chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
I torture OTHER souls when I play guitar(Love ya Black)
SO--- are we all getting FLOYDS or what?
Speaking of tears, when I play, the torture I inflict on the souls of others makes THEM get tears.
Stratocaster Floyd Question:
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Speaking of tears, when I play, the torture I inflict on the souls of others makes THEM get tears.
The guitar probably has three, you just can't see the center spring.
Adding springs will help.
You can try four, for starters - two on each side with the center empty, or just go right to five.
OP
I know people talk about that, but I have yet to experience anything I'd describe as a "flutter."
I'll listen more closely to it and see if I hear anything I've missed previously.
But, I've not heard anything that grabbed my attention.
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Tell you what...the sustain from that Schecter/Floyd Rose Special waa really good!
eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
er uhm........I am not kidding the sustain on the SHREDATOR --- (Peavey Predator EXP for the unknowing) with FLOYD ---- is equal or BETTER than my heaviest thickest most coveted Les Paul Silverburst........its mind blowing the sustain.......like ---truly I get BORED while holding a note-------
---again for the UNinitiated--- this is a 120.00 ebay score--- INDONESIAN ---Peavey Predator.....
---again for the UNinitiated--- this is a 120.00 ebay score--- INDONESIAN ---Peavey Predator.....
OP
Such a good looking guitar. Love the red and black!
I'm glad I went back to Floyd's. I finally just stopped listening to all the naysayers.
I'm glad I went back to Floyd's. I finally just stopped listening to all the naysayers.
OP
Saw some videos on "flutter." From what I saw, its hitting the bar and the tremolo bouncing back and forth at the zero point.
Yep. Can also be started by rhythmic picking techniques, like heavy handed palm muting(depending on hand position in relation to the fulcrum point), or tapping out rhythm on the guitar body.
ivan H
Ambassador of Tubes & Grooves
There's some very well made guitars coming out of Indonesia. I had no intention of buying my Indonesian Jackson soloist 'til I picked it up & played it. I had some pre conceived idea that they'd be kinda inferior but was blown away & it walked out with me. Ebony boarded through neck & Duncan distortions, it also sustains like a mofo, but then again, so does my LP traditional. Cheers
Edit; I recently shielded the LP, now its just as quiet as the Jackson too. Cheers
OP
Good job!!! Shielding makes the difference....
ivan H
Ambassador of Tubes & Grooves
Yes. It wasn't "bad" to start with but its noticeable how quiet it is now that I've done it. A blues jam at a friends 55th birthday, in close proximity to a multi array communications tower prompted me to do it. 3 1/2 x 12" of sheet & 2 1/2 feet of 1" ribbon to do this
I did the jack tunnel with foil, no other routes though I did rewire the switch with the cloth covered, braided wire. Pickups are covered so their routes didn't need doing. Took about 3 hours all up, from go to woh, including rewiring the selector switch. Cheers
I did the jack tunnel with foil, no other routes though I did rewire the switch with the cloth covered, braided wire. Pickups are covered so their routes didn't need doing. Took about 3 hours all up, from go to woh, including rewiring the selector switch. Cheers
OP
Great job!!!!!
I shielded my pickup routes, anyway.
Even though I intend to get covered pickups, you never know when I'm going to impulsively do a switch and throw in some uncovered pickups.
I tried to future-proof my guitar against myself!
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I have locking tuners on some guitars and a locknut on my Jackson.
Here is my experience...
In ALL cases the strings have to have finished stretching out.
With a properly cut nut and some lubrication on a straight-pull headstock and relatively shallow break angle (i.e. Stratocaster) the locking tuners do seem to be pretty effective - better than the “self-lock” stringing method. I can even get away with some degree of divebombing. I would not say it is as good as a locking system. But my Strat is surprisingly stable.
I have locking tuners on my SGs, too. I find them to be a little less effective when the strings have to spread out on the other side of the nut, as in a lot of 3x3 headstocks. Though, they are still a little better than the self-lock method.
The locknut is definitely most effective. I can dive until the strings go slack repeatedly and the guitar will return to perfect tune...as checked with a tuner, not just my ear.
Some may have other experiences, but this is what I have found with my instruments.