you buy 3 special springs and use those to replace the existing ones). I have read some discussions about "special" stiffer springs that can be bought for similar effect without increasing number of springs (i.e. and practice.Īnother bonus (at least with my Fender 2 point trem) is getting "modal" bends when bending two strings at once.Įxample : B & G strings, bend up at 12th fret to go from G major to A minor.įurther experiment to find cases where pulling up on the trem bar can achieve similar modal pairings. which will take no effort (we are talking a few cents here), you just have to remember to do it. After a while you will learn to compensate by bending the flattened string slightly sharp. There will still be some flattening, but not nearly as much.
The bonus is, compound bends will now be a lot more stable. Your tremolo arm will feel a lot stiffer in both directions, but you'll get used to it, after a few hours you won't know the difference. I explain all this science because there will always be some unscientific numpty around who wants to contradict and argue.Īs they say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Increase the number of springs, it gets even harder. Each new exertion to stretch also has to overcome the stretching you have already done (Energy) which is now pulling against you. a spring gets harder and harder to stretch the more you stretch it. It is harder to get 5 springs moving than it is to get 3 springs moving. Some people can't get their head around this, because the "at rest" tension in the springs is, and will always be, equal to the tension in 6 guitar strings tuned to pitch (which is constant). Threads that I've read (pls let me know if I missed anything):Ĭlick to expand.If you wish to keep your tremolo floating, the answer is more springs.
Trem-setter (requires permanent mod - I don't want to do it).Tremol-no (there is no specific model for this guitar).Not-so-much of an option for my guitar (Ibanez J Custom with an Edge Zero) I use the tremolo a bit, but nowhere near Steve Vai or anything. Replace tremolo springs? For context, the guitar has the original springs and was made in 2015.But this "other strings going sharp while I bend one of them" thing kind of bothers me. It is so well setup that even without locking the nut it stays in tune after heavy use of the tremolo.
I know this gets asked a lot (see links below), but is there a way to minimize the strings going flat without making any permanent mods to the guitar? When I release the strings, they go back to the original position.
The Zero Resistance is a model of tremolo bridge with a ball bearing pivot used in several Ibanez S series guitar models. When I bend a string, the bridge lifts a bit and makes the other strings go flat. The ZR2 also used a lighter metal in the thumbwheel assembly to shave weight.