jj1565

yeah the 2 screws. and ull be fine.

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fortysix&2

Ok, ****ty LFR here. No clue what brand... How do I change the action on it?

jj1565

http://projectguitar.com/tut/action.htm

do u have two posts, similar to the picture top right? those would get lowered.

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Buckethead5

this thread makes me wanna get a floyd

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LazyLatinoRocke

Me too. It looks 10x easier than i thought

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GreasedKrist

Hi everyone.

I notice that the height of the bridge can be adjusted on both sides of the floyd rose, at the first string and at the sixth string. I'm using custom skinny top heavy bottom strings, 10's on top and some huge gauge on the bottom.

What's happening is that when I raise the bridge to create enough clearance for the bottom three strings that leaves the top three strings much further from the fretboard than they need to be and thus harder to play.

With this in mind, I was thinking about lowering just the first string side of the bridge to lower the top strings and preserve the distance for the bottom strings. So, the strings wouldn't be a uniform distance from the fretboard. Is there anything wrong with this approach? Will it create any problems for my playing or my sound?

Thanks

madpickin03

None at all. Action is all up to you, if you're comfortable with that height then go for it. There's nothing wrong unless you hear a lot of fret buzz.

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Binaryshadow

I have a major with my floyd rose and I wanted to see if anyone here can help. I bought a Ibanez for christmas shockingly it came perfectly tuned and set up and I havent had to tune it until now but guess what... every single screw on the thing seems either ridiuoucly tight and I cant loosen them or they seemed stripped (particulary the locks up at the headstock). Thanks in advanced.

madpickin03

Try it slowly with the right size allen key. If they wont budge, try a plier, dont force it. If the screws are stripped, then you'd need to get a plier to unscrew them. Look out for spare parts on eBay.

Which model is this Ibanez?

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Jumboshrmp

I'm considering getting a guitar with a ZR trem (see sig)
I understand that the setup will be a bit of a pain, but will I have to do all this to change strings?

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madpickin03

Yeah, there's no way to run from clipping ball ends/stringing backwards/locking everything up/etc etc. Unless you have a specially designed system to do so (e.g. EdgePro, Floyd Rose Speedloader).

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Eirien

I've been having some trouble with my ZR trem. I don't understand this thing at all -> http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g...it/ZRsetup2.jpg which was in the original post. Are these different ways of setting it up? or are they steps in setting it up properly? and what the hell are the X and O things all about, and those arrows pointing up/down?

I posted a thread about my problems last night (before i saw this thread) in which I explain my problem more in depth. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/foru...ad.php?t=774233

Thanks in advance.

madpickin03

Those are the correct step by step procedure to obtain the fullest of your Full Floating mode. Those arrows merely indicate that you oughta have the correct position labeled "O" and not "X". If you have "X"s like pic (1), you should follow the direction until you achieve "O". ("O"= Correct, "X" = Wrong).


The high E or low E? like so?. Dont worry much about it.

Ok, so what i recommend you to do is first refer to my picture (in the 1st page) and see how the ZR system should be parallel with the body. Now, you'd need to unlock the locking nuts and retune/reintonate the whole system back. Make sure you balance the system while having the stop bar at the correct position to tap its fullest ability.

When reintonating your system, you need to make sure that the bridge is parallel and you're at your standard playing position. The saddles doesnt need to be aligned alltogether, as a matter of fact they shouldnt be in the same position (unless the intonation is correct). Make proper adjustments.

To make intonating an easier process, you can try and find anything to block your tremolo system and make it parallel. That way, you dont have to rebalance/retune the whole thing again and again whenever you want to intonate other strings. AAA battery can also work:


Taking it to a tech? It can be really expensive, varies. Just make sure you get a professional and not just some store clerks that reads manual to do it.

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Eirien

cheers for the advice man that's helped me out LOADS!

madpickin03

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Dvnc

Bump

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jj1565

what are you bumping?

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^ +1?

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Binaryshadow

Sorry it took so long to respond... anyway its an Ibanez RG370DX, also thanks for the help.