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Bridge On Your Guitar

g-forcelover View Member Profile	Nov 5 2007, 04:01 AM
Nov 5 2007, 04:01 AM	GMC:er Posts: 630 Joined: 24-September 07 From: Wilmington	Hey, I was wondering, what bridge do you have on your guitar that you use in the lessons that use the whammy bar? cause my strat gets out of tune every time I use the whammy bar a lot. and my guitar teacher said strats aren't ment to do that, and it wasn't just my guitar. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- i tripped and broke my guitar's neck. :(

shredmandan View Member Profile	Nov 5 2007, 05:01 AM
Nov 5 2007, 05:01 AM	GMC:er Posts: 1.311 Joined: 26-February 07 From: Tennessee , USA	QUOTE (g-forcelover @ Nov 4 2007, 11:01 PM) Hey, I was wondering, what bridge do you have on your guitar that you use in the lessons that use the whammy bar? cause my strat gets out of tune every time I use the whammy bar a lot. and my guitar teacher said strats aren't ment to do that, and it wasn't just my guitar. Your teacher is right.Just about all vintage style tremolo bridges will go right out of tune when trying to whammy.You really just about have to have a floyd rose style bridge that locks in tune,or you can do like Marcus and just bend the string back in tune for each note(which songs way to difficult for me but somehow he pulls it off You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Gear Cort X-2 electric with 24 frets and 2 humbucker's dark Blue Kustom DFX100 With Celestion Speakers,and thats it now (lol) My Advice Figure out what you want in life early.Wether it's the girl,the partying or mastering the guitar.Adding any 2 together will get in your way.

g-forcelover View Member Profile	Nov 5 2007, 07:04 AM
Nov 5 2007, 07:04 AM	GMC:er Posts: 630 Joined: 24-September 07 From: Wilmington	all right, thanks! but the last part confuses me. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- i tripped and broke my guitar's neck. :(

Chris Evans View Member Profile	Nov 5 2007, 11:24 PM
Nov 5 2007, 11:24 PM	Learning Tone Guru - Community Coordinator & Moderator Posts: 6.319 Joined: 24-September 07 From: Sittingbourne, UK	I agree and disagree with Shredmandan`s post, I`ve added a Strat to my guitars after only either having Ibanez or Jacksons with Floyd rose trems. I`d have got one a lot sooner but the tuning issue with the wammy bar made me hesitate, anyways, I eventually just bought one, and applied a tiny bit of 3 in 1 oil to the bridge (where the strings sit) and a very tiny amount of vaseline under the head nut in the grooves, and up to now have no major issues with tuning on the Strat when using the wammy bar. Using the 3 in 1 oil is a tip that Fender give on their website For sure you cant beat a floyd if you want to give it loads of abuse You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Show us what part of the world you live in and get yourself ON THE GMC:er Location MAP

MickeM View Member Profile	Nov 5 2007, 11:34 PM
Nov 5 2007, 11:34 PM	Born of NWOBHM, Moderation Team Leader Posts: 8.562 Joined: 9-January 07 From: Stockholm, Sweden	just to add that low quality machine heads can also be part of the problem with staying in tune (if one don't have locking nuts) You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My bands homepage All time favourites: B. Streisand - Woman in Love, M. Hopkin - Those were the days, L. Richie - Hello

lefty01 View Member Profile	Nov 6 2007, 12:29 AM
Nov 6 2007, 12:29 AM	GMC:er Posts: 244 Joined: 28-February 07 From: USA	QUOTE (g-forcelover @ Nov 4 2007, 10:01 PM) Hey, I was wondering, what bridge do you have on your guitar that you use in the lessons that use the whammy bar? cause my strat gets out of tune every time I use the whammy bar a lot. and my guitar teacher said strats aren't ment to do that, and it wasn't just my guitar. Hi. You can also try getting a graphite nut installed. I have read that Malmsteen has his vintage trem set-up, so it never goes out of tune. How true this is...no sure. If you want someting that stays in tune very well, but does not take up the room of a Floyd...tyou can look into getting a Wilkinson trem. They are a lot like your Fender trem, but they really stay in tune. I hope this was some help. Good luck. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by lefty01: Nov 6 2007, 12:32 AM

Maximus View Member Profile	Nov 6 2007, 12:32 AM
Nov 6 2007, 12:32 AM	GMC:er Posts: 463 Joined: 23-August 07 From: Mississippi USA by way of NY	I assume you mean you are confused by the bending it back in tune part. This just means that as the string loosens and falls out of tune, the player bends it to a point where the tightness of the string is brought back to proper tuning with its neighboring strings. Although this is tough when playing individual strings it is really impossible when playing chords. Maybe Marcus can add some insight. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Standard, Ibanez rg 750, Ibanez Mikro, Washburn Acoustic Amps: Crate GX 1600 1/2 Stack, Line 6 Spider 2, Vintage Kustom Tube Head Effects: Line 6 POD X3 Live, Line 6 PocketPod Misc: Line 6 FBV Express Foot Switch/Volume/Wah-Wah Pedal

Marcus Lavendell View Member Profile	Nov 7 2007, 12:12 AM
Nov 7 2007, 12:12 AM	Instructor Posts: 2.537 Joined: 27-May 07 From: Gothenburg, Sweden	QUOTE (g-forcelover @ Nov 5 2007, 04:01 AM) Hey, I was wondering, what bridge do you have on your guitar that you use in the lessons that use the whammy bar? cause my strat gets out of tune every time I use the whammy bar a lot. and my guitar teacher said strats aren't ment to do that, and it wasn't just my guitar. Hey I assume you refer to the Vibrato lesson - part 2. Is that right? That guitar has a Floyd Rose. All my Strats have vintage style tremolos though. I use the whammy bar every day, and have no troubles. I think the most critical thing is the nut, and I usually put some graphite to it (where the string lies) to make the string slide easier. I'm sure the 3 in 1 oil that Smells mentioned works great as well (haven't tried it though). -Marcus You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- I use Elixir® Strings Check out my video lessons and instructor board!

kjutte View Member Profile	Dec 16 2007, 03:10 AM
Dec 16 2007, 03:10 AM	GMC:er Posts: 1.710 Joined: 17-July 07 From: Norway	QUOTE (g-forcelover @ Nov 5 2007, 05:01 AM) Hey, I was wondering, what bridge do you have on your guitar that you use in the lessons that use the whammy bar? cause my strat gets out of tune every time I use the whammy bar a lot. and my guitar teacher said strats aren't ment to do that, and it wasn't just my guitar. make sure your springs are loose enough, else your bridge will be "floating" when it shouldn't be. Edit: obviously your strings also need to be fully stretched for your bridge to work as supposed. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by kjutte: Dec 16 2007, 03:11 AM

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