Members cephus Posted November 1, 2009 Members Share Posted November 1, 2009 Talked to my tech at set-up of my franken-caster about this very topicOn strats; he feels that floating really makes intonation difficult - he set mine against the body to dive only. I use my left hand to raise pitch. Added benefit, I think sustain is improved also He is not such a great tech. Get a new one. A vintage style strat trem stays in tune alot better when it floats than when it is dive only. Also, you can't shake it right when it can't go up. Sustain? Myth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackhell Posted November 1, 2009 Members Share Posted November 1, 2009 Floating can be a pain. Dive-only allow you to tune down to drop D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bubkus_jones Posted November 2, 2009 Members Share Posted November 2, 2009 You can put any tuning on any style of bridge. The only difference is, on non-floating bridges you can CHANGE the tuning easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Into Nation Posted November 2, 2009 Members Share Posted November 2, 2009 He is not such a great tech. Get a new one. A vintage style strat trem stays in tune alot better when it floats than when it is dive only. Also, you can't shake it right when it can't go up.Sustain? Myth. The tech was talking about intonation, not tuning. That said I'm not sure why intonation would be more difficult on a floating trem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Into Nation Posted November 2, 2009 Members Share Posted November 2, 2009 I like to keep mine just tight enough against the body so that bending a string doesn't cause the trem to lift up flattening other played notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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