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Jul 7 2009, 10:07 AM
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One thing You can do if you haven't already done it, is to stretch every string A LOT, while keeping the guitar "unlocked", eg. stretch the string - retune .. several times on every string. Also make sure that the Floyd has a straight position to the body and is "clicked in" in position before You lock the strings. Normally the Floyd keeps the tuning very good in according to my experience, so there should not be a problem...
Good luck ! //Staffay QUOTE (AdamB @ Jul 7 2009, 10:56 AM)  Yo, Been playing with my new RG1570 a fair ammount. It seems that it doesn't like to stay in tune, not sure if it's the way I've set it up? I've never used a locking bridge/nut before, so I'm not sure if I've done something wrong. I locked the bridge locks, tuned to pitch, locked the nut and then used the fine tuners. But, as soon as I tune one string, all others go out of tune. This is normal on my other guitars, but after going through the strings a few times it's fine, however on this it seems it will just never be in tune. It gets to a point where the fine tuners are as far as they'll go and I have to undo the locking nut and move the fine tuners to the middle position and return and lock down again and so on, I just cannot get it to tune up correctly. Is this a common problem? Is there something I need to do to make it tune reliably? EDIT: Thought I should add that at first it seemed fine, so perhaps it is something I've done? --------------------  Guitars: Ibanez AM-200, Ibanez GB-10, Fender Stratocaster Classic Player, Warmouth Custom Built, Suhr Classic Strat, Gibson Les Paul Standard 2003, Ibanez steel-string Amps: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Marshall JMP 2103, AER 60 Effects: BOSS DD-20, Danelectro Trans. Overdrive, TC-Electronics G-Major, Dunlop Wah-wah, Original SansAmp, BOSS DD-2 Music by Staffy can be found at: Staffay at MySpace |
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Jul 7 2009, 10:10 AM
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What do you mean 'clicked in'?
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Jul 7 2009, 10:16 AM
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I don't lock the nut until the strings have stretched fully and it's in tune. By tuning with the machinehead pegs I can keep the fine tuners in the mid the entire time so they are ready when I finally lock the nut.
Tuning takes time. Everytime you tune a string the rest of the strings are affected. And on top of that you should keep it in level with the body. -------------------- My bands homepage
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Jul 7 2009, 10:26 AM
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QUOTE (AdamB @ Jul 7 2009, 11:10 AM) What do you mean 'clicked in'? I mean that the trem itself shall have it's "normal" position, in the middle of the screws, this position it will find if you just moving the arm back and forth... It happens sometimes that the trem get stucked in the "wrong" resting position... Micke also did a great comment describing what i meant before ...  -------------------- Guitars: Ibanez AM-200, Ibanez GB-10, Fender Stratocaster Classic Player, Warmouth Custom Built, Suhr Classic Strat, Gibson Les Paul Standard 2003, Ibanez steel-string Amps: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Marshall JMP 2103, AER 60 Effects: BOSS DD-20, Danelectro Trans. Overdrive, TC-Electronics G-Major, Dunlop Wah-wah, Original SansAmp, BOSS DD-2 Music by Staffy can be found at: Staffay at MySpace |
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Jul 7 2009, 10:27 AM
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Ah right cool I'll check that. Do I need to adjust the 2 posts with the allen key at all to make sure it's in the right position?
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Jul 7 2009, 10:37 AM
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QUOTE (AdamB @ Jul 7 2009, 11:27 AM) Ah right cool I'll check that. Do I need to adjust the 2 posts with the allen key at all to make sure it's in the right position? Nah, normally not, since you are adjusting the height of the strings with the two poles, but you can experiment a little with it since you may prefer a lower action.... (which may take away some of the tone....) -------------------- Guitars: Ibanez AM-200, Ibanez GB-10, Fender Stratocaster Classic Player, Warmouth Custom Built, Suhr Classic Strat, Gibson Les Paul Standard 2003, Ibanez steel-string Amps: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Marshall JMP 2103, AER 60 Effects: BOSS DD-20, Danelectro Trans. Overdrive, TC-Electronics G-Major, Dunlop Wah-wah, Original SansAmp, BOSS DD-2 Music by Staffy can be found at: Staffay at MySpace |
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Jul 7 2009, 11:08 AM
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a P.S to my post. Adjust the level of the tremolo with the two screws inside the guitar
P.P.S and as a side note, the general term is "floating tremolo", your Ibanez use an Edge tremolo or some sort. There are Jackson and Charvel guitars with Floyd Rose to mention a couple. 
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Jul 8 2009, 09:40 AM
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Install a Tremol-No. You can lock the tremolo, just dive or use full floating. http://www.tremol-no.com/
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