New Strings .., Help me please! |
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New Strings .., Help me please! |
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Feb 7 2009, 03:21 PM |
the fundamentals are that the force pulling the strings (and tremolo) towards the head should have a counter force of the exact same strength to hold the tremolo back. It should be in level with the guitar surface.
String gauge is one force, can't be affected. The orther force can be adjusted by adding more or thicker springs in the back of your guitar. Then you can see that the springs are hooked to a claw which is screwed into the body. Turn the screw clockwise if you want to increas the counter force and lower the tremolo. And the opposite if you want to raise the tremolo incase it sinks into thej body. This can take quite some time the first couple of times until you get the hang of it. -------------------- My bands homepage
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Feb 7 2009, 05:04 PM |
Tighten the screw that holds the claw the springs are attached to!
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Feb 7 2009, 05:20 PM |
I think he tried this - he said the screws went to the end and the trem still isn't horizontal. Although it's odd that with three springs there isn't ample tension. Oh, I missed that. I see it now. -------------------- My bands homepage
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Feb 8 2009, 08:58 AM |
I`m sorry, where i can get that Ibanez manual? Youtube? Google? And did this manual apply on Jackson too? I woul be very grateful if someone included URL`s too in advices:)
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Feb 8 2009, 09:30 AM |
When I increased my string size from .009 to .010 on my Ibanez it needed 4 springs instead of 3, so it wouldn't surprise me that you just need that as well (especially as you have heavy bottom strings as well (might even need 5).
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Feb 8 2009, 12:39 PM |
010-060 must be really heavy tension then,
try adding more springs Alex! -------------------- Youtube
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Feb 8 2009, 08:02 PM |
Yes i think this is the only way, well thanks for your replies, guys! Tomorrow i`ll go searching for additional springs:)
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Feb 8 2009, 10:55 PM |
Springs shouldn't be too expensive, buy only 2 of them if you have 3 already. Detune the strings, and attach the springs and try again with the screws all the way in the wood, and then just slowly build up a tension and balance it with the screws. Also check the manual if the guitar can hold these strings, so you don't get your neck twisted or curved.
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Mar 31 2009, 09:43 PM |
Off topic: What is the width of the high e string?
Well what I can recommend you is to downtune your guitar, so the pulling strenght of strings is not that high... If you want to stay in normal tuning, add another spring OR (maybe the best idea) take it to guitar tech and he will take care of it... -------------------- my youtube account with riffs and ideas: https://www.youtube.com/user/Phoenygzus
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