Local guitar shop asked me to look at an Yngwie Signature Strat they sold that would not stay in tune. I noticed it had (5) black tremolo springs, but the bridge was still floating.. I assumed that these are Floyd Rose Noiseless, but no name brand on them and not the stock springs for this guitar. I performed my standard setup on it - I set neck relief to .015" and then adjusted the bridge.
On a 6 screw Stratocaster, I loosen all the screws, then tilt the bridge forward until the 45 degree cut is resting flush on the body, then tighten all (6) screws until they are just touching the bridge plate. I then adjust the spring tension so that the 'G' will pull up to a B-flat. I set the saddles to the fretboard radius and made fine adjustments to the intonation.
The string slots in the brass nut were nicely cut and about .006" bigger than the strings used. However, everytime I would dive bomb the guitar, it would go flat.
I am a huge fan of genuine Fender. In my bag, I had a pack of Fender Vintage Tremolo Springs, part #0031643049. I installed (3) springs and re-set the bridge to my usual specs outlined above.
With no other changes, the guitar came back to perfect tune every time.
The black springs evidently did not have enough tension to come back to pitch.
Thought I would share...
On a 6 screw Stratocaster, I loosen all the screws, then tilt the bridge forward until the 45 degree cut is resting flush on the body, then tighten all (6) screws until they are just touching the bridge plate. I then adjust the spring tension so that the 'G' will pull up to a B-flat. I set the saddles to the fretboard radius and made fine adjustments to the intonation.
The string slots in the brass nut were nicely cut and about .006" bigger than the strings used. However, everytime I would dive bomb the guitar, it would go flat.
I am a huge fan of genuine Fender. In my bag, I had a pack of Fender Vintage Tremolo Springs, part #0031643049. I installed (3) springs and re-set the bridge to my usual specs outlined above.
With no other changes, the guitar came back to perfect tune every time.
The black springs evidently did not have enough tension to come back to pitch.
Thought I would share...
