I have three strats. One blocked off, one with the whammy flat to the body but I can still do dives, and one with a floating whammy. It's nice to have the choice. :)
I tend to keep my Strat pretty much locked down, but great video. I was like "where's he going with this" and then about 8 minutes in it clicks. Strats are neat.
Did another one(Pro ll) tonight with this. Did a Silver Sky(Se) last month and probably 4 guitars last year using this video or Fraudas. I went 40 years not using a trem because I didn’t trust them. Tried this once and now all my guitars with trem bridges are set this way. I’m actually learning to use them too! Thanks Dylan! This totally works!
I'm only at 02:34 and just have to say THANK YOU for pointing out that action and intonation will be affected by the slight tilting of the bridge saddles. Obviously with the fulcrum slightly in front of the break angle, adjustment will need to be made. However, I've seen so many videos where the guy sets up the guitar to fine tolerances THEN floats the bridge without ever going back to make the essential minor tweaks. I usually can't be bothered to comment on those vids but I do spend way too much time shouting at my screen. I can see I won't be having that problem today. Thanks Dylan 👍 I'm confident I shall enjoy the rest of the video.
I love this man, and thank you this has completed and confirmed my theory on the tremolo set idk procedure sounds like surgery but you make it so simple so for your time and effort i support you. Because I've been doing it the G-string full step up way but kinda, well yeah I've been doing it backwards, I mean tuning all the strings first then setting the G that way after I have my trem claw set and then tuning again and again and again... frustration is the word. So along with setting the bridge angle to allow for full back= G up one whole step only therefore also been completely disregarding the rest of the strings ie the high E half step etc, So basically this is a gem of knowledge im gonna use, thank you Dylan for sourcing the info, I'm pretty sure in the entire guitar community worldwide- no one can say that another has "stolen" without considering themselves in that grouping, stealing- (strong word)an idea off of another, first that guy you were talking about where you got this method from I'd guess he'd want people to know the right way his way for credit's sake where its due, I mean look at all the musicians big names that have "stolen" riffs, songs, concepts, pretty much its all been done So if those folks who don't know shit from soup can just keep their mouths shut knowing nothing about the history of music in this last century alone- zip it. I say that with extreme prejudice against "ppl not knowing wtf they are talking about" before going ahead anyway and posting it which isn't very helpful other than raising the challenge to disprove their claims of acts of plagiarism of others, personally I think these types reflect their own crap onto others. But hey I'm not hung up on what did noel Gallagher say again in that song .... "don't hang yourself up ... words, rock n roll star...?!!" Goid work yet again big fan follower!
I lock mine down with a pencil box eraser. Acoustic, Gibson stop tails, and Teles in my history. Never been too enamored with trems. But it seems simple enough to try and an opportunity to tinker and gain knowledge and experience.
I use shims on basically any Strat where I'm using the trem and it's even more important when you float it, since there is no recess for the trem to go back like a Floyd setup. Stew Mac makes shims that actually are shaved wood that angle the neck .25, .5 and 1 degree but they cost like $30 but I found better ones on Amazon for $10. Usually a half degree does the trick. Beck's guitars were all modded and shimmed. The action is much more level with strings being higher.
The Italian guy moved the spring claw al the way to the front before he did anything. I did notice you did that and since this video is 3 yrs old probably won't get a response lol!
Thanks I have a new Strat Ultra Left Handed it was crying out for this trem fix. Anything I can do to sound even slightly like Jeff Beck. Still getting to grips with the news. His music will live for ever. Thanks again.
I've never seen this trick. Thank you. The luthier you talked about is awesome. I used his credit card radius trick for years until I got gauges. I really want to try to use my wang bar so this is awesome. I'm loving your strat setup stuff
Jeff beck has a custom set of strings,,normal on the top thin 3 but heavier on the bass strings,,this gives extra tension to allow 2 tones pull up on the g string, pretty smart ! Add kicking tuners and you can do " where were you "
Note on offset claw; A tetter totter can be adjusted tremendously to achive total weightless balance, in the case of a heavy withlightweigt person. As a matter of fact, the universe and solar system is balanced with only, uneven eliptical orbits, of stars, objects of gas and solid material of infinite irregularity. Thus, what ever you need to do to balance string tension, will be beneficial in this floating trem endeavor. But this it not a haphazzard guess. Stick to what is mentioned here, to get to a safe place. Thank you for your instructions on how to actually go about this basic process! Most of us would be too afraid to tackle this without your explainations!
I am still on the fence as to if I want to try floating my bridge and installing my trim bar. I have the best situation in that I have two strats and neither has a trim bar attached. I picked up a trim bar a few weeks ago but just cant get the nerve. I'll re-watch this video a few times and maybe try. Thanks for the information and instruction
Floating is easy, you loosen 2 screws, anyone can do that. Keeping it in tune is where the mystery begins. FYI those intervals are Fender spec, by Fender I mean Leo Fender.
thank you for the info, is the end result always a half step difference from one string to the next? like if I wanted to float my trem where every string would only travel a half step is that possible? or is it sort of the anatomy and physics of the instrument that pigeon holes you into the variance from string to string?
I watched yourself and three other lads doing the same thing Dylan. My player strat is now back in her case....in..er...well I'm not too good at this!...initially it started with a buzzing top e..now she's all over the place!🙃😐
Hello Sir, I am wondering how Ritchie Blackmore could do those extreme dive and pull with his Stratocaster. A different tremolo? A different setup? I would like to do those bending with my humble Strat copy.
Hey, what about the two (or 6, on vintage style tremolo) screws? Where do we want them? I reckon the plate should be as flat as possibile with the body at both sides of the bridge?
Seen a video on tps with dans jazz guitar and Monty was talking about this with a strat and they said having ur claw angled with the treble side down and the bass side up it would stay in tune all the time 🤷🏽♂️ thoughts?
Why are people always against making the claw crooked? I don’t see what harm it would cause and you can balance the spring tension to be greater on bass side to compensate for heavier strings on that side.
@@MATRIX1999ism I think that the crooked claw actually compensates for the difference in tension between high and low strings, check carl verheyen setting up his strats
My setup resulted in a 5-10 degree angle after loosening the two screws and tuning the E’s. Even tho it’s visually assymetric, it may be symmetric in tension.
Is there any adjusting needed on the two point screws . My Stratocaster is decked, I’ve failed numerous times trying this method, I must be missing something because it won’t stay tuned once I use the whammy bar.
I got it but I alway come to this vedio to keep me accurate question how abought just phys could a angled claw springs where less tension on bass strings and more tension on treble side have in benefit???...Roland J Gutierrez from Magdalena New Mexico USA 🇺🇸.
I use a variation of this technique for all floating trems but I usually use a block in the back. BUT I always thought the goal was to end up with the bridge plate parallel to the surface of the body. True for Floyds or Fenders. Which means on a Fender, that was previously "dive only" you need to raise the bridge pivot posts a bit, so that it is the same height above the body at the front of the bridge plate and the back. You seem to just leave the posts alone and end up with a tilted bridge when in the "rest position". Not saying its right or wrong, but I'm curious as to the reason, and if you have any objections to the "bridge plate parallel to the body" approach I use.
I'm in your boat on this too, I've a wilkenson two tremolo system, it unless I sink the threaded bushings below top deck it will only sit about 2 -3 16ths of the deck flat parallel which I find fine for string height anyway on the partscaster I'm making it works much better now using Dylan begotten method, not stolen, I think inspired is a more truer way to describe because I do the same why because its been a total and utterly long process, and painful thorn in my side trying to find one solid way to set a tremolo, almost gave up, never gave in though l. Glad I kept on searching for the answer
Nothing wrong with your set up, but forgive me if I’m wrong but you can’t get a minor third pulling up on your G string. The two front posts after doing this (which he seems to fail to mention) , will adjust action of guitar without changing string to spring tension. If guitar is set up when you do this after raising bridge it will raise your action, you can turn both posts to the right a half-full turn maybe more to get right back to your previous action. If you do this setup and than readjust action using saddles you’ll lose your bridge angle as the spring to string tension will change (the bridge will get more parallel with body) . Then you will lose that minor third pulling up on G string, and you’ll have to do it again. Turning the posts left or right will adjust action without detuning guitar.
2 words.....Hipshot Tremsetter. I put 1 on a Amer deluxe plus with a Fender/ Floyd Rose 26 yrs ago so I can whammy up and down in perfect control. Strings always come back in tune. Or at least whan I change them consistently. Now that I'm not playing out I'm pretty lax on changing any Strings. Then the guitars are constantly out of tune next time I get to whatever guitar. But in 26 yrs of use never have had ANY problems with this guitar ever.
2 things: never attach all 3 springs to the center of the claw and the claw SHOULD be at an angle with more tension on the bass side. This is how JB does it and it stays in tune like a champ.
@@embstillrocks search TH-cam for Carl Verheyen: whammy bar setup secrets. Best video I've found. I've been using this setup for about 10 years. Takes a while but it's worth it. Good luck!
@@embstillrocks don't be skeered you'll love it. Lol. Hey, I checked your channel and watched your Cause We Ended As Lovers video. You're a man after my own heart. Execution, tone, touch, dynamics... *chef's kiss. If you don't mind me asking, what are you playing through?
I think the, "JB did it very much like this." is accurate. Did Hendrix do something similar that wasn't quite right and just wanged it more, or did he and his 'helper' go with a totally different idea? Let us know man!
You say that it's not good that the claw is crooked. It actual is good, even better. There is no one better at explaining why then Carl Verheyen. Search tremolo setup by Carl Verheyen on youtube. He uses the same intervals. It makes sence.
@@DylanTalksTone Yes, if the concept is to get them floating, then it is the same. However, the actual setup is quite different. At least if you want it done right. I have worked 25 years as a guitartech, so I have done thousands of setups on both types :-)
This is incorrect information Jeff Beck can pull up two semitones on the high e-string which corresponds to five semitones on the thick E-string, Scott Henderso has the same setup! I know them both! Where did you get this info from? I wonder and would like to know!
He uses a different tuning and much heavier strings. (Per his guitar tech) so the actual spec doesn’t matter, but the concept applies to allow you to do the cool warble stuff. If you want to argue and split hairs, you are welcome to, but I won’t be paying attention.
@@DylanTalksTone You have no idea, you're talking pure bullshit! Admit that you have no idea what Jeff's setup is like. Knowing nothing about a subject is not a sin, but spreading untruth is really low.
The truth is, I have done quite a bit of research on Jeff Becks setup. Been to his shows, been to his sound checks, studied his guitars, etc. The truth is, it’s not even the same on his main guitar to his backup guitars.... his sig models are different than his personal guitar, and his tech says it doesn’t matter because it’s his technique that matters. If that rubs you the wrong way, or you disagree to the point of getting worked up like you have .... there is a solution. KEEP SCROLLING.
Sir if you look at Jeff Becks tremolo you will see that the bridge itself is tilting WAAAAAAY forward...This is because Jeff beck likes to be able to pull the pitch/string tension way high AS WELL AS dive the bar lower....So you video here is all well and good but IS NOT how Jeff's trems are set up in the slightest way...HOWEVER if you could review what I have said...and know THE REAL way Jeff does his...I would be very interested
This is set up to do the same thing and to go up a step and a half on the high E. Just like Jeff Beck. … Now… if his neck pocket depth is different, or his fret size, or any other number of factors, the trem angle can vary… BUT…. The function can still be the same. Also, Jeff is known to use heavier strings than I do, so this will bring the angle forward. After “reviewing what you said” …. Watch it again… do it…. And you will get there. I will forgive your misplaced condescendtion and random capitalization of words for emphasis on points proved irrelevant by facts.
@@DylanTalksTone Dylan: Thank you and I will look what you did over again....One thing, hopefully you can shed some light on: After I do this my Strat will be good to go BUT I just got a new guitar (Jackson DK-2s) This Jackson has a Floyd rose and a sustainer) Question: Will this (your process be much different with a floating Floyd rose system? If so, do you also have another video showing how to do this on a Floyd rose tremolo? BTW I want to thank you for all of the videos you have put out ,they have been a big help to me and i'll bet countless thousands of other guitarists
Dude Jeff has the bridge floating 3.2 mm off the body measured from the sides. Not 1 damn mm which is nothing. Exactly what Fender recommends since 54. 1/8 inch
I have three strats. One blocked off, one with the whammy flat to the body but I can still do dives, and one with a floating whammy. It's nice to have the choice. :)
Huuge thanks man. The amount of pure knowledge you gave out is really valuable.
I tend to keep my Strat pretty much locked down, but great video. I was like "where's he going with this" and then about 8 minutes in it clicks. Strats are neat.
Did another one(Pro ll) tonight with this. Did a Silver Sky(Se) last month and probably 4 guitars last year using this video or Fraudas. I went 40 years not using a trem because I didn’t trust them. Tried this once and now all my guitars with trem bridges are set this way. I’m actually learning to use them too! Thanks Dylan! This totally works!
This is THE ULTIMATE instructional video! Thanks for your expertise 👍👍👍
I'm only at 02:34 and just have to say THANK YOU for pointing out that action and intonation will be affected by the slight tilting of the bridge saddles. Obviously with the fulcrum slightly in front of the break angle, adjustment will need to be made. However, I've seen so many videos where the guy sets up the guitar to fine tolerances THEN floats the bridge without ever going back to make the essential minor tweaks. I usually can't be bothered to comment on those vids but I do spend way too much time shouting at my screen. I can see I won't be having that problem today. Thanks Dylan 👍 I'm confident I shall enjoy the rest of the video.
Frudua is great! And he sings a lot!! There an amazing video of him singing Beatles' If I fell
I float mine and use a popsicle stick with 2 layers of electrical tape as my spacer. Works perfect!
I need a similar amount of space. I kept cramming those post it notes in there…maybe 15???
A musician friend of mine was in need of this video so he could avoid turning issues on stage. Thanks
I love this man, and thank you this has completed and confirmed my theory on the tremolo set idk procedure sounds like surgery but you make it so simple so for your time and effort i support you.
Because I've been doing it the G-string full step up way but kinda, well yeah I've been doing it backwards, I mean tuning all the strings first then setting the G that way after I have my trem claw set and then tuning again and again and again... frustration is the word. So along with setting the bridge angle to allow for full back= G up one whole step only therefore also been completely disregarding the rest of the strings ie the high E half step etc,
So basically this is a gem of knowledge im gonna use, thank you Dylan for sourcing the info, I'm pretty sure in the entire guitar community worldwide- no one can say that another has "stolen" without considering themselves in that grouping, stealing- (strong word)an idea off of another, first that guy you were talking about where you got this method from I'd guess he'd want people to know the right way his way for credit's sake where its due, I mean look at all the musicians big names that have "stolen" riffs, songs, concepts, pretty much its all been done So if those folks who don't know shit from soup can just keep their mouths shut knowing nothing about the history of music in this last century alone- zip it.
I say that with extreme prejudice against "ppl not knowing wtf they are talking about" before going ahead anyway and posting it which isn't very helpful other than raising the challenge to disprove their claims of acts of plagiarism of others, personally I think these types reflect their own crap onto others. But hey I'm not hung up on what did noel Gallagher say again in that song .... "don't hang yourself up ... words, rock n roll star...?!!" Goid work yet again big fan follower!
Dylan, you have the perfect personality and level of knowledge to do these videos. Thank you.
I lock mine down with a pencil box eraser. Acoustic, Gibson stop tails, and Teles in my history. Never been too enamored with trems. But it seems simple enough to try and an opportunity to tinker and gain knowledge and experience.
I use shims on basically any Strat where I'm using the trem and it's even more important when you float it, since there is no recess for the trem to go back like a Floyd setup. Stew Mac makes shims that actually are shaved wood that angle the neck .25, .5 and 1 degree but they cost like $30 but I found better ones on Amazon for $10. Usually a half degree does the trick. Beck's guitars were all modded and shimmed. The action is much more level with strings being higher.
The Italian guy moved the spring claw al the way to the front before he did anything. I did notice you did that and since this video is 3 yrs old probably won't get a response lol!
Thanks I have a new Strat Ultra Left Handed it was crying out for this trem fix. Anything I can do to sound even slightly like Jeff Beck. Still getting to grips with the news. His music will live for ever. Thanks again.
I've never seen this trick. Thank you. The luthier you talked about is awesome. I used his credit card radius trick for years until I got gauges. I really want to try to use my wang bar so this is awesome. I'm loving your strat setup stuff
What was the Luthier name...Thanks John
@@johntoland3520 I'm looking for it. I know he was Italian
@@johntoland3520 FruduaTv
thank you @@anejo333
Great video!
I just did this. It works!
Jeff beck has a custom set of strings,,normal on the top thin 3 but heavier on the bass strings,,this gives extra tension to allow 2 tones pull up on the g string, pretty smart ! Add kicking tuners and you can do " where were you "
Yeah. The string gauge he uses changes the setup from what we have here, but the application is the same and this works for us mere mortals LOL
This is brilliant
Thanks
Note on offset claw; A tetter totter can be adjusted tremendously to achive total weightless balance, in the case of a heavy withlightweigt person.
As a matter of fact, the universe and solar system is balanced with only, uneven eliptical orbits, of stars, objects of gas and solid material of infinite irregularity.
Thus, what ever you need to do to balance string tension, will be beneficial in this floating trem endeavor. But this it not a haphazzard guess.
Stick to what is mentioned here, to get to a safe place.
Thank you for your instructions on how to actually go about this basic process! Most of us would be too afraid to tackle this without your explainations!
"look at me! I have a Jeep AND an RV! I'm a cool guy!!"
You do? That’s pretty cool. What RV do you have?
I am still on the fence as to if I want to try floating my bridge and installing my trim bar. I have the best situation in that I have two strats and neither has a trim bar attached. I picked up a trim bar a few weeks ago but just cant get the nerve. I'll re-watch this video a few times and maybe try. Thanks for the information and instruction
I did it! It worked!
Great video thanks…
This was a very useful video. Best floating bridge method I’ve tried.
Thanks! :)
Dude you rock !!!
I'd replace the word 'stealing' with INSPIRATION TO BE THE BEST, or STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS! BOOM 💥
Floating is easy, you loosen 2 screws, anyone can do that. Keeping it in tune is where the mystery begins. FYI those intervals are Fender spec, by Fender I mean Leo Fender.
thank you for the info, is the end result always a half step difference from one string to the next? like if I wanted to float my trem where every string would only travel a half step is that possible? or is it sort of the anatomy and physics of the instrument that pigeon holes you into the variance from string to string?
I watched yourself and three other lads doing the same thing Dylan. My player strat is now back in her case....in..er...well I'm not too good at this!...initially it started with a buzzing top e..now she's all over the place!🙃😐
Hello Sir, I am wondering how Ritchie Blackmore could do those extreme dive and pull with his Stratocaster.
A different tremolo? A different setup? I would like to do those bending with my humble Strat copy.
Hey, what about the two (or 6, on vintage style tremolo) screws? Where do we want them? I reckon the plate should be as flat as possibile with the body at both sides of the bridge?
Those intervals are just Fender specs from the 1950s. Leo used mech height to achieve the intervals.
Seen a video on tps with dans jazz guitar and Monty was talking about this with a strat and they said having ur claw angled with the treble side down and the bass side up it would stay in tune all the time 🤷🏽♂️ thoughts?
Why are people always against making the claw crooked? I don’t see what harm it would cause and you can balance the spring tension to be greater on bass side to compensate for heavier strings on that side.
Unstability on the material = unstability on tension = unstability on tuning (?)
I guess
@@MATRIX1999ism I think that the crooked claw actually compensates for the difference in tension between high and low strings, check carl verheyen setting up his strats
My setup resulted in a 5-10 degree angle after loosening the two screws and tuning the E’s. Even tho it’s visually assymetric, it may be symmetric in tension.
Is there any adjusting needed on the two point screws . My Stratocaster is decked, I’ve failed numerous times trying this method, I must be missing something because it won’t stay tuned once I use the whammy bar.
How to float a strat tremolo is as important as why you would want to and if so, how much you need to. 😎
You mention the "front pins" not being all the way down at 4:00....do they have to be loosened a bit?
I got it but I alway come to this vedio to keep me accurate question how abought just phys could a angled claw springs where less tension on bass strings and more tension on treble side have in benefit???...Roland J Gutierrez from Magdalena New Mexico USA 🇺🇸.
Do you sell the official Dylan talks tone set up post it notes?
I use a variation of this technique for all floating trems but I usually use a block in the back. BUT I always thought the goal was to end up with the bridge plate parallel to the surface of the body. True for Floyds or Fenders. Which means on a Fender, that was previously "dive only" you need to raise the bridge pivot posts a bit, so that it is the same height above the body at the front of the bridge plate and the back. You seem to just leave the posts alone and end up with a tilted bridge when in the "rest position". Not saying its right or wrong, but I'm curious as to the reason, and if you have any objections to the "bridge plate parallel to the body" approach I use.
I'm in your boat on this too, I've a wilkenson two tremolo system, it unless I sink the threaded bushings below top deck it will only sit about 2 -3 16ths of the deck flat parallel which I find fine for string height anyway on the partscaster I'm making it works much better now using Dylan begotten method, not stolen, I think inspired is a more truer way to describe because I do the same why because its been a total and utterly long process, and painful thorn in my side trying to find one solid way to set a tremolo, almost gave up, never gave in though l. Glad I kept on searching for the answer
Nothing wrong with your set up, but forgive me if I’m wrong but you can’t get a minor third pulling up on your G string.
The two front posts after doing this (which he seems to fail to mention) , will adjust action of guitar without changing string to spring tension.
If guitar is set up when you do this after raising bridge it will raise your action, you can turn both posts to the right a half-full turn maybe more to get right back to your previous action.
If you do this setup and than readjust action using saddles you’ll lose your bridge angle as the spring to string tension will change (the bridge will get more parallel with body) . Then you will lose that minor third pulling up on G string, and you’ll have to do it again. Turning the posts left or right will adjust action without detuning guitar.
2 words.....Hipshot Tremsetter. I put 1 on a Amer deluxe plus with a Fender/ Floyd Rose 26 yrs ago so I can whammy up and down in perfect control. Strings always come back in tune. Or at least whan I change them consistently. Now that I'm not playing out I'm pretty lax on changing any Strings. Then the guitars are constantly out of tune next time I get to whatever guitar. But in 26 yrs of use never have had ANY problems with this guitar ever.
2 things: never attach all 3 springs to the center of the claw and the claw SHOULD be at an angle with more tension on the bass side. This is how JB does it and it stays in tune like a champ.
Hello. Can you explain this more in detail? Maybe with a diagram. Thanks. Because what you said makes more sense than this video.
@@embstillrocks search TH-cam for Carl Verheyen: whammy bar setup secrets. Best video I've found. I've been using this setup for about 10 years. Takes a while but it's worth it. Good luck!
@@bodhisattva3774 thank you. I will check it out. Giving the angel to the bass is an interesting way. I'm scared to try that :)
@@embstillrocks don't be skeered you'll love it. Lol. Hey, I checked your channel and watched your Cause We Ended As Lovers video. You're a man after my own heart. Execution, tone, touch, dynamics... *chef's kiss. If you don't mind me asking, what are you playing through?
@@bodhisattva3774 thanks a lot. What do you mean? Equipment?
Wow
Awesome video but a Italian guy did this 10 years ago rock on
I think the, "JB did it very much like this." is accurate. Did Hendrix do something similar that wasn't quite right and just wanged it more, or did he and his 'helper' go with a totally different idea?
Let us know man!
It’s there not more tension on the middle trem spring
You say that it's not good that the claw is crooked. It actual is good, even better. There is no one better at explaining why then Carl Verheyen. Search tremolo setup by Carl Verheyen on youtube. He uses the same intervals. It makes sence.
Would you do it the same for a vintage 6-point trem?
Yes
No, a two-point and a 6-point are set up very differently.
@@pallecla the concept is still exactly the same. if you watch our older video, it is done with a 6 screw, which I actually prefer
@@DylanTalksTone Yes, if the concept is to get them floating, then it is the same. However, the actual setup is quite different. At least if you want it done right. I have worked 25 years as a guitartech, so I have done thousands of setups on both types :-)
lol nice flex
A dime is 1mm thick.
The star of this video was the pine cone.
to hell with all that. no floating bridge for me
This guy has forgotten more than I'll ever know.
This is incorrect information Jeff Beck can pull up two semitones on the high e-string which corresponds to five semitones on the thick E-string, Scott Henderso has the same setup!
I know them both!
Where did you get this info from? I wonder and would like to know!
He uses a different tuning and much heavier strings. (Per his guitar tech) so the actual spec doesn’t matter, but the concept applies to allow you to do the cool warble stuff. If you want to argue and split hairs, you are welcome to, but I won’t be paying attention.
@@DylanTalksTone You have no idea, you're talking pure bullshit!
Admit that you have no idea what Jeff's setup is like. Knowing nothing about a subject is not a sin, but spreading untruth is really low.
The truth is, I have done quite a bit of research on Jeff Becks setup. Been to his shows, been to his sound checks, studied his guitars, etc. The truth is, it’s not even the same on his main guitar to his backup guitars.... his sig models are different than his personal guitar, and his tech says it doesn’t matter because it’s his technique that matters. If that rubs you the wrong way, or you disagree to the point of getting worked up like you have .... there is a solution.
KEEP SCROLLING.
@@DylanTalksTone Whatever dude.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I do appreciate it.
Hahaha it depends how far you put the paper under it …..
Get a Vega-Trem
Don’t need one when you use this technique.
Sir if you look at Jeff Becks tremolo you will see that the bridge itself is tilting WAAAAAAY forward...This is because Jeff beck likes to be able to pull the pitch/string tension way high AS WELL AS dive the bar lower....So you video here is all well and good but IS NOT how Jeff's trems are set up in the slightest way...HOWEVER if you could review what I have said...and know THE REAL way Jeff does his...I would be very interested
This is set up to do the same thing and to go up a step and a half on the high E. Just like Jeff Beck. …
Now… if his neck pocket depth is different, or his fret size, or any other number of factors, the trem angle can vary… BUT…. The function can still be the same. Also, Jeff is known to use heavier strings than I do, so this will bring the angle forward. After “reviewing what you said” …. Watch it again… do it…. And you will get there. I will forgive your misplaced condescendtion and random capitalization of words for emphasis on points proved irrelevant by facts.
@@DylanTalksTone Dylan: Thank you and I will look what you did over again....One thing, hopefully you can shed some light on: After I do this my Strat will be good to go BUT I just got a new guitar (Jackson DK-2s) This Jackson has a Floyd rose and a sustainer) Question: Will this (your process be much different with a floating Floyd rose system? If so, do you also have another video showing how to do this on a Floyd rose tremolo? BTW I want to thank you for all of the videos you have put out ,they have been a big help to me and i'll bet countless thousands of other guitarists
Dude Jeff has the bridge floating 3.2 mm off the body measured from the sides. Not 1 damn mm which is nothing. Exactly what Fender recommends since 54. 1/8 inch
Pay better attention and you will see that is a STARTING POINT and not where it ends up.
can this be done with coke...
Step 1) buy an Ibanez
Lol
I never use mine as it make’s guitar go out of tune.
Get locking tuners
Crooked claw is noobies claw