How Many Springs for EBMM Axis?

[boogieslide]

I have an EBMM Axis and it is the second one I have owned. With the first one I was a lot more confident in the ability to lock up the nut and whammy dive to hell and back and stay in tune. This one seems to go out easier and more often. I also noticed that when I would bend strings the bridge would lift a little.
I decided to throw a 3rd spring in, but now it just feels too stiff and makes. It is obviously harder to dive and I think it may be too hard and perhaps not necessary.
Is there something else I can/should do with the setup for these two issues?

Locking nut and a bridge that always settles back in the same position should allow some heavy whammy use w/out whacking out the tuning, right?

 

[Astrofreq]

Well, I don't know if this will help, but I have some axis Super Sports that I've had ideas about. It comes with 3 springs, but I immediately take one out and angle the other two, instead of having them parallel. It lessens the tension considerably, but doesn't make it too loose.

I also don't leave the tremolo floating since there is no locking nut on mine. Since it always 'goes back' to the body, it seems to stay in tune better for me. With a locking nut, you should be able to go nuts.

I have an EBMM Axis and it is the second one I have owned. With the first one I was a lot more confident in the ability to lock up the nut and whammy dive to hell and back and stay in tune. This one seems to go out easier and more often. I also noticed that when I would bend strings the bridge would lift a little.
I decided to throw a 3rd spring in, but now it just feels too stiff and makes. It is obviously harder to dive and I think it may be too hard and perhaps not necessary.
Is there something else I can/should do with the setup for these two issues?

Locking nut and a bridge that always settles back in the same position should allow some heavy whammy use w/out whacking out the tuning, right?

 

[Larry]

When the back of my Floyd starts to lift i tightened the claw. Which worked great and was easier than adding another spring also it kept the bar easier to use.

 

[Colin]

if you are using 9's you should be able to get away with two springs. I use 10's and find that I need three springs

 

[boogieslide]

Yeah, I use 10s. Maybe I will get more comfortable with the new tension over time.

 

[J_Alexander]

i use 9's also. the bridge should lie flush to the body. fret the g string at the 12th fret and bend it a step higher the bridge should barely and i mean barely raise up in the back. this is great spring tension and allows for great bar movement. you shouldnt need more then 2 springs unless u are using heavy strings.