i need help
Ok what happend was that i tried to change my strings and i took the oldones off put the new ones on when I went to tune the new ones is were things went bad. what happens it that i don't know what the part is called so ill describe it the part were you take the old strings out and put the new ones in that part anyway when i go to tune the guitar that part comes up off of the guitar and then the strings are out of tune when i try to tune the strings more it comes off more does anyone know how to fix this please help
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Wow... first things first... I suggest familiarizing yourself with the guitar and it's components before you go about fiddling with it. Changing strings is a pretty common and easy task... it appears that you have something going on here... I'll need to know whether this a Strat style bridge or a Floyd Rose style locking tremolo??? It might even be an acoustic??????
My Interpretation: You changed your strings and your bridge is lifting off the body of the guitar....
Causes: 1. Since you probably don't know much about the guitar you probably didn't account for stretching the strings as being part of the string changing process... Strings are not pre-loaded so you have to stretch them to release any stored energy within the string (excuse my scientific blabber).
2. Another possibility is that you tuned your strings way too high... and they are pulling harder on the bridge than what they should be... causing it to lift off the body...
3. The last possibilty is that you switched to a higher gauge of strings than what your guitar is set-up for... Causing you to put more tension on the brdige than what it's set-up for.
4. If your guitar is acoustic and the bridge is lifting.... the causes can come from extreme temperatire exposure or extreme humidty expouse... the glue has either melted or dried out completly and became brittle causing the string tension to pull the bridge away from the body....BAD NEWS
Solutions:
1. Stretch the strings by pulling up and down lightly toward the middle of the string... then retune your guitar... stretch them again... then retune your guitar one more time. If your bridge didn't fall back to the point that it was at then stretching the strings wasn't your problem... however, you still probably needed to do it.
2. You went to tune your guitar and you started cranking on the tuners and you went way too high. If you do this... in most cases, the e, B, and G strings will probably just break... The E, A, and D strings will take a lot more punishment when it comes to over tuning... if you can bend the strings easlily this isn't your problem... if you can't bend the string hardly at all... you need to tune your strings way down becuase you went too far.
3. This is likely... when you bought your guitar it was probably set-up with either 8's or 9's... thats the average string gauge for factory set-ups. If you bought a set of strings that are higher than this it will cause you bridge to lift. If this is the case... you will have to set-up your bridge to accomodate the higher string tension needed to keep these higher gauged strings in tune.
4. If this is the case.... stop what you are doing NOW! relieve the string tension... and take this guitar to a guitar shop and have the bridge reglued.
I hope one of these scenarios can help you solve your problem... and in the future, if you can give more information about what type of guitar, what type of bridge, what gauge of strings, so on and so forth... that would help all of us out a tremendous amount. Good Luck
My Interpretation: You changed your strings and your bridge is lifting off the body of the guitar....
Causes: 1. Since you probably don't know much about the guitar you probably didn't account for stretching the strings as being part of the string changing process... Strings are not pre-loaded so you have to stretch them to release any stored energy within the string (excuse my scientific blabber).
2. Another possibility is that you tuned your strings way too high... and they are pulling harder on the bridge than what they should be... causing it to lift off the body...
3. The last possibilty is that you switched to a higher gauge of strings than what your guitar is set-up for... Causing you to put more tension on the brdige than what it's set-up for.
4. If your guitar is acoustic and the bridge is lifting.... the causes can come from extreme temperatire exposure or extreme humidty expouse... the glue has either melted or dried out completly and became brittle causing the string tension to pull the bridge away from the body....BAD NEWS
Solutions:
1. Stretch the strings by pulling up and down lightly toward the middle of the string... then retune your guitar... stretch them again... then retune your guitar one more time. If your bridge didn't fall back to the point that it was at then stretching the strings wasn't your problem... however, you still probably needed to do it.
2. You went to tune your guitar and you started cranking on the tuners and you went way too high. If you do this... in most cases, the e, B, and G strings will probably just break... The E, A, and D strings will take a lot more punishment when it comes to over tuning... if you can bend the strings easlily this isn't your problem... if you can't bend the string hardly at all... you need to tune your strings way down becuase you went too far.
3. This is likely... when you bought your guitar it was probably set-up with either 8's or 9's... thats the average string gauge for factory set-ups. If you bought a set of strings that are higher than this it will cause you bridge to lift. If this is the case... you will have to set-up your bridge to accomodate the higher string tension needed to keep these higher gauged strings in tune.
4. If this is the case.... stop what you are doing NOW! relieve the string tension... and take this guitar to a guitar shop and have the bridge reglued.
I hope one of these scenarios can help you solve your problem... and in the future, if you can give more information about what type of guitar, what type of bridge, what gauge of strings, so on and so forth... that would help all of us out a tremendous amount. Good Luck
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*do not double post!*
The part you are talking about is called the bridge. Apparently it is a tremolo(whammy bar) bridge since it moves. Are the new strings a heavier gauge than the old ones? That could be the cause. Only thing I know to do is look at the back of your guitar. You should see a removable plate in the center that when removed exposes the under side of the bridge and some springs. One solution might be to move the springs around so they create more tension on the bridge, or you could add a couple of springs.
The part you are talking about is called the bridge. Apparently it is a tremolo(whammy bar) bridge since it moves. Are the new strings a heavier gauge than the old ones? That could be the cause. Only thing I know to do is look at the back of your guitar. You should see a removable plate in the center that when removed exposes the under side of the bridge and some springs. One solution might be to move the springs around so they create more tension on the bridge, or you could add a couple of springs.
# 3
my guitar is an ibanez rg series it stright from the store i change nothing but the strings your one answer is the one i think is correct my guitar originally had 9's and i switched to 11's strings casue my friend told me it would sound better and I think that is why my bridge is coming off you said something about making it so that wouldn't happen
do you know how to do this
do you know how to do this
# 4
Okay, so we identified the problem... adjusting the tension on a trem is pretty basic... You'll have to remove the trem cover on the back of the guitar so that you can access the springs and the spring claw. There should be either 3, 4, or 5 springs on your trem... my guess is there are 3. One way to do this is to add springs.... I would think that one spring would be sufficient... if they didn't give you the extra springs you can always tighten the trem claw. The trem claw is the part that looks like.... well.... a claw. It should have 2 screws that anchor it to the body and it should be about an inch to an inch and a half away from the body. Screw one screw a couple turns... then screw the other screw a couple turns going back and forth making sure that you are screwing the screws IN... so that the trem claw gets closer to the body. Keep an eye on the bridge and keep doing this until it's satisfactory. HOWEVER! I would suggest going to a guitar store and buying springs... That way... when you change your strings again you can just take a spring off or add a spring.
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Same thing happened to me recently, i bought an Ibanez rg350 and changed strings from 9's to 10's.
Adjust the tremolo tension like mentioned before and tune it so it's close to being in tune but not completely, then use the fine tuning knobs on the bridge, (if you have them) otherwise just keep adjusting the tremolo tension more.
Btw, you need 6 strings to do this right, 2 won't do you any good, and 11's might be too much, try 10's instead (010-046). ;)
Adjust the tremolo tension like mentioned before and tune it so it's close to being in tune but not completely, then use the fine tuning knobs on the bridge, (if you have them) otherwise just keep adjusting the tremolo tension more.
Btw, you need 6 strings to do this right, 2 won't do you any good, and 11's might be too much, try 10's instead (010-046). ;)
# 7
ok im not sure if someone told you this already,
but i had the same problem with my ibanez...
on the backside of the guitar, there should be a part where you can open it up and check the electrics.. there are two screws holding that keep the tremalo down... there are springs there for the wammy bar..
o ya and if you dont have a wammy bar, forget about this and stop reading now.. but if this sounds like you then...
loosen the strings to the point where you have dropped them almost to the edge.. then tighten the screws that keep the springs in place... dont break a string..
tighten the screws to where the almost touch the body of the guitar.. then, tighten your strings slowly and see if your bridge starts to raise up again..
if it does, you need to get more springs for the tremalo,
if not, then just re-tune your guitar, and jam...
p.s. you might need to restring, for the e B or G string might snap while retuning.
but i had the same problem with my ibanez...
on the backside of the guitar, there should be a part where you can open it up and check the electrics.. there are two screws holding that keep the tremalo down... there are springs there for the wammy bar..
o ya and if you dont have a wammy bar, forget about this and stop reading now.. but if this sounds like you then...
loosen the strings to the point where you have dropped them almost to the edge.. then tighten the screws that keep the springs in place... dont break a string..
tighten the screws to where the almost touch the body of the guitar.. then, tighten your strings slowly and see if your bridge starts to raise up again..
if it does, you need to get more springs for the tremalo,
if not, then just re-tune your guitar, and jam...
p.s. you might need to restring, for the e B or G string might snap while retuning.
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