Bad springs?

[Abhijeet]

I just started playing the guitar again after a couple of years of neglect.

Anyways my problem is that when I play an oen note & then pick a note on any other string, like in the first bar of Cliffs of dover, my tremolo unit moves & I'm unable to bend to the exact note. Or if I'm doing 2 note bends even then the tremolo rises & the notes become flat.

I've an RG520, should I replace the springs on the tremolo or there is something else which is wrong?

[crevis]

welcome to the world of floating trems. , the only way to get around it is to lock it down.

[AleTheNervo]

Originally Posted by crevis

welcome to the world of floating trems. , the only way to get around it is to lock it down.

Right +1

[Abhijeet]

Thanks Guys,

Sorry for the noobie question but what is a lock down & how to do it?

[Racerx2k]

What they mean is that you have to have it so that the trem no longer floats and moves around, which will almost negate the reason for having a trem. You should be able to get something installed like a Tremol-no, and be able to lock and unlock it, when needed. Not certain, as I don't personally have one, but there are those, here that do. Maybe they will chime in.

[skrewflanders]

Wouldn't a trem-setter be a decent soultion, or atleast help?

[Racerx2k]

A Tremsetter really messes with how the trem system responds. At least with the Tremol-no, you can unlock it, when needed. You can even set it for dive-only, too, which is a plus for the drop-D players.

[Abhijeet]

Saw the Tremol-no but at £51.37 it is kind of expensive. I'm getting the springs changed on wednesday, hopefully that will solve the problem. else will try & get the Tremol-no.

[Racerx2k]

Good luck, but I will be quite surprised if a spring change helps ANY of that. You have to understand, it's the nature of the trem, not really the springs. When you do a bend like that, you are increasing the string tension, which throws the balance the other way, pulling the trem toward the headstock, thus dropping the tuning on the other strings. If this is a problem for you, spend the money, get the Tremol-no. That or fully block the trem, but then that defeats the whole purpose of the trem.