Whammy Bar Resistance Test: String vs Spring Tension
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- Want to make your whammy bar easier or harder to push down? How should you do it? Change the spring tension? The number of springs? The string gauge? All of the above? The answers are in this video!
0:00 Introduction
1:29 Testing procedure explained
2:10 The strings I tested
2:23 The springs I tested
2:45 All data collected
3:53 09-42 Strings with workable spring tensions
4:55 Spring stretch issues
5:50 09-42 Strings with workable spring tensions (cont.)
6.06 10-46 Strings with workable spring tensions
6:26 11-48 Strings with workable spring tensions
6:56 Heavy spring tension with workable string gauges
7:32 Super-heavy spring tension with workable string gauges
8:09 What makes the biggest difference? Spring tension or string tension?
9:35 Conclusion
10:21 Playing my new whammy bar setup
10:50 Outro
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GEAR USED IN THIS VIDEO:
PRODUCTS:
LTD Deluxe M-1000 Koa guitar
Ernie Ball Super Slinky Custom Gauge Nickel Wound Guitar Strings 09-42
Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Custom Gauge Nickel Wound Guitar Strings 10-46
Ernie Ball Power Slinky Custom Gauge Nickel Wound Guitar Strings 11-48
FU Tone Silent Springs Standard (black)
FU Tone Silent Springs Light (yellow)
FU Tone Silent Springs Heavy (red)
FU Tone Silent Springs Super-Heavy (purple)
FU Tone Spring Pull Tool
Peterson Stroboclip HT Tuner
AUDIO:
Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 Audio Interface
Focusrite Control Software (free with the 18i8 listed above)
Shure Videomic+
Yamaha HS8 - PA, powered studio monitor speakers
Line 6 Helix Rack
COMPUTER GEAR & SOFTWARE:
Apple M1 Mac Mini
Caldigit TS3+ Thunderbolt Hub (for additional connectivity)
Apple Final Cut Pro X
Adobe Photoshop
VIDEO & LIGHTING:
Canon EOS M6 MkII Camera
Sigma 16mm f/1.4 (C) AF DC DN Lens
Manfrotto Befree GT XPRO Tripod
Godox UL60 Silent Video Light
Selens 105cm 16 Rods Umbrella Softbox
Godox LC500R RGB LED Light Stick
Rotolight NEO 2 LED Video Light
Rotolight Neo Barn Doors
this is an amazingly done video, very well thought out and tested. it was very insightful and I'm surprised this doesn't have hundreds of thousands of views
Cheers, I'm glad you liked it! Feel free to share. It was a lot of work but I'm glad I found some answers!
I hope you liked the video! What is your spring/string gauge set up, and which tuning are you in?
Amazing video, absolutley great
Thank you! I was worried I'd gone too deep and people would find it boring! I'm sure some will 😁
oh man that Koa LTD is pretty
Cheers it is an amazing guitar for the price - I was blown away by the quality when I first played it - and I still love it years later.
That is a great idea! Exactly what i was looking for!
Thanks Rodolfo, I hope you get the whammy bar tension you are looking for!
I have the spring claw angled for a smooth flowing motion of tremolo
Do you mean the bridge plate is angled up (i.e. not level with the body), or you angle the springs? I have been wondering about what difference angling the springs actually makes, but I haven’t tested it myself.
This is fantastic
Thank you!
Imagine my bar force with 7 strings, 4 stock springs, and 10s. I need to lighten it up. I will also try 9s and 3 purples
Standard tuning with low B? Let me know what happens!
@@cliffsmithguitarlessons drop A 26.5" scale, and another 26.5" guitar in drop G with 11s, but in my case I think it is the heavy gauge AEA strings under too much tension to allow my Floyd Rose to flutter.
There are a lot of variables there, I’d set up the guitar so it plays how you want it then experiment with the springs. You may find you need an extra spring on the bass side (or one fewer on the treble side) if there is a lot more tension on one side than the other. I don’t have a 7 string so I’m just guessing!
Its all in the springs, sometimes i go for 4 springs on a floyd to make bends feel a little bit more like a fixed bridge
Thanks Vorstreus. What is the difference in the string bend feel when you change the number of springs? I can't quite get my head around it. I would think that adding more springs makes the string feel a bit harder to bend, as the springs are trying to counteract the increased tension created by the string bend. Or do I have that wrong?
@@cliffsmithguitarlessons Different springs vs tension and claw adjustment and strings. Physics.
@@keithclark486 thanks for your comment, but I’m not sure what you are trying to say?
Thx a lot for those test 🙏 in scientist way
Long time I was wondering why my shaller floyd was so hard to move , impproved it by using 2x springs , and still wondering the effect of differents springs tension .
( hi from Paris 🫡 )
I'm glad you found it useful - I just had to know the answer after years of guessing!