help with a floyd rose.

felix'apprentice · Post by **felix'apprentice** » Monday Sep 07, 2009

just curious. i have a floyd rose on my strat. i hardly ever, well today was the first time since the floyd rose was installed, use the whammy bar. but i put it on today, and when i push the whammy bar it seems like the whole floyd rose is moving. is it supposed to move like that???

i wouldn't think it should move. but i really dont know. any help would appreciated. thanks all!

- kayla

VENTGtr · Post by **VENTGtr** » Monday Sep 07, 2009

How do you mean "move". Ya, they (Unless screwed down) go lower (And will
lower than a standard trem) and can pull sharp. The arms can sometimes feel
a little shakey, might even get some noise from it. This may make it feel like the
whole setup is shifting.

It SHOULD return to "zero" and bring you back in tune. If it doesn't, needs some
setup adjustment.

If it just feels unstable and the bridge actually "moves", could be another issue...
but you'd go crazy out of tune if that's the case.

Might also just need to be that you will need to adjust if you've never used it.
It makes for a nice hand rest, but can't put too much pressure on or you'll pull
sharp.

If it's not comfortable or you just don't like it being so movable, can either screw
it down flush, or maybe even just tighten the trem springs in the back a bit until
you feel better about it. You will have to adjust the intonation after.

Floyds can be a lot of fun. I still consider putting them back on my strats. I've just
never been a "dive bomber" so other than trickery/wankery/noise-making, I never
really used them. Do stay in tune terrific though and the fine-tuners are nice.

timemoney0 · Post by **timemoney0** » Monday Sep 07, 2009

Kayla, rest assured that your Floyd Rose is doing everything it's supposed to do.(according to your description) So lock dem strings and slam that baby to the bottom. Tuning should still be good. JAM ON

felix'apprentice · Post by **felix'apprentice** » Monday Sep 07, 2009

whew ... alright, i thought i had problems with this. but now i feel better. im not big into using the whammy bar .... so i think im taking it off and putting it back in the guitar parts bin ha.

thanks everyone, it was much appreciated!

- kayla

RFBuck · Post by **RFBuck** » Sunday Sep 13, 2009

Put that bar back on!!

Just YouTube a few Steve Vai vids, and watch one of the masters of the bar. He's more than a divebomber...he uses it so well for manipulation of notes it's amazing. You may find a new aspect of your creativity. I'm an admitted over-abuser of the pinch harmonic, and once I learned to "warble" with the Floyd, I found something new for my arsenal besides squealing.