Wow.... I like that. amazing control and emotion...

its rare to find a floyd rose will come back 100% in tune after a pull up (rare but there are some lucky ones that come back perfect dive or pull up). But it will normally be back in tune once u do a dive.
My RG1570's Edge Pro comes back 100% in tune after a full dive, but will almost always be slightly out of perfect tune after a pull up.
Most importantly ur strings have to be fully stretched otherwise it will surely go out of tune after any hardcore whammy stuff.

check out the ibanezrules website as evo suggested. very informative. you may wanna check out jemsite as well.

since u changed ur string gauge, i supposed u should have already increase the trem string tension to counter the extra gauge.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Aug 26 2006, 11:34 PM

Pix or Whackerz gonna be here soon

is yours a vintage style trem or the type with two pole studs using a knife edge?
For the least hassle you could replace it with a similar type.

It is possible to put an FR, but probably not worth the amount of work and costs. You have to route the trem cavity, fix in the stud post anchor's, add a locking nut... etc...

Actually tuning it isn't as bad as you think. It's just changing strings that is the real hassle. Once you got it tuned up and the strings are fully stretched, lock the locking nut, fine tune, and its no longer really a hassle. It will hold its tune very well for pretty long actually, provided the temperature changes are not drastic. Once in a while, a fine tune, just like any normal guitar, and you're all set.
But alternate tunings are a nightmare for FR's.

Uh lol...
But i do know that if the girl knows how to play the guitar, it adds another medium of interaction.


welcome back

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Sep 7 2006, 12:40 AM

first of all, is your trem setup properly and the strings fully stretched? if this is not done correctly, whatever trem you have won't do any justice.
but then again, the trem you have (ILT1) is the lowest of the lowest ibanez puts on their guitars. changing it, mind you will be a very very complicated issue, and probably not something you can DIY unless you really know what you are doing. the stud distance may not be the same. you may have to redrill and fix new stud anchors. aside from that its highly possible that you will also have to route the trem cavity to fit the new trem. try posting on jemsite and see what response you get. there are people there who are much more knowledgeable on technical stuff like this.


on the other topic... i use .009's on my FR, and 0.010's on my non-FR. any higher i will have fatigue if i try bending strings my fingers aint that strong yet

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Sep 7 2006, 11:02 PM

hmm on that note... i find it hard to do pinch harmonics on the lower strings. higher strings are much easier. well the fact that my low E is 0.042" isn't what you would call thick but i guess that shouldn't be the limiting factor. i don't know why, may be the positioning, for thumb to hit the right spot, or maybe it's not even hitting the string at all. i have to try really hard to angle my hand in some way, and it doesn't feel natural. My problem doesn't seem to happen on the higher strings though.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Sep 8 2006, 12:38 AM

I second this

i don't that much of a holiday until the end of nov...

if i know how to get to ur place maybe i can pick u up.

yikes... that part of KL ar... i always buta jalan wan. somehow find my way there by following signboards from jln tun razak. i went to UTM once before and that was how i got to know jln semarak, but then again, i haven't been there in ages. haha.

haha. can also.

yeah. they said some binding contract that they cant sell those stuff outside US.

well since it says so then it should be. its probably bundled into the price of the guitar anyway. typical shipping for a guitar internationally probably around 100-150USD. better make sure it ships with a hardcase though.

waahhhh WTH??? thats a super good price!!! how many units do they have?
btrix that was a really quick impulse buy... all i can do i is sit here... all my money went to the guitar already....

echo... u grab him i grab the vox (i'm not strong enuff), then u better fast fast run to my car...

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Sep 14 2006, 08:22 PM

fortunately u don't have my picture... oh wait.. nevermind...

errr... i thought he is a guitar tech, not a luthier?

interesting tremolo invented by the swede's



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