D-Tuna Installation

[dfrady]

I should be receiveing the D-Tuna in couple of days , so is there any tips, tricks, or hints i should know about prior to the installation ?? Thanks in advance !!

 

[beej]

Not really, it's pretty straight forward. Remove the long hex screw from your low E and replace with the D-Tuna and one of it's screws. Then adjust and set it accordingly.

 

[blackspy]

Yeah.. what beej said. Only other thing I can think of, is you might have your springs at just the right tension for standard tuning, and dropping to D might make it too loose. You may have to tighten the springs just a little bit until its solid in either tuning. Again, you "might" have to... probably not.

 

[dfrady]

Thanks Guys !! It will be nice to go to Drop D without haveing too unlocking everything !!

 

[Norrin Radd]

Just follow the included instructions. They are very well written and easy to understand. You shouldn't need to adjust the springs at all.

 

[blackspy]

I did...

 

[Norrin Radd]

I did...

I did say "shouldn't"

I have mine set pretty tight to the guitar body to begin with. I didn't want it anywhere near floating. Bridge lowered as much as was reasonable, as a result, I did not have to adjust my springs (they were pretty solid tight beforehand). So I guess it really does depend on how you have the guitar set up in the first place.

 

[Colin]

When the D-tuna first came out I bought a box of them. The one that came with my first year Wolfgang works better than any of the others for some strange reason?

Colin

 

[dfrady]

I have mine set pretty tight to the guitar body to begin with. I didn't want it anywhere near floating.

What do you mean by this ?? Do you have it installed on an Axis??

 

[mcvinyl]

Just follow the included instructions. They are very well written and easy to understand. You shouldn't need to adjust the springs at all.

That's because they were written for Eddie to understand through his Jack Daniels induced haze.

Simon

 

[blackspy]

I did say "shouldn't"

I have mine set pretty tight to the guitar body to begin with. I didn't want it anywhere near floating. Bridge lowered as much as was reasonable, as a result, I did not have to adjust my springs (they were pretty solid tight beforehand). So I guess it really does depend on how you have the guitar set up in the first place.

Yeah, that'd be the difference. I like mine to have a little give. If I do a full two step bend, other strings lower pitch slightly because of the way I set it up. My other Floyd guitar is setup more like yours, it doesn't budge unless I move the bar down. I don't play it much anymore, so I haven't adjusted it in a long time.

 

[Sigmunds Couch]

They're metal and they will wear out so stick with the same string guage. I went from a 46 to a 52 for a few years and then went back to a 46. Understandably the saddle is a little closer in again. When I tried to get the D-tuna set up again I could get the D on the spot or the E on the spot but never both of them at once. What I found out is that the fine tuning allen screw had worn a groove in the saddle screw. Had to buy another to get it right again...

 

[Norrin Radd]

What do you mean by this ?? Do you have it installed on an Axis??

Yes, I do.

After reading this thread earlier, I went to go check mine out and experiment. I changed from 9s to 10s, put in an extra sping (3 total) and did not adjust the claw screws either (the result - you have to apply a good amount of pressure to move the whammy bar - but also - you can bend strings further without thowing others out of tune).

I actually like the 10s a lot better (I have switched to them on all my guitars now). It gives the guitar a bit more growl than it had before (and it had a good amount of growl before!).

 

[Norrin Radd]

That's because they were written for Eddie to understand through his Jack Daniels induced haze.

Simon

Now that's funny!

And sad.

 

[dfrady]

Thanks for all the input !! I'm sure i'm going too really like this D-Tuna.

 

[J_Alexander]

Now that's funny!

And sad.

i didnt think it was reallly called for. No matter what the beef, Ed was a big part of making a great axe and i think the, axis is still thought of as the evh so no need to bash him. now i bet i get bashed like crazy.

 

[dfrady]

axis is still thought of as the evh so no need to bash him.

Chill out dude, it was just a joke

 

[jongitarz]

Ed who?

 

[blackspy]

Ed who?

Eddie Lou Who, Cindy Lou-Who's Uncle.






...ok, that was lame. Sorry... I just watched that movie with my daughter.

 

[J_Alexander]

you are joking arent you jon? i dint know how to take that.