Help: D tuna question

[shredhed]

The base plate needs to be tilted. If you can't drop the pivot screws without the front of the trem digging into the body then a small block in front of the sustain block sanded to the right thickness and secured with 2-faced tape (non invasive) will give you the few degrees of tilt you need to avoid marring that beautiful body.

Or install a trem setter. I prefer the wood for better tone transfer and plus you don't get that metallic "clink" from the metal to metal contact

Hope this helps.

[Richiesos]

That's what I was thinking too. On my older axis the back of the Floyd has a bit of lift to it because the plate they fit around the trem block is a bit thicker than the plate their using on the new ones. I'm going to try this. Thanks!

[Richiesos]

By the back, I mean the side with the fine tuners. Is that what you mean also?

[lumberjack]

Hey Richie,

I had a thought that might help. With the talk about the tilt of the floyd it got me thinking about when I had both my Axis guitars.

There was a tilt on the bridge but not front to back but side to side. The low E string side was higher than the high E side. If you looked down the length of the guitar from the back looking toward the headstock, the low E side sat a bit off the body while the hight E side sat against the body. Both guitars came from the factory like this. I think it was because the saddles aren't height adjustable so it helps with fret buzz on the thicker strings

Try raising the low E side trem post just a bit. Then you might get the clearance you need.

Hope this helps,
Scott

[Richiesos]

When I raise the low E side, it seems that the back dips down even more. I will get to the bottom of this!

[Richiesos]

I think I got it! Neale was kind enough to show me how to do it. I had to grab a pliers and un-screw the low E fine tuner all the way to give the D Tuna enough room.

I'm still having a minor issue where I can't fine tune it when it's in drop D because the fine tuner is out too far, but at least it's functional now.

Thank you guys!

[Jackson2112]

Im glad that worked for you, Make sure you use the long screw for the d-tuna as this will make sure its out far enough so you can fine tune. I'll send you pics if you need them.

Neale

[Richiesos]

Thanks again Neale. I'm using the long screw and it works will with the D Tuna in, but when I pull it out, the fine tuner doesnt make contact so I can't use it. If I tighten the fine tuner, then the D-Tuna won't slide back in.

Oddly enough it's functional right now. Not ideal, but it's working. You're saying on your Tribute, you can fine tune with the D-Tuna pulled out as well?

[Jackson2112]

Yes no tuning problem at all, I have the same bridge as you. You should be able to too. I raised the fine tuner with pliers until the top of the dtuna touched the bridge and the dtuna was straight out with no angle towards the guitar. I included pictures so you can compare yours with, you can clearly see that I have it working just like a normal Axis Floyd. I hope this helps, let me know if this works for you.

Neale

[Richiesos]

hmmm, it looks much better on yours. I guess I gotta play around with it a bit more. By the way, your guitar is gorgeous!

[BrickGlass]

Wow Richiesos! That guitar is absolutely gorgeous. I love green guitars and that is quite the eye catcher. That guitar needs its own thread with lots of pictures.