Amount of springs for the tremolo

[Crimson Sunset]

Hi all, this might be a rather weird question but I'm gonna ask anyway.

I have a MMJP6
How many springs are there 'standard' in the back of the guitar (to keep the tremolo in place) ?
I'm asking this because I bought the guitar being stringed with .009 and having 3 springs in the back. And now I want to string it with .010 and I was wondering how many springs I would need for that ?

I know that the FAQ says that the JP6 comes with .010 strings, but I think that the people in the store, where I bought the guitar, have changed it to .009 ...

Hope this makes a little sense

 

[kneeoh]

The JP comes with 3 springs from the factory. You might need to do some minor set-up work and intonation when switching back to the 10's to keep the trem level, assuming that the store tech did one when they put on the 9's.

 

[Astrofreq]

I always take one out of my Axis the day I get it. Easier for bending.

 

[Crimson Sunset]

The JP comes with 3 springs from the factory. You might need to do some minor set-up work and intonation when switching back to the 10's to keep the trem level, assuming that the store tech did one when they put on the 9's.

oke thanks.


Another small question.
When re-stringing the guitar, is it okay to take off all the string at once ? The FAQ says it is better to take off only 1 string, put a new one on, take off the next, put a new one on, etc.. But to clean the fretboard, parts around the pickups, and the tremelo, you have to take all the strings off, no ?

 

[TonyEVH5150]

I've always taken the strings off three at a time if I needed to clean the neck. That way, there's still adequate string tension to keep from throwing off the balance on the trem. The only exception I'll add is with the Floyd on the Axis. If I have to clean the fretboard on that one, I'll either take the Floyd off or block it so that the Floyd won't come flying off.

The one-string at a time method is the best, especially with a floating trem. It saves ALOT of setup/intonation issues and steps in the long run.

The one thing you may have to do when switching string gauges is tightening the trem claw screws just a little to adjust for the additional string tension.

 

[jongitarz]

You can take all the strings off with no harm being done to the guitar, just dont take them off and leave the guitar w/o strings for a long period of time.

 

[Crimson Sunset]

Oh oke.

Well the new set of 10's are on it now. Didn't took as much time as I expected. I just had to tighten the screws of the trem claw (the metal plate that holds the springs ?) like Tony said.

10's play so much better than 9's (for me)

 

[jongitarz]

It came from the factory with 10-46

 

[Crimson Sunset]

The guy at the store where I bought the guitar, told me that the guitar was strung with 9's. He must have changed it to 9's.
So 2 times I changed the strings using a set of 9's.

 

[jongitarz]

It may have been strung with 9's, but it didn't come from the factory like that