Guide to restringing Guitar (Floyd Rose Tremolo System)

[frodonet]

This is just a guide to restringing a guitar using those floyd rose tremolo systems. I think for a fixed bridge such those fender are really easy and very direct.

These are the steps: Hope it helps.

1. Before unstringing, put a cardboard or something in the floyd rose tremolo bridge so that it won't fall back.

2. Now unscrew the bolt nut at the neck and unstring one by one.

3. Let's start stringing one by one. Start with the lowest E String (Remember you need to cut the ball end cause of the tremolo system).

4. After you string normally, do not tune first...just tighten it until you feel it almost tune. The main reason is that you want the strings to stretch first before tuning it accurately.

5. When you tighten the strings (not too tight and not too loose), wait for half an hour or so. Using an electric tuner, tune one string one by one. Slowly tune it.

6. When you already tune it, double confirm that every string is in tune. Then play some licks, just play for some minutes. And check again using electric tuner that all strings are in tune.

7. If ok, Lock the bolt nut on the neck and take the cardboard off. That should do the trick.

 

[ShredCow]

3. Let's start stringing one by one. Start with the lowest E String (Remember you need to cut the ball end cause of the tremolo system).

There's no need to cut the ball end if you run the strings in from the tuners so the ball ends are at the headstock tuners.


Point 7 - you should take off the cardboard, then retune before locking the nut.

Besides. Why not take off the whole unit so you can clean it up and maintain it?

 

[amocrass2]

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