Thanks brother, just what I needed! Not difficult at all, dunno why people are freaking out in the comments, it's like they've never touched a tool in their life.

@MarioHernandez-zc7dv

4 жыл бұрын

@@purpleturtle8841 how does it take 5 minutes to tune a hardtail. 5 minutes is what I need to change strings

@UltimateRaven41

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarioHernandez-zc7dv because all strings lose/gain tension (also neck etc.) when you drop or tune-up one string like the low E, also the intonation might as well be out of tune, if you drop/ up tune your Guitar - but it depends on the qualiity of the wood and tuner, etc...

@davidemmons899

3 жыл бұрын

I just got my first Floyd Rose guitar and I'm extremely intimidated at the thought of tuning it down even after watching a couple videos. I can just see my fucking something up on the guitar.

@johnvalderrama9339

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidemmons899 walk away when you get frustrated i have 3 guitars with floyds.....now its a piece of cake for me and utube videos help alot.... when its time to change strings thats when i would mess around with em in different tunings so when the new strings were put on i kinda had a feeling what was gonna happen....just be patient but in order not to go thru this i leave all my electrics in one tuning each......especially a floyd pick one tuning one gauge of strings and youre good to go wanna drop it or raise tuning well thats when you have to work on it but 10 mins you can do it... good luck

@TreborsTreble

Жыл бұрын

Most guitarists I've known are the penultimate mommas boy (excluding me) who never venture outside the house. Tools are frightening and confusing to them. If they have a girlfriend, she better know how to change a flat tire.

How this works for anyone that is confused: A floating Floyd Rose tremolo requires perfect equilibrium to stay in tune. The force exerted by the strings (which pulls the bridge forward) has to be matched by the force exerted by the springs (which pulls the bridge backwards). When the two forces are equal the bridge will float in perfect barlance parallel to the body of the guitar. If you just detune the guitar with the tuners and lock it back up it will NOT work. By lowering the tension of one string the springs are able to pull the bridge back and increase the overall tension. If you try to tune the guitar normally it takes forever because you have to constantly retune to gradually pull the bridge upward. And when you're trying to drop tune the balance is even more fucked up. This method bypasses as lot of that shit. By blocking the trem the force of the springs is capped. No matter how much force they exert the bridge won't move past the block. So with the trem blocked you can tune as you would normally without having to keep retuning to compensate for the spring pull. When the strings are tuned at the headstock the strings are going to exert the exact pressure they need to stay in tune. You're essentially setting a basepoint: String tension is X, so for the bridge to float the spring tension must also be X. When you remove the block the strings go out of tune. If you've tuned the guitar down then the springs, which are set to exert the force needed to match the force of strings tuned to E Standard, are going to pull the bridge down too sharp. This needs to be fixed and it is a simple matter of adjusting the claw. By screwing the claw in you are increasing the spring tension (dramatic increases can be done by adding or removing springs, as seen in the video). And conveniently enough, when the spring tension matches the string tension the guitar will be in tune and the bridge will be parallel. It happens automatically. Isn't it magical?

@saulgoodman6672

8 жыл бұрын

and your point? do you think you impressed anyone? are you on coke?

@saulgoodman6672

8 жыл бұрын

Im thanking you for wasting yours, dippity nutt sack.

@christosssss

7 жыл бұрын

James Fielding you lost me at equilibrium

@angelcastellanosmartinez2412

5 жыл бұрын

Hello,,do you know how to do for a only drop D?

@glennhutson2015

5 жыл бұрын

but by doing all that isn't the intonation out ?

Guys I don't know what you are all talking about, I was so afraid to mess with my Floyd rose guitar cause I've never tried anything on it out of fear of messing it up, this morning I grew some balls and did exactly what was done in this video... I think that it's in your character, If you can follow instructions closely and backstep when needed then you will have no problem... The tricky part for me was the step in which I needed to remove the spring.. The screws were too far out, so I removed it and screwed em back in.. Now my guitar is in perfect drop B with leveled fine tuners and flat straight Floyd rose mechanism... I will check it again this afternoon for detuning and stuff but I think it's gonna be fine... Plus the extra 50 dollars in my pocket and this feeling of accomplishment are just too priceless... Tinker around people! It's the only way to learn! :) have a great day

thanks for this vid, my band plays in drop C and i wanted to use my ibanez but didn't know how to drop tune this helped a lot :D

Thanks a lot for this lesson in tuning a floating bridge guitar. I just tuned my Ibanez with a floating bridge down a half a step and thought it was going to be a nightmare. Your video made it so easy to tune it down. It never occurred to me to tune the thing from the back. Thanks for the lesson...AWESOME

hey tone king I just want to thank you for your tutorial on downturning.i have always been nervous about fiddling with Floyd rose tremolos you explained it great and I just did one myself.i used to bring it into the shop and have it done.thanks again! subscribed!

Thanks man! I Have been playing for years, but never quite figured out how to setup a Floyd rose. It worked great!

This has a been a very helpful video. Im actually trying to set up my ML for a D standard tuning. So this fit the bill perfectly.

My man! I've been looking for a fast and easy method for this since I started playing years ago! Subbed for more great content

Tuning the low and high E with the screws and then using the Fine tuners was a great help. I have always had to go back-and-forth and for some reason never thought of that. I usually have ended up blocking them off? but you can teach an old dog new tricks. The sound quality of your Videos has gone from respectable to absolutely AMAZING! All of your hard work is very much acknowledged and appreciated

hey tone king. I like all your amp demos and now your drop tune video. just bought my first Floyd rose guitar a couple days ago and this video helped a lot. thanks

Such a killer video love how organized and detailed it is!

I just wanna say thankyou, i have always struggled in dropping any string on my guitar, this has helped me a lot

wow, dunno why but since i did the body tuning thing my divebombs sound soooo much clearer, thanks a bunch for the video it really helped!

Lewis (The Tone King)....I just wanted to message you to Thank you for your "How to DROP TUNE a Floyd Rose Trem System" video. I just bought a Ibanez guitar with a Tremolo System, and l haven't had a floating tremolo in years, so you can imagine my frustration trying to set this baby up. I searched the internet for help, and came across your video, and let me just say, you saved me from a meltdown, and you saved this guitar from going airborne...lol...now this guitar plays perfect thanks to you...so Thank you man for what you do, keep it up...Rich B from NY

Dude, you SAVED THE DAY MAN!!! Awesome tutorial, well explained, thanx a million!!!

Thank you tk! because of your previous videos i can tune and set up a floyd, and now i just dropped tuned mine and it worked! thanks TK!!

So helpful, got my Syn gates special tuned up straight after watching this. Thanks!

I haven't tried it yet but it looks like a time saver. I have been just unlocking the nut and tuning it by the tuners and it takes FOREVER. Not to mention if the tuning is significantly different you have to readjust the tension because the bridge floats backwards. Great video and cannot wait to try it!

This helped alot! I've been frustrated with my guitar since I first tried tuning down(several months ago). I Followed this lesson and it's perfect now! Pretty happy about that.

great video. i was giving myself a headache, but after watching this i saw the light. it only took 10 mins. thanks!

excellent and well done in the most easy way for every one to understand how to drop tune a floyd rose. Mark from Las Vegas.

MAN THANKS YOU MADE MY DAY WITH THIS.. now i think i'll play all day long :))

Lou you Rock ! keep on rockin' thanks for your videos !

I own a B.C. Rich WMD Warbeast with the floyd Rose. I remember, when I first got it, I figured out how to get it in tune and stringed by using a diagram, and a very wordy "article". After 3 years of military service and being in college, I just didn't have time to work with it, and forgot how to do this system properly. This video helped me greatly. Watched through it's entirety twice, and after I spent an hour frustrated this helped me drop my WMD to Drop B in minutes. Thanks Good work.

Thank you for this useful video, it's been a very long time that I make my Floyd tuned at the music store and it cost me 70€ Each time ! Nobody there wanted to teach me how to do it, they were saying "don't touch it, you're going to break your guitar" or "this is too complicated, let the professionals do their job". Thanks to you I have discovered that it's not that difficult once you have secured your floyed with your dad's business card (personally I used my hover warranty book). Thank you for all the money savings I will make :)

Sweet vid man..thanks for taking the time.

Very helpful! Thank-you. Made it much easier and quicker for me.

@blackpanter12345678

7 жыл бұрын

The easyest way to do drop D on a guitar with floyd rose is to buy a DigiTech The Drop pedal then you dont need to do anything at all except push a switch on the pedal. I got the advice somewhere and seeked it up here on youtube and i just ordered that pedal. :)

thanks so much man. you made tuning the floyd rose so much easier!

Thank you been fighting with this a loooooooong time (years) - and now i got it!

Thank you very much, been wanting to play a lot in drop c with my schector hellraiser but never could because of the floyd rose.

First time and got it right thanks a lot bro! Saved me a couple 100 to do this!

Thanks Tone, Ive been waiting for a good video on this, and even better that it came from you. Talk to ya next Friday. Baolu222

This video helped a lot thank you

Floyd Rose must shake his head and laugh that this is still the most common trem option. Great vid showing the hassle of a Floyd or Floyd copy

awesome!!! Last night I made my first go with this, ended up with a broken high e:( your video made it possible. thanks!

I have a dime with a floyd rose too and i tried tuning it straight to d then c, i didnt realize everything else i had to do to tune it so thanks for the video. Hopefully now i can find the commitment to do it...

Great tutorial. That was so well explained and it's helped me to down tune my guitar. Thank you!!!

Thanks down this vid bud! Proud new owner of a few new floyd loaded axes and as you can imagine its been quite a learning curve! I gave up on them in the 90s. I knew what i was getting into with these but I love the way they feel and the whole concept of the Floyd system so im trying my best to be patient my biggest problem so far has been when tuning to E flat the bridge itself not being flush in the cavity. Watching this i realize i need to either remove a spring or go much deeper with the claw wich i was hesitant about. Of the 3 guitars(a fender Frankenstrat im putting together with an original German made 84 spec Floyd a Charvel pro mod HH So.Cal black strat with a Floyd 1000 and an EVH Wolfgang special with the evh branded floyd)the plan was only floating 1 of them wich is the Charvel with the cavity. Learing how to set these up level and intonate them without snapping high E strings, well...theres def some Mr Miyagi -Karate kid catching flies with chopstick moments going on here. I can picture guitar techs, guys like you everywhere laughing at my rookie mistakes lol Im determined to pull it off proficiently as i need to tweek these beautiful guitars as i need and its possible cuz of guys like you sharing this info & making these vids. Im "giving you one of those bad boys right there" homes!

Totally worked thanks

wow! all this time ive been doing it the hard way. im going to try this method next time! thanks TTK!!!!!

You rule, Tone King! Thanks a lot man :)

had my floyd for christmas, first time i've drop tuned it because i was shitting it for the first 11 months, wouldnt have done it without this video, cheers

Huuh.. thank u for this video man! God bless u! :)))) the best method for drop tune!

"Always tune up". Wow, that I didn't know and sounds like really important advice. Thanks!

this is awesome!!!!!! thanks man

cheers man ,Very Helpful. I thinking of tuning to B and this will help

Thanks, great vid! Very useful

This helped a lot!! thanks

Very interesting, I have never tried the tune from the back technique on my Dean From Hell. Eager to try it next time I need to change tunings. Fantastic video, no nonsense. Favorited.

YOU ARE A LEGEND! Thank you so much.

thanks man video helped a lot

Thank you so much Tone King!!!

Very helpful man.

Thank you very much, im getting my first floyd rose guitar, but im using exactly that tuning (drop c) in every guitar.

This is why I love the floyd rose. :)

You are the man. Thanks so much

awesome info, my friend!

Yep did that and it seems to work just fine! :)

correct me if I'm wrong but isn't another part of adjusting the springs on the back have to do with keeping the bridge flush/parallel with the guitar body? isn't it optimal to have it flush?

@PFSred

5 жыл бұрын

Paul reed Smith fucking oath. That entire process is wrong. When tuning you have to adjust both strings and spring tension while keeping the trem flush

DUDE I cant thank you enough.... FINALLY a video that REALLY teaches how to drop tune. Sam Ash Guitars was gonna charge me $20 to do it for me. Thanks again bro!

@jamesmoses4066

3 жыл бұрын

D tuna

yea after i posted that comment i just re did every thing and now my guitar is all good tuned and leveled out the problem was i droped tuned it with the strings it had on it then i put new ones on heavier than the old ones . thanks

Thank you! I did it!!!

thank you so much man!

we need more of these DIYs :)

life saver hands down best drop tunign floyd vid on internet

Man,thank you soooo much

helped me alot :)

THANK YOU MAN!

Thank you very much! It's whammy time!

you just saved me the trouble of having to take my guitar to a shop to get it setup thank you so much

got a long enough screw driver there man. lol. ive used this method for years and it works. u rule tone king

I never ever seen a floyd rose tuned and I never done one either but I did follow this guide and I got it to tune to D standard. but to tune from the back to get it in drop c made the springs in the back look horribly wrong and instead of taking the risk of fucking it up cause I dont really know what i was doing I stopped and left it in d standard. other than that this guide worked for the most part. THe floyd is level too which really excited me since this was the first time i ve tried to do this :)

Thank you so much!

Great video! I have an Ibanez S series with the ZR Trem (the ball bearing pivot) and on the back, there is this enourmous nut to adjust spring tension. I used your method, modified for a non-Floyd guitar, and it worked like a champ. Here is something to save your subscribers a lot of headache. MAKE SURE YOUR STRINGS HAVE BEEN STRETCHED!. Trying to tune a Floyd with new strings will drive you nuts. A tip: tune each string a note above standard. It will strech them nicely.

tuning to to the pick strike and not the resonating tone. good man.

God Bless you for taking the time to make a legit video as I am sure this will help many.

This is terrific, Thanks for leaving it up as long as you have. It worked great tonight on my BC Rich and I even got the action lower than the set up job I paid 100 bucks for. I have another guitar I want to tune to drop C. What do you suggest? Same way? What about springs? Should I go with two or three in the back?

That last comment was really comforting... Or "bring it to your local repair shop" LOL

Hi mate great video I’m only learning I decided to get more into 6 gear bikes instead of guitar at around 12 years old Both need to be tuned both awesome but the guitar I’m stuck in 1st and keep hitting false neutrals! Because I do love it...man!!! Anyway thanks for the video I love this drop c sound but removing body parts seems a bit intimidating. Breaking them I’ve done by mistake but again thanks I’ve also got no business cards of my own apart from ones I don’t know why I have I never use them but my dad did have some but not anymore otherwise we mightn be still living together. I bought a 50w boss katana sick bike back in the day oh mate now it’s a matte 2017 R1 and a Ecg matte black special. Man I’ve never written such a long message especially you tube but you look like a cool guy👍🏻 If you need a roommate I’m in Australia and I’m a hard worker and would only ever ask to borrow some business cards and il sign up/subscribe for some of that know how. Mate have a happy healthy fun lovin 2023 Cheers Chris Aus 🇦🇺sorry ps ya think just leave it alone I’m probably gonna just get steel splinters spring flicked break strings or just muck stuff up But cheers again for that splinter of knowledge that you shared🍻

Thank youuuuuu a million!!!!!!!!!!!

thank you so much!

i have .11 .48 strings and its a pain in the ass but thanks to this video it made it SO MUCH EASIER!!!!!!!!

Using the same gauge strings and going from standard to drop c. Amazing.

so i have to use an alan key everytime i wanna go into drop d well getting a different guitar now

@ChaosDivides

10 жыл бұрын

Not reali, i use the fine tunners to match the D to the open E, but thats with the fine tunners all the way up. Works in drop C too when you want to change open C to D

@romeomartinez5317

5 жыл бұрын

The floyds are meant to be kept in one tuning and not be constanly changed

@angelcastellanosmartinez2412

5 жыл бұрын

@@ChaosDivides ...do you mean a drop D tuning will be perfect tuned adjusting only with the microtuners? I am having trouble for drop D as the other strings detune too. Someone.told me to increase the gauge of the 6th string to increase tension. 🤔 Do you think it must do the trick?

@Southboundpachyderm

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, don't get a floyd rose unless you already have another guitar. They're meant to stay in one tuning unless you wanna fuckin waste 30 minutes between every tuning change.

@TMK8908

4 жыл бұрын

Romeo Martinez exactly my wife just bought me the Jackson Kelly JS32 for an early birthday present and I’m keeping it in Standard, I’ll use my custom painted strat for Dropped tuning

And I was thinking of putting a floyd rose on my rust in peace guitar 😳. Good to knoe

This is the most helpful video ever! I have one question. When tuning up instead of down, the block doesn't do much so I have to configure the springs and tune at the same time. Is there a better way?

I don't do *anything* without starting with one of those bad boys right there.. 🤘🤣

Just broke a string from trying to tune this, and I followed the video exactly word for word.

i dont have a fr. but when i get a guitar with one, ill now know how to go to drop c.. Thanks man

You, my friend, have saved me a trip from guitar center. Thank you, wan't that hard.

Hey man! Very nice video! I've probably watched it at least 20 times! Just wondering, what string gauges should I use for dropping to B or C, I've got a Jackson with a Floyd Rose (:

very nice thanks

a VERY neat device called "tremol-no" attached between the tremblock and springclaw lets you lock the tremolo and drop tune as u would on a hardtail! Highly recommended!!

Finally!!! A good vid that explains this shit... thank u

Nice vid!

another good way to keep the same settings (of a regular tuning) on a lower tuning is to use a heavier gague strings so you get a similar tension at a lower tuning ;) I use 10/52 strings for open B tuning and the settings of the Floyd Rose are about the same of a regular tuning with 10/46 strings

Nice vid but what I do is use a custom block I made to float the floyd dead level relative to string tension and when tuned to pitch the block will barely fall out. Also I always replace my springs with older style floyd as the new ones sometimes take a lot of wear until they are stable. hope this helps some

Holy crab men... you are the best... thank you!!!

Wow, I was always under the impression that you had to change to a thicker gauge for even half step drops!