The Strat is back!!

[Crazy_Joe]

Received new strings today, took old ones off, put new ones on, did the intonation, set the trem height, locked it in Eb and even put on a new strap holder.

Took about an hour in total, i am chuffed with that. I am amazing at stringing now.













I am still selling it though, i just thought it would be nice for the buyer to have some strings on their guitar and for it to sound in tune!

[LazyNinja]

The trem doesn't look quite balanced. Unlock the strings, then tighten the screws inside the trem cavity at the back until the trem base plate is parallel with body. Retune. Adjust the screws again. Repeat until it's parallel with the body when in tune. Good luck :)

[Crazy_Joe]

Does that really matter though?
What will it effect if i don't change it?

[BloodMountain]

because it's tilted away from the body, you won't be able to divebomb as far, and i heard that you can have tuning problems too.

[Crazy_Joe]

It can divebomb fine, and it will stay relatively tuned for a while since it's locked.

[TwilightOdyssey]

You are not awesome yet. PDT_008

As posted earlier, the trem angle is wrong.

[Crazy_Joe]

Yeah but if it angles up more then the trem won't be able to go up very much.

[Antag]

The trem shouldn't be able to go up much anyway.  For the sake of string life (& trem life!) pulling it up much more than a semitone is not a particularly good idea - if the action is set to a half decent height then the strings "fret out" anyway.

Very few players actually tug right up on the trem either - most of those big harmonic squeals you hear on rock/metal records come from divebombing the trem, catching a harmonic while it's "down" then letting it back up to the neutral position...

[Muttley]

Very few players actually tug right up on the trem either - most of those big harmonic squeals you hear on rock/metal records come from divebombing the trem, catching a harmonic while it's "down" then letting it back up to the neutral position...

The technical term is "Getcha Pull" (tm) Dimebag RIP.

Muttley

[Crazy_Joe]

Ok forget the trem height i'll do that tomorrow or something, what about the rest of the stuff i have done?!

[BloodMountain]

its a very good job. i need more practice in this, and it looks like you have the hang of it nicely! if the trem doesn't bother you, then leave it. you'll be fine as it is, if you feel that way.

Laurie

[TwilightOdyssey]

Ok forget the trem height i'll do that tomorrow or something, what about the rest of the stuff i have done?!

There's an old engineering maxim that states ... "99% is not 100%". There is a more modern maxim that states "you are only as good as your last record". Same is true with setups: It's only as good as the worst part of the setup.

[gingataff]

I find the angle of the trem affects how easy or hard it is to move it, too far forward and it's too easy, too far back and it's too stiff. It could be in my imagination though :)

[Crazy_Joe]

To be honest i don't use it much anyway, i use it for those slight dips into notes that makes that kinda wah sound mostly, so no drastic use.

[Dakine]

Very few players actually tug right up on the trem either - most of those big harmonic squeals you hear on rock/metal records come from divebombing the trem, catching a harmonic while it's "down" then letting it back up to the neutral position...

The technical term is "Getcha Pull" (tm) Dimebag RIP.

Muttley

'Cept that Dime'ism refers to drinking :)

Which I assume is outta Joe's sphere also  :twisted: