Help! EBMM Steve Morse Standard with Floyd Rose

[mike87]

Hi there! I'm a new member and i own an EBMM Steve Morse Standard with the floyd rose system. I have some questions about the tremolo setup on my guitar and i wonder if you could help me...
My current setup is this:

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The floyd rose floats parallel to the body and there's a small gap between them(About 1mm). Is this correct, or the floyd rose should be flush on the body (Like the AXIS tremolo setup)?

 

[LegGodt]

Can't view your pics without a Windows Live ID ... and I don't have one. Upload the pics to a free photo site if you can and then repost.

Thanks!

 

[mike87]

I've sent an e-mail to the EBMM company and they told me that the floyd rose should be flush to the body from all sides (like the AXIS)..I lowered the tremolo system so that it's flush to the body and I realized that the action is too low now (the strings almost sit on the frets).So i believe,according to the musicman FAQ, that i have to shim the neck on another way, to adjust the string height....But I don't know how to do that...

 

[Mark-NL]

I'm not familiar with Floyd Roses, but on my vintage trems, I'd adjust saddle height first (not sure if that's possible with a floyd). Next I'd give the neck more relief. Left turns on the truss rod wheel. Quarter turns at a time.

See if that helps. Shimming is a last resort if you ask me.

More importantly though, if you don't mind it being floating (like it is now), why change it? It might come from the factory flush, but if you are comfortable with a floating trem, why not. I have my trems setup floating, and there are many around that have!! If it suits you, it's right.

 

[beej]

Sounds like shimming is the opposite of what you want. It raises the neck up so you can lower the action if your bridge is too high.

Does it matter to you if the trem sits flush? (The new ones actually float anyway.) Either way, I'd follow up with CS if you or your tech can't get it where you want it.

 

[A.J.]

Beej is right, the new ones do float. The trem does sit parallel to the body though. There's a little bit of a recessed cavity under the trem so that the trem can float and be parallel with the body.

If it's an older model the trem does sit flush on the body and there is no cavity.

 

[mike87]

Exactly.....It's an older model so there isn't cavity under the trem. That's why I decided to set the tremolo sit flush to the body...Like the AXIS..I just thought that I could remove shims from the neck (If there are any) and then I will be able to increase the string height..

 

[mike87]

The reason why I want to setup my tremolo flush to the body is because then I will be able to adjust the tremolo springs tension..When I do a 2tone bend and the tremolo is in floating condition it doesn't stay parallel to the body (lowers pitch).
I've read about the tremolo setup and the string height adjustment at the Musicman FAQ and I believe that it's correct..

How do I set up my guitar with the Floyd Rose bridge?

What's your opinion?..