i've struggled with a floyd rose for years man. and this shit right here 🥺 it helped me so much. i got my guitar in tune immediately. you legit saved me $90-110 taking this jawn to guitar center. i really appreciate you for this video bro
Yeah man I been changing them one string at a time, snapping the high E a third of the time and then a few instances just dealt with the bridge having a lean on it. I was to the point of thinking of asking the guy at the music shop if I could watch him do it lol. I don't know why I didn't think to check UA-cam.
@@ManBunMetalHead important question, shoudnt you do all this in the playing position? the position will change things and you'd end up out of tune again because all this is based on a guitar laying flat right? So if I do this, gotta have playing position or what am I missin?
@@Warlord666Athe bridge is being balanced by the springs countering the string tension. Changing the position of the guitar makes no difference, if it did, you would have to stand perfectly still to play and nobody would want a Floyd Rose on their guitar.
@@slashssnakepit4444 nahh man it definitely makes a difference I have a floyd I see it in realtime, even dragonforce guy lee herman demonstrates the effect clearly like sht changes a lil man, I dont know much about it but I know for sure it isnt just stable like that
gotta say this BRO GREAT VIDEO, in a world full of crazy edits , constant intro filler and bad jokes FINALLY a MAN who just gets down to business and delivers the goods, thank you for the straight forward no bullshit video
It ALWAYS looks easier than it is. I find Floyd's to be either amazballs or crap. You really want to find a GOOD quality bridge (doesn't necessarily have to be a Floyd Rose brand, but don't go cheap!). They can be a NIGHTMARE and end up blocked if they are cheap.
Mate I avoided them since I got an Ibanez with a Floyd when I was 14 like 15 year ago and no idea what I was doing with it and got rid. Now in the past 5 month, I’ve bought 5 guitars with Floyds. And that’s coming from someone who was terrified of them. Lol
Was having issues adjusting my King V. This video is an absolute 10/10, straight to the point and I had it sorted out within minutes! Many thanks, you are a legend!
Soooo glad I found this video. I'm usually playing in Standard D and bought a new guitar with a Floyd Rose. It's my first time messing around a Floyd Rose so when I changed tuning, I started raging from getting deadfrets and never staying in tune. Your vid saved me a trip to the local music shop, doing it yourself and learning is wayyyy better. Thanks a lot.
That battery trick, oh man the video is priceless for that tip alone... I've taped together 4 or 5 coins to wedge in there and all manner of unsuitable objects. Ok, I used an old AA but it's absolutely perfect for my Jackson without anything required and it slid in there and stayed there likea limpet.....,. thanks a million, genuinely :)
Was thinking the same thing because im over here using the back plate wrapped jn a string cleaning cloath shoved under the pole peaces of the alen key to stop the trem from going in the route out
dude this video of yours has helped me countless times and I cant thank you enough for making such a well detailed, easy to understand and "give exactly the info I need" video
Hey man your the best. I just bought my first guitar with a Floyd rose bridge and I couldn’t figure out why my guitar wouldn’t stay in tune. Thanks to your video I was able to set the bridge right after a couple minutes. You just saved me from taking it down to a music store and looking dumb in front of them. Thank you so much I’ll definitely start watching your channe
Thank you! I picked up my guitar again after almost a decade and was like this needs new strings. I then realized you can't just slap strings on and go. This video was extremely helpful.
I'm in the hate FR camp, but, after overdoing everything, you're video helped me reach FR tolerance, by encourage a more subtle approach. Sincerely, thank you, soooooooo much.😊
Thank you so much for this video!! In less than 8 minutes with 0 fuss you explained everything I needed and WANTED to know. All meat and potatoes in this channel I bet. Admittedly the second time this month I watched this. Hope you're doing good in life 🤙
Dude I’m a year late but thank you so much for this video. I have a schecter that ive been playing on for a couple years and got familiar with its floyd, it never gave me tuning issues. I got a new ltd arrow 1000 and it came with 9-42s every time I would precision tune it would go flat. So I decided to just tackle it head on cause I couldn’t figure it out. Loosened all the tension and just went from tight springs loosening it how you explained in the video. Worked like a charm and I’m in tune now. I’ll have to do it all over again when my new strings come in but totally worth it. Thanks again. Subbed
Thanks for the info. I've got my old Ibanez from the attic where it's laid for 30 years! I've cleaned it up, put new Ernie Ball 9's on it and although it plays well the bridge is so high the trem bar hits the pickup selector arm! Now I know how to get it back in line. Thanks for that.😊
I LOVE THEM! I float all of mine. Think of the Floyd Rose like a draw bridge. The strings hold the trem up...like a draw bridge. Each string holds roughly 1/6 of the tension. This is why if one string breaks, it's all out of tune.
thank you so much!!! I needed to know what to do as in fix the angle of the bridge, and I was trying to tune mine and I could never seem to get the bridge angled so that the back of it was down far enough. I was scrambling online looking to find some vids about this, and when you said to loosen the springs in the back a little bit, I thought I might try it! It worked within 2 minutes vs the 3 hours I spent trying to figure it out!!! Thank you!!!
Idk how i figured this out all by myself as a young kid. My dad always put a block in his trems because he was like a lot of folks out there, he’d say “i hate a damn Floyd Rose, I just keep it cause it stays in tune”and it annoyed me, one day i took that block out and decided to figure it out for my self. This was a higher end Ibanez and if i remember correctly it wasn’t exactly Floyd Rose but wasn’t a Schaeller either, idk. But Somehow it clicked and i made sense of it. Im here on this video cause I just bought a neglected Jackson JS34 DKA i seen at the pawn shop i frequent. Has a missing backplate, only had 3 strings barely hanging on, all the locks at the nut were loose, and the fine tuners were maxed out. Price tag was $100, and i picked it up yesterday and have been working on it all night getting all the dust and grime off it and putting new strings on. I can 100% say, the reason it was neglected like it was and found itself at the pawn shop is because of the Floyd. It’s obvious they tried to figure it out and gave up. Anyways, I’m always trying to learn easier ways of doing things with a Floyd so here i am. I like the battery with electrical tape idea, I’m currently using a chapstick tube lol.
Actually, if you have a full floater, there is one that's better (address truss rod adjustments and some other cool techniques and pointers. It's here in the line-up of offerings: Change string guage and setup your Floyd Rose like a pro?
Yo man I know u prolly won’t gonna see this but I really appreciate this video it helped me a lot and it stays in tune now and I didn’t wanna play the 35 bucks to get a restring at guitar center
New guitarist and I picked up a Kramer Pacer Series Orange Tiger (Satchel model) with the F.R. tremelo. I changed the strings as I broke the B playing around with tuning and opted for D'Addario XT LT Top / Heavy Bottom and once tuned the bridge was all the way up in the back (heavier strings). Just what I was looking for to adjust the spring tension and tune to keep the bridge level. Thank you! Subscribed.
Thank you so much. I haven't played guitar in a long time. I changed to a heavier low-end gauge strings and could never get them in tune and the bridge would always be riding high. I watched a few videos and followed the to a T, but still couldn't get it done right. I had completely forgotten about the tension springs (and the vides never mentioned them). It still rides a smidge high, but I'm not nit picky. The strings are staying put and I'm happy now.
Not what I was looking for as I am searching for why my springs are popping out easily from the 90 degree arms of the springs, NOT THE LOOPED SIDE. Anyway, I watched this whole video, and you did a fantastic job as a whole. Therefore, I liked, and subbed for you! Thanks for posting a great video on this very VERY FRUSTRATING ordeal with a Floyd Rose Tremolo!!!!
If you're having them pop out of the bridge then you need to tighten the nuts that press into the strings more, I've had guitars that have bridges with rust and they lock up and it makes you think their in fine, give em a good turn, make sure theres a firm lock on the strings
You need to mention decking your bridge from the back changed my life. Loosen the claw until the back of the bridge sits a little bit above the body and something to deck the tremolo in the back then tune to pitch and start tightening the claw until the tremolo blocker falls off and have your fine tuners at 50%
Dude thanks for putting to words what my mind was trying to describe. So my action is high with really strings , so it’ll be best to get those coils in the back tightened and then tune
Wow. Thank you for removing the stigma. So damn simple. Like many commenters here, I just fixed my crap in 15 minutes. More importantly it gave me confidence. Right now I feel like I could reset any strat Floyd. It’s pure physics. Your graphics are spot-on
I have an old Charvette that i love the neck but the old Floyd wont return to tune after a dive. I wish i could get this thing right. Im tryin to learn from you thanks. I had floyds a log time so i get alot of it but this is strange the hinge looks ok the saddels ok. just wont quite come back unless a hit it or pop it if you will sometimes it simply wont come back can you help?
Legit. It worked for me. I've had this guitar for years. An Alvarez, I got from the pawn shop. Granted I am keeping it in dropped D for now. An extra spring would help. Got that spring holder back-back. Perhaps why it was pawned off. Can tell those screws are not original. Thanks for the info. Time to give this fixer upper some love.
What should I do when the screws don't move? I detuned all the strings and the bridge is now straight. But when I tune up the strings the bridge is extremely high
@@ManBunMetalHead I had to do the same on my Jackson Js32q, i use Ernie ball skinny top heavy bottom(10-52) i was wondering does it help with tuning stability?
And what if my floyd is sitting level with the guitar, screws in back are good, neck relief is good, intonation is good, but action is still way high off the fretboard? I have a ibanez j custom with lo pro edge
@@ManBunMetalHead string height is based on how low or high the lo pro is sitting. Mine is at the corrrect height, but the strings are still high off of the fretboard. Meaning, the edge of the recces cavity and the lo pro are at the correct height, the trem itself is sitting level but my strings are still way high off the fretboard. What do i do?
If know the fs guitar properly , don't need a different kind of guitar. Even I'm a beginner in electric guitar. It's easy to understand because you explained it great. subscribed. do you too or not. Have nice day.
I’m trying to restring my Floyd rose for the first time now. I’ve replaced the strings but when I try to tune it back up the bridge rises a lot. I thought this video would fix it but it’s still way too high even when I’ve screwed the screws the whole way. Do anyone have any suggestions to help me solve my problem???
Hello, I have a problem when I set up my Floyd Rose guitars : when I get the Floyd to be aligned with the top from the low strings point of view, then the Floyd is at the same time plunging into the guitar from the high strings point of view. I just can't get it flat everywhere. What should I do?
When I attempt to make my strings sharp (my bridge is low) it brings the bridge up due to it pulling the bridge forward. Then the strings are flat again. I don’t even know why I am saying “sharp” or “flat,” because my strings are not even in correct tuning. Thanks for the info though
This video helped me out a lot for info. Now it's time to go doctor mode. Tired of local guitar Smith telling me it'll take 2+ weeks to get it fixed the way you demonstrated. Smh.
Can you explain the rationale for blocking the bridge with the battery? I've adjusted a Floyd rose to go lower and higher and in each case I just loosened the strings, adjusted the spring tension, and retuned.
Without a block you are trying to balance the tension of seven things all at once, six strings and the strings. Tuning one string changes tension on the spring which changes tension on the other strings. It's a difficult balancing act. Blocking the bridge takes the springs out of the equation. You can tune all the strings without then effecting each other. Once you have them all tuned you have the correct tension on six of the items so you can remove the block and just have one tension left, the springs.
hey man love the video helped a lot when i first got my floyd rose and i recently added new saddles and a new locking nut from the floyd rose website for my specific guitar and my bridge seems to keep getting unleveled somehow and i keep going out of tune i’ve tried everything and replaced the strings and stretched them out too idk why man i just wanna play
So I’ve put thicker gauge strings on to tune to drop c. Can’t get the bridge flush with the body of the guitar (claw is already and far up as it can go and I can’t get it to go further) Does this mean I need springs with more tension/more springs? And also would I need to adjust the truss rod if I put springs on with more tension? Thankyou
Yes, it does sound like you'll want to add another spring or buy a set of stiffer springs. It sounds like there will be a good chance you'll have to adjust the truss rod as well.
After wrestling with my floyd for an hour I’ve got it nearly level. It not quite flat but I don’t care anymore. If I do anything now I fear I’ll undo all my progress so I’m just leaving it.
Pretty sure that is going to be the case with any Floyd Rose bridge. New strings introduce a variation of tension that will throw the bridge off balance.
How much should height differ from E to e. I'm trying to find the right point for string height but the E side is good but I find the e side is recessed
Hey man, my action is sitting a bit high after my first string change on an Ibanez RG350DX. My mate has said NOT to ever touch these two screws at the bridge but you are saying to do it. I am very confused!!!
Just so i get this straight, if i want to go from standard tuning to a DGCFAD tuning, i will need to adjust the springs in the back every time? Because now when i tuned the guitar down just before i found this video my floyd rose went low and then got to the same normal position when i tuned it back to standard tuning. Im kinda new on the floyd rose. I have 3 springs in now but i have room for 2 more if thats the isssue so i dont have to screw every time i wanna change tuning?
If you want the bridge level, then yes, you'd need to adjust it if you changed tuning at all. That's the unfortunate part with floating trems. Taking out a spring could help, but it's unlikely it'd be perfect. Not to mention having less springs will change the way your trem reacts. Something you might want to consider is some sort of trem locking device. One that either locks the trem in place or prevents it from going low. The second option would prevent you from pulling up on the trem bar, but you'd still be able to do dive bombs.
What could be causing my floyd rose to be so stiff? It's not blocked in the back and taking a spring out (it has 4) didn't work. I am not able to do dive bombs because my whammy bar simply doesn't dive much. I don't know what the problem is.
Too bad I can't send pictures. I think my screws are not adjusting right or my bridge is just screwed. When I loosen the strings the bridge goes flat. When I tune them I can't get it to go flat again. It bends up like it's about fly off
When I adjust the springs the second time and then tune the strings to pitch, unlike the first time when the pitch didn't matter, should I tune it perfectly; i.e., should I stretch the strings and using the tuning method you showed in one of your videos where you tune the E string, then A, then E again and so on? And when you did the last small adjustment of the springs, did you unscrew the fine tuners halfway, unscrewed the locking nuts and then did the adjustment or was it the opposite?
I have a question , my bridge is a little bit up do i just add tension then i tune ? Sorry it's my first guitar with a Floyd and im almost 3 weeks into the the journey
No matter what i do the string tension is still way too high, ive changed my strings to beeft slinkys so ik theyre much highrr gauge than normal but nothing is bringing my bridge down, even tuning to D
I’m sitting here adjusting the bridge on my new Jackson. The screw closer to me looks and feels to have been just been sent in. It’s not in straight and it feels cross threaded. Should I go back to guitar center and let them know? I’m new to this, but it seems like a defect
I'm not exactly sure what you're describing. When screwing into wood they don't get cross threaded like screwing into metal since the screw basically cuts the threads into the wood. It's possible the predrilled hole was not deep enough for the screw. If you bought it at a store, wouldn't hurt to take it back and have them take a look at it.
@@ManBunMetalHead after commenting I messed around with it a bit more and got it figured out I think, in your video when you’re looking at the screws they’re coming out of the body perfectly straight. The one closer to me is in at an angle. But after about an hour of adjusting I think I got it
the bridge might be level side to side but it's not that important. You'll adjust the bridge pins to set the string height, and there's a good chance the low E side will be a touch higher than the high E side. but you may not even notice it.
@@ManBunMetalHead good i drop my guit in 435... and the result is exactly what you Just said.. slightly lower on my high e string... so i get a Nice touch.... but both sides are leveled from front to back .... tanks for your time
Hey man one question: Do I have to heighten the FR if i'm using 7 strings 10 to 64 or does it have to be parallel to the body to make trussrod adjustments and set it up properly?
I leveled my Floyd Rose bridge recently using a small level on my guitar's body on either side of the bridge, got it level on the floor, then placed the level on top of either side of the FR bridge with the strings tensioned and in standard tune. I made many spring/tuning adjustments, but to get the level on either side of the FR bridge to match what I saw on the guitar body, my spring screws are now kind of wonky. The bass side is screwed in more than the treble side. The angle of the spring plate is closer to 70° vs 90° - how bad is this and why? You mention keeping that plate straight and doing more or less equal turns for each screw. I'm using 3 springs - they are on the 3 inner hooks, one extends directly down to the center hole of the bridge/block, the outer springs attach to the outer holes of the bridge/block, leaving one hole empty between center and outer holes. The guitar seems to play ok but it and the FR system are new to me and I'm not sure how it should be.
I went ahead and redid this keeping the screws equal. It seems good, the 3 springs are now equally tensioned more or less (based on screw length), and the bridge is more or less level by eye - didn't use a level this time. I watched another video mentioning springs and his screws were more or less equal too (spring plate also at 90°) - so I figured this must be important. I'm not sure how I wound up so off balance.
i've struggled with a floyd rose for years man. and this shit right here 🥺 it helped me so much. i got my guitar in tune immediately. you legit saved me $90-110 taking this jawn to guitar center. i really appreciate you for this video bro
Awesome man! 🤘🏼
Yeah man I been changing them one string at a time, snapping the high E a third of the time and then a few instances just dealt with the bridge having a lean on it.
I was to the point of thinking of asking the guy at the music shop if I could watch him do it lol.
I don't know why I didn't think to check UA-cam.
@@ManBunMetalHead important question, shoudnt you do all this in the playing position? the position will change things and you'd end up out of tune again because all this is based on a guitar laying flat right? So if I do this, gotta have playing position or what am I missin?
@@Warlord666Athe bridge is being balanced by the springs countering the string tension. Changing the position of the guitar makes no difference, if it did, you would have to stand perfectly still to play and nobody would want a Floyd Rose on their guitar.
@@slashssnakepit4444 nahh man it definitely makes a difference I have a floyd I see it in realtime, even dragonforce guy lee herman demonstrates the effect clearly like sht changes a lil man, I dont know much about it but I know for sure it isnt just stable like that
gotta say this BRO GREAT VIDEO, in a world full of crazy edits , constant intro filler and bad jokes FINALLY a MAN who just gets down to business and delivers the goods, thank you for the straight forward no bullshit video
You got it!
Doesn’t seem too bad. I have avoided Floyd Rose guitars my whole life. Maybe it’s time I finally add one to my collection. Good video
Once u go “WEEEEEEOOOOOOOWWWWWW” off a whammied harmonic ur gonna be like fuck yaaa
It ALWAYS looks easier than it is. I find Floyd's to be either amazballs or crap. You really want to find a GOOD quality bridge (doesn't necessarily have to be a Floyd Rose brand, but don't go cheap!). They can be a NIGHTMARE and end up blocked if they are cheap.
Sir i am having a nightmare or a time tuning my floyd rose
@@leviathan_is_me it’s easy. I have one and never had problems. Learn how to use ur damn instrument and stop giving it a bad name.
Mate I avoided them since I got an Ibanez with a Floyd when I was 14 like 15 year ago and no idea what I was doing with it and got rid. Now in the past 5 month, I’ve bought 5 guitars with Floyds. And that’s coming from someone who was terrified of them. Lol
Was having issues adjusting my King V. This video is an absolute 10/10, straight to the point and I had it sorted out within minutes! Many thanks, you are a legend!
Soooo glad I found this video. I'm usually playing in Standard D and bought a new guitar with a Floyd Rose. It's my first time messing around a Floyd Rose so when I changed tuning, I started raging from getting deadfrets and never staying in tune. Your vid saved me a trip to the local music shop, doing it yourself and learning is wayyyy better. Thanks a lot.
That battery trick, oh man the video is
priceless for that tip alone... I've taped together 4 or 5 coins to wedge in there and all manner of unsuitable objects. Ok, I used an old AA but it's absolutely perfect for my Jackson without anything required and it slid in there and stayed there likea limpet.....,. thanks a million, genuinely :)
Was thinking the same thing because im over here using the back plate wrapped jn a string cleaning cloath shoved under the pole peaces of the alen key to stop the trem from going in the route out
dude this video of yours has helped me countless times and I cant thank you enough for making such a well detailed, easy to understand and "give exactly the info I need" video
I just show your video and did it step by step. Solved my issue. Really thanks and much appreciated!
Hey man your the best. I just bought my first guitar with a Floyd rose bridge and I couldn’t figure out why my guitar wouldn’t stay in tune. Thanks to your video I was able to set the bridge right after a couple minutes. You just saved me from taking it down to a music store and looking dumb in front of them. Thank you so much I’ll definitely start watching your channe
Thank you! I picked up my guitar again after almost a decade and was like this needs new strings. I then realized you can't just slap strings on and go. This video was extremely helpful.
I'm in the hate FR camp, but, after overdoing everything, you're video helped me reach FR tolerance, by encourage a more subtle approach. Sincerely, thank you, soooooooo much.😊
Thank you so much for this video!! In less than 8 minutes with 0 fuss you explained everything I needed and WANTED to know. All meat and potatoes in this channel I bet. Admittedly the second time this month I watched this. Hope you're doing good in life 🤙
This was exactly what I needed. Thank you very much!
THANK YOUU, I was looking for a video like this that could explain cuz it looked uneven and now after 2 hours or trying its finally level
Dude I’m a year late but thank you so much for this video. I have a schecter that ive been playing on for a couple years and got familiar with its floyd, it never gave me tuning issues. I got a new ltd arrow 1000 and it came with 9-42s every time I would precision tune it would go flat. So I decided to just tackle it head on cause I couldn’t figure it out. Loosened all the tension and just went from tight springs loosening it how you explained in the video. Worked like a charm and I’m in tune now. I’ll have to do it all over again when my new strings come in but totally worth it. Thanks again. Subbed
Got perfect level and perfect tuning thanks to you man!
I have a Harley Benton Strat with a floyd. Had it for a year not setup until I found this video. Pretty helpful cheers bro 👌🤘
Thanks for the info. I've got my old Ibanez from the attic where it's laid for 30 years! I've cleaned it up, put new Ernie Ball 9's on it and although it plays well the bridge is so high the trem bar hits the pickup selector arm! Now I know how to get it back in line. Thanks for that.😊
Bro thank you so much this helped a lot my father and I spent two hour trying to figure it out but then I watched this and it fixed it
I LOVE THEM! I float all of mine. Think of the Floyd Rose like a draw bridge. The strings hold the trem up...like a draw bridge. Each string holds roughly 1/6 of the tension. This is why if one string breaks, it's all out of tune.
Well they don't hold 1/6 considering each string is a different diameter and holds more or less tensile strength, but yes it's the right theory
Couldn’t have come at a better time. I just received a jake bowen 7 string Ibanez and will be setting it up tonight
Appreciate this video so much! Very well taught.
thank you so much!!! I needed to know what to do as in fix the angle of the bridge, and I was trying to tune mine and I could never seem to get the bridge angled so that the back of it was down far enough. I was scrambling online looking to find some vids about this, and when you said to loosen the springs in the back a little bit, I thought I might try it! It worked within 2 minutes vs the 3 hours I spent trying to figure it out!!! Thank you!!!
Idk how i figured this out all by myself as a young kid. My dad always put a block in his trems because he was like a lot of folks out there, he’d say “i hate a damn Floyd Rose, I just keep it cause it stays in tune”and it annoyed me, one day i took that block out and decided to figure it out for my self. This was a higher end Ibanez and if i remember correctly it wasn’t exactly Floyd Rose but wasn’t a Schaeller either, idk. But Somehow it clicked and i made sense of it. Im here on this video cause I just bought a neglected Jackson JS34 DKA i seen at the pawn shop i frequent. Has a missing backplate, only had 3 strings barely hanging on, all the locks at the nut were loose, and the fine tuners were maxed out. Price tag was $100, and i picked it up yesterday and have been working on it all night getting all the dust and grime off it and putting new strings on. I can 100% say, the reason it was neglected like it was and found itself at the pawn shop is because of the Floyd. It’s obvious they tried to figure it out and gave up. Anyways, I’m always trying to learn easier ways of doing things with a Floyd so here i am. I like the battery with electrical tape idea, I’m currently using a chapstick tube lol.
This is the greatest tutorial on UA-cam for this! Thank you very much brother 🤙
Actually, if you have a full floater, there is one that's better (address truss rod adjustments and some other cool techniques and pointers. It's here in the line-up of offerings: Change string guage and setup your Floyd Rose like a pro?
Yo man I know u prolly won’t gonna see this but I really appreciate this video it helped me a lot and it stays in tune now and I didn’t wanna play the 35 bucks to get a restring at guitar center
Awesome to hear!
New guitarist and I picked up a Kramer Pacer Series Orange Tiger (Satchel model) with the F.R. tremelo. I changed the strings as I broke the B playing around with tuning and opted for D'Addario XT LT Top / Heavy Bottom and once tuned the bridge was all the way up in the back (heavier strings). Just what I was looking for to adjust the spring tension and tune to keep the bridge level. Thank you! Subscribed.
Right on man.. been lost on this for too long.. thank you.
thx man, i just bought my very first guitar,. and wonder it always out of tune, and you gave me the solution...
Wow, thank you, my floyd was at 45 degrees, this really helped me flatten it out!
Thank you so much. I haven't played guitar in a long time. I changed to a heavier low-end gauge strings and could never get them in tune and the bridge would always be riding high. I watched a few videos and followed the to a T, but still couldn't get it done right. I had completely forgotten about the tension springs (and the vides never mentioned them). It still rides a smidge high, but I'm not nit picky. The strings are staying put and I'm happy now.
This helped a lot, I accidentally released my d string earlier and didn’t know the reason why my bridge was dragged down
Thank you so much man. I didn’t know the springs was the problem lol I thought it was the strings .
Damn , I just want to tune my guitar
Too Bad. This is the path we've chosen
Real
@BaldTorment my comment was from a year ago , but honestly it's not as difficult as it looks in the videos , you will be good
@@ticesine6589 I was not expecting a reply damn, I've been having so many headaches with my floyd rose, but all will be worth it
Thanks for the tips. It worked. My Fernandes Revolver is set up just right.
I actually love you this was a 10 second fix
Not what I was looking for as I am searching for why my springs are popping out easily from the 90 degree arms of the springs, NOT THE LOOPED SIDE. Anyway, I watched this whole video, and you did a fantastic job as a whole. Therefore, I liked, and subbed for you!
Thanks for posting a great video on this very VERY FRUSTRATING ordeal with a Floyd Rose Tremolo!!!!
If you're having them pop out of the bridge then you need to tighten the nuts that press into the strings more, I've had guitars that have bridges with rust and they lock up and it makes you think their in fine, give em a good turn, make sure theres a firm lock on the strings
Thanks for the help, was able to get my Jackson in check!! Earned my sub👍👍
You’re the first guy to actually know what the fuck their talking about great video man
Thanks! I don't get that a lot 🤣
Ahahahah seriously though
It's true 👍
You need to mention decking your bridge from the back changed my life. Loosen the claw until the back of the bridge sits a little bit above the body and something to deck the tremolo in the back then tune to pitch and start tightening the claw until the tremolo blocker falls off and have your fine tuners at 50%
Dude thanks for putting to words what my mind was trying to describe. So my action is high with really strings , so it’ll be best to get those coils in the back tightened and then tune
Wow. Thank you for removing the stigma. So damn simple. Like many commenters here, I just fixed my crap in 15 minutes. More importantly it gave me confidence. Right now I feel like I could reset any strat Floyd. It’s pure physics. Your graphics are spot-on
Good info with to the point directive.nice guitar.....
Very helpful. Thank you
Your the man thank you so much this is so helpful
I have an old Charvette that i love the neck but the old Floyd wont return to tune after a dive. I wish i could get this thing right. Im tryin to learn from you thanks. I had floyds a log time so i get alot of it but this is strange the hinge looks ok the saddels ok. just wont quite come back unless a hit it or pop it if you will sometimes it simply wont come back can you help?
The spring of my guitar fell off, I put it back but it falls every time I pull the whammy bar, what can I do ??
Sounds like the side of the spring that goes into the bridge is too straight. You want a little bend to it so it holds inside the bridge block.
@fatboysgarage7984 thanks, I'll try that
Legit. It worked for me.
I've had this guitar for years. An Alvarez, I got from the pawn shop. Granted I am keeping it in dropped D for now.
An extra spring would help. Got that spring holder back-back. Perhaps why it was pawned off. Can tell those screws are not original.
Thanks for the info. Time to give this fixer upper some love.
What should I do when the screws don't move? I detuned all the strings and the bridge is now straight. But when I tune up the strings the bridge is extremely high
If the screws are turned all the way in, sounds like you might need to add another spring or 2. Or change to beefier springs.
@@ManBunMetalHead I had to do the same on my Jackson Js32q, i use Ernie ball skinny top heavy bottom(10-52) i was wondering does it help with tuning stability?
I just bought a flying V with a floyd rose but one of the two screws in the back was stripped when it arrived
And what if my floyd is sitting level with the guitar, screws in back are good, neck relief is good, intonation is good, but action is still way high off the fretboard? I have a ibanez j custom with lo pro edge
Sounds like you need to set your strong height.
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@@ManBunMetalHead string height is based on how low or high the lo pro is sitting. Mine is at the corrrect height, but the strings are still high off of the fretboard. Meaning, the edge of the recces cavity and the lo pro are at the correct height, the trem itself is sitting level but my strings are still way high off the fretboard. What do i do?
If know the fs guitar properly , don't need a different kind of guitar.
Even I'm a beginner in electric guitar.
It's easy to understand because you explained it great.
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Have nice day.
The only comment I would ad, is to check and perform tuning in the playing position as opposed to the guitar lying on its’ back
I’m trying to restring my Floyd rose for the first time now. I’ve replaced the strings but when I try to tune it back up the bridge rises a lot. I thought this video would fix it but it’s still way too high even when I’ve screwed the screws the whole way. Do anyone have any suggestions to help me solve my problem???
Thank you so much!
Hello, I have a problem when I set up my Floyd Rose guitars : when I get the Floyd to be aligned with the top from the low strings point of view, then the Floyd is at the same time plunging into the guitar from the high strings point of view. I just can't get it flat everywhere. What should I do?
When I attempt to make my strings sharp (my bridge is low) it brings the bridge up due to it pulling the bridge forward. Then the strings are flat again. I don’t even know why I am saying “sharp” or “flat,” because my strings are not even in correct tuning. Thanks for the info though
Hey my floyd rose sits in high and the springs are almost touching the wood what do i do?? restring the strings?? or see a guitar tech
So i just changed my string on my jem jr but there is no sound coming from open frets or fretted on all strings what do i do
I have screwed the claw is fully and my bridge still goes up what shpuld i do?
I would either add more springs or replace them with stiffer ones
@@ManBunMetalHead thank you
@@ManBunMetalHead gonna have to buy em since none camr with my guitar
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What to do if i only need 5th and 4th strings to be higher..action wise...rest of strings have Nice action
Awesome vid brother, thank you!
Great video! Thanks.
Awesome, thank you!
Can I put (9s) super slinky’s on a Floyd rose special trem?
You sure can
I noticed the high E string is being muted by the bridge since i switched to lighter strings it seems to be unleveled
Try lowering the anchor bar above the locking nut so that the strings are sitting hard agains the nut
Super helpful Bro
Cheers🥂
This video helped me out a lot for info. Now it's time to go doctor mode. Tired of local guitar Smith telling me it'll take 2+ weeks to get it fixed the way you demonstrated. Smh.
Will putting a battery In there break anything over time?
I've been doing it for over 20 years and have never had a problem
Can you explain the rationale for blocking the bridge with the battery? I've adjusted a Floyd rose to go lower and higher and in each case I just loosened the strings, adjusted the spring tension, and retuned.
I typically do it so the strings don't fight with the springs when I'm first winding the tuners up.
Without a block you are trying to balance the tension of seven things all at once, six strings and the strings. Tuning one string changes tension on the spring which changes tension on the other strings. It's a difficult balancing act.
Blocking the bridge takes the springs out of the equation. You can tune all the strings without then effecting each other. Once you have them all tuned you have the correct tension on six of the items so you can remove the block and just have one tension left, the springs.
hey man love the video helped a lot when i first got my floyd rose and i recently added new saddles and a new locking nut from the floyd rose website for my specific guitar and my bridge seems to keep getting unleveled somehow and i keep going out of tune i’ve tried everything and replaced the strings and stretched them out too idk why man i just wanna play
I have a peavey nitro with a floyd rose and its difficult to tune (broke my high e string)
Thank you!
So I’ve put thicker gauge strings on to tune to drop c. Can’t get the bridge flush with the body of the guitar (claw is already and far up as it can go and I can’t get it to go further) Does this mean I need springs with more tension/more springs? And also would I need to adjust the truss rod if I put springs on with more tension? Thankyou
Yes, it does sound like you'll want to add another spring or buy a set of stiffer springs. It sounds like there will be a good chance you'll have to adjust the truss rod as well.
God I love the Locking tremolos. I sold every guitar I have without a one.
Good video extremely helpful 👍
So in standard tuning my bridge is flat I tune down to d standard and it goes in the body what should I do
You'll have to let out spring tension
After wrestling with my floyd for an hour I’ve got it nearly level. It not quite flat but I don’t care anymore. If I do anything now I fear I’ll undo all my progress so I’m just leaving it.
Is it more optimal to have the springs in a (straight like yours)| | | pattern rather than the (V shapped) / | \ pattern?
Not really, I just prefer the look.
Jammed mine with a block for almost 10 years...guess it's time to take it out and use it
I have an ibanez rg with edge tremolo with very good tuning stability, just wish I could change strings without adjusting back springs
Pretty sure that is going to be the case with any Floyd Rose bridge. New strings introduce a variation of tension that will throw the bridge off balance.
How much should height differ from E to e. I'm trying to find the right point for string height but the E side is good but I find the e side is recessed
High E is supposed to be a bit higher than the low e.
@@odralebazerimar9084 I'm thinking my bridge is too low and I need to increase the neck angle with the micro tilt
Hey man, my action is sitting a bit high after my first string change on an Ibanez RG350DX. My mate has said NOT to ever touch these two screws at the bridge but you are saying to do it. I am very confused!!!
Just so i get this straight, if i want to go from standard tuning to a DGCFAD tuning, i will need to adjust the springs in the back every time? Because now when i tuned the guitar down just before i found this video my floyd rose went low and then got to the same normal position when i tuned it back to standard tuning. Im kinda new on the floyd rose. I have 3 springs in now but i have room for 2 more if thats the isssue so i dont have to screw every time i wanna change tuning?
If you want the bridge level, then yes, you'd need to adjust it if you changed tuning at all. That's the unfortunate part with floating trems. Taking out a spring could help, but it's unlikely it'd be perfect. Not to mention having less springs will change the way your trem reacts.
Something you might want to consider is some sort of trem locking device. One that either locks the trem in place or prevents it from going low. The second option would prevent you from pulling up on the trem bar, but you'd still be able to do dive bombs.
@@ManBunMetalHead ok thanks for help! Will try and fail my way forward :D
I always set a Floyd flush. I use it only for diving and not all that much. It works for stability.
What could be causing my floyd rose to be so stiff? It's not blocked in the back and taking a spring out (it has 4) didn't work. I am not able to do dive bombs because my whammy bar simply doesn't dive much. I don't know what the problem is.
Too bad I can't send pictures. I think my screws are not adjusting right or my bridge is just screwed. When I loosen the strings the bridge goes flat. When I tune them I can't get it to go flat again. It bends up like it's about fly off
Love them. Never understood the hate.
When I adjust the springs the second time and then tune the strings to pitch, unlike the first time when the pitch didn't matter, should I tune it perfectly; i.e., should I stretch the strings and using the tuning method you showed in one of your videos where you tune the E string, then A, then E again and so on? And when you did the last small adjustment of the springs, did you unscrew the fine tuners halfway, unscrewed the locking nuts and then did the adjustment or was it the opposite?
I have a question , my bridge is a little bit up do i just add tension then i tune ? Sorry it's my first guitar with a Floyd and im almost 3 weeks into the the journey
You sure could
No matter what i do the string tension is still way too high, ive changed my strings to beeft slinkys so ik theyre much highrr gauge than normal but nothing is bringing my bridge down, even tuning to D
I’m sitting here adjusting the bridge on my new Jackson. The screw closer to me looks and feels to have been just been sent in. It’s not in straight and it feels cross threaded. Should I go back to guitar center and let them know? I’m new to this, but it seems like a defect
I'm not exactly sure what you're describing. When screwing into wood they don't get cross threaded like screwing into metal since the screw basically cuts the threads into the wood. It's possible the predrilled hole was not deep enough for the screw. If you bought it at a store, wouldn't hurt to take it back and have them take a look at it.
@@ManBunMetalHead after commenting I messed around with it a bit more and got it figured out I think, in your video when you’re looking at the screws they’re coming out of the body perfectly straight. The one closer to me is in at an angle. But after about an hour of adjusting I think I got it
Nice vidéo man.. juste one question the bridge is leveled from front to Back... but is it leveled in the other way... from e string to tje other
the bridge might be level side to side but it's not that important. You'll adjust the bridge pins to set the string height, and there's a good chance the low E side will be a touch higher than the high E side. but you may not even notice it.
@@ManBunMetalHead good i drop my guit in 435... and the result is exactly what you Just said.. slightly lower on my high e string... so i get a Nice touch.... but both sides are leveled from front to back .... tanks for your time
Hey man one question: Do I have to heighten the FR if i'm using 7 strings 10 to 64 or does it have to be parallel to the body to make trussrod adjustments and set it up properly?
i would set it up as close as possible to parallel
Thanks brother man🤙🏼
What is that device you are usimg to keep the bridge propped?
AA battery wrapped in electrical tape
I leveled my Floyd Rose bridge recently using a small level on my guitar's body on either side of the bridge, got it level on the floor, then placed the level on top of either side of the FR bridge with the strings tensioned and in standard tune. I made many spring/tuning adjustments, but to get the level on either side of the FR bridge to match what I saw on the guitar body, my spring screws are now kind of wonky. The bass side is screwed in more than the treble side. The angle of the spring plate is closer to 70° vs 90° - how bad is this and why? You mention keeping that plate straight and doing more or less equal turns for each screw. I'm using 3 springs - they are on the 3 inner hooks, one extends directly down to the center hole of the bridge/block, the outer springs attach to the outer holes of the bridge/block, leaving one hole empty between center and outer holes. The guitar seems to play ok but it and the FR system are new to me and I'm not sure how it should be.
I went ahead and redid this keeping the screws equal. It seems good, the 3 springs are now equally tensioned more or less (based on screw length), and the bridge is more or less level by eye - didn't use a level this time. I watched another video mentioning springs and his screws were more or less equal too (spring plate also at 90°) - so I figured this must be important. I'm not sure how I wound up so off balance.
Glad to hear you got it figured out. Using a level might be a little too precise for a guitar bridge.
i guess i am wondering if sooner or later a floyd becomes garbage? or should be able to fix it thanks man
great video, I just can't buy a guitar with a floating bridge tho. I would love 1 but I don't have the patience for this