this is priceless, thank you!! subbed :)

What about the saddles?

Falcorystico my issue is if I hit the open low e, then bend the high e the pitch of the low e changes.

@@thegreatsamboni1 Just a guess your problem might be the nut, the strings cannot move freely back and forth. Maybe you changed to a heavier gauge strings, you'll have to rework the nut and make sure its lubed , i have often found this to be a problem.

@AnticommentWarrior you may well be onto something there, I'm going to give your recommendation a try

​@@thegreatsamboni1 this is perfectly normal, when your bridge is floating and you bend a string you put tension on the tremolo-block in which it moves forward slightly and thats whats making the low E out of tune. The best way to combat this is to have a slammed tremolo with 4-5 springs.

I'm using 3 springs and I just reset my guitar with the springs inline and I can't see any difference if you angel the outside springs or go straight. but it does go right back in tune either way after using the trem and its really responsive, I made a block like he uses with a nickel and wrapped it with masking tape to keep my trem the same height off the deck, no muss no fuss same height any time I need do any tweaks like yesterday, I put some 9-42 nanoweb strings yesterday.

Tiger Audio, Inc. Well personally, I have a Squier 50s Classic Vibe , everything stock. I have 42-10 strings, and the springs for the vibrato came set up already like the guy had finished with in the video. The only thing I had to do was unscrew the screws to float it. As far as stability/staying in tune goes, I can abuse the whammy bar and they'll stay in tune very well. And when I say abuse I mean handling it the way Hendrix did, and he was pretty rough!

just know it alls man.........you know, cork sniffers

Maybe they aren't stretching the strings in first

+Nasher188 how you mean when you say bypass?

Don't use them. Run the strings past the string trees.

@@Ston247 i still use my string tree (for B & E) works fine if you lube underneath it.

haha true!

At 0:55 he says he "runs 3 springs" but clearly meant 2 springs. And at 1:38 he says "about a full step" but it's audibly a half-step. Dude just sucks at explaining.

Hi Brandon. Could you please answer a question ? When you intonate after you have set your action do you retune the guitar with the claw screws? Thanks

+Alberto Jorge Soares I swear I wanted to smack him when he said just because... this guy is an embarrassment to the company

For an "embarrassment to the company" he's sure made some pretty impressive instruments. Not that the Gretsch-alike Teles are exactly my thing, but I sure couldn't make one.

you are right. an 'expert' offers his reasons for doing something rather than a smart ass remark. 'you can st your action where you like yours...' how the hell is a regular guy supposed to hear an 'expert' say this and not dismiss the guy as a smartass ? An expert tells you a preferred height because it produces or allows something desirable. And he explains what it is.

Don't think I'd let him set up my guitar, he must be the janitor at Fender Custom Shop. Or maybe he doesn't work there at all.Mmmmmmm

purgeist the only secret is to tighten the low E side more, because that side holds more tension. when your adjusting you should pull the tremolo and see if the bridge (while levitating) is level. the low E screw must be tighter. and the springs should be straight, not in a triangle. it's really the best way, i've tested it for years.

@james crowe r/woooosh

@james crowe exactly...the set up is not a formula good for everyone

It’s Fender proprietary measuring system for Fender TM products 😂😂😂 how do I get my 7 minutes back?

I actually find floating trems more stable because you can pull up to correct the tune after a deep dive whereas you can’t do that with a decked trem

There was no use of the bar at the end to see whether it all worked or not

yes it is. Angled springs means the centre one is loose.

Yes. You will experience issues with the bridge returning to zero position after bending notes when the springs are angled. Three springs set up in parallel will fix this issue.

@@charlief. how would it create issues returning to zero position? That makes no sense.

@@brent3086 When you perform a bend on a guitar with a floating trem, the entire bridge itself raises as you bend the strings. When you release the bend, the bridge should return to its initial position. However, if you set the springs angled and perform a big bend, the springs are not as efficient at returning the bridge to its initial starting position before you performed the bend. If you check the G string, it will be slightly flat until you use the trem. This problem can be avoided by setting up the springs parallel to one another.

@@charlief. Thank you for the explanation. So what is the benefits, if any, to angled springs?

You mean the thing he put inside in 1:48?

Yes, that, plus the adjustment of tension of springs vs. strings.

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Lube both the nut and bridge saddles & string trees with "a little" Vaseline or graphite from a #2 pencil lead. Chances are it's not the tuners but one of the friction points for the strings that are hanging up on individual strings

someone say "HipShot Trem Setter< the best way to stay in tune > look it up💫✌🏻️

Hank Marvin's warbling is priceless.

That’s why he says, “where you like it.” The video is about how to float a trem; not why.

HipShot Tremsetter is un-necessary. I removed them from both my Strat Plus guitars and have no problems with tuning, or return-to-tune

Beano Traffini indeed, and so where do his B and G end up? that would be informative.

@@camdemobile the B goes a full step, the E half step. I don't remember the G

@@sergioserramusic g would be a step and a half

What? You mean this video justifies how much they charge, or they're certifiable, meaning they should be put into an insane asylum?

@@imaxdigital7052 did you see the nice strat setup video showcasing their state of the art cardboard boxes? It'll make you hungry for frozen pizza, watch out...

You're incredible!

Tyler Gavin What kind of shit screws are those? Plastic? lmao

Have you even looked at you strat yet?

roadworm strat, I want one of those!!!

Willie B3 I use a hand slotted bone nut where the string slots themselves are brought to a glassy polish, and graphite saddles. Pretty much bomb proof and I get a good full step backwards. There’s something magical about my Strat and it’s trem setup, but it’s a mystery. I’d never adjust the six screws that hold it to the body without taking some careful torque measurements first. I’m really not sure what it is. My claw is angled a bit, I use three springs, tuned to E flat, all the steel is cold rolled. Everyone that’s played it is pretty surprised. I also never break strings, which is one of the things I remember nut sauce being so very good at preventing. At the end of the day I’m getting Floyd Rose performance and reliability, but on an early 60’s Strat whose only original attributes are the body, neck, tuners, and truss rod. All other parts are Callaham or from another 60’s Strat. The wonders of guitar tech huh.

He says in the video he makes it go a step but I believe he meant to say half step.