axis problems all ready

[timrams88]

ok, i got my guitar in the mail today and i love it it looks good and sounds wonderful, but the guy who had it befor me treated it like crap, it seems like the neck was finish. how do i get rid of the finish on it and also with the floyd rose i was trying to take the strings out and i dont really know how, all ive had before are string through bodies, dont laugh at my questions im just a teen thanx

 

[Raz]

How to change strings on a Floyd Rose

Changing strings on a guitar with a Floyd Rose bridge can be a major ordeal, but the following instructions should help things go smoothly.

Difficulty Level: average Time Required: 30 minutes

Here's How:

1. Reset all fine tuning screws located on the bridge to a middle position.
2. Remove the sixth string from your guitar. To do this, loosen the "string-lock screw" located at the back side of your bridge using an allen key. The string-lock screws are the screws that run parallel to the body of your guitar.
3. After several counter-clockwise turns, the string should pop free from the bridge.
4. Using an allen key, loosen the "nut clamping block" (the part of the guitar where the neck meets the headstock) that covers the sixth and fifth string.
5. Once the nut clamping block is loosened, you should be able to extract the string from the guitar.
6. Now, take your replacement string, and using wire cutters, clip off the ball at the bottom end of the string.
7. Put the freshly clipped end of the string into the saddle of the bridge. Examine the other strings to see where exactly the new string should go.
8. Push the string down into the saddle as far as possible. You may have to further loosen the string-lock screw.
9. Using your allen key, gently but firmly tighten the string-lock screw to hold the string in place (be careful not to over-tighten!) Be sure the string stays secure in the saddle while doing this.
10. Feed the string under the loosened nut clamping bolt, and under the "string retainer" (the bar on the headstock that runs parallel to the nut).
11. Feed the string through the tuning peg, leaving some slack in the string. The string should wrap several times around the peg.
12. Bring the guitar into approximate tune. Cut away excess string.
13. Repeat the above steps for each of the remaining five strings. You may need to repeatedly re-tune the guitar.
14. When all six strings have been changed, tune the guitar as precisely as possible, then tighten the nut clamping bolts. If tuning changes, re-tune using the fine tuning screws.

Tips:

1. Getting the guitar in tune can be a problem initially. Be patient, and keep re-tuning the guitar.

Personally, I will string one end through the machine head first, Leaving about 1 1/2 inch of string, then I will lay the string out and cut about the string about 1 inch past the block locks at the bridge end, tighten down (but do not overtighten) then wind the machine head...

 

[timrams88]

hey thanks i got it all cleaned up and its playing better than i expected, dont expect to hear from me for a while...ill be to busy playin with my ball


PeacE

 

[Raz]

Well post some pics and tunes, and check in with your mates once in awhile!