Set up my first floyd.

[unclesprinter]

I got my Jackson Dinky preformer 2 today. The bridge was sunk in pretty bad so I took a shot at setting it up and I think I did alright. It's tuned to d-standard, and the intonation is alright too. I'm gonna have a pro set it up after I wire in the pickups i'm waiting for in the mail.

[Sharkfin]

Nice set-up. It looks like the trem is leaning forward just a tad, but I would say that's acceptable. Are you going for a standard control configuration with your pickups? Why not give the wiring a shot too?

[unclesprinter]

Nice set-up. It looks like the trem is leaning forward just a tad, but I would say that's acceptable. Are you going for a standard control configuration with your pickups? Why not give the wiring a shot too?

I am gonna put the pickups in myself, I bought a guitar heads mini rail for the neck which I have now and a dimarzio super 3 for the bridge which i'm waiting on. Would you happen to know how to remove the strings from this trem? For the life of me I can't figure it out. I know how a normal floyd works and how to change the strings but idk how to release the strings from this one

[Sharkfin]

You need to take an allen key to the long screw attached to the saddles. Turn counter clockwise, that should loosen the string block in the saddle to be able to take the strings off.

[unclesprinter]

I had only ever worked on one trem before which was an edge and it was totally different lol, thank you for the help I got new strings on my guitar and it feels 100 times better.

[Newc]

I am gonna put the pickups in myself, I bought a guitar heads mini rail for the neck which I have now and a dimarzio super 3 for the bridge which i'm waiting on. Would you happen to know how to remove the strings from this trem? For the life of me I can't figure it out. I know how a normal floyd works and how to change the strings but idk how to release the strings from this one

I had only ever worked on one trem before which was an edge and it was totally different lol, thank you for the help I got new strings on my guitar and it feels 100 times better.

I love the irony here. An Ibenhad Edge is never "a normal Floyd". The unit you have there is based on the Schaller-made JT590, who also make the Floyd Rose. If you know how a "normal" (read: real) Floyd Rose works, the Schaller-designed operates in an identical manner.

The Edge is the low-profile design where the string lock screws are in front of the fine tuners.

[Newc]

As an aside, it looks like the low E intonation set screw (in front of the saddle) is leaning forward, indicating it's cross-threaded. Setting the intonation is going to be a problem one day.

[DonP]

Don't fear the Floyd.

[unclesprinter]

As an aside, it looks like the low E intonation set screw (in front of the saddle) is leaning forward, indicating it's cross-threaded. Setting the intonation is going to be a problem one day.

Actually the saddles are on a pivot and the fine tuners sit right on top of the string locking screws and move them up and down for fine tuning.