Have you ever found yourself having to change a rope with a new Floyd Rose, ending up pulling your hair out in an attempt to figure out how to accomplish the feat? Here is the help you needed. Once you read this article, you will find that this task is much, much simpler than you thought and very easy to perform!
Steps
Step 1. Buy a new set of strings, or the string you need, at your local instrument store
Step 2. Pick up the guitar
Step 3. Loosen the string lock nut using an Allen key
It is important not to use any tools other than the Allen key (check the warnings).
Step 4. IMPORTANT - If the string is not broken, loosen the mechanics
Moving on to the next step before doing this will make the rope jump off at great speed. Nobody wants to risk losing an eye here!
Step 5. Loosen the screws on the rear end of the bridge with an Allen key
Step 6. Remove the broken string, being careful not to lose the piece of iron that holds the runs on the deck in place
These are small and difficult to find if they fall to the ground.
Step 7. Unfold the new strings
Step 8. Use wire cutting pliers to cut off the ball at the bottom of the string, so you only have the string:
remove both the ball and the part of the string twisted next to it.
Step 9. Insert the string
Step 10. Pull the bridge harness with the Allen key, but don't overdo it
(see warnings)
Step 11. Before inserting the string through the peg, insert the string at the point between the head of the peg and the space around it
Step 12. Pull the strings, using the tension of each string as a reference point for the next
Step 13. Tune in with the mechanics
Step 14. Look at the guitar from the side and make sure the angle of the tremolo plate is parallel to the top of the body
If so, move on to the next step. Otherwise, remove the tremolo plate on the back of the guitar using a small Phillips screwdriver. With a larger Phillips screwdriver, loosen or pull the two screws located on the metal hook. If you are changing string sizes, you will need to repeat this step each time.
Step 15. Pull the locking nut
Step 16. Agree
Step 17. SHRED
Step 18. After a while, loosen the tuners again and tune again before retightening them
Step 19. SHRED
Advice
- The Floyd Rose, as a rule, is used with strings of size 9-42 for standard tuning; 10-46 for tuning in E Flat; 10-52 for D tunings. In order to tune the guitar lower than the D, you will need to adjust your guitar from scratch.
- Ropes often become loose due to changes in humidity and temperature. To keep the guitar in tune, leave it for a while in the room you are going to play in, then tune it.
- Do not be angry.
- BE DELICATE!
- Branded guitars hold the tuning much better than cheap guitars.
Warnings
- When you pull the harness, if you find it already pulled, just give it a little push, then let it be. If you pull it too hard, it will damage the bridge, thereby damaging your guitar.
- Wrapping the rope too much will damage it.
- For most floating bridges, the same string size MUST always be used to ensure guitar pitch. Changing the size of the strings will lead to a loss of balance between nut and bridge and will make every note played out of tune. Not even tuning will be able to solve the problem. Tuning a floating bridge is a titanic undertaking and able to make even the most patient person in the world lose his temper, so, especially if you are inexperienced, do not change the size of the strings or, if you do, take the guitar to the shop or to a lutatio for a set up.
- Don't over-stretch the rope, you could damage it.
- If you use a regular working wrench to loosen any part of your guitar, you could end up damaging the guitar or the paintwork.
