Question Putting 10's on a Luke - Trem questions

[phatduckk]

Hey guys,

I've pretty much officially switched to using 10's now. I used to use 9's on some guitars and 10's on other but now I'm a bit fan of the 10's.

With that said - I want to string my BFR Luke up w/ 10's and was wondering what to look out for regarding the trem & possible adjustments I might have to make.

I always do my own setups but have never changed gauges on my trem equipped guitars. I figure I'll give it a try and take it to a tech if I'm not happy with the results.

 

[Colin]

Arin, 3 springs (if it's not already) hopefully you shouldn't need to file the nut slots and a setup. You'll be right

 

[lumberjack]

Hey Phatty,

Shouldn't be any trouble at all going to 10's. You might have to do a slight tweak of the truss rod and you'll more than likely have to adjust the trem spring screws to get the trem to float in the proper position again after the change. That's about it.

Edit..Ahh Colin beat me to it You won't have to do anything to the nut. It will take the 10's.

 

[phatduckk]

thanks guys.

im gonna give it a shot now. sounds easy enough

 

[phatduckk]

sweet. im done

here's the whole 15 minute process:

took all strings off
wonder wipe the board and the body
put the 3rd spring on the trem
put strings back on
tuned it up
smiled
plugged it into my blues junior and loved it

I love how the neck pickup sounds with 10's. just a tad more heft to the sound.

damn the Luke's a great guitar

 

[Colin]

10's are definitely worth it

 

[Slingy]

I'm using 10's and 3 springs on mine too. My bridge is adjusted flush because I don't like my heavy hand pushing it down/up when I play rhythm. Floating was cool too, but not entirely necessary for me.

Lukes are awesome!

 

[DrGonzo5150]

I'm using 10's and 3 springs on mine too...
Lukes are awesome!

+1

It's all about the 10's...
3 Springs, no nut adjustment required... A smidgen of float in mine.
Love the luke

 

[phatduckk]

i thought about making my bridge flush but didn't really know what to do to get it to "come down".

mine floats a tad and I dont have accidentally push it down while palm muting etc so its not necessary... just wanted to try it.

im super happy with how the 10's sound on it.

 

[robelinda2]

I set my BFR Luke to not float, also with 10's, easy stuff to do. I found it a royal pain when the bridge was floating. I just added a 4th spring and all was good, but you could just tighten the trem screws underneath.

 

[VinSun]

I set my BFR Luke to not float, also with 10's, easy stuff to do. I found it a royal pain when the bridge was floating. I just added a 4th spring and all was good, but you could just tighten the trem screws underneath.

Hi Rob,

could you post a pic from the trem screws?

I'm not shure.

Thanks.

 

[robelinda2]

I put the 4th spring on the heavy string side, they are all straight now. Unfortunately my camera is stuffed.

 

[guertzi]

I switched to 010's right after I got my Luke, then back to 9's, back to 10's (just couldn't make up my mind ) and then back to 9's after suffering from an injury on my left hand.

All it took were some slight adjustments on the neck tension and - since I prefer three springs no matter if I use 9's or 10's - a few turns of the screws of the claw.

I set my vibrato slightly floating, because to my ears it makes the guitar sound more "open" plus I like to use the vibrato for those shimmering clean chords and sustaining lead notes - you know ho you are

In a nutshell: no problem at all, all you might need is a screwdriver!