This is Why You Suck at Guitar: How to change tuning and string gauges floyd rose tremolo

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This is Why You Suck at Guitar: How to change tuning and string gauges floyd rose tremolo

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Table of contents:
Tools you'll need: 2:20
Understanding your Floyd Rose tremolo: 3:15
Understanding tremolo angle: 7:40
Tuning your guitar DOWN or going to a lighter gauge of strings: 10:25
-front blocking a tremolo: 10:58
-changing the tuning down: 13:28
-the crazy weird secret trick to rule all other tremolo tuning tricks!!!!: 16:09
How to tune UP, or go to a heavier gauge of strings: 19:40
-back blocking a tremolo: 21:00
-tuning UP: 23:00
-the best tremolo trick you'll ever use for setting your guitar up: 24:00
Afterthoughts and the effects of changing tunings and string gauges on your floating trem guitar: 26:35
-intonation : 26:49
-truss rod: 27:09
-adding an additional spring: 28:14
Suckamaniacs!!!! Uncle Ben Eller here is back with a brand new installment of This Is Why You Suck at Guitar! I get dozens of emails and telepathic dream messages every week from fans all over the world who are in a world of pain from trying to change tunings and string gauges on their Floyd Rose /Ibanez Edge / Lo Pro Edge tremolos... and i can't blame them! I remember the first floating bridge guitar i ever messed with, it was my brother's Ibanez EX Series... i was trying to tune down a half step to play along to the Metallica Load and Reload records (.... yeah.), and i just couldn't figure it out! By the time i got the low strings tuned down, the high strings were WAY sharp, then when i tuned them down, the low strings had jumped up to standard pitch again... what a nightmare. I actually sold my soul to the devil in order to finally get the tuning changed over... boy do i ever regret that move now! It was years later that i stumbled across this awesome trick for changing the tuning on a Floyd-Equipped guitar. I'm going to save you a LOT of time and frustration, not even to mention your immortal soul. You just may need that later.
You just need a couple simple tools and some knowledge of the crazy seesaw-like effect that your strings and springs have. You'll learn about blocking your bridge (from both sides!), adjusting the claw screw tension, the famous Whoopi Goldberg, and the aftereffects of messing with your tuning and string gauge. Its all super fast and easy once you learn the basic principles of how to do this. Its all reversible, it doesn't harm anything, and if you follow my steps, you'll have great success. Huzzah!!!!
The guitar i'm working on is my 1987 Ibanez RG550 Fallout finish, with custom pick guard and pickups by Instrumental Pickups (Decomp HS set).
Thanks so much for watching, let me know how it goes for you!!! Cheers!

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@mrdrastic 7 жыл бұрын

I have heard so many horrible stories about tuning a guitar with a floyd rose style floating bridge. The guy at the guitar store even said how difficult it was going to be and that I should buy an easier guitar. With your video, you have made it so easy to tune and fine tune my guitar that I am back in love with playing it everyday now! I go from standard to Drop C tuning without worry! The coin method is so easy to do! Now, the tuning is perfect again, no matter what tuning I choose! You sir, have given my Ibanez Floyd Rose guitar a reason to live again! Brilliant video. Easy to follow, easy to understand, and makes tuning my floyd rose a joy instead of a nerve racking chore that no one wants to undertake! My guitar thanks you!

@BenEller 7 жыл бұрын

mrdrastic thank you, sir!!! So happy to help :)

@juniorrhere6262 7 жыл бұрын

mrdrastic Ben, I did all of this and my action won't stay put. The next day it'll slightly raise a hair as to where I can feel the difference. Tried looking it up but can't find anything. Is it the truss rod or what?

@Ericpach3 7 жыл бұрын

Let's say I want to change the string gauge to a 10-46 and tune from Standard to DGCFAd. From the points of your video, where should I start off? EDIT: nvm, managed to do it somehow after some trials and errors. Thank you very much for this video!

@MsTrickster24 7 жыл бұрын

mrdrastic I need help!! Muy guitar is a 6 string but is configured like a 7 without the first one, it has .13 strings...and the guitar is tuned in B soo I need to get the guitar to .10 and to standard tuning. Do I first do the config that he shows for going to lighter strings and then do the one to tune up or how? When I change the string gauge to a lighter one I don't have to do the tuning he does after right?

@cdreid99999 7 жыл бұрын

you need an entire setup. You might be ok with the same nut.. but if possible you should change the nut. Open the back of the guitar and screw the spring screws out a few turns. now turn the fine tuning screws til theyre close to in the middle of their range. Remove the springs and replace the strings with .10s. replace the strings. with the neck stringlocks LOOSe you need to get it CLOSE to standard tuning. watch the tremolo block. you need to adjust the spring screws so the tremolo is FLAT while its tuned CLOSE to standard tuning. Maybe a note off at most. Once you have it flat with the strings close to in tune... youre done with the screws. now tune it with the tuners. i suggest slightly overtuning at first on the heavier strings.. like a sharp instead of the actual note. then the smaller strings (this is just to save a little time). as you raise tension on each string the strings youve already tuned will go flat and drop notes. THIS is the part thats a pain. Once it's VERY close to in tune tighten the stringlocks on the neck. now tune with the fine tuners on the bridge

@NunYa953 3 жыл бұрын

This is blasphemy. Everyone knows the only proper solution for having different tunings is to buy more guitars.

@alec7568 3 жыл бұрын

This is unbelievably accurate.

@HHIDave 3 жыл бұрын

That was literally my reasoning for having multiple Floyd equipped guitars. Now I have a Drop pedal. I still have the guitars, they're just all in E standard now. 😂

@XselfwillrunriotX 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahah everytime i buy a new guitar my girlfriend flips out, and i try to explain to her that i play in like 7 different tunings... shes learning...

@noose18 3 жыл бұрын

This hits pretty close to home 😂

@alexmurphy5289 3 жыл бұрын

This is me and then I realized that I rarely play in e flat or even drop D lmaoooo. I went full circle

@blakemck24 2 жыл бұрын

Man I’ve sat here for hours watching other peoples videos trying to get my guitar back right after I changed the strings. Your video is the simplest most straight forward video of them all. Thank you so much for making this. You’re a lifesaver.

@BenEller 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help, thank you!

@calansvc 4 жыл бұрын

Also, always a good idea to reset (re-center) the fine tuners before tuning with keys. Another great video!

@neverman3398 4 жыл бұрын

Essential

@PFDarkside 3 жыл бұрын

4 years later the intro is still fantastic.

@markbaladad3012 4 жыл бұрын

Bought my first floyd rose equipped guitar, ever(been playing badly for 22 yrs), and spent 2 hours last night in a sisyphean hell of tuning & re-tuning, without even blocking the tremolo first. I had seen your vid come up in my search, but did not watch it at first due to it being 29:43 long....Big mistake! Yours is hands down, the best on youtube(wasted 4 hours watching other vids), and on the 3rd day of owning my first floyd rose guitar, its finally in tune! Thank you, Ben!!

@fendergibson2615 4 жыл бұрын

Ben Eller, you are a wise man for making seesaw an example to explain the balance between the springs and strings.

@seventhplace 6 жыл бұрын

In the 90s before a Mr. Big soundcheck, I was able to witness Paul Gilbert be his own guitar tech and change all of his strings and have it back up to tune using no more than a 9-volt battery under his Floyd Rose, all completed in no more than 3 minutes.

@jumbobagginsjellogo4475 3 жыл бұрын

Father Gilbert is a legend

@vonmilash823 3 жыл бұрын

He used the same string gauge

@seventhplace 3 жыл бұрын

@@vonmilash823 True

@edla2005 2 жыл бұрын

@@vonmilash823 And the same tuning

@Spoohkybooh666 Жыл бұрын

🤨

@willdvsds3141 7 жыл бұрын

we all are being mocked but ben is so likeable

@jasondotson 6 жыл бұрын

dont mock me man

@basementrocker2764 7 жыл бұрын

This tutorial saved my life, hands down the best video on this subject i have ever seen. Truss adjustment, action height - bring it on!

@darcius73 Жыл бұрын

I've been following you for a couple years now and I recently went from 10 to 11's on my PRS and this video helped me from torching my axe. Thanks for all the great tips and tricks you've been giving everyone for years.

@joshjesudowich2520 5 жыл бұрын

Dude you are a gift from the God's. I was two seconds from throwing my Jackson king v in the trash 20 minutes into new strings

@tyrssen1 7 жыл бұрын

Actually I suck at guitar 'cuz I don't practice ...

@NICKWAPPERER117 7 жыл бұрын

Seth Tyrssen don't think I've ever read something so honest on the internet. Much respect sir

@maxheberling7050 7 жыл бұрын

Seth Tyrssen same here I really should practice more

@axlreese4766 6 жыл бұрын

Same here bass is easier but i love the sound of guitar

@trillrifaxegrindor4411 6 жыл бұрын

then you just suck,not just at guitar.you are another typical millennial waste of oxygen jackass .here is a newsflash, it really isn't impressive how useless and lazy you are. i wouldn't brag about it,pinhead.

@michaelj.anderson1116 6 жыл бұрын

Seth Tyrssen me too. =(

@MattDuarte11 8 жыл бұрын

Wow dude best Floyd tuning video I've seen. Nice.

@azrael8924 8 жыл бұрын

Lol Floyd running

@shredwerd009 5 жыл бұрын

You have saved me $100+ and taught me something I should have learned forever ago about my guitars. I would have given up and taken it to the shop if this video wasn't around. I'm also really glad I got to learn about how to properly set things up, especially the tips about using random things to hold the bridge in place as you work. I ended up using a lighter I got from Oktoberfest one year. Thanks a million dude.

@NathanIsABAMF 5 жыл бұрын

I've had a floyd rose bridge for 8 years and never have figured out how to get it perfect. All this time I just needed this 30 minute video. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

@remnant24 8 жыл бұрын

Dude, this is incredibly useful. I'm eagerly awaiting your videos on intonation and truss rod.

@Aaronius_Maximus 5 жыл бұрын

The seesaw analogy helped me understand this alot better. Thanks uncle Ben you are the best! The finish on that Ibanez you have is just gorgeous! (Sister Act DVD playing in the background killed me too haha 😂)

@johnvroman245 Жыл бұрын

So, I don't know how I just found this video, BUT THIS IS AMAZING!!! Made the setup and changing of strings on my FR so very easy and quick to do!!! It now plays better than it ever has before! You sir, are a master of your craft and know how to make things easy to understand and follow along with. I thank you from very deep within myself!

@maccaslash 7 жыл бұрын

All praise the mighty uncle Ben. Thank you so much. Bought a prestige 2 weeks ago and snapped a string, you have totally saved me!!!

@DragonboltBlastter 7 жыл бұрын

Finally, i solved my tremelo problem, the thing was i had to tune it with the claw screws. Thanks Ben! Your videos are helpfull.

@Jaydenwybenga 8 жыл бұрын

this is exactly how I do it but I still watched the whole video because you're so charming

@BenEller 8 жыл бұрын

Awwwwww!

@brunogrill3774 5 жыл бұрын

Youre breathtaking

@23Guitardood 5 жыл бұрын

@@brunogrill3774 Thirsty Bruno is thirsty

@raysmetaltracks6782 5 жыл бұрын

Said it before, and Ill say it again. This is the greatest tip for Floyd owners - If you own a Floyd, bookmark this video. I always come back for a quick refresher before making adjustments/string changes, etc. Thanks again Ben!!

@briannorman952 2 жыл бұрын

Ok. Man. You explained everything. The one thing you explained that everyone was missing was tuning it by tightening the claw. I was trying to keep tuning it with tuners. This video was a complete life saver and I thank you man. Awesome!!!

@adamtimbrell 3 жыл бұрын

I can't thank you enough for this video Ben!!! Alongside your amazing playing, your depth of knowledge is invaluable to me! Thanks again!!! I saved my modded S-Series Frank Gambale Jazz Fusion from a life with 10 gauge strings constantly being in Eb.

@Risen907 11 ай бұрын

s-series 4 life

@Claimjumper55 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks Ben. I've always avoided alternate tunings on my Floyd equipped guitars and just used them with my hardtails. This opens a bunch of new possibilities.

@BenEller 8 жыл бұрын

Cheers my man!

@melvynobrien6193 6 жыл бұрын

Don't detune! That's crazy! Play it in Eb. You don't need a low Eb.

@jasonmcnaughton7607 6 жыл бұрын

As someone who has used the Floyd Rose most my guitar playing life and knows it better than I know anything else... I still found your video helpful. This definitely makes my life alot easier, especially when swapping Floyds.

@enki9006 2 ай бұрын

Amazing! You have the only video on YT that really, really, really, shows the easiest and best way to tune up on a FR guitar. ❤

@TristenApblanc 8 жыл бұрын

You had me at " as bad as being stuck in an elevator with Kanye west".

@evilstalkerhorne 4 жыл бұрын

If this happened there is a more than probable chance that Mr. West would not be seen in good health again upon his departure from the elevator.

@saiyaniam 8 жыл бұрын

Will a pirated version of sister act still work?

@michaelgablecolvin7949 6 жыл бұрын

saiyaniam No it won't but Clive Barkers HELLRAISER works fuckin' slick !!!

@jessiehermit9503 5 жыл бұрын

Most likely a KanyeWest CD will do, but you have to destroy it first.

@gonepickin990 3 жыл бұрын

I used Mrs. Doubtfire. Seemed to work ok but I got the runs...

@bxbbyallen 5 ай бұрын

Dude I haven’t played my Ibanez in over 10 years because I couldn’t tune it. I’ve watched so many videos and never got it to work until watching yours. Crazy. You deserve a KZfaq award for this video lol.

@darthdurkelthewise320 4 жыл бұрын

Quite possibly the only video one needs to watch in order to thrive with a floating tremolo! Many people show the “how to” but they fail to explain exactly how the components work! Aces sir 🤘🏻

@logancamomile99 8 жыл бұрын

That FF7 backing music is great.

@xxxfallenseraphxx 6 жыл бұрын

Came here to learn how to learn how to perform proper maintenance on my floyd and was pleasantly surprised by this backing track. Also glad I'm not the only one who noticed :)

@kevex3929 3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if after all these years, anyone else would notice it lol

@AbrahamNixons 7 жыл бұрын

Bud, you saved my butt. I was about to chuck this Ibanez RGR420EX because I couldn't figure out how to tune it. This $#@! right here, Homie! Who the f@$# gonna stop me now?! Ciao.

@briannorman952 2 жыл бұрын

Just letting you know again uncle Ben you also just saved my HM strat. The fender locking tremolo was pushed into the divebomb position for so long. Went through this video twice and now it’s perfectly level and floating again. Thank you man! Rock on!!!

@brettshawver2983 5 жыл бұрын

Dude - I got my first Floyd on a Charvel in 86 & fought with it so much that I never changed tuning with it or string guage. It wasn't until 91 (5yrs later) that I was shown this tip. How did we ever get anywhere without the old KZfaq man?? I hope this tip gets to new Floyd owners early in their formative years so they see how this beast can be tamed & not feared, or worse yet hated. Love your channel & keep doing the good stuff!! 🤘😁🤘

@ESPSJ 7 жыл бұрын

i followed all the steps, i blocked the bridge and tuned it with the bridge sitting properly... but as soon as i take the block out the bridge sinks and it goes out of tune which is fine but when i adjust the 2 screws in the back and get it in tune the bridge does not sit straight.. it sinks way into the body. I am so close to selling my floyd rose guitars, quitting guitar and maybe even sell my house and move into a caravan and go vegan, thats how much i hate floyds right now

@The_GngrBRDMan 5 жыл бұрын

ESPSJ once you take the block out use the screw driver to adjust whether it’s flat or sharp, if that doesn’t work, you’re block isn’t working and you might need to try a new method

@johnjesusiskingofkings1770 5 жыл бұрын

did you remember to tighten the nut locks before removing the block? (one year later reply oops)

@The_GngrBRDMan 5 жыл бұрын

Mr. 432 😂😂 I did I just assumed most people would do that by nature

@johnjesusiskingofkings1770 5 жыл бұрын

@@The_GngrBRDMan Sorry I meant that reply for the original commentator. But I think he is living an Amish lifestyle now and doesn't have access to Internet anymore

@Yetzederixx 5 жыл бұрын

This is how I ended up playing bass ;)

@VM0451 8 жыл бұрын

Nice background music. Heard some FF7 among others.

@will4282 8 жыл бұрын

I thought that's what it was from! Badass remake

@alexmead332 7 жыл бұрын

I haven't heard ff7 im hearing punch out right now lol

@LordCardenas 3 жыл бұрын

It's FF7 background music when you're at Wall Market.

@malachichoate2073 8 ай бұрын

This is the best video on how to tune Floyd roses! Are used it to change from east standard to E flat with no problem, and yesterday I used it to change from nine gauge strings to eight gauge strings, and it still works perfectly. Your videos are the best uncle Ben! Love em. 🤘

@boddhiswaha5446 3 жыл бұрын

Brother you saved my guitars life... i put it together with 550/ 570 parts, golden lo pro...my dream guitar. But since I started tuning in D, and trying hybrid and regular sets, 0.9 and 0.10 at different times, my tuning stability never came back. I was about to give up after having my guitar abandoned for years as I tried 7 strings. Now I tried this method which was so clear and well explained...and man MY LO PRO WAS SHINING AGAIN!!!! I AM SO GRATEFUL 🙏

@BenEller 3 жыл бұрын

happy to help!!

@Spectre10mm 8 жыл бұрын

That fallout is gorgeous!

@jeffmceachern456 7 жыл бұрын

So basically, if i'm playing a drop D tune, I should use my Strat and not my Jackson?

@chesterelchedder1 6 жыл бұрын

jeff mceachern or get the evh d-tuna 😀

@qasperr994 6 жыл бұрын

Greg Myers More like try to explain, But yeah.

@MaynardOwns 5 жыл бұрын

Only if the strat has a humbucker.

@darkclaw8959 5 жыл бұрын

Or if u have gear that can change the type of pickups that u are using

@TheShanesousley 4 жыл бұрын

Basically you should always keep your FR in the same tuning and same string gauge.

@jacobcolinjc 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Ben, I want to thank you so much for this video. I have never watched any other video that has helped me this much with my floyd rose. Seriously, I love you and your videos. UNCLE BEN IS THE MAN.

@cdawg-switchhitter2473 4 жыл бұрын

If you’re reading this PAY ATTENTION. This man gives you everything you need. I finally understand the Floyd Rose. Awesome video man

@mk7073 4 жыл бұрын

This makes me appreciate the genius of the Steinberger R-Trem design. It's exactly the same fundamental idea but there's a built-in lock on the bridge and a large knurled screw you turn with your fingers rather than tightening those fiddly claw screws (probably chewing them up over time). No nut to lock. No tools needed. Worth checking out IMO

@GoCeltics734 7 жыл бұрын

step 1 - cry step 2 - cry some more really though, the trick when tuning higher is to tune the E-A-D strings 1 step sharp, G a half step sharp then B and E normally. negates just about all of the issues of the other strings going flat as you tune the rest of them

@carloscarlos4492 3 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah you rule! IT WORKS!!

@Mycovers7 2 жыл бұрын

Let me tell you dude there are so many videos out there on how to drop tune your guitar and they make it so complicated this video helped me out SO much thankyou

@justinadkins8826 5 жыл бұрын

Mate I was just about to lock my floyd rose and I seen this video u saved my kh202 thanks so much this is why you rule on guitar

@coolestto 7 жыл бұрын

Not sure why I watched this vid at 2am, I don't have an FR trem guitar - hell, I don't even have an electric (yet). Your videos are absolutely amazing, you explain everything very well. I'll remember this vid just in case I need it down the road.

@Meccarox 7 жыл бұрын

Literally same. I'm in the same situation and it's 2 AM.

@AXPena 8 жыл бұрын

Uncle Ben, I noticed that you forgot to mention returning the fine tuners to the "middle" position when changing strings. Maybe an annotation?

@MsTrickster24 7 жыл бұрын

AXPena How do you do that?

@michaelenochs5024 6 жыл бұрын

Sevs217 The fine tuners at the bridge can be tightened or loosened. I'm trying to break it down for the new guys too so bear with me. Tighten the fine tuners all the way down till it locks. Then loosen the fine tuners while counting how many turns it goes. Let's say you can turn it counter clockwise 20 times. Then tighten it 10 times. You're now in the middle of the fine tuning spectrum. This should be done when you're restringing but not exactly necessary.

@maxmustardman298 6 жыл бұрын

thanks, but why not adjusting them everytime you change the tuning ?

@squeaky864 6 жыл бұрын

Max Mustermann because they’re fine tuners so the can only tune a one sharp up or one flat down but if you do that the tension will be unbalanced and it will go out of tune

@goldsrcorsource2551 5 жыл бұрын

oof, that comment didn't age well

@Icaro_Nobre 4 жыл бұрын

8 years looking for a tutorial like this... You sir, saved my life

@rfdc 4 жыл бұрын

You wouldn't believe how grateful I am for this video. You have no idea how many songs I just didn't learn because they were in a different tuning and messing around with my Floyd Rose was a total pain in the ass.

@Airtrooper719 8 жыл бұрын

Hold on, I just felt nostalgic at 4:42 for no reason....... then I realised something sounded like Final Fantasy 7???!!!

@fernandomiguelguedes163 7 жыл бұрын

"tremBolo" cracks me up everytime xD

@troyseale8844 Ай бұрын

You’re a damn genius Mr. Eller. Thank you. I was about to give up.

@BenEller Ай бұрын

glad to help!

@rocketmanrick 5 жыл бұрын

SORRY FOR SHOUTING BUT THIS IS THE BEST FN FLOYD TUNING CLIP I'VE SEEN. IT'S ADDED YEARS BACK IN MY LIFE AND NOW I LOVE MY FLOYD AGAIN

@WaltonsJoint 8 жыл бұрын

Thank god for uncle Ben. You have saved my fucking life. When I tune my guitar with a Floyd I end up feeling the urge to throw my guitar off the Empire State Building because it's so stressful and time consuming. Now that I know this shit, I'm all good.

@sorinsoria 8 жыл бұрын

What if its in a drop setting? Drop D for example, or lets get wilder, Drop A or Z! Would you have to adjust the claw or do you do something else with that?

@BenEller 8 жыл бұрын

+Brian Soria that would fall under the "things that subtract weight/tension" category.

@hfl_ 5 жыл бұрын

@@BenEller How would that work? Would you have to completely mess with all the strings again or could you just quickly change the 6th string down?

@StevenDiLeo Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your tips Ben! I just got an Ibanez RG series, and this is my first guitar dealing with the floating bridge system. I ended up using some quarters wrapped in electric tape to hunker down that bridge while I tuned, and low and behold, I was finally able to get a tuned guitar after balancing the tremolo.

@x7stringinJSCx 4 жыл бұрын

I just ordered a Floyd Rose guitar online and asked them to set it up with 10s in Standard 1/2 step down.. and they shipped it and said they forgot 1/2 step down and it's in plain standard tuning.. So glad i watched this now so once i get it i can adjust it and hopefully make it work. Now to figure out the intonation end of it lol.

@starwolffan13 3 жыл бұрын

MAH GETURS GOT A TREMBULUR ON IT

@WyattScott 3 жыл бұрын

I just need to buy another Charvel, one in Eb and one in standard

@TheSupertoneify 4 жыл бұрын

THanks man you saved a life four years down. You are god sent

@midotvadventure504 4 жыл бұрын

Man THANK YOU! 4 hours of trying back and forth and Finally got to the tuning I needed! Sir my hat is off for you daily. Respect. Saved me from spending money that I don’t have LOL. My man🙏🏼🤘🏼🔥 practice you’re instrument everyone and fkn learn how to adjust it when you can. 😌

@AmorphousInc 8 жыл бұрын

3:24 is Underneath The Rotting Pizza soundtrack from Final Fantasy 7

@HereComesthewooo 8 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!

@heavynov 7 жыл бұрын

So, if I were to change gauges to a thicker string and tune down, would it be appropriate to block the tremolo both ways?

@jamesr8355 7 жыл бұрын

Yep

@TheRustedShackleford 5 жыл бұрын

Or just loosen the screws a whole lot before you block it

@Heartkiller999 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best guitar videos on the internet PERIOD.

@mrittmaier4941 4 жыл бұрын

What would I do without you Uncle Ben? Foolishly watched some other Stepdad videos and they all neglected the tremelo. Thank you Uncle Ben for helping me suck just a little less!

@fly69doc 6 жыл бұрын

15:02..."These nuuuutz!!!"

@Shantal585 3 жыл бұрын

or simply if you wanna keep your mental health just dont use floyd rose

@cnotejunebug 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’ve had my Jackson Explorer for two years and now I can FINALLY set it up with new strings and any tuning. Drop C baby!

@stevenhenderson9020 5 жыл бұрын

THREE MONTHS! That’s how long I’ve been trying to tune this Ibanez. Then, suddenly, I find your vid (which is by far the best) and DONE. Fifteen minutes. You, sir, are a god!

@Darkhalo314 4 жыл бұрын

Only 3 months? Lmfao 6 years for me! I still can't get mine in tune

@darkkxzerox3422 4 жыл бұрын

God I cant figure this out I guess il stop by Walmart for sister act tomarow

@mostresticator5 4 жыл бұрын

im confused, dont you need to add tension (heavier strings) when tuning lower? which side of the trem do you block in this case?

@JGAbstract 4 жыл бұрын

I was confused by that too, but then I realized he meant "adding lighter strings OR drop tuning." Adding lighter strings means you're lowering the tension from the strings side causing the trem to tilt towards the back.. Because the strings are thinner. Likewise, if you're lowering your tuning, you're by definition lowering the tension from the strings so the trem will tilt towards the back springs as well. Generally, you use thicker strings to compensate for the lack of tension from down tuning, but that's not what he's talking about. Things that will cause your bridge to tilt back: lessening the tension from the strings - either from lowering your tuning, or from getting lighter strings. 25:45 he tells you where to block the trem if you're going to lessen the string tension (lower your tuning).

@ulver7556 4 жыл бұрын

Mike G, my thoughts exactly. I want to go from 10 strings and E tuning to 11 strings and D standard (whole step lower). Seems like it may be an even balanced swap. I’m having to lower the tension so much on the back I feel the screws may come all the way out!

@MrKoolaidjam 4 жыл бұрын

@@ulver7556 What did you end up doing out of curiosity? I would assume the added tensions of the strings from going to 11s from 10s would slightly be cancelled out by the fact that you're going down in tuning therefore taking away from tension

@ulver7556 4 жыл бұрын

Why Can't I Think Of A Name? I first put on EB 11-48’s with the D tuning. The claw screws were out way to far in my opinion to balance the bridge. After some research, I realized those strings were meant for Gibson scale necks. My guitar’s neck is 25.5 scale. I ended up putting on D’Addario’s NYXL 11-56 strings. They’re perfect! beefier low strings have more tension to counter the springs. Claw screws are in a better position now, and the string buzz I had on the fifth string went away. 😅

@photobearcmh 10 ай бұрын

Uncle Ben, thank you for this video. That screwdriver trick is awesome and works like a charm. I changed my string using your method and discovered my bridge had been out of balance. It's now in balance, thanks to your video.

@joshdraken1 3 жыл бұрын

This came up in my feed while I was having trouble tuning a floyd after replacing a broken string. First time attempt but Ben's walk-through had me dive bombing again in no time. Thanks, stepdad!

@AntiChris 7 жыл бұрын

Tell me why I suck at pinch harmonics.

@tyler_bt3326 7 жыл бұрын

Chris Wenzel just keep doing it over and over. You'll find the sweet spot that it requires over time

@mido3ontheway 6 жыл бұрын

Well I swear the secret is to repeat it countless times until it comes effortlessly.

@tommywho924 6 жыл бұрын

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@mycull6786 8 жыл бұрын

My prayers have been answered! Are you God?

@Robert96902 8 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure he is

@creatorshadow8343 7 жыл бұрын

AnalMolesterOfWeebs pretty sure he is

@blacklotus3205 4 жыл бұрын

AnalMolesterOfWeebs pretty sure he is

@larswalther1902 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure he is

@haydenschmid760 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure he is

@kresimo1 3 жыл бұрын

This video convinced me to finally get a Floyd again. My Jackson just came today setup a step lower than I wanted and with trash strings. This video helped the setup Immensely. Thank you!

@murdahorse 4 жыл бұрын

Tried this method last week, it was my first time with a floyd, with an old 90s Jackson I recently got off ebay. I was changing tuning AND string gauge, meaning I didn't know whether the overall string tension would increase or decrease. So I blocked the bridge from moving both up and down, by inserting the removed backplate under the finetuning screws, and then putting a stacked 9v battery and penny inside the back - together they held the bridge perfectly in place. Changed the strings, gave them a good stretch and tuned up, locked the nut, unblocked the bridge and everything went wild, but sure enough as soon as I adjusted the screws in the back everything came perfect. It really wasn't difficult at all. I've seen other videos of people going round and round tuning and re-tuning having not blocked the bridge and it seems ridiculous.

@undeadpresident 4 жыл бұрын

I have a guitar with this floating bridge and I never even knew that it was called a "floyd rose floating bridge."

@jackdebree2187 8 жыл бұрын

7:19 hahahaha wtf is sister act doing in the background :'')

@Gabriel-vj1cf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! the first person to explain Floyd roses completely and understandably. I have gone through 8 videos and this is the only one that really helps understanding everything including some nuances.

@mangoherpson 2 жыл бұрын

Insanely helpful video, I was in disbelief when I tuned down to D standard and it just worked...

@Henrix1998 7 жыл бұрын

Tl;dr: still huge pain in the ass

@Idlev 8 жыл бұрын

Where can I get the DvD?!? Help!

@donovanolguin977 6 жыл бұрын

Idlev block buster

@yonikup2865 5 жыл бұрын

@@donovanolguin977 are they still in business? Didnt see one since like 2008

@donovanolguin977 5 жыл бұрын

@@yonikup2865 it was ment to be a joke

@donovanolguin977 5 жыл бұрын

@@yonikup2865 but no they are no longer a thing anymore

@yonikup2865 5 жыл бұрын

@@donovanolguin977 rip blockbuster

@danielgrozev2993 8 ай бұрын

Great video. I got my first floyd guitar a month ago. It came tuned in E but I wanted it tuned in D. I spent more time finding something suitable at home to block the bridge than actually tuning the guitar. Less than 20 min. Thanks for the helpful content!

@KidAran 5 жыл бұрын

Finally I get it, I watched this 1 year ago but didn't get what you did but now I master that damn stable! Thank you!

@Meccarox 7 жыл бұрын

Why the hell are they so difficult?

@chillsfaze4352 7 жыл бұрын

Meccarox CAuse when they all good theybgreat

@donovanolguin977 6 жыл бұрын

Meccarox locking tuners and the bridge is a bitch sometimes

@v8hotrodlincoln 6 жыл бұрын

It’s really all just basic physics ...

@qasperr994 6 жыл бұрын

Because when you do it right and keep one guitar setup and tuned and use another guitar for a different tuning and setup than they're golden.

@2012TunnelRat 8 жыл бұрын

I saw Sister Act 2 on a plane. Made me want to yell Allah Admiral Ackbar and jump out the door.

@BenEller 8 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@Benzodiazpine 3 жыл бұрын

Sir you are the best, no more words describe how helpful your video is!! the key tip: lock the nut and adjust tuning from the back NOT from machine heads or fine tuners.

@robwassell 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for creating such a superb video. I used to hate re-stringing my guitar but now I understand fully how it works and what I need to do, you've helped make it a cinch.

@CodyBlack 6 жыл бұрын

The "tuning with the claw screws" trick saved me so much headache setting up an Ibanez Edge III today. Had it blocked off or out of commission for years because I bought it well before I was ready, and getting it actually working today was an amazing experience. Thank you Ben, this was by far the most helpful video I found, and that Fallout is absolutely gorgeous to top it all off!

@WayneTwitch 3 жыл бұрын

This is legit the only guy i come too for tips fonallyt after years of never knowing how to string a rose Uncle Ben helped me for the first time i 100% setup one myself.

@chickaferguson 4 жыл бұрын

Ben you are a god. This is the best guide video on the net that I have found to tune a floyd rose after re-stringing. Thank you for the claw screw trick as well, I am no longer going to spend half a night (like last night) trying to tune my guitar when it will never work. I know understand my guitar (Ibanez RG470) much better. Cheers.

@shadowsmustfall1 7 жыл бұрын

16 years of playing with a floyd rose and i just now find this out....mind BLOWN. the ONE problem of the floyd rose, solved.

@CaseyRounds 5 жыл бұрын

Best Video I've ever found online at explaining this. Big thank you because I love all the sounds the floyd rose can make but I would get so discouraged looking at my Ibanez Xiphos....Now I can shred and be exited about it and tuning the guitar is a lot less stress inducing.

@DoomOfConviction 2 жыл бұрын

What a sympathetic host, I specially loved the painting of him as King in the background totally my kind of person. I would always go with a tremolo stop for 15 bucks but a bit of change is always more easy.

@israa-jamal 4 жыл бұрын

I changed my strings for the first time 3 days ago and in all the videos I've watched I saw the bridge was tottaly alignment with the guitar body and I did the same but until now I wasn't comfortable; the strings are so tight no matter how much I lossen the springs, and you are the only one I came across that cleared to me that the tremolo edge is different , thanks a lot.

@israa-jamal 4 жыл бұрын

mine is rg370dx with edge III