String Change with the Floyd

[phill_up]

I changed the strings on the soloist yesterday and tried the 9 volt battery trick and it came out in almost perfect tune.

Now I just need to find a piece of wood or plastic the same size.

[metalchurch79]

I've never tried that one yet, but I've heard of it.
I change mine one at a time, stretch, retune, then move to the next....
When I'm done the trem stays put, and all I have to do is lock it down and fine tune.
That works best for me, but I've heard of the 9v trick, and also a pink eraser.
There's prob a dozen different ways that we all go about this. Thanks for posting, that was kinda neat.

[Cuthbert]

Yes I also use that trick...heard that once they sold shaped blocks of wood to do this job.

[rjohnstone]

I have this thing called a "Trem-stop" or something like that. It's a plastic wedge with a foam backer that slides under the trem.
I'll have to snap a pic of it... had it for nearly 15 years.
Works great since I take all the strings off at once so I can clean the board.

[toejam]

I have this thing called a "Trem-stop" or something like that. It's a plastic wedge with a foam backer that slides under the trem.
I'll have to snap a pic of it... had it for nearly 15 years.
Works great since I take all the strings off at once so I can clean the board.

Tremolok. I've got one of those, and have also had it for about 15 years or so.

[rjohnstone]

Yea... that's the thing!
Works great and doesn't scratch up the finish.

[Jack The Riffer]

Where can you buy one of those?

[Hellbat]

Most Guitar Centers.

In 1993! :ROTF:

Sorry. Sleep deprivation makes everything seem funnier.

[Floating Seeds]

that's cool. I stuck some hard foam stuff behind the trem in the cavity and it kinda worked but I'm a stupid noob with this floud stuff . But I can't stick a 9v battery on mine it doesn't have that space under it.

[jdr94]

i might have to take some craft foam and glue it to the top and bottom of a 4 inch flat metal bar and call it a day. make my own for like $2

[Hellbat]

With my Charvel M5 and it's top mount JT6 I used to just roll up a washcloth and stick it underneath to protect the finish. It works pretty good, but it would be a bit harder i think with a routed in floyd.

[phill_up]

Tremolok. I've got one of those, and have also had it for about 15 years or so.

I got the battery idea from this thread
http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6751
Didnt that tremolok dent the body on one of your guitars? I thought they quit making the tremolok?

[toejam]

Yeah, it did put a little dent in the body of my old Yamaha. I don't know what the hell happened. Strange thing.
Half the time I wouldn't even use that thing and would just pull off all the guitar strings and restring without using anything to prop the Floyd up.

[rjohnstone]

That must have been some damn soft wood for that thing to have caused a dent.
I've used mine on every Floyded guitar I own, including my PC1 and never had any issues with it.

[phill_up]

I had a fender HM strat and the body on that dude was soft as hell. I think it must have been basswood