If you started now, but learned the right way to set up and tune your Floyd as the author of this article recommends, then you’d likely do well.
Setting up my burny guitar with floyd rose how to#
Point is, I learned how to master the guitar first - not the whammy bar.
I’m fairly new to playing with a Floyd myself and I’ve got a few decades on you - it was never an important part of my playing but now it’s something I want to experiment with. Here’s what you need to do to level your bridge.Īyden, as a seasoned guitarist I’m going to strongly recommend “no” to starting out on a guitar with a tremolo system unless it’s a non-floating one (non-floating models bend only one way, forward, which gives you the “dive” or pitch down sound but do not rock back which would produce a pitch up sound these models generally stay in tune without the issues you’d find with floating tremolo systems). The springs are inside the bridge cavity, so you’ll have to remove the plastic cavity cover with a screwdriver.Īfter the cavity cover is removed, you should be able to see a few springs, the spring plate, and usually two screws attaching the spring plate to the body. To adjust the angle of the bridge, you’ll have to adjust the bridge’s spring tension.
Is it at an angle or is it perfectly parallel? Most of the time the bridge will be at a slight angle. Look at the side profile of the bridge compared to the body. This not only makes it easier for the guitar to stay in tune, it also gives an equal distance for dives both up and down on the whammy bar. The bridge or faceplate should be straight with the body. I’m sure you have played a friend’s guitar or seen one at a guitar shop that is at a crazy angle. Let’s get started!įloyd Rose bridges are designed to be parallel with the body. This is also the step that most people have problems with. The second to last part in setting up your bridge is leveling it.