Help! Ebmm axis not staying in tune

[AxisForever02]

Someone please help me. I bought an amber axis with a floyd brand new, and it will not stay in tune at all. It's so bad that even the first dive bomb in eruption I can't do without bringing it completely out of whack. I cant find whats wrong, the saddles appear to be fine, the floyd is flush to the body, and the springs are fine. Is this normal for the Axis or is something wrong. Please respond.

~Angelo

 

[TimSz]

Dude, that sucks. Email customer service because that way you get the technical and proper response. While most of the folks on the forum are knowledgeable, jerks like me like to mislead with inappropriate information and tips. Heh-heh-heh.

Email customer service.

 

[chrisglancy]

Axis

Hey man,

Congrats on the Axis, it is one of the most bad assed guitars of all time. One of the main problems with people who first start using floyds is that when and if they put new strings on they dont fully stretch them out. Whenever I string up the Axis I leave the Locking nut off and then bend sll the strings and keep retuning. until the stability is there...

Also make sure you use Ernie Ball strings. RPS slinkys might be the way to go if you like giving your floyd alot of abuse as they are more sturdy than nickle.

Also if none of this helps unscrew the back plate of the guitar and make sure that the trem arm screws are level and everything looks cool inside.

Also make sure the saddles are locked in place AFTER you have bent all the strings and the stablility is there.

Good luck and Rock and Roll

Chris G

 

[AxisForever02]

The problem started when I first got it, with the strings it came with, I just took them off last night and restrung it with some Ernie ball super slinkys, but the problem still persists

 

[Astrofreq]

Stop playing Eruption. Just kidding bro! Seriously, call customer service and they'll take care of you for sure.

Welcome to the forums!

 

[DaPatrooch]

Hey man,

Congrats on the Axis, it is one of the most bad assed guitars of all time. One of the main problems with people who first start using floyds is that when and if they put new strings on they dont fully stretch them out. Whenever I string up the Axis I leave the Locking nut off and then bend sll the strings and keep retuning. until the stability is there...

Also make sure you use Ernie Ball strings. RPS slinkys might be the way to go if you like giving your floyd alot of abuse as they are more sturdy than nickle.

Also if none of this helps unscrew the back plate of the guitar and make sure that the trem arm screws are level and everything looks cool inside.

Also make sure the saddles are locked in place AFTER you have bent all the strings and the stablility is there.

Good luck and Rock and Roll

Chris G

Some good advice there, even though I have no experience with Floyd Rose type bridges. Except the RPS Slinkys won't make a difference because you have to cut off the ball ends anyway. Give those strings a good stretch!

 

[RobW]

also make sure that the three clamp blocks up at the locking nut are oriented so that the peak of each block runs parallel with the strings.

Example:

(sorry I dont have a better pic handy...)

 

[Big Poppa]

please please contact customer service and ditch the frowny face!

 

[AxisForever02]

I called customer service, and he told me to bend my strings for a while. for 4 hours I bent my strings till my tips were red. I'm letting one of my good friends at guitar center, take it, and see if he could fix it, lets just hope my baby's alright.

 

[Headstock]

for 4 hours i bent my strings till my tips were red.

Now that's funny

 

[SPI]

Hey dude! I got the same trouble with my Steve Morse Y2d with Floyd. I solve the problem with these steps:
1) "Right way of stringing"
http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/stringing.htm
2) Oil Floyd Rose studs and "knifes" (points of contact) with a drop of machine oil.
Thats it! Now my Morse stay in tune perfectly.

 

[AxisForever02]

Ok

OK dude i'm gonna try that, ill get back to ya to tell if it works.

 

[spkirby]

Hey dude! I got the same trouble with my Steve Morse Y2d with Floyd. I solve the problem with these steps:
1) "Right way of stringing"
How To Change Guitar Strings- Stringing to stay in tune - Locking Strings to the tuner
2) Oil Floyd Rose studs and "knifes" (points of contact) with a drop of machine oil.
Thats it! Now my Morse stay in tune perfectly.

Point 1 shouldnt matter when you have a locking nut

If the strings are stretched out, and the nut is clamped down properly then there should be no issue with tuning on an Axis.

If after this there is then call Cust Service!

 

[SPI]

Point 1 shouldnt matter when you have a locking nut

yes, but wrong way of stringing will complicate tuning.
Point 2 is musthave IMHO.

 

[candid_x]

I bent my strings till my tips were red.

 

[Jack FFR1846]

How many springs are you running? Are they under tension when in the floyd is in a resting position?

I don't have a floyd EBMM but have a full floating one on another guitar and while it's a pain in the butt to setup, it's fine once there and stays well in tune. I don't tone up with the arm, but I do play (well attempt) Eruption and have no issues with tune. I do usually switch to the sub1 or the Axis with the MM trem so I don't keep turning down the volume as I attempt to play (stupid non-ebmm guitar volume knob). That floyd guitar is up for sale.....stupid volume knob.....



jack

 

[acwild]

also make sure that the three clamp blocks up at the locking nut are oriented so that the peak of each block runs parallel with the strings.

Example:

(sorry I dont have a better pic handy...)

Someone sold me a guitar because he couldn't keep it in tune. Turns out that he had the clamps oriented wrong, just as you mention.

 

[AxisForever02]

Thanks for all of your advice guys, my axis seems to be staying in tune, I lubed it up with motor oil, changed the strings, and now it staying. I'm gonna let it settle over the weekend while I'm camping, then when I come back on Sunday, if it still stays in tune, I'll be in business. Thanks for all your help!