[htabbas]

Just sold my Fender American Strat and got this Jackson SL3 soloist guitar. This SL3 has extremely fast playing neck and the is effortless to play compared to my Fender. However, I found out that I have problem living with the Floyd Rose bridge. When I bend a string, the bridge moves and the other strings becomes flat. And every time I used my right hand to mute the strings, the bridge moves and all the strings becomes flat. That bridge is so easy to move!!!!!

I don't know how do you live with this. Is there anyway to stop this bridge movement? There are many screws on the bridge and I don't really figure it out yet.

[Andy S]

Not being all that familiar with a REAL Floyd Rose bridge....I just worked on a clone, recently, and it was loaded with 2 springs. It floated off the body of the guitar a bit, which I understand it's supposed to do. This allows you to move the bridge in either direction.

So, if you bend a string and the bridge moves it's possible that you need stiffer springs, or an additional spring, or tighten the two screws that hold the bar the springs are fastened to into the wood chamber.

I would first look to see how many springs are in the back chamber. If two or more, I would experiment with the screws and how far into the wood they are screwed. I f only two, maybe add a third one.

One last thing, the real Floyd Rose bridges also have a device up at the nut that locks the strings down. Make sure that is secure, too. If it is not set right, it could be a problem.

After that, I admit I'm unsure but I would take it to a good guitar tech and have them look at it.



Good Luck!

[allthumbs]

Your strings and spring tension are probably not balanced.
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lesso...loyd_rose.html

[Andy S]

htabbas,

Was just reading some stuff on the Floyd Rose site and found this:

If your tremolo is "floating" (i.e. you can pull up or push down on the tremolo arm) and you bend a string, the other strings will go slightly flat. This is normal operation. If you don't want this to happen you must block the tremolo so that you can't pull up on it (Edward Van Halen uses his Floyd blocked this way). When the bridge is mounted in this manner it is as stable as a fixed bridge for string bending but the trade off is the loss of subtle vibrato effects. This blocking should be done by a qualified guitar repairman.

Sounds something similar to your problem. So, is yours floating? Can it go in both directions? If so, then you may want to do as they advise.

I know that on my American Standard Strat the bridge was floating and it would do as you described, but just a little. I added a spring and it pulled the bridge down flush, just touching against the body. I had to make a minor intonation adjustment but final result was more sustain and, it seemed to me at least, a clearer, louder tone.

The Floyd Rose is much more complex than a Standard Strat Trem, so I would do as they suggest and have a qualified tech look at it.

Wish there was better news for you.

Good Luck!

[htabbas]

Originally Posted by Andy S

htabbas,

Was just reading some stuff on the Floyd Rose site and found this:


Sounds something similar to your problem. So, is yours floating? Can it go in both directions? If so, then you may want to do as they advise.

I know that on my American Standard Strat the bridge was floating and it would do as you described, but just a little. I added a spring and it pulled the bridge down flush, just touching against the body. I had to make a minor intonation adjustment but final result was more sustain and, it seemed to me at least, a clearer, louder tone.

The Floyd Rose is much more complex than a Standard Strat Trem, so I would do as they suggest and have a qualified tech look at it.

Wish there was better news for you.

Good Luck!

Thanks! I didn't check Floyd Rose website. Now it seems that I can block it. I'll find time to drop by my local guitar shop. I don't dive bomb etc. much.