Yngwie Strat trem setup?

[atarilovesyou]

I've looked around, done some searches, but haven't found anything worthwhile.

 

Does anybody know, or has read, how Malmsteen sets up his trems? Particularly, does he keep his Strats trems floating, or increase the tension on the claw strings so that it doesn't go out of tune during bends (or string breakage)?

 

Just wondering, as I've never tried a floating Strat setup before. Broken strings on a Floyd are a pain as it is, I'm just wondering if it's even worth it to experiment with a floating setup (as semi-floating as a Strat trem can get, that is).

 

PS...I'd also like to know, is there really anything to this whole mythos surrounding players like EVH and YJM who have somehow managed how to setup a trem on a non-locking guitar (pre-Floyd) to NOT go out of tune? Yngwie hints at it in interviews, as does EVH...but really, with the amount of crazy bar dumps that EVH was known for, how could you possibly setup the guitar to not go out of tune? I've read about lubing the nut, and some special way of winding the string and 'twisting' it as you turn it around the capstan....sounds like a lotta mumbo jumbo to me, but who knows?...lol.

 

Thanks!

[BIGD]

Ever heard any Van Halen bootlegs pre-Floyd Rose? Ed used to change guitars after his solo section because the guitar was so out of tune.

 

Pasadena 77, after his solo they go into "Dead or Alive" and his guitar was way out of tune.

 

I'm sure they do things that help a bit, but if you do anything crazy with a strat trem, the guitar will go out of tune eventually.

[csm]

 

if you do anything crazy with a strat trem, the guitar will go out of tune eventually.

 

 

Has anyone told Jeff Beck that?

[catscurlyear]

you should try the floating trem it`s ok i used it for years without any mods . one thing you should remember to do especially with new strings is stretch the strings where they are situated between the nut and the tuning pegs this gets rid of any slack round the tuning peg ,also try using as little string as possible around the tuning peg,and where possible try not to use the little trees which hold the strings down.you need to test your floating trem at home ,get your guitar in tune then give the trem some proper hendrix abuse , then see which strings are out of tune they normaly come back sharp ,so if you the just tug on the strings with one of you fingers they should all come back in tune,pencil lead will lubricate the strings in the nut. if you want to change your tuning pegs for more stability, try the locking type they work good and there is also the tremsetter which is good for even more stability but the trem harm feels stiffer [YOUTUBE]Jvl0fLOzwi8[/YOUTUBE]