Floyd Rose tuning problem

[Mike VH]

I have a Wolfgang Special and am trying to tune it myself. I am able to get it in tune. However when I do a dive with the bar the G string goes out of tune [img]images/smilies/icon_mad.gif[/img] Does anyone know what I am doing wrong??

[NewHalen5150]

is the top screws locked down all the way...and maybe you have to set the inotation on it..[img]images/smilies/dunno.gif[/img] maybe a little oil on the tuning key and saddle on the bridge..

[El_jalepeno]

Also check the locking nut where the G string goes through and make sure there aren't any deep grooves letting the G string slide back and forth instead of actually locking it down. [img]images/smilies/afro.gif[/img]

[Terry]

Get the proper Allen wrenches and make sure ALL of the screws on the bridge are snugg. Oil does help on the tuning keys.Also add a little oil on the part where end of the tuning key touches the saddle plunger.

Get rid of any old dust with an old tooth brush before adding oil..
I use trombone oil....very light......does'nt collect a bunch of dust.


Terry [img]images/smilies/icon_thumb.gif[/img]

[Jedi McFly5150]

Also, make sure you stretch the strings some.

Did you manually "stretch" your strings when you put them on?

When I put my strings on, I tune them all to pitch. Then I start with the high E and gently pull up on it at various points along the neck and picks, stopping at several points to retune the strings since the stretching of course lowers the tuning. I go thru each string, from E to B to G to D to A and then to E and then I repeat the procedure.

After I did the stretching, I retune, then play some bends and dive bombs. Then I retune once more, re-adjust the fine tuners and lock down the strings.

I'd suck as a guitar tech during a concert...Ed would be screaming his ass off "don't ya got that fucker tuned YET???!"

[Stiglar]

yeah i've found a good way to get the strings stretched and everything is like DY said do some huge dive bombs and push the bar to the bottom and retune .. works for me !

[dtsdyloot]

Turning Tips: It’ll take 5 minutes to read and save you more…

Tip 1. Make sure that you loosen all of the strings enough so that there is less tension on the bridge. The bridge will sink down little by little. Loosen until the bridge is flush with the body.
Mistake 1. I didn’t realize that when you get every string in tune on the way up (in pitch) to high E, all of the ones that you’d just tuned, get flattened (this is because the tension gets distributed more evenly on the bridge, and takes pressure off the Low E).

Tip 2. Tighten the springs on the back side of the guitar to tune easier.
Mistake 2. My springs were so loose on the back that every time I tuned up to high E, the bridge lifted and made everything quite flat. The springs in the back anchor the tension on the bridge to the body, the tighter they are, the less the bridge will move when you tighten your strings – this limits movement of your whammy bar, however (not enough for me to notice).

Tip 3. Tune in this order:
Low E (1)
High E (6)
B (5)
A (2)
G (4)
D (3)
Mistake 3. I did not know that staggering the tuning made things that much easier… it does.

Tip 4. Repeat the tuning procedure 3-5 times.
Mistake 4. I didn’t have the patience to do this, and ended up getting frustrated, sitting there wasting time by perpetually tuning and un-tuning the guitar without realizing that I WAS getting that much closer to on-tune.

Tip 5. Keep the fine-tuning screws ¾ of the way out, not half. You want them looser, sticking further out.
Mistake 5. I tuned with the fine screws half-way out (or a little less), locked the bridge, and brought the guitar to perfect tune. HOWEVER, as the strings loosened (as they are prone to do), I needed to retighten them, which meant bringing the fine-tuners in tighter, and tighter, until the guitar was painfully close to being spot-on… but slightly flat.

Tip 6. Stretch that shit.
Mistake 6. See mistake 5.