Floyd Rose Question ...

[felix'apprentice]

My question is, is there a quick way to drop D tune my floyd rose ... i really hate tuning the top then locking the nut and then fine tuning it - ha im lazy i know. and for the most part, once i start messing with it i mess up the other strings and 30 mins later im frustrated and still outta tune lol. i love the floyd rose, i just hate anything other than standard tuning i suppose haha.

so...with that being said is there a quick way to do it? or should i just get a different guitar and keep it for different tuning options.

thanks all!

- kayla

[Ron]

My question is, is there a quick way to drop D tune my floyd rose?

Nope.

[onegunguitar]

My question is, is there a quick way to drop D tune my floyd rose?

Nope.

Unless you block it.

[edgecrush2003]

you could always install a D-tuna on it.I have one on mine and it works really good. just my 2 cents.

[skipisode]

Yes... an EVH D-Tuna will work if you have a certain type of Floyd Rose.
Some of the "licensed" types will not work with the D-Tuna. Get on line and check them out. They run about $50 most places.

[lonewolf]

Yep, if it will fit, the D-Tuna works pretty well. I used one on a Kahler and it did its job. There is just a minor amount of intonation change on the other strings that is barely noticable.

One thing, though, they stick out the back of the trem pretty far and you can gouge the guitar body if you yank on the the bar too hard.

[Ron]

you could always install a D-tuna on it.I have one on mine and it works really good. just my 2 cents.

Do you still have to block it so it is drop only?

[edgecrush2003]

No you don't have to block it. You can switch back and forth.

[felix'apprentice]

im gonna check this d tuna thing out. im thinkin about here pretty soon just buyin another strat that i will use for drop d tuning. i really hate messing with this floyd rose, cause once its locked its golden.

anyone have one of these laying around, either a strat(doesnt have to be pretty) or this tuner thing? lol let me know, im def. interested.

thanks

- kayla

[old Skool]

Most people I've talked to had to block the trem with a D-Tuna to keep it in tune when dropping. Doesn't take much change in spring tension to affect tuning. I liked the idea of a second guitar with a fixed bridge. If you pop a string on your Floyd you have a back up ready. Happened to me a few weeks ago. Broke a string 30 seconds into the first song of the night. Doesn't happen too often but if it does it's sure nice to have a back up ready to go.

[felix'apprentice]

ya, thats good thinking. i found a back up guitar im gonna buy. just something cheap to do the job. might put money into it later down the road, but who knows.

thanks for all the help !!!

[edgecrush2003]

I never blocked mine.It seems to work fine.

[seven_star_customz]

there is a few things Hipshot makes an Extender key with a lever on it that drops the tuning.

and you could maybe take the locking nut off alot of people do that. and just use the tuners

[felix'apprentice]

can't get rid of the locknut. its permanent.

im thinkin bout buyin this D Tuna. Its only like 40 dollars. i did get a schecter to do my drop d tuning but its not my strat. i mean i like it, and i will continue to play it. i just love the feel and action of my strat ... but anyways.

how hard are these things to install?

[edgecrush2003]

They are very easy.Read the instructions and be done in 10 minutes.

[lonewolf]

can't get rid of the locknut. its permanent.

im thinkin bout buyin this D Tuna. Its only like 40 dollars. i did get a schecter to do my drop d tuning but its not my strat. i mean i like it, and i will continue to play it. i just love the feel and action of my strat ... but anyways.

how hard are these things to install?

You just unscrew the saddle lock screw out of the trem and replace it with with the D-Tuna and the longer screw that comes with it. Don't forget to stash the original parts in a safe place!

Don't forget, once its installed, if you yank your whammy outwards too hard, you can gouge up your guitar body and bend up your D-Tuna. Thats why they recommend blocking it for that direction only. I didn't do that, but I think HipShot has a device to stabilize your trem in the up direction only.

[paul]

With the D-Tuna you are suppose to block the floyd as dropping to D will throw the other strings out of tune on a floating bridge. Even though it will be slight it will change the other strings. Its common sense, the bridge floats off the posts when set up and in tune properly and when you drop tune one string the spring tension changes slightly which will effect the other strings and will be slightly out of tune. If you cant pick it up with your ear get a tuner because you are out of tune.

[onegunguitar]

With the D-Tuna you are suppose to block the floyd as dropping to D will throw the other strings out of tune on a floating bridge. Even though it will be slight it will change the other strings. Its common sense, the bridge floats off the posts when set up and in tune properly and when you drop tune one string the spring tension changes slightly which will effect the other strings and will be slightly out of tune. If you cant pick it up with your ear get a tuner because you are out of tune.

Yep,I agree with that. Eddie Van Halen(I know,he's an asshole but who cares) designed the D-Tuna and for anyone who doesn't know his Floyds are all flush mount,non floaters.

[felix'apprentice]

ive got a locking nut, i should be ok. im not sure if i wanna do this or not ... its reversible, right?

[lonewolf]

ive got a locking nut, i should be ok. im not sure if i wanna do this or not ... its reversible, right?

The D-Tuna's main purpose is to change tuning on guitars with locking nuts--you wouldn't really need one if you didn't have a locking nut.

All you do to reverse is remove the D-Tuna & screw and put the old screw back in. That's why its a good idea to stash the old screw in a safe place.

[felix'apprentice]

ahhh ok. well thats cool then. i dont think i have anything on my strat that is the original cept the tuners ....