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Oct 5 2007, 04:41 AM
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Check the Gear FAQ or what's pinned in the gear forum. There's an explanation there.
EDIT: Look in section "2. Changing Strings on a Floyd Rose 1 2" EDIT2: in short, the idea is to balance the brigde aligned with the body. If you open the hatch on th eback of the guitar there's two screws into the body that holds the tremolo by putting tension to the springs. how much tension depends on how far in ot out the screws are. These must be adjusted to set the tremolo aligned. Also when you tune all strings thta will affect the over all tension. You're supposed to find the balance between tuning and the screws. ALL of this is done AFTER you first loosen the locking nuts (by the head stock) EDIT3: And once you got it tuned and aligned and change into strings of the same kind/thickness there should be no further problem. EDIT4: Your problem could also come from new strings that have to get settled first, stretched I mean. EDIT5: The set up of the tremolo (aligned i.e.) is done with the fine tuners set in the middle and the tunes is from adjusting the machine heads. This post has been edited by MickeM: Oct 5 2007, 04:50 AM -------------------- My bands homepage
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Oct 5 2007, 04:51 AM
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If all you want to do is tune it - use the fine tuners on the bridge. You don;t need to slacken the plate at the neck unless you run out of adjustment on the fine tuners.
EDIT 1 : I got it right first time  EDIT 2 : Really 
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Oct 5 2007, 04:52 AM
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QUOTE (Andrew Cockburn @ Oct 5 2007, 05:51 AM)  If all you want to do is tune it - use the fine tuners on the bridge. You don;t need to slacken the plate at the neck unless you run out of adjustment on the fine tuners. That was what I was trying to say... j/k when and if you got the tremolo aligned just do the fine tuning. -------------------- My bands homepage
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Oct 5 2007, 04:54 AM
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Guitars can't be set-up by the factory itself because each player sets the guitar for himself with different requirements. Also in process of transportation and handling all over the world (Ibanez is made in Japan and Korea) guitar sure will get detuned and the "perfect" set-up will go down. Each real guitar player must know how to set up the guitar himself, because only you know what you want so i suggest you spend some time and actually learn how to do all the tuning, bridge adjustments, string height and all the stuff on your own so you are your own boss
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Oct 5 2007, 05:00 AM
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QUOTE (Pavel @ Oct 5 2007, 05:54 AM) Guitars can't be set-up by the factory itself because each player sets the guitar for himself with different requirements. Also in process of transportation and handling all over the world (Ibanez is made in Japan and Korea) guitar sure will get detuned and the "perfect" set-up will go down. Each real guitar player must know how to set up the guitar himself, because only you know what you want so i suggest you spend some time and actually learn how to do all the tuning, bridge adjustments, string height and all the stuff on your own so you are your own boss That's a good idea to fool around with the tremolo, see what happens when you do this and that. Understand and learn! To drive a car you need to know how to start it, steer, shift gear, increase speed, brake, fule it up etc. Same thing here really, to enjoy the guitar fully you should know how all parts work. -------------------- My bands homepage
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Oct 5 2007, 05:10 AM
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I was afraid of changing strings on guitar until i actually put the guitar apart. Once i took off the bridge and saw that it is just a piece of metal, i was never afraid of setting up my guitar myself.
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Oct 5 2007, 05:55 AM
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QUOTE (Pavel @ Oct 5 2007, 06:10 AM) I was afraid of changing strings on guitar until i actually put the guitar apart. Once i took off the bridge and saw that it is just a piece of metal, i was never afraid of setting up my guitar myself. No magic inside?  I did the same thing. On my first FR trem I kept tightening the strings until the trem pointed almost 45 degrees up. Then I decided it was time to take a closer look. Took me a couple of hours to get it right that first time but after that, it's nothing. -------------------- My bands homepage
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Oct 5 2007, 06:25 AM
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Rob
if it was from a shop get THEM to set it up - which they really should have done in the first place - for the gauge and brand of strings you like and use. As MickeM is saying earlier make sure that they set the bridge so it's horizontal. After that it's either down to you or you'll have to pay a tech, somewhere on the board (think this is MickeM's link) ins a very good link to a site on how to set up an Ibanez floating bridge, from getting it horizontal to fine tuning etc. What ever you do it's well worth a read. It's worth a read even if you have a fixed bridge imo. Cheers, Tony -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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