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Re: [SurfGuitar101] Staying in tune with cheaper hardware

Ferenc Dobronyi (ferencnd) - 01 Dec 2003 17:09:07

Do you have the springs adjusted so that the bridge is floating or tight against
the body. I have found that floating it gives you equal tension between the
strings and springs, and stays in tune better. Also, are you having string
binding problems at the nut or under the string trees?
Ferenc wrote:
> I own two six-strings: a Squier Jagmaster and a
> Cyclone II. On the Jagmaster I have the trem locked
> down and I use the trem (pretty tight with four
> springs; strat style trem) on my Cyclone. The
> Jagmaster stays in tune really well, but the Cyclone
> tends to come out rather quickly, especially when I
> work the trem. I tried redistributing the springs but
> that didn't really make much of a difference. There
> also doesn't seem to be any real pattern to it when it
> goes out. Sometimes the high strings go way out while
> the low strings stay put, sometimes the opposite, and
> sometimes the high strings go sharp (this last one
> baffles me). I asked my tech and he said to chalk it
> up to it being Mexican; upgrade the hardware, get a
> new guitar, or learn to live with it. Do any of you
> Strat players have a similar problem?
>
> Richard
>
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