detuning guitar, it's detunig when I use tremelo

[zoran the dark]

ey all of you,

i'm having a problem. I want to use a tremelo-type guitar for realling good shred-work. I have a Strat with trem, but it detunes to much. I'm looking for a Floyed Rose model but I can't find a cheap one.

any suggestions?

[rockonn91]

ive been looking into the same thing. you dont want a bad trem or it'll detune like crazy.

whats your price range?

[zoran the dark]

ive been looking into the same thing. you dont want a bad trem or it'll detune like crazy.

whats your price range?

I don't want to go above 500, Euro. something like 500$.

[zoran the dark]

I have seen a little bit of what choise I could make. the choise is :

an OLP mm1 Floyd Rose (somewhere around 300$)
an Ibanez 350 black (389$)
an ESP M (450$)

what's the most relieable?

[rockonn91]

I have seen a little bit of what choise I could make. the choise is :

an OLP mm1 Floyd Rose (somewhere around 300$)
an Ibanez 350 black (389$)
an ESP M (450$)

what's the most relieable?


ok, forget about the OLP. it has a floyd, but everything else about it seems mediocre to me. i bet the floyd isnt even that good on it.

your looking for a shred guitar. Ibanez makes GREAT shred guitars. the RG350 (i belive thats what your talking about) has 24 frets which is a definate plus. ibanez floyds are tipically high quality, and that thing just looks sweet.

ESPs. also incredible shred guitars. im guessing your talking about the LTD MH250. i dont think it looks as sweet as the ibanez but if i had the decision i'd take this one. its got EMG's on it, its a neck-through (sweet sustain) and its got a good truss rod on top of that.


i'd go for the ESP.

[zoran the dark]

ok, forget about the OLP. it has a floyd, but everything else about it seems mediocre to me. i bet the floyd isnt even that good on it.

your looking for a shred guitar. Ibanez makes GREAT shred guitars. the RG350 (i belive thats what your talking about) has 24 frets which is a definate plus. ibanez floyds are tipically high quality, and that thing just looks sweet.

ESPs. also incredible shred guitars. im guessing your talking about the LTD MH250. i dont think it looks as sweet as the ibanez but if i had the decision i'd take this one. its got EMG's on it, its a neck-through (sweet sustain) and its got a good truss rod on top of that.


i'd go for the ESP.

hmmmz... thanks again.

the only thing that's in the way now, is my budget.
still, the ESP is slightly over it, I was more talking about the LTD M-100FM
it costs about 100$ less.

PS, what about Jackson Dinky's?

[bigbuda]

I own a Jackson DKMG Dinky with a licensed Floyd Rose double locking trem and I like it alot. However, I don't like the EMG HZ pickups that they come with and the +20 decible boost thing ain't that great either. I bought mine for 450.00 bucks off EBAY and slapped the EMG 81\85 set in it. Put a tremsetter on it to stable up the trem and changed string gauges from 9's to 11's. I really like it alot now. The thing I like the most about the Jackson DKMG is the fretboard, it's wider at the nut than most guitars and this suits my hands better.

[zoran the dark]

I own a Jackson DKMG Dinky with a licensed Floyd Rose double locking trem and I like it alot. However, I don't like the EMG HZ pickups that they come with and the +20 decible boost thing ain't that great either. I bought mine for 450.00 bucks off EBAY and slapped the EMG 81\85 set in it. Put a tremsetter on it to stable up the trem and changed string gauges from 9's to 11's. I really like it alot now. The thing I like the most about the Jackson DKMG is the fretboard, it's wider at the nut than most guitars and this suits my hands better.

I'll keep that in mind

thanks :cool:

[Akira]

your looking for a shred guitar. Ibanez makes GREAT shred guitars.

Well, they used to make great guitars.

[zoran the dark]

Well, they used to make great guitars.

what do you mean by that... :confused:

[Akira]

what do you mean by that... :confused:

The quality of the instruments made by Ibanez has decreased over the years, whilst the price has done quite the opposite.

[zoran the dark]

The quality of the instruments made by Ibanez has decreased over the years, whilst the price has done quite the opposite.

so?
Jackson's and ESP's are just as expensive and have a Floyd Rose on it.

I do agree with one thing, Even Ibanez makes Floyd Rose guitars that cost 285$. that's not really reliable, my teacher has one and It detunes just as much as my guitar :rolleyes:

[bigbuda]

so?
Jackson's and ESP's are just as expensive and have a Floyd Rose on it.

I do agree with one thing, Even Ibanez makes Floyd Rose guitars that cost 285$. that's not really reliable, my teacher has one and It detunes just as much as my guitar :rolleyes:

Put a tremsetter on it for 30 bucks and your trem will become stable.

[Akira]

so?
Jackson's and ESP's are just as expensive and have a Floyd Rose on it.

What's the point you're arguing here?

[zoran the dark]

Put a tremsetter on it for 30 bucks and your trem will become stable.

dude, what's a tremsetter, and how does it look like, what does it do :confused:

[rockonn91]

Well, they used to make great guitars.

this is true. i personally wouldnt buy one, but still. and yeah, i had read up on buda's tremsetter thing. looks pretty cool. ill let buda explain it cuz i just sort of have an idea :p

[bigbuda]

dude, what's a tremsetter, and how does it look like, what does it do :confused:

The tremsetter is made by Hipshot. Here's the link you want to look at to answer all your questions.

http://www.hipshotproducts.com/tremfaq.htm

[zoran the dark]

The tremsetter is made by Hipshot. Here's the link you want to look at to answer all your questions.

http://www.hipshotproducts.com/tremfaq.htm

that's pretty good stuff dude, but I thinks it is not the trem self. It's de headstock and tuningheads. I hear it click when I go to deep. then it detunes.

any ideas for that?

[bigbuda]

that's pretty good stuff dude, but I thinks it is not the trem self. It's de headstock and tuningheads. I hear it click when I go to deep. then it detunes.

any ideas for that?

Do you have a double locking trem? If so, you may need to snug the 3 bolts down at the nut. Don't over tighten them though 'cause you can strip'em.
If you don't have a double locking trem then it sounds like string stretch to me and without the double locking trem I'm not sure you can avoid this.

[zoran the dark]

Do you have a double locking trem? If so, you may need to snug the 3 bolts down at the nut. Don't over tighten them though 'cause you can strip'em.
If you don't have a double locking trem then it sounds like string stretch to me and without the double locking trem I'm not sure you can avoid this.

It's just a Strat normal kind, so without a locking trem. but even the smallest vibrations make it detune.
so, you're suggesting I should buy a Floyd Rose? Well, I think I'm going to, 'cause I hate the sound of my Strat. I'm used to humbuckers and it only has single coils. I could buy a Floyd Rose guitar, and if I only try to repair my Strat, It would cost me just as much.

So I'm looking for a ESP and maybe lock the trem on my Strat.

[rockonn91]

So I'm looking for a ESP and maybe lock the trem on my Strat.

if you dont like the sound of your strat anyways, whats the point of doin a whole trem-repair?

i say forget the hunk of junk and buy that nice new guitar- you wont be playing your strat anymore anyways.

[zoran the dark]

if you dont like the sound of your strat anyways, whats the point of doin a whole trem-repair?

i say forget the hunk of junk and buy that nice new guitar- you wont be playing your strat anymore anyways.

exactly, and specially when you have a Epiphone les paul standard plus standing right next to it. :D

I'm gonna ask my dad for some bolds and screw it on the wall :eek:

[rockonn91]

I'm gonna ask my dad for some bolds and screw it on the wall :eek:

good thinking :D

[zoran the dark]

good thinking :D

or I could smash it with a show :D

no, that would create a lot of mess, blood and parts.......

[bigbuda]

or I could smash it with a show :D

no, that would create a lot of mess, blood and parts.......

Smash it, Smash it, Yeah....Yeah.......
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