That's a really great article, Strum. It's interesting that you post this because I've been going apoplectic trying to get the low E to tune properly on my Floyd. I'm going to try some of his tips and see if it helps. I do know that using the neck pickup with the tone rolled back really helps tuning my bass.
Update OK, I just tried tuning my Floyd by plucking the string at the 12th fret. MAN does that make a difference! Tuning was much easier and when I was done it sounded a lot better. Thanks for the little ray of sunshine, Strummy. Almost made me as happy as the bakery gang and friend.