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Post subject: How many springs?
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:06 am
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What is your preference for the number of springs on Fender floating bridges? How do you arrange them, straight, angled?


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3 on a solid steel block, straight, floating to Fender specs, the way it should be. :D


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Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:35 pm
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3 on a solid steel block, straight, floating to Fender specs, the way it should be. :D


Ditto.


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Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:44 pm
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5 springs, with the back 1/4 in. off the deck.

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wow! 5?!


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blaze2727 wrote:
wow! 5?!

thats what i like too :)

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5 springs and the right setup makes it very easy to play. I never have a tuning problem.

If you look at films of Jimi playing with his teeth you can see he used 5 springs too!

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CAFeathers wrote:
5 springs and the right setup makes it very easy to play. I never have a tuning problem.

If you look at films of Jimi playing with his teeth you can see he used 5 springs too!

hmmm are you a reincarnation???

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playforlife wrote:
CAFeathers wrote:
5 springs and the right setup makes it very easy to play. I never have a tuning problem.

If you look at films of Jimi playing with his teeth you can see he used 5 springs too!

hmmm are you a reincarnation???


I wish I could play like Jimi.

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CAFeathers wrote:
playforlife wrote:
CAFeathers wrote:
5 springs and the right setup makes it very easy to play. I never have a tuning problem.

If you look at films of Jimi playing with his teeth you can see he used 5 springs too!

hmmm are you a reincarnation???


I wish I could play like Jimi.

try using your teeth lol

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CAFeathers wrote:
5 springs and the right setup makes it very easy to play. I never have a tuning problem.

If you look at films of Jimi playing with his teeth you can see he used 5 springs too!



really!?!

Problem solved.

Tuning is a pain.


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playforlife wrote:
CAFeathers wrote:
playforlife wrote:
CAFeathers wrote:
5 springs and the right setup makes it very easy to play. I never have a tuning problem.

If you look at films of Jimi playing with his teeth you can see he used 5 springs too!

hmmm are you a reincarnation???


I wish I could play like Jimi.

try using your teeth lol


I would need extra polygrip to do that. LOL

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HAHAHAHA


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CAFeathers wrote:
playforlife wrote:
CAFeathers wrote:
playforlife wrote:
CAFeathers wrote:
5 springs and the right setup makes it very easy to play. I never have a tuning problem.

If you look at films of Jimi playing with his teeth you can see he used 5 springs too!

hmmm are you a reincarnation???


I wish I could play like Jimi.

try using your teeth lol


I would need extra polygrip to do that. LOL

lmao :lol:

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blaze2727 wrote:
CAFeathers wrote:
5 springs and the right setup makes it very easy to play. I never have a tuning problem.

If you look at films of Jimi playing with his teeth you can see he used 5 springs too!



really!?!

Problem solved.

Tuning is a pain.


Dive bombs and trem returns to proper position and in tune.

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