paul6string
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Oh ok.. Then try this. Take the dtuna off.. Remove the saddle bolt, and inspect it for gouges. What i normally do for periodic maintenance is stick the bolt in a drill chuck and use steel wool or 1200 grit sandpaper if its really chewed up.. to smooth it out, then apply light oil and reassemblecheck to see if plating is too thick to allow the bolt to fully seat in through u-shaped channel in the dtuna. . If so you will need to file it down.
I will check that out when I get home later. I'm not thrilled about the lack of range of motion in the floyd fine tuner after installation though. I like to gig with fairly new strings, and they tend to drift a few cents flat after taking a beating. This may be a problem with the D Tuna if I have to unlock the nut and take up slack in the middle of a set between songs.
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Did you make sure the fine tuner screw for the E string on the Floyd is almost all the way unscrewed? Like barely touching the bolt that you loosen to remove the strings, if at all....
yes i had it set all the way out
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I did all that (as the instructions also explain clearly). The problem is that once i adjust the set screw to get the "e"perfect, it grips the stud and i can't pull it back to "d" unless i loosen the set screw a bit. That throws the "e" out sgain for the next time
First off, make sure you are setting it right before writing it off as crap. Here's what u need to do.With the dtuna pulled away from bridge (out).. Tune low e string to d before locking the lock nut. Then check to make sure all strings are in tune d a d g b e. If they aren't, adjust now.Then push the dtuna in. Now is when u adjust setscrew on dtuna. Adjust until pitch is e.Voila.I have seen some plating issues where the chrome is too thick causing problems but i doubt that is the case here. -
I don't know if scale length or string gague comes into play here, but the small set screw tightens the unit so I cant pull it back.
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If your trem floats, it won't work. Make sure the fine tuning screw is adjusted all the way out. I have one and it works flawlessly once properly calibrated.
Trem is blocked.
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I just installed it on one of my strats with an original floyd rose. When I push it in to "E" position, it comes up flat. The tiny little set screw is supposed to take care of that, so I turn the set screw until it's correct. It's all good until I want to go back to "D". The set screw locked the unit in the "E" position, and needs to be backed off to let the mechanism slide to the "D" position. Now I'm going to be out of tune agaiun if I want to return to pitch. If I have to bring an allen wrench to gigs, it's going to be a 3mm to unlock the nut. {censored} this $38.00 piece of {censored}.
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1970-80sOverrated: Neal SchonUnderrated: Lindsey Buckingham
Neal Schon? He's a badass mofo. He's got some sweet phrasing, and some pretty memorable leads.
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They make a 10-52 set if that helps any.
They also make a 9-46 (Hybrid Slinkys), and they're around 5 or 6 bucks depending on where you buy them.
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Good luck!! If you find a way, p.m. me. I have an old LE 2X strat (mij), and there's not one single number or letter anywhere except the model # LE 2X stamped on the inside of the neck heel.
EVH D Tuna not working as advertised:
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About 1/4 step. Way too much to live with. I am going to do what maltomario suggested and check to see if the locking stud seats all the way forward before I sell it though. I will let you all know how I made out tomorrow. Not enough time today to mess with it.