Members dZjupp Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 I tried what that video the other day showed about going through keeping a strat in tune. IT is all true it works like magic or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RadioSilence Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 cool and all, and i don't mean to sound like a dick but... why start a new thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 I tried what that video the other day showed about going through keeping a strat in tune. IT is all true it works like magic or something link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unreachable Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 link? second'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members raskongdub Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 is this it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pedalboard Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=2423384 I do believe he's referring to this, gents. It seemed to help the tuning stability on my guitar some, though I didn't test out the whammy bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RadioSilence Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 ok, i retract my previous statement, there's obviously loads of people who didn't see the original thread. it's here: http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=2423384 edit: yeah, what he said ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unreachable Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 So don't stretch the strings when tuning, but use the vibrato instead? Sounds simple, but what annoys me is that after each bend, the string goes out of tune and that's when you dive down on the vibrato. Wouldn't that be annoying to some people who bend a lot when playing? Nonetheless, that's a very cool trick and I would use it, if I didn't bend so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 so its just specifically for strats (i cant view at work)? i hate tremolo bars and i hate strats with tremolo bars more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Small Stone Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 So don't stretch the strings when tuning, but use the vibrato instead? Sounds simple, but what annoys me is that after each bend, the string goes out of tune and that's when you dive down on the vibrato. Wouldn't that be annoying to some people who bend a lot when playing? Nonetheless, that's a very cool trick and I would use it, if I didn't bend so much.Why would the strings go out of tune after a bend? That part of the video kinda bothered me. His guitar stays in tune after much whammy abuse, but suddenly gets waaay out of tune after a simple bend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wennnz Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 I'm debating on whether or not I should try this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SUV Steve Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 When I played out with Strats, I kept them in tune by floating the trem a little, tuning *down* to pitch, and always using the point after the trem returns to it's balance point as the point at which to measure the tuning. If you tune up to pitch with a floating trem then there is the possibility of slack in the tuning peg which will be taken up as soon as you bend, or by the trem springs when you first use and release the bar, causing the string to go flat. I didn't watch the whole video, but what you describe with bends sounds like strings hanging in the nut enough so that the trem springs can't gently pull them back in tune, necessitating a forceful dive and release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 he needs some nut sauce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dZjupp Posted September 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 yeah so anyway, geez so sorry to start another thread (eat me) i was very happy that if a string went sour i just pressed down on me whammo bar and it went right back into tune. i had never heard of that at all and was a tad skeptic when i watched that vid yesterday, but on top of the whole whammy thing, it stayed in tune regardless alot better (& i beat my strat more than any other guitar ever - i don't know why) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gambit Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 nice to hear some feedback on the magic wizards tricks.. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Small Stone Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 (& i beat my strat more than any other guitar ever - i don't know why)Because a Strat needs to be beaten to sound good... They like it HARD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RJpilot Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 To the OP. Can you do bends? Do you go out of tune? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted September 3, 2009 Members Share Posted September 3, 2009 Per his vid, you are supposed to loosen the trem springs some to allow the bridge to be pulled up and down. But how much did you loosen yours? I tried it & I had to keep retuning it over & over until I gave up & but it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted September 4, 2009 Members Share Posted September 4, 2009 magical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Small Stone Posted September 14, 2009 Members Share Posted September 14, 2009 Just wanted to report that I did some of the stretchings on my cheap Parstcaster, to the head, the nut and the bridge, like what is shown in the vid. I didn't actually change the strings, just did the stretchings on the strings already on the guitar, after a good tuning. Well? It works! I go all Steve Vai on the trem, and pull back and it's in tune! And I don't have problems with bends either. So yeah, it definitely worked for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jules-RM Posted September 14, 2009 Members Share Posted September 14, 2009 Good advice in the vid. I already do all those things (and have locking tuners), yeah it does work quite well. So it's quite common to increase the tension on the springs until the bridge rests against the body? I've always liked the sound of the Vibrato arm going both up and down in pitch, so I've never done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JorisBlack Posted September 14, 2009 Members Share Posted September 14, 2009 Tried it on my cheap Ibanez GSA60 and it works indeed. And I'm not surprised. By pushing the trem all the way down you kind of make sure that the string tension is the same everywhere. That way you make sure the nut or the bridge isn't locking the string. Nice trick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted September 14, 2009 Members Share Posted September 14, 2009 he needs some nut sauce a little graphite in the nut ought to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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