|
Post by Torkin on Jul 5, 2007 11:54:49 GMT -5
I have just administered a pack of .11 elixirs on my guitar, and since I have been playing with .9s in E standard before, I decided to tune .11s down to D std, but for that I had to put a fourth spring into the floyd cavity. After 239 hours of tuning I managed to get the screws and springs to the correct tension for D, but now I am faced with a problem: floyd action is not the same anymore. The feel is compeletely different and it sux for me. What floyd spring setups do you people use? and for which tunings? And also, which setup has more tension, the "M" setup or the straight setup? Hope this makes sense to you guys...
|
|
|
Post by Stefvorcide on Jul 5, 2007 18:02:02 GMT -5
12-52, tuned in D. have the standard setup. used to set up like Roope Latvala, two parallel springs in the bottom holes (for the high strings) and one in / for the big ones
|
|
|
Post by Ms Scary on Jul 7, 2007 22:12:17 GMT -5
Tungus again.......
Heavier strings need more tension at the same pitch, but detuning poses another prob.
Detuning lessens the tention and damn near balances your original sring setup... but it still needs to be adjusted. You can add all the springs you want, but those 2 long screws that hold the claw are the secret to dialing it all in. There is no law on how to do this, just trial and error untill the bridge is where you want it.
The Kahler on Cory's Peavey gave me fits. It had worn parts I couldnt locate and wouldnt stay in tune to save its ass. I had to add an extra spring (4 total as I recall), and tighten the screws thus locking it into dive mode only. I tend to set mine up symetricaly with even tension with 3 springs set middle and the 2 outside nubs on the claw and the springs in the 3 center holes on the trem. This is just a good starting point and not definate.
Trial and error. Each guitar is unique.
|
|
|
Post by pcsmall on Jul 7, 2007 23:20:48 GMT -5
i only have 3 springs to work with on my floyd...if i have 9s on I have it in either E standard, Eb standard, or Drop C# (sometimes all 3 in the same day ), if i put 10s on it's in Eb standard normally, and I usually tune to C# standard with 11s on up. When I adjust my floyd for string/tuning changes, I usually take a pencil wrapped in a couple layers of duct tape or electrical tape and stick it between the bridge and the body (by the tuner knobs...) so it sits level, crank the screws down, do what i need to with the strings, tune them how i want them. then i go through the painstaking process of loosening the screws until the pencil falls out...that means that the bridge is set to zero. after that, i lock the nut, fine tune it, do some dive bombs and other crap, and it stays in tune more often than not.
|
|