Hello,i'm lost here folks. I have a 94 40th anniversary fender strat and when i play it and use the whammy just a little i'll go back to retune it and everytime it's just alittle sharp.

What can i do to fix this?

THANKS A BUNCH
JEFF

Put some vaseline or at a pinch a tiny amount of cooking oil in the nut slots. If the trem is set flat to the body raise it a little, if its floating undo the tremclaw a 1/4 turn on both screws to allieviate the tension a little.

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Yes, lubricating is the first solution to go after. For many years I used powdered graphite which worked well, but was a little messy. I recently switched to a product made for guitars called Graphite-All which works better. Lubricate the saddles, nut, and string trees. If this does not fix your problem, you may need to consider also removing the "float". There are a bunch of threads on that. Good luck.

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I actually like to use bear grease on the nut.

Niki!!!! Cooking oil is a terrible idea. Though it will work in the short term, it is a great way to collect any dust and dirt. It will dry sticky.Stay away from this!!!

I also have a 94. When I still had the stock nut on it, I just used graphite from a pencil. I would grind it off using one of those little hand held sharpeners. Then using only the bits of super fine dust apply it to the slots. Worked great.

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I use a sharpened pencil tip.

Haha, I was probably making the operation too difficult.

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I wonder what they use at the factory when they assemble the guitars?

Ah ok i wont go with oil again ever. I dont like having a grey nut so i always stayed away from penciling them. I bought some nut sauce, it wasnt worth the cost. It works but no better than vaseline, the best thing about it is the applicator syringe.

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for string trees I use chapstick.

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Ok, now i'm lost big time... my bridge is already smack down on the body. People keep telling me to raise the back up 1/8th", if i do that the springs will then be too loose and my strings will buzz

I'M GONNA SEND YALL A PICTURE OF MY BRIDGE AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK[b]