Need help with floyd rose unit

[NewGuy]

I am using a jackson soloist SL3 with a licensed floyd rose unit... previously before I change the strings, it was in tune and can do crazy dive bombs without running out of tune, now it can't stay i tune...

Can anyone please advise... thanks

 

[ShredCow]

Stretch the strings first, then try again...

 

[NewGuy]

I stretch it already... funny thing is when I whammy forward, it will be out of tune but when I whammy forward and backward, it will be in tune... is that how it should be?

 

[ShredCow]

Sounds like something is moving...

Check your nut, loosen it, then tune up, bend your strings a little, re-tune, lock the nuts - finger tight but TIGHT - then fine tune and try again.



Its normal for a floyd rose unit to go out of tune after a dive - out of tune like a few cents only ah, little little bit - and its easily rectified with a quick pull up. Good to make quick pulls a habit.

 

[NewGuy]

Ok... I got it... Thanks Shred, you're the man when it comes to floyd rose. So it is normal to go off by abit... but is it possible to be perfectly intune?

 

[ShredCow]

Aiyah, when you have used Floyd Roses all yoru guitar life, its quite natural to get an idea how it works.

Its normal to go off by a TINY bit... really tiny and only on some strings.

You can use lubricant, lube the knife edges/pivot point.

Or just do a quick pull up after diving.

 

[XN3K]

Guys, the springs behind and its position may also play a part but normal if I changed into new strings then I let stretch out do a hundred or so Dive bombs and pull ups

 

[Gr3y]

ok.. if dive bomb will flatten e tuning, are you all saying pull up will sharpen the tuning? hahaa...

thats amazing if it works that way.. all i know is as long as u float e note around.. the tendancy is it will b loosen, as in e string tension.. and thus causing it to be flatter..

ok some1 please explain crystal clear