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[Brien 700]

I just changed from 10's to 9 gauge ernie ball super slinkys

Then the problems started

I could barely depress the trem arm...I thought it would be looser

Strings buzzing, g string won't stay in tune

I do not remember the bridge banging against the body so stinking hard when using tremolo

Jon the eb tech really helped out, slight truss rod adj. took care of the buzzing

made a spring adj. and adjusted screws on top of bridge and that loosened up trem arm

the bridge still hits the body hard after using tremolo...whats up with that

G string still will not stay in tune

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

It's possible you may have some wear under the locknut on the G string, or the locknut may not be tight enough. If a string is getting out of tune that means it is slipping, and not fully "locked" in.

Tighten up the locknut a little bit more. If the G string still goes out of tune,

Pop off the middle locknut and look for grooves on both the nut itself and on the clamp.

It's normal for the bridge to hit the body, the tremolo is "dive only" and not "floating"




Good luck!



Jon is a really great guy!

 

[Bowks]

When moving from 10s down a gauge to 9s, there's now less tension on the bridge, which is why the bridge feels stiffer. Get the backplate off and reduce the tension on the bridge by adjusting the spring claw.

As Pete said, investigate if there's a problem with the locking nut. If that's ok, check the string is seated properly in the saddle and maybe replace if neccessary.

 

[hbucker]

I adjust my trem springs so that they just barely keep the trem resting on the surface of the guitar. This keeps it from slamming against the top and ruining the finish. I saw an Axis at GC a few weeks ago that had been set up with WAY too much tension on the springs and the trem had eaten clear through the finish and was proceeding to chip away at the wood below. Some people .

With the locking nut, try moving the clamps around to different strings. Could be that the clamp you have on your G string was previously on a heavier string and a larger groove has been worn into that particular clamp. Move them around or even turn them around and you may solve the problem without having to get new clamps or even a new nut.

Good luck.

 

[Brien 700]

everything is working great....thanks