Help! D tuna question

[Richiesos]

Hey guys. My new axis has the new Floyd system and I can't seem to get the d tuna to work properly. When it's properly calibrated the back of the d tuna comes dangerously close to digging into the body of the guitar. In fact I can't really push the d tuna down at all, even with the fine tuner all the way up. I have to dive bomb the trem and then pull it out.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
-Richie

 

[Tollywood]

Hi Richie,

First of all, congrats on that Slimeburst color! I am drooling...

1. Try backing the low E fine tuner off almost all the way (counterclockwise).

2. Then install the D-Tuna.

3. Then tune the low E to D.

4. Next, lock down the strings.

5. Now you can fine tune.

6. After fine tuning (in drop D), you can push in the D-Tuna and, hopefully, it will register as an E. If not, use a tiny allen wrench on the shaft of the D-Tuna to dial in a nice E.

- Bryan

 

[Richiesos]

Thanks for Replying so fast. The problem is that when I calibrate the d tuna to an E, I have to turn it so much that it's almost angled all the way down. I have d tunas on 3 other EBMMs and it's never been a problem.

 

[Tollywood]

You're welcome!

Is the angle because you did not back off the low E fine tuner screw enough before tuning to D?

I mean, you have to back it off alot...

 

[Richiesos]

Yeah, even with fine tuner all the way up, the d tuna still almost touches the body on this guitar.

 

[tonelover]

Many of us have encountered the same issue on the new design. See if this thread helps:

http://forums.ernieball.com/music-man-guitars/51656-axis-tribute-d-tuna.html

Also, what is slimeburst?

 

[Tollywood]

Sorry, man, I am out of ideas...

I notice we both have a transparent black evh...nice!

Keep up the good work with the band...my 7th grade bowling team was named B.O.C. (in 1982)

 

[lumberjack]

Hey Richie,

As you know the D-Tuna comes with 2 screws of different length. Which one are you using? Have you tried the other one to see if that helps?

And what the heck is this slimeburst color you speak of? If it's what I think it is........this guitar could be stunning. We need pics.

Scott

 

[Tollywood]

Told you I was drooling!

 

[Richiesos]

Thanks everyone. I will play around with this a little more and see if I can get it to work.

 

[tonelover]

Um, what's the story behind that?

 

[lumberjack]

OMFG!!!!!!!!!!! This could go down as best Axis ever.

Richie that deserves a thread of its own. Was this done by EBMM or did you have someone else paint it?

Told you I was drooling!

 

[Richiesos]

This is the new guitar I will be playing with Blue Oyster Cult.

 

[DrKev]

That is WILD. Need sunglasses to look at it.

 

[Richiesos]

OMFG!!!!!!!!!!! This could go down as best Axis ever.

Richie that deserves a thread of its own. Was this done by EBMM or did you have someone else paint it?

This is something special that they were gracious enough to do for me.

 

[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!