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How can I minimize going out of tune when using the whammy bar?
Perhaps my selection of musicians is biased, but usually when I see a whammy bar used, it's usually with a locking tremolo bridge like a Floyd Rose. Everybody else seems to take the whammy bar out and ...
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How should I tune a guitar with a Floyd Rose tremolo?
A number of my guitars have a Floyd Rose tremolo system with the locking nuts near the headstock.
How can I effectively tune a guitar that has a Floyd Rose locking tremolo?
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Does using a whammy bar detune your guitar?
Will regular use of a whammy bar cause your guitar strings to come out of tune significantly faster than normal?
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Strings stick to pickup poles when the tremolo is depressed.
Sometimes, when I depress the tremolo quite far, the strings magnetically stick to the pickup poles...
Is this normal? Is there a way I can prevent it, aside from not depressing the tremolo so far?
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What is Synchronized Tremolo?
My Fender Strat is a Malmsteen signature model.
One of its features is synchronized tremolo.
What's the difference between synchronized and un-synchronized tremolo? How can I tell whether it is ...
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Kahler tremolo bridge problems - how to test and fix?
My Peavey Falcon -- a Strat clone -- has tuning problems. The instrument has a Kahler tremolo that I suspect is contributing to my tuning problems. (The roller nut and tuning machines are other ...
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Do floating bridge springs need changing ?
I have a 9 year old Ibanez RG250 with floating bridge. When I use the tremolo my guitar goes slightly out of tune, goes flat if I push down, and sharp if I pull up (I'm talking of course after I stop ...
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Fretted notes sound 'off' when another string is bent
Sometimes when I'm playing, I'll bend a string and simultaneously play a fretted note. When I do this, the fretted note sounds slightly 'off' or out of tune.
What causes this and how can I prevent ...
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What are the benefits and drawbacks of the Floyd Rose SpeedLoader tremolo system?
I have seen some guitars that have a Floyd Rose SpeedLoader tremolo system.
The idea is that it uses special strings and a modified Floyd Rose tremolo. The strings have bullets at each end, rather ...
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Where can I buy knife-edges for a guitar tremolo bridge?
I recently discovered that I need to replace the edge-knives on my chrome black EDGE III tremolo but I cannot find them on the Ibanez website nor on Ebay. Could anyone tell me where to buy them ...
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Damaged tremolo arm hole in Edge 3 bridge…
just got a new Ibanez that has an Edge 3 trem in it.
The difficulty I'm having is that there appears to be a piece of plastic that goes around the circumference of the hole where the arm is inserted ...
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How do I lower the action on my Floyd Rose guitar bridge?
I have a Floyd Rose bridge on my guitar that I bought (used) last year and I have never been able to lower the bridge.
I've tried twisting the pivot screws but there's no difference. I use the ...
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How to prevent tremolo buzzing?
My Aria Mac 57/7 has a licensed Floyd Rose Tremolo.
Recently when I pick a note on the high E string on frets 12, 13 and 14, I hear a brief buzzing sound that appears to be coming from the ...
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A guitar won't stay in tune, also dirty pickup selector
My friend has an Ibanez.. something, and it's not the most expensive guitar. Nevertheless, it is a pretty good guitar for its budget. Lately there have been a few problems with it, which I told him I ...
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Ibanez Edge III Tremolo has 2 'Zero' points
You may have heard about my earlier Ibanez Edge-III tremolo woes (I'm finding out that the thing is as bad as it's made out to be by experienced players).
Now I've got a new one. I've found that the ...
