anyway.
If your not having much luck with it yourself I suppose you could always get it professionally setup? And if that still doesnt meet with your satisfaction it probably is only worth sending it back.
No doubt I will send it back - Probably in better shape that it arrived - but still useless.
Posted by: WTN Nov 18 2007, 10:31 AM
QUOTE (WTN @ Nov 18 2007, 03:19 AM)
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No doubt I will send it back - Probably in better shape that it arrived - but still useless.
But I did figure for 450 US I could at least match the action of my Les Paul. I was going for the trem up/down bar - did not know what a nightmare I had entered. My real disappointment was the action on the Ibanez - it's a joke compared to my Les Paul. They state 2mm on the low E at fret 14 and 1.5 mm on the high E - and it still buzz'es like crazy. I can get a bit lower than this with no problem on the Paul.
Posted by: WTN Nov 18 2007, 12:19 PM
QUOTE (WTN @ Nov 18 2007, 03:31 AM)
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But I did figure for 450 US I could at least match the action of my Les Paul. I was going for the trem up/down bar - did not know what a nightmare I had entered. My real disappointment was the action on the Ibanez - it's a joke compared to my Les Paul. They state 2mm on the low E at fret 14 and 1.5 mm on the high E - and it still buzz'es like crazy. I can get a bit lower than this with no problem on the Paul.
Hate to beat a dead horse, but everyone who has played my Les Paul has stated that it is the best guitar they have ever played. Now this is not even plugging it in to a good amp. I figured that today it would be no problem to equal or beat this guitar for a reasonable price - I see that I am wrong.
Posted by: RobM Nov 18 2007, 01:14 PM
QUOTE (WTN @ Nov 16 2007, 10:40 PM)
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Just bought an Ibanex RG370DX. I know the manual (page 20) says to adjust the spring tension to keep the tremolo assembly in parallel with the guitar body, but what part of the tremolo assembly am I supposed to use to line it up. There is an obvious one using the bottom base plate, but I have read where that is wrong.
The manual shows (poorly) that the line is drawn right to the left of the fine tuners. And yes there is a very small area there that I could use as a base for a parallel line to align with the guitar body - is this it? The picture shows the line cutting through a "hump" which is what is confusing me. There is no hump on my RG370.
Sorry if I come across sounding like a prick here but it seems to me that you made two (2) MAJOR mistakes when buying this guitar( I may be wrong).
1: You didn't research the product (well enough) before you bought it.
2: You bought it online instead of in a music store.
I've preached in these forums until the cows come home that you (anyone) really need to do some research before anything is bought, especially music equipment. Research can be online, in chat, in forums, going to a music store and asking questions and most of all "going to a music store and trying out the equipment before buying".
Never ever buy a guitar online (unless you are a tried and true professional who knows what to do in all circumstances) even then don't do it! The main problem is not being able to actually try and compare your guitar against other types/brands of guitars. You also have the fact that you are dealing with a company far away from your home should anything go wrong you have to deal with the problem over the telephone at best. Buying a guitar online usually means that when you get the guitar in, you will have to set the guitar up and then tune it(which seems like the case here). Normally when you buy a guitar in person at a music store they include one free setup and tuning.
I think that should you give it some time and take the road to patience and learning you will find that your Ibanez is a pretty good guitar that sounds really good once it's setup and in tune. It's a steep learning curve at first especially being thrown right into it from the start with a brand new non setup guitar, but as I said, once you get it setup and in tune you will see it's charm.
I myself almost let the fact that a floating tremolo system can be a bear to deal with sway my thought process when I was looking for a new guitar, but when I picked up my guitar (an RG1570 prestige) the first time, I fell in love with it. I could have bought all the way up to a JEM or a Gibson LP Standard model at the time, but knew I wanted the 1570 when I played it.
It's your guitar and obviously you can do with it what you want, but do you really want a piece of hardware to defeat you like this? If you send it back won't you go thru life always wondering what the guitar could have sounded and played like once it was properly set up? Remember once it's setup you just follow a couple of simple rules(don't change more than one string at a time), (never mess with the setup once it's setup and in tune) and you will have a guitar that is always in tune and ready to play whenever you want it for the rest of your life!
Good Luck to you whatever you decide.
Edit: Spelling
Posted by: Understudy Nov 18 2007, 01:55 PM
I had a point to make here, but I will keep my mouth shut. Good luck getting the Ibanez set up. Floating trems can be daunting at first, but don't let it ruin the new guitar. Most places have fairly competent techs that can have it ready in under an hour for under 50 bucks.
Posted by: WTN Nov 18 2007, 02:13 PM
QUOTE (RobM @ Nov 18 2007, 06:14 AM)
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Sorry if I come across sounding like a prick here but it seems to me that you made two (2) MAJOR mistakes when buying this guitar( I may be wrong).
1: You didn't research the product (well enough) before you bought it.
2: You bought it online instead of in a music store.
I've preached in these forums until the cows come home that you (anyone) really need to do some research before anything is bought, especially music equipment. Research can be online, in chat, in forums, going to a music store and asking questions and most of all "going to a music store and trying out the equipment before buying".
Never ever buy a guitar online (unless you are a tried and true professional who knows what to do in all circumstances) even then don't do it! The main problem is not being able to actually try and compare your guitar against other types/brands of guitars. You also have the fact that you are dealing with a company far away from your home should anything go wrong you have to deal with the problem over the telephone at best. Buying a guitar online usually means that when you get the guitar in, you will have to set the guitar up and then tune it(which seems like the case here). Normally when you buy a guitar in person at a music store they include one free setup and tuning.
I think that should you give it some time and take the road to patience and learning you will find that your Ibanez is a pretty good guitar that sounds really good once it's setup and in tune. It's a steep learning curve at first especially being thrown right into it from the start with a brand new non setup guitar, but as I said, once you get it setup and in tune you will see it's charm.
I myself almost let the fact that a floating tremolo system can be a bear to deal with sway my thought process when I was looking for a new guitar, but when I picked up my guitar (an RG1570 prestige) the first time, I fell in love with it. I could have bought all the way up to a JEM or a Gibson LP Standard model at the time, but knew I wanted the 1570 when I played it.
It's your guitar and obviously you can do with it what you want, but do you really want a piece of hardware to defeat you like this? If you send it back won't you go thru life always wondering what the guitar could have sounded and played like once it was properly set up? Remember once it's setup you just follow a couple of simple rules(don't change more than one string at a time), (never mess with the setup once it's setup and in tune) and you will have a guitar that is always in tune and ready to play whenever you want it for the rest of your life!
Good Luck to you whatever you decide.
Edit: Spelling
I agree with you totally. I have been thinking about these points today. I sure did not know the floating trem system was this hard to tune/setup. But, I hate music stores also, so I decided to buy online. I have not given up yet, although I am close. I think the shim method is the trick. It's rather frustrating to say the least. I have had this RG for 4 days now and have yet to plug it in because it will not tune up correctly.
And yes I feel like an idiot for not being able to figure this out. But I think I am close. Getting the bridge parallel and then tuning it up is not easy - the bridge wants to sink back into the body while one try's to tune the blasted thing - it's like a catch22 that repeats itself over and over.
QUOTE (Understudy @ Nov 18 2007, 06:55 AM)
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I had a point to make here, but I will keep my mouth shut. Good luck getting the Ibanez set up. Floating trems can be daunting at first, but don't let it ruin the new guitar. Most places have fairly competent techs that can have it ready in under an hour for under 50 bucks.
Go ahead. You will not offend me. Make your point.
Posted by: Understudy Nov 18 2007, 02:52 PM
Sorry WTN, the point I was going to make was not intended for you
. If the bridge is falling into the body I asume you took all the strings off at once ? If that is the case, only change them 1 at a time.
Posted by: MickeM Nov 18 2007, 05:43 PM
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I agree with you totally. I have been thinking about these points today. I sure did not know the floating trem system was this hard to tune/setup. But, I hate music stores also, so I decided to buy online. I have not given up yet, although I am close. I think the shim method is the trick. It's rather frustrating to say the least. I have had this RG for 4 days now and have yet to plug it in because it will not tune up correctly.
And yes I feel like an idiot for not being able to figure this out. But I think I am close. Getting the bridge parallel and then tuning it up is not easy - the bridge wants to sink back into the body while one try's to tune the blasted thing - it's like a catch22 that repeats itself over and over.
Go ahead. You will not offend me. Make your point.
If it falls into the cavity:
Losen the two screws inside (the ones that are screwed into the wood of the guitar) just a quarter or a turn.
Tune up.
I think your main problem right now is that when you get it in tune the strings will stretch making the tension less and the bridge fall back. Because a new guitar comes with new strings and these always takes some time of playing before they stop stretching and settle for a length.
Some people stretch them by force, I play them, stretching them always makes the thin E string break for me.
So I suggest you lose the locking nut, play for a couple hours , adjusting the string tension mainly with the machine heads (read: tune). If the bridge goes off too far you turn the screws.
Posted by: Twibeard Nov 18 2007, 06:42 PM
QUOTE (peterorg54 @ Nov 17 2007, 12:20 PM)
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i was thinking about buying this guitar for my new one..
you think it's worth to buy ??
Yes
peterorg54, its an awesome guitar
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... Excuse me, but all this stress about problems with the floating bridge is not a thing you have to even think about when you buy a new Ibanez RG or JEM or whatever guitar with that system. Normally they come well set-up from the shop, no tears. And if you buy a used guitar with maybe an out-of-line tremolo, and if you don't have the required skills to sett-up a Floating-bridge, then spend the 30-50$ and let a pro do it please. And maybe - if you are a calm guy - the guitar trimmer man in the shop, will probably let you look over his shoulder the first couple of times - and just stay cool when everything looks like a
birdsnest ... No fuss mate. This Guitar stays in tune for weeks and months
Edited with some smileys
Posted by: RobM Nov 19 2007, 02:32 AM
QUOTE (WTN @ Nov 18 2007, 08:13 AM)
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I agree with you totally. I have been thinking about these points today. I sure did not know the floating trem system was this hard to tune/setup. But, I hate music stores also, so I decided to buy online. I have not given up yet, although I am close. I think the shim method is the trick. It's rather frustrating to say the least. I have had this RG for 4 days now and have yet to plug it in because it will not tune up correctly.
And yes I feel like an idiot for not being able to figure this out. But I think I am close. Getting the bridge parallel and then tuning it up is not easy - the bridge wants to sink back into the body while one try's to tune the blasted thing - it's like a catch22 that repeats itself over and over.
Go ahead. You will not offend me. Make your point.
Don't forget to go here for help:
http://www.ibanezrules.com/tech/setup/index.htm
Best place I know of for help in setting up a floating tremolo system. Also try:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1c-7-VMY_w&mode=related&search=
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjQ3p5Nh7-0
Hope these help?
Posted by: WTN Nov 19 2007, 08:38 AM
QUOTE (Understudy @ Nov 18 2007, 07:52 AM)
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Sorry WTN, the point I was going to make was not intended for you
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. If the bridge is falling into the body I asume you took all the strings off at once ? If that is the case, only change them 1 at a time.
No I would not do that. While trying to tune it over and over with even stagger tuning the strings keep going flat so the springs keep pulling and you can watch it move into the body.
QUOTE (MickeM @ Nov 18 2007, 10:43 AM)
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If it falls into the cavity:
Losen the two screws inside (the ones that are screwed into the wood of the guitar) just a quarter or a turn.
Tune up.
I think your main problem right now is that when you get it in tune the strings will stretch making the tension less and the bridge fall back. Because a new guitar comes with new strings and these always takes some time of playing before they stop stretching and settle for a length.
Some people stretch them by force, I play them, stretching them always makes the thin E string break for me.
So I suggest you lose the locking nut, play for a couple hours , adjusting the string tension mainly with the machine heads (read: tune). If the bridge goes off too far you turn the screws.
Heck, no wonder I cannot tune it - it's broken. One of the spring screws (the wood screws) has pulled out of the wood. Pretty small screws to hold back that much tension. This was the stock 3 spring setup. How can they expect these to hold 5 springs?
Posted by: WTN Nov 19 2007, 09:49 AM
QUOTE (WTN @ Nov 19 2007, 01:38 AM)
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No I would not do that. While trying to tune it over and over with even stagger tuning the strings keep going flat so the springs keep pulling and you can watch it move into the body.
Heck, no wonder I cannot tune it - it's broken. One of the spring screws (the wood screws) has pulled out of the wood. Pretty small screws to hold back that much tension. This was the stock 3 spring setup. How can they expect these to hold 5 springs?
Now, should I get a replacement or just get a refund?
Posted by: RobM Nov 19 2007, 01:24 PM
QUOTE (WTN @ Nov 19 2007, 03:49 AM)
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Now, should I get a replacement or just get a refund?
Well, IMHO it's going to be pretty hard to try and convince them that the thing came that way(not saying that you would do that), so I guess the only other thing to do is try and get a replacement. Hopefully they don't give you any trouble as they probably could say it's a warranty issue and try and make you get it repaired thru Ibanez(although most places have a short time span in which you can return the product, no questions asked). Please keep us informed as to what happens with this(I would like to know how this thing turns out).
Posted by: MickeM Nov 19 2007, 08:22 AM
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No I would not do that. While trying to tune it over and over with even stagger tuning the strings keep going flat so the springs keep pulling and you can watch it move into the body.
Heck, no wonder I cannot tune it - it's broken. One of the spring screws (the wood screws) has pulled out of the wood. Pretty small screws to hold back that much tension. This was the stock 3 spring setup. How can they expect these to hold 5 springs?
Oh that's serious. Your guitar is made of basswood, which is a soft wood which can have trouble keepin prats that have been screwed in. Now, this I never heard of before but when you hear of a problem people have with their basswood guitars (most Ibanez) it usualy has something to do with the strap locks coming loose (besides the tremolo issues people have) and this is much the same issue. The wood can't hold a screw.
You should have it returned! If they force you to keep it for some reason the fix would be a larger and longer screw. You may have to drill a larger hole in the metal piece that they keep.
Maybe go for a Les Paul model next? (Stronger wood and no tremolo) Or if you really want a tremolo there's Jackson who makes their guitar mostly from Adler.
Posted by: WTN Nov 19 2007, 05:08 PM
QUOTE (RobM @ Nov 19 2007, 06:24 AM)
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Well, IMHO it's going to be pretty hard to try and convince them that the thing came that way(not saying that you would do that), so I guess the only other thing to do is try and get a replacement. Hopefully they don't give you any trouble as they probably could say it's a warranty issue and try and make you get it repaired thru Ibanez(although most places have a short time span in which you can return the product, no questions asked). Please keep us informed as to what happens with this(I would like to know how this thing turns out).
I just requested an RMA. I explained in detail what happened. The guitar did not come this way. I actually had it in tune (took a while). I let it sit overnight to let things settle - I made some intonation and string height adjustments. The next morning I really gave the wammy a workout - deep dives, etc. Then it went out of tune and I could not get it back in tune. Took the back cover off and the bottom screw had lost it's hold. I could not believe it. I also could not believe how small these two wood screws are. I was thinking about fixing it, but if I did there goes the warranty. And seeing as how I have not even plugged it in what if something else was wrong. The wife said don't touch it - send it back.
I am actually getting another RG370 - will give it another shot. Will be here tomorrow. I think I got a lemon.
Posted by: WTN Nov 19 2007, 05:19 PM
QUOTE (MickeM @ Nov 19 2007, 01:22 AM)
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Oh that's serious. Your guitar is made of basswood, which is a soft wood which can have trouble keepin prats that have been screwed in. Now, this I never heard of before but when you hear of a problem people have with their basswood guitars (most Ibanez) it usualy has something to do with the strap locks coming loose (besides the tremolo issues people have) and this is much the same issue. The wood can't hold a screw.
You should have it returned! If they force you to keep it for some reason the fix would be a larger and longer screw. You may have to drill a larger hole in the metal piece that they keep.
Maybe go for a Les Paul model next? (Stronger wood and no tremolo) Or if you really want a tremolo there's Jackson who makes their guitar mostly from Adler.
I don't think I will have any problems with the return. ZZOUNDS is a great place. I have bought tons of stuff from them over the years. If I was going to fix this I would fix it right. I would use a threaded stud - one end is a wood screw looking thread and the other end looks like a threaded rod. You would screw one end into the wood - maybe even expoxy it in place - and then you would end up with two threaded studs that you would slide your spring plate over. Then you would use those nuts with the nylon inserts to make your adjustments. Of course you would now being using a small wrench instead of a screwdriver, but this should last for the life of the guitar.
BTW - I kind of figured this out by trial and error, but this is how to float your bridge - step 6 is key - makes perfect sense.
http://www.musicgearsource.com/colar1.html
Posted by: Paul Coutts Nov 21 2007, 08:02 AM
stop complaining, and spend time with it, took me ages to get Floyd Rose's to work, and I always regretted having them. Now, I won't EVER buy a fixed bridge guitar. They suck next Floyd IMHO, My Ibanez (RG370DX, RG350EX, RG350**) and LTD MH-250 all have Floyd Rose, and I've set them up, guitar stores here (in Dubai) know NOTHING, so I had to learn. Now they stay PERFECTLY in tune, and I never have an issue with them now. Not to say I didn't in the beggining. Frustrated the hell outta me. But take the time, and it will be worth it.
DO NOT SEND IT BACK, u'll regret it
Posted by: WTN Nov 21 2007, 04:20 PM
QUOTE (Paul Coutts @ Nov 21 2007, 01:02 AM)
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stop complaining, and spend time with it, took me ages to get Floyd Rose's to work, and I always regretted having them. Now, I won't EVER buy a fixed bridge guitar. They suck next Floyd IMHO, My Ibanez (RG370DX, RG350EX, RG350**) and LTD MH-250 all have Floyd Rose, and I've set them up, guitar stores here (in Dubai) know NOTHING, so I had to learn. Now they stay PERFECTLY in tune, and I never have an issue with them now. Not to say I didn't in the beggining. Frustrated the hell outta me. But take the time, and it will be worth it.
DO NOT SEND IT BACK, u'll regret it
Paul,
Thanks for the info - I am getting another RG370 - it shipped out today.
Posted by: Paul Coutts Nov 25 2007, 09:13 AM
sweet, let me know how that turns out. I don't get where all these problems are arising from. Ibanez is the only company I have had no issues with. IMHO, the most trust-worthy, reliable, and value for money guitars out there.
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