floyd trem?

[billyg121]

is it just basiclly impossible to keep a floyd rose trem in tune?

[Monkeyboy23]

No.

I always had trouble knocking it out of tune.

[rob2001]

I only tune my floyd equipped Jackson 2 times a year! LOL! But for real, I can go weeks with only fine adjustments. And thats after heavy bending.

[billyg121]

i have it blocking in for down only.do you guys always have your locknuts tight.any other advice?thanks

[dosmun]

If it is set up right you could drag it behind your car to the gig and it would still be in tune.

http://www.floydrose.com/originaltremolo.html

I've never blocked mine but do have a Tremsetter on a couple of my guitars but mainly to keep it from going flat from bends. Yes the lock nuts must be tightened down firmly but not over tight. If you don't have the lock nut tight then thats your problem.

[MyVette67]

i have it blocking in for down only.do you guys always have your locknuts tight.any other advice?thanks
Have it set up professionally.
The strings are locked at the bridge and the nut so except for string stretch there is no way it should go out of tune.... they are killer trems when setup correctly. ;)

[bandofthieves™]

NOTE!!
Be aware of what "Brand" and Gauge strings you have put on with a setup.
There is a difference in tension between brands even the same gauge(Found that out in the early days when my Floyd had no fine tuners)
Be aware some stores use generic strings for setups. Pick a brand and be sure they use them. Have Fun. Keith

[soybean]

NOTE!!
Be aware of what "Brand" and Gauge strings you have put on with a setup.
There is a difference in tension between brands even the same gauge(Found that out in the early days when my Floyd had no fine tuners)
Be aware some stores use generic strings for setups. Pick a brand and be sure they use them. Have Fun. Keith

Right, maybe he has an early one without the fine tuners. Some of the companies make special strings designed for locking tuners. You might try those.

[Ben C.]

If you put in the work when you change strings, there should be no problem. Like, zero problem going out of tune.For weeks. I only speak from experiences with Ibanez Edge and Lo-Pro Edge systems.

Once you've pulled your hair out doing a proper setup to get the float on the trem just right, and you've selected your strings of choice, you should be good for a long time. Just whenever you change strings, block the trem before you remove the strings so that it stays in the normal floating position. I put folded cardboard wrapped in tape in the trem cavity on the front of the guitar and that worked for that purpose.

Then comes the string stretching. Put on the low E. Tune it up. Stretch stretch stretch. Tune it up. Repeat until the E holds its own tune even after stretching. Great. Now put on the A. Repeat the steps for the E string, except you want both the E and A to be in tune after the stretching. Etc. Etc....

Then when you're done, remove the cardboard 'block'. Adjust the trem claw spring tension if you need to. Don't lock the nuts just yet. I generally play for 30 min. or so with the locking nuts off. Then retune. Leave it overnight.

Pick it up in the AM. Dick around with it. Holding it's tune? Great... NOW you can lock the nuts. All set... should hold its tune for weeks if not longer. I had one unplayed for 2 months and it was still perfectly in tune when I picked it up.

However, this is why I only have 1 locking trem guitar as opposed to the 5 I had in the past. But I love the feel of those trems!! My RGT3120 has such a fluid nature to its sound and playability.

-Ben