DK2 floyde rose tuning stability

[redwarp]

hey all

i just bought a Dk2 in a sunburst finish. i love the guitar but the tuning on the floyd rose seems to go out quickly.

would installing a 4th spring help?

any other tips?

Cheers

[Madness]

Re: DK2 floyde rose tuning stability

What are you tuned to?...E standard? What string gauge?

[toejam]

Re: DK2 floyde rose tuning stability

Are your strings stretched enough before locking the nut? All an extra spring would do is put more tension on the trem and give it a stiffer feel; you'd have to exert more pressure to push the bar down.

[DumpyWumpy]

Re: DK2 floyde rose tuning stability

*cough* Tremsetter *cough*

I just installed one on my DXMG because the trem never returned to zero and now it works like a charm! Kinda expensive but cheaper than replacing it with an OFR and there are a lot of other added benefits as well.

[mhalsey]

Re: DK2 floyde rose tuning stability

The JT580LP trem can be quirky at times. Some, I guess, take a lot of tweaking to get the balance right between the string tension and the springs. Is the tuning going sharp or flat? Also, a drop of 3-In-One Oil on the post helped mine a bunch.

[777]

Re: DK2 floyde rose tuning stability

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hey all

i just bought a Dk2 in a sunburst finish. i love the guitar but the tuning on the floyd rose seems to go out quickly.

would installing a 4th spring help?

any other tips?

Cheers

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I know how you feel, nothing like getting a new guitar and having to change out the piece of crap trem they put in there....... [img]/images/graemlins/bs.gif[/img]

[toejam]

Re: DK2 floyde rose tuning stability

Hmm, I never had a problem with any JT580LP staying in tune.

[redwarp]

Re: DK2 floyde rose tuning stability

i'm using 9s, the trem is parrel with the body and i have abused the hell out of the strings, when the strings go out of tune they allways go flat, oh and i allways lock the nut :P

any tips on keeping it in tune? like oiling in certen places or something??

[guitarsjb]

Re: DK2 floyde rose tuning stability

I haven't had any trouble with mine. Hmm..

[Jack The Riffer]

Re: DK2 floyde rose tuning stability

Never a problem with mine.

[semagic]

Re: DK2 floyde rose tuning stability

no problems here... [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

[toejam]

Re: DK2 floyde rose tuning stability

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oh and i allways lock the nut :P


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Doesn't matter if you always lock the nut. Are you stretching your strings enough before you lock it? If not, you will go out of tune since your strings aren't properly stretched.
When you put on new strings, tune up to pitch, do a lot of bending and also pull the strings up off the board to pull them out of tune, retune, repeat the stretching process until they don't go out of tune, then lock the nut.

[Razor]

Re: DK2 floyde rose tuning stability

My DX10D goes flat if I whammy, but if I slightly pull up on the arm it will go back to zero and be in tune again. If you figure it out, let me know.

[mhalsey]

Re: DK2 floyde rose tuning stability

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My DX10D goes flat if I whammy, but if I slightly pull up on the arm it will go back to zero and be in tune again. If you figure it out, let me know.

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Drop of 3-In-One Oil on each of the posts.

[Razor]

Re: DK2 floyde rose tuning stability

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Drop of 3-In-One Oil on each of the posts.

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Mark, I assume where the knife edges ride?