Floyd Rose floating trem PROBLEM!

[grungeiceman]

Ok I ahve my Ibanez s470 which has a floating trem and a locking nut. I am quite new to floating bridges by the way. I just changed the strings on it to the same guage as it was. I cannot keep it in tune for a second. It has been a good month or so since i put the stings on and havent been able to keep the guitar in tune the whole time. I unlock the nut tune it lock it againg fine tune it, by the time i get back the the lowest e string again its out of tune. Im considering selling the whole thing its got me all upset now. lol but any tips will help.

[ted s]

My brother has an Ibanez 7 string with a FR. It did the same thing.
Somewhere (can't remember where) on theinternet I found setup tips for a FR, do a search, your bound to find something. I followed the guide, and it works good now. It was definitely a huge PITA but persistance will pay off.
The tilt of the bridge took a lot of messing around with to get right but once that was dialed in about 15 times it works well.

Let us know how you do.

[Spudman***]

First: Make sure the plate of the bridge is parallel to the top of the guitar. Level so to speak. If it isn't you'll have to adjust the tension springs in the back of the guitar.

Second: Get the guitar in tune and then physically stretch each individual string by grabbing it from underneath and stretching it upward the whole length of the string. Once all strings have been pre-stretched lock the nut and tune the guitar. The guitar will need to be tuned to pitch and retuned as you make adjustments. This may require unlocking the nut to re-tune.

Third: Make sure that the string locks on the bridge are tight enough or your strings can slip from this point.

I usually run my strings through the tuning pegs until the ball end stops them - then I pull the string over the bridge and clip the length about 1/2 to 3/4 inch past the bridge where the string would enter from the top - insert this end into the bridge and then tighten the lock.

Usually this, after stretching -tuning and re-stretching, will make my guitar invulnerable to tuning destabilization.

Good luck.

[grungeiceman]

Yeah the trem is intruding into the body a bit il adjust the springs now.

[Hogfullofblues]

Who knows what lurks in the mind of Floyd? The Spudster, he knows!
But just in case you want to overload, here are some links I found when I had an Ibanez:

http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/floydrosetremolo.htm

http://www.jemsite.com/tech/

http://www.musiciansworkshop.com/ibanez_setup.html

http://www.ibanezguitars.co.uk/string.html

http://www.floydrose.com/video.html

Hope these help,