How to tune ibanez jem jr. accurately

[EugeneSmasher]

ya, shred is dead. emo kids don't need whammy bars. it's too advanced a concept. why waste valuable time setting up a floating trem when they could be slitting their wrists or downing vast quantities of Xanax and Valium?

Its not emo kids who requested fixed-bridge models, dude. It was metal musicians who wanted something more simple and that could facilitate their alternative tunings better.

 

[Rory]

Its not emo kids who requested fixed-bridge models, dude. It was metal musicians who wanted something more simple and that could facilitate their alternative tunings better.

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

holy wahhhhkauuu

does that mean heavy metal music and metal guitarist existed all the way back in 1950s when broadcaster/nocaster/telecastor or les paul guitar came out with fixed bridge!

Long live metal!

 

[EugeneSmasher]

Actually I suspect it wasn't HEAVY metal musicians (they're the ones with all the whammy stuff) but modern metal musicians (industrial, groove, etc) who wanted fixed-bridge models. Because if you notice, most groove metal musicians use fixed-bridge models.

 

[Aeigrox]

woots i chg the string from gauge 11 to 9 and the prob is lies with the strings gauge.. Now the sound is alot better and the bridge is down... Now
the prob is the tunning keeps running even though i thighten the screws and nuts at the headstock any tips or suggestion?

 

[Dime]

the strings going out of tune on a FR is inevitable.unless its on an OFR.best thing is dont abuse the whammy.and lock the nuts.the tuning will just move like a quarter step but no problem thru the fine tuners.

 

[Whitestrat]

woots i chg the string from gauge 11 to 9 and the prob is lies with the strings gauge.. Now the sound is alot better and the bridge is down... Now
the prob is the tunning keeps running even though i thighten the screws and nuts at the headstock any tips or suggestion?

The strings will go out of tune regardless of type of FR. Even a fixed bridge can have small issues. Most importantly, make sure the strings are stretched. There WILL come a point when the strings no longer stretch, and that would probably be a couple of weeks AFTER you restring the guitar with regular playing. Use your fine tuners in the mean time. After that, retune the guitar, resetting the fine tuners. It will stay in tune, and needing only minute turns of the fine tuners to adjust any problems.

 

[Whitestrat]

Actually I suspect it wasn't HEAVY metal musicians (they're the ones with all the whammy stuff) but modern metal musicians (industrial, groove, etc) who wanted fixed-bridge models. Because if you notice, most groove metal musicians use fixed-bridge models.

KORN is not heavy metal?

 

[ShredCow]

...Most importantly, make sure the strings are stretched. There WILL come a point when the strings no longer stretch, and that would probably be a couple of weeks AFTER you restring the guitar with regular playing....

Actually, if you know how to do it right, you don't need to wait weeks for the strings to fully stretch.

A simple method to get strings stretched would be to...

1) Remove all strings
2) Get ready some acrobatic moves
3) Stick in the low E string, string it up so 1 string is holding the trem in place (usually 1 spring is enough for now). Don't over tighten but if you can, tighten till maybe an F# note
4) Flip gtr over and install the rest of the trem springs
5) Carry on restringing

This ensures each string gets stretched during the restringing process.

Might sound tough especially if you are uncertain about how the FR system works - meaning you don't know how to manipulate spring/string tension to get perfect float. I've been doing this for years now and upon completed restringing and perfect float attained, I just play a little, do some bends.. like for 5 mins, retune up if necessary, repeat one more then, retune, lock. Don't have to unlock for 1 month or till next string change.

 

[Whitestrat]

3) Stick in the low E string, string it up so 1 string is holding the trem in place (usually 1 spring is enough for now). Don't over tighten but if you can, tighten till maybe an F# note

This ensures each string gets stretched during the restringing process.

I tell you something funny... I thought of this a loooooooong time ago, and thought to try it... Only that I didn't take out ANY springs. There were still 3 springs in there, and tried to tune the guitar to pitch on one string.

I broke EVERY string I put in... whahahahahaha...

DUMBASS!!!!!

:mrgreen:

Safe to say, I never tried it ever again...

 

[ShredCow]

The beauty of noobisim.



I took 5 hours on my 1st DIY restringing. After going to Swee Lee 2x for restringing, I decided, its time to grow up and learn. 5 hours. With the computer on @ www.jemsite.com's tech pages.

Now its 15 - 20 mins.

 

[Dime]

the string going out of tune after restringing might come into the locking nuts itself.the nuts have certain worn out marks on it.this makes it like a mark for the position you place the nut.like e.g the nut locking the lower E and A string must ALWAYS lock the lower E and A strings.i guess experienced floyd users might get what i mean.so just remember ALWAYS lock the same string with the same nut that you used before you restringed.

 

[ShredCow]

erm... don't pencil lead your locking nut.






P.S. Can buy extra locking pads... check davis... I dunno how go the locking nuts are though so...