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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:55 pm
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I use 2 blocks on my jackson with a floyd rose. one either side of the tremblock. I use a wooden block on the springside and playingcards on the body side. It certainly makes string changes quicker on that guitar.


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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:02 pm
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Hi

Thanks a lot,I know a bit more now

Roland

PS:I think I go for one block and the springs


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I guess i took the easy way out - six years ago i just went out and bought an EC strat! :lol:

I must say that agree with everybody else about the sustain. If there is any more sustain it is negligible - but i think it is a myth.

With the blocked non-floating trem and the kluson tuners the tuning stability is unmatched - I have never played a guitar with this much tuning stability.

Several of you mentioned about string breakage - are you having problems with this? I used to have this problem with an american standard i had years ago, but i believe this was in part because of the stainless steel saddles with nickel plated strings and not knowing how to prep strings against breakage.

Fender used to have a link to a mrgearhead.com where i learned to use a light machine oil (I use Remington gun oil w/teflon in it) on the bridge saddles. Just put a little on your finger and rub it over the saddle and string (only at the saddle, not the entire string). Also i learned to take a toothpick and apply a very small amount of chapstick under the string tree. I tried this on my EC strat, which has the vintage styled nickel-plated bridge saddles and have broke maybe 3 or 4 strings on it since I bought the guitar. I use D'Addario XL's and change them regularly, but they get a lot of hours played on them and stand up to even Page & Hendrix bends.


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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:51 pm
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bluez81 wrote:

Several of you mentioned about string breakage - are you having problems with this? I used to have this problem with an american standard i had years ago, but i believe this was in part because of the stainless steel saddles with nickel plated strings and not knowing how to prep strings against breakage.

Fender used to have a link to a mrgearhead.com where i learned to use a light machine oil (I use Remington gun oil w/teflon in it) on the bridge saddles. Just put a little on your finger and rub it over the saddle and string (only at the saddle, not the entire string). Also i learned to take a toothpick and apply a very small amount of chapstick under the string tree. I tried this on my EC strat, which has the vintage styled nickel-plated bridge saddles and have broke maybe 3 or 4 strings on it since I bought the guitar. I use D'Addario XL's and change them regularly, but they get a lot of hours played on them and stand up to even Page & Hendrix bends.



Very very good advice. Now we know why fender say we need machine oil too. Cheers mate.


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