Floyd Rose Guitar Tremolo Setup + String Gauge Change Pt2

16th March 2010

Part 2 of my extremely quick guide to changing the strings to a different gauge on a guitar with a floyd rose tremolo. Should explain how to change the strings easily and how to reset the bridge so that it sits flat. Hope you enjoy.

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25 Responses to “Floyd Rose Guitar Tremolo Setup + String Gauge Change Pt2”

  1. 15thearlofbangor Says:

    @dimert great video …
    @dimert great video, thanks mate. It looks really easy, i am very familiar with changing strings with a tremolo but isnt there more that can go wrong when you change string guage?

    I have heard the term truss rod adjustment, but im not sure what that actually means!

  2. houndsofconventional Says:

    i didnt think about …
    i didnt think about that, i’ll try it

  3. dontobeay Says:

    what about …
    what about intonation? don’t you have to reinonate the guitar after you make a gauge change?

  4. dontobeay Says:

    maybe you should …
    maybe you should put more springs in the back.

  5. houndsofconventional Says:

    i bought a set of …
    i bought a set of 10’s and realized that i couldn’t tune my guitar to “E” it would only tune to “D”.

  6. houndsofconventional Says:

    thanks brother… …
    thanks brother…this video was a big help

  7. Alexzz7217 Says:

    this is a very good …
    this is a very good and helpfull video thank you so much. It help me so mcuh as it was my first time changeing string on my tremolo

  8. carlthegit Says:

    Hi dimert, thanks …
    Hi dimert, thanks for all the help few month back my guitar has been playing excellent since!
    i have another guitar i wanna fit a floyd rose trem on its a jackson dk1 do you know how to do this? thanks again dude.

  9. gaud2029 Says:

    you should have …
    you should have made this video in 3 parts :) thanks for the tips

  10. dimert Says:

    yeah when you first …
    yeah when you first try and play with them it can get frustrating, important thing is information and practise though. If you understand how it works it’s half the battle over :)

  11. dimert Says:

    it depends on what …
    it depends on what bridge you have
    on the ibanez edge series bridges you just get an alumn key the size of the holes in the bridge anchor bolts that screw down into the body. twist them to lower or raise the bolts into/out of the body and the bridge will move with them.

  12. meanspirit Says:

    This is very useful …
    This is very useful and very clearly explained. Thanks! I’m thinking of getting an RG prestige soon, but was worried about the trem since I’ve got a Strat and have never had to think about tuning and setup that much before!

  13. rowandoolaard Says:

    my bridge is too …
    my bridge is too low and the strings are hitting the fretts i need to make the bridge rise up a lil bit but i dunno how to doo that, help plz..

  14. bma473 Says:

    Thanks a lot bro …
    Thanks a lot bro for posting this very helpful video. I just got an Ibanez S520 and it’s a pain in the neck to tune. It.s my first guitar with a floating trem/bridge.

  15. dimert Says:

    are you taking the …
    are you taking the piss? :|

  16. dimert Says:

    1) watch the video

    1) watch the video
    2) understand what it tells you to do
    3) watch the video again
    4) adjust your guitar

    4 easy steps to success !! :D

  17. dimert Says:

    no probs!
    no probs!

  18. dimert Says:

    no worries, thanks …
    no worries, thanks for actually watching it and understanding it as opposed to mailing me asking how to fix the issues I explain in the video :(

  19. wayne03051982 Says:

    THANK YOU THANK YOU …
    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
    what a help! you saved me hours of stressing in the future! thank you for posting this man!

  20. ReSliSt Says:

    This helped very …
    This helped very much , thanks for that.

  21. psplad12345 Says:

    i forgot to mention …
    i forgot to mention i dont have a floyd rose bridge

  22. psplad12345 Says:

    plzzz i need help …
    plzzz i need help ive gone up a string gauge from 10 to 11 and when i tune to standard the bridge is lifting up how can i fix this?

  23. dimert Says:

    d’addario singles
    d’addario singles

  24. JohnathenDavis Says:

    To get the slack …
    To get the slack out I leave the nut unlocked and just pull the trem arm up and then dump it for about 2. , 5 min. break, 2 min. stretch.

    What kinda strings you use?

  25. ziggzagpoop Says:

    elixir*
    elixir*

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