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    Hey guys,
    maybe this is has been asked before but i'm a bit lost here.
    i recently restrung my dkmg with 10's (normally 9's). Rebalanced the floyd etc. but it seems sticky i.e. when used it doesn't return to pitch properly (stays high when i push down on it, stays low when i pull back on it).
    Not sure how to deal with this. I'm not a big whammy user so the knife edges seem in good shape.
    Any help would be great.
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  • #2
    Try a little lube on the knife edges. Big Bends Nut Sauce or in a pinch a little chapstick or some WD-40 applied with a toothpick to avoid oversaturating it.
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    • #3
      +1
      Really? well screw Mark Twain.

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      • #4
        Make sure the locknut pads aren't not slipping. With it locked down, push down on the strings behind the locknut and verify with a tuner that the strings aren't pulling sharp. Tighten the lock nuts until they don't slip. This issue causes the most tuning problems and many guitarists don't know to do this.
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        • #5
          And just because it's been seen so many times, make sure the locknut pads are on the correct direction. Apex of the pad inline with the strings..
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          • #6
            Get new, better and higher tension springs. + all of the above.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by Axewielder View Post
              Make sure the locknut pads aren't not slipping.
              He should make sure they're slipping? I think that might make his problems worse.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by SausageofPower View Post
                He should make sure they're slipping? I think that might make his problems worse.
                You didn't not get me on that one!
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Axewielder View Post
                  You didn't not get me on that one!
                  Me too axe you beat me too it.
                  Really? well screw Mark Twain.

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                  • #10
                    +1 on trem springs. Often overlooked. They don't last forever if you dig the whammy bar , or if inferiors were in it to start. Also the lube thing is what I do every string change on the posts/edges and try to always be patient when having to adjust the Floyd up or down. The edges take a pounding if you cheat and don't ease up the string tension and just start cranking on the posts..

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                    • #11
                      Won't hurt the post to adjust them under tension.
                      Not a bad idea to replace the springs tho'.
                      Really? well screw Mark Twain.

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                      • #12
                        Hurts the knife edges. Especially licensed Floyds which "steel" isn't very hard.

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                        • #13
                          Replace the pivot studs. They probably have a notch dug into them or a burr.

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