Special Tuning Thing

Hey heres my guitar:
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Schecter-Damien-FR-Electric-Guitar-513103-i1147996.gc



See the end of the guitar? usually where the body holds the strings? Well on this one you can do quick tuning right there, which I know lots of guitars have. But mine is up, as in its not totally planted in. But its on purpose so you can make the cool whammy sound, I guess. But can you get it fixed to be put down or something? I just find it annoying when Im playing, sometimes it can get out of tune or I can be touching it and it will make it lower sounding because of the whammy sound. Im sorry if this is confusing or anything. I tighten all of the mini knobs so that I know if its out of tune thats why, its not all the way tightened. Like default or something. But I should probably loosen them all instead...

Are you tightening the nut at the top of the neck? I've got Floyds on most of my guitars and don't have tuning problems with them. The knobs on the bridge are fine tuners. You should tune the guitar normally with the knobs on the headstock, tighten the nut at the top of the neck, then use those to dial in exactly. They shouldn't be all the way up or all the way down.

There are ways to make the bridge not float, but I'll leave that up to folks who know how to do it. I personally love the floating trem and hate that most of my Floyds do sit on the body, so I've never tried to do it.

Sorry if this didn't answer the question.

Thanks, but then Ill have to tune it too much.

Originally Posted by: KillercosmoThanks, but then Ill have to tune it too much.

:confused:

Umm... ok, guess I misunderstood the question. Honestly, though, when set up right I don't have to tune my Floyds any more often than my string-through guitar.

If it's a new guitar, you might want to think about seeing if you can work a trade or something. Schecter makes some nice string-through models in the same range. I don't know if you'll ever be able to get the Floyd to a point where you're satisfied with it.

I'm confused....

Is the fine tuning knob too high or screwed all the way out?

If so, just unlock the strings at the nut, level all the fine tuners to where they are about half way screwed in, tune the guitar using the regular tuning pegs on the headstock, lock the strings back down at the nut, then fine tune with the fine tuners...

or

Is the entire Floyd Rose system sitting at too high of an angle, as in the back end is too high and not level with the guitar body?

If this is it, then the springs for the Floyd Rose need to be adjusted. Just take the back cover off of the guitar and tighten the claw (the thing that the springs are attached to). There will be 2 screws that connect the claw to the body of the guitar.....This can be an extremely aggravating adjustment as it has to be just right in order for the string tension and the spring tension to level out.....takes a lot of patience....have to adjust the springs, tune (which will take a while), adjust the springs, tune....and so on....until the Floyd sits parallel with the body of the guitar and is in tune.