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  • ARGH! edge pro 7 tuning problems

    Ive owned an Ibanez RG1527 and the bridge on this thing is driving me nuts. The damn thing wont stay in tune at all. I can get it in tune, and then once i depress or raise the whammy bar and come back to the original position it is not in tune at all.

    Any helpful hints, or suggestions?

    is the edge pro 7 crap? do i need a original floyd?
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  • #2
    the Edge bridges are good...how old is it? www.ibanezrules.com has a lot of helpful info. one thing ive found is that if the bridge saddle screws come loose youll have loads of problems...try tightening them up to see if that help. make sure you dont have any stripped screws or screw holes, the knife edges are good, the posts are good...etc. one screw loose can throw the whole thing outta whack!
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    • #3
      Are you stretching the strings when you put new ones on before you lock the nut?

      Are the nut locks strong enough to calmp down on the gauge of string you are using?

      Remember, most double-locking trems are designed around using lighter gauge strings, even 7-string trems. Your clamps may be worn either way.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by Newc View Post
        Are you stretching the strings when you put new ones on before you lock the nut?

        Are the nut locks strong enough to calmp down on the gauge of string you are using?

        Remember, most double-locking trems are designed around using lighter gauge strings, even 7-string trems. Your clamps may be worn either way.
        theres no need to stretch strings. you should tug on them gently and make sure you have them wound tightly around the tuning pegs, but if you really pull on them you could cause them to become thinner at one point along the string, causing all sorts of intonation problems and even premature wear and breakage. i dont ever stretch my strings and i have no problems staying in tune. i change the strings, tug on them, tune, and make sure they are tight around the posts, lock them down, whammy and check tuning and 99% of the time its nearly dead on, just needs a little fine tuning. to me, stretching = bad! its been proven a few times that strings dont actually stretch (Steinberger trem systems and the Floyd Rose Speedloaders both prove this).
        about the string blocks...they may be worn...as for size of strings, Jeff Loomis uses i think a 70 or 80 gauge low B and doesnt seem to have any problems
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        • #5
          Originally posted by soc_monki View Post
          theres no need to stretch strings. you should tug on them gently and make sure you have them wound tightly around the tuning pegs, but if you really pull on them you could cause them to become thinner at one point along the string, causing all sorts of intonation problems and even premature wear and breakage. i dont ever stretch my strings and i have no problems staying in tune. i change the strings, tug on them, tune, and make sure they are tight around the posts, lock them down, whammy and check tuning and 99% of the time its nearly dead on, just needs a little fine tuning. to me, stretching = bad! its been proven a few times that strings dont actually stretch (Steinberger trem systems and the Floyd Rose Speedloaders both prove this).
          about the string blocks...they may be worn...as for size of strings, Jeff Loomis uses i think a 70 or 80 gauge low B and doesnt seem to have any problems
          The Speedloader strings are already pre-stretched.

          Where you got your info from about strings not needing to be stretched is beyond me. You do need to stretch them, tune up to pitch, stretch them, tune back up to pitch, repeat the process until they don't go out of tune, then lock the nut down.
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          • #6
            Well, if it works for you, that's good. It doesn't work for me, however, and I have never broken a string while doing extreme pullups with a Floyd, so I have to doubt the weakening-of-the-strings idea.
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            • #7
              thanks for the help guys, i ended up taking the guitar to get a badly needed full set up, hopefully this should sort things out.
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              • #8
                you might have the clamps on backwards, which will cause it to not hold the tune.

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