i hav a guitar with a trem...

sometimes i use the trem..

i checked the guitar tunings... and it *lari* a little...

so i wonder.. is guitar with trem always need to tune??



and to tune Ibanez RG370DX... u need to unlock the lock at the top part of the guitar in order to tune the guitar? <asking.. hehe

Yes. Vintage trems are notorious for going horribly out of tune when even slightly depressed.

Solution?

Floyd Rose.

Cons?

Re-tuning it is a real pain. Yes, you have to unlock the clips, but you also can slight-tune with the little adjustment knobs at the end of the trem. But yes, it's quite a pain to re-tune it if you need to.

yeah its like that if your trem isnt too good. im using a licensed floyd and it does run sometimes but its not too bad.

and yes, youe to unlock at the nut before you tune, else you're gonna snap the string at the peg and the nut

If you don't do dives on a double locking trem, it can stay in tune for months.

korean ibanez ok wat...TS u using gio? if so, then most probably it wont last...my licensed floyd rose works fine...

owh.. kk thx for all the advice...

floyd rose trem? aww dangg... i guess i hav to hold on for the EMG pickups... haha...

RM400++ rite for the floyd rose trem?

and im not using GIO... its RG370DX... not GRG stuff...

This post has been edited by nohal: Dec 22 2008, 12:28 PM

i think ori FR is around Rm700.

anyway, the trick is to make sure the string has stretched. what i do is:
1. tune normally with new strings.
2. stretch the strings and retune.
3. lock and fine tune
4. leave it for about 24 hours
5. play some full bends on several location of the frets.
6. unlock and repeat step 2-3 again.
7.????
8.profit!!!

after that my guitar would stay in tune for weeks. it may still run off a bit, but not to the point where human ears can distinguish.

have you check the trem position? misalignment may contribute to tuning problem too. i heard the edge III trem isn't that good, but i don't think it's that bad though.

wuuwaiiyoyoh!!! original FR RM700++.. dang so exp.. well 1 day i shall get those...

ill try ur steps.. but not now..

rockok is selling Original Floyd Rose II Made In Germany by Schaller for RM450

http://www.rockok2music.blogspot.com/

i think thr rm700 one u saw is the Vintage 1990's edition Floyd Rose, zeroglyph

This post has been edited by Ah Shawn: Dec 22 2008, 10:54 PM

that is the cheaper floyd rose II with non-locking saddles.
weird that those non-locking saddles are still around, as they were actually put on a very cheap asian made floyd from back in the 80s.

guess this is a new hybrid of a floyd rose II with those saddles, dont bother wasting your money on them.

a proper schaller / floyd rose II with locking saddles will be RM700+.

nope, the one i saw is your standard original FR. i think the price is quite standard even for schallers too.

on the same note, anyone know the price of ibanez zero-point trem? can we actually buy it separately?

This post has been edited by zeroglyph: Dec 23 2008, 01:40 PM

I've been looking for a ZR-Trem for awhile..... unless you buy an Ibanez S, it's very hard to find it as a loose piece. You might have better luck on eBay.
But I'm looking to buy an OFR to replace the one on my Razorback. Really isn't that fantastic.... goes out of tune (but then I REALLY abuse the trem), and right now, the trem bar doesn't lock/unlock properly.

This post has been edited by blacktrix: Dec 23 2008, 10:48 AM

yes, u have to unlock the nut clamp to re-tune ur guitar

this is a normal issue. if u hardly use it, i recommend u to install tremol-no. if u're a hardcore tremolo user, upgrade a better trem

The one rockok is selling is a very old (probably NOS) single locking schaller FRII
no locking saddles, so expect the tuning stability to be less steady than what you'd expect.

why don wan to use ibanez trem? floys rose is expnsve.. the hardware quality is same like ibanez floyds..

u obviously have not tried a original floyd rose yet, or seen a broken ibanez floyd yet.

the hardware quality is miles apart.

original floyd rose is pure stainless steel.
ibanez are hollow metal and have some weird filling in them.
they may have changed recently, but i doubt it.

haha.. many kind of trems i saw..

true.. seeing alone the FR trem can know the differ from others...

but RM700... wahha...

btw.. i can change it to fixed bridge rite? how much for FR fix bridge?

juz asking only..

i also wanna that OFR...haha..

sry ts i tumpang thread abit

need help here guys
on my FR the string holder (the screw to tighten the string onto the saddle) get rusty time to time

afraid it will jammed up and i cant screw or unscrew it back

do u guys put any particular product to prevent any rust??
tq

No point to fit an OFR into your Ibanez. You're better off buying a new guitar.

WD40?

@blademaster..

why ah? no point?