IS this right?..Problem?

[lenny]

Hey Gang heres a pic of the retainer bar on the new Axis does this look correct?Also when i bend the strings it makes the floyd move around ? am i just being paranoid?
and also a shot of the flyod since 1 person said it should float and another person said it should sit on the body i thought i would ask the custome service guys

thanx for putting up with my newness!

 

[Raz]

The bridge looks perfect. As for the bridge moving when you bend the strings, that's due to the increase in force/tension that you are applying to the strings, and to compensate just tighten the springs a bit more. As far as the retainer bar, it does look a little off...my 7 string has one, and the B string is thicker, but the bar is level.

 

[brentrocks]

to fix the retainer bar, you need to take most the tension off the strings (un-lock your nut bolts first)!

and wiggle that retainer bar a little and it should pop back up into that screw head just like the other side!

i hope this helps...

 

[GWDavis28]

Lenny, you shouldn't need to rap the strings around the post. Simply pull the string thru the post hole and tighten the nut on the backside of the tuner. Then trim the string, looks much cleaner.

Glenn |B)

 

[lenny]

Lenny, you shouldn't need to rap the strings around the post. Simply pull the string thru the post hole and tighten the nut on the backside of the tuner. Then trim the string, looks much cleaner.

Glenn |B)

this doesnt have locking system on the keys .....if thats what you mean?

 

[GWDavis28]

Oops, sorry man. You should really think about getting them, they are awesome.

Glenn |B)

 

[lenny]

to fix the retainer bar, you need to take most the tension off the strings (un-lock your nut bolts first)!

and wiggle that retainer bar a little and it should pop back up into that screw head just like the other side!

i hope this helps...

yes it does help , i guess where its been hanging around for 3 years at a music store that might have been unnoticed or they did it to compensate the B string to bring it in sorta like flippin the retainer on a strat to make the B string stay better .....its brand new but the DOB is 11/27/02 so that makes it 3 yrs and 2 monthes already hahahahhaha

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

to fix the retainer bar, you need to take most the tension off the strings (un-lock your nut bolts first)!

and wiggle that retainer bar a little and it should pop back up into that screw head just like the other side!

i hope this helps...

Correct! Loosen the strings & locknuts first. You may have to loosen the retainer bar screws a turn or two, but it should just bump right into place.

The tremolo looks perfect. If it moves around too easily, pop off the rear cover and tighten the 2 screws on the spring claw a turn or two.

 

[lenny]

Correct! Loosen the strings & locknuts first. You may have to loosen the retainer bar screws a turn or two, but it should just bump right into place.

The tremolo looks perfect. If it moves around too easily, pop off the rear cover and tighten the 2 screws on the spring claw a turn or two.

so your supposed to be able to feel the trem hit the guitar when you release it? because its resting on the body

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

The Floyd style tremolo on the Axis and Morse/y2d models rests against the body of the guitar. Yes, you will feel it come to a stop.

 

[lenny]

The Floyd style tremolo on the Axis and Morse/y2d models rests against the body of the guitar. Yes, you will feel it come to a stop.

very cool thanx,i was just saying to my wife "ICAN TEAR APART A FENDER OR KRAMER WITH MY EYES CLOSED.....BUT THESE ARE ALL NEW TO ME AND I PAID ENOUGH FOR IT THAT I DONT WANT TO MESS ANYTHING UP!

 

[Raz]

I thought he was talking about the trem plate moving and hitting, with a thud, the body of the guitar after he bends then releases...and I answered that, but obviously he didn't see it!

 

[lenny]

I thought he was talking about the trem plate moving and hitting, with a thud, the body of the guitar after he bends then releases...and I answered that, but obviously he didn't see it!

Sorry ,yes i did see it and you answed my question thanx! but that was another problem hahahaha when i bent it did it and when i release the bar it did it so im going to turn the screws on the claw a bit now that i know it IS supposed to rest on the body for sure!!
Thanx to everyone who helped

 

[Dodgeball]

Oops, sorry man. You should really think about getting them, they are awesome.

Glenn |B)

What? Ona Floyd geetar? What would be the point?

 

[lenny]

What? Ona Floyd geetar? What would be the point?

thats what i was thinkin but imthe new guy here so i thought maybe it was an Ernie ball thing

 

[GWDavis28]

Like I said I don't have a guitar with the Floyd system on it, so I wasn't sure if they put them on them or not. I guess the answer is that they don't.

Glenn |B)

 

[rrhea]

Actually, I kinda of like having non-lokcing tuners on a Floyd. I put a couple extra wraps on the tuners in case I break a string. That way I can unwind some of the excess and bring it back down to the bridge and lock it (I know, I'm a cheap bastard).

Works great in a pinch!

RR