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Old 10-09-2003, 07:57 AM
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Unbalanced tremolo


Ok, I know I've been posting a lot of this Tremolo questions lately but I would like to get mine setup right once and for all.

I've noticed that my tremolo is higher at the upper side (where the bass strings are attached) than at the lower side (where the trebles are). This has always been the case on my guitar and I thought it was a normal thing since you would expect the lower strings to apply more tension on the bridge. NOw I had also noticed (and also thought it was normal) that one of the tremolo springs was shorter and I guessed again it was to keep more conter-tension on the lower strings. However, yesterday I was reading the Ibanez Rules!! maintenaince guide and I found out that my springs should all be the same length and that I have one 47mm and two 52mm (the shorter one is more goldish as a matter of fact).

Ok, I don't know if the bridge should be at an even height or not but still the fact is that having those three springs with the shorter one at the top is not a very even setup... I'm not sure if I can find new Ibanez springs from my dealer so I was wondering what would be the best spring combination to use with my set of springs. I like to have a normal feeling on my tremolo (not too stiff, not too loose) so I was thinking about using the two 52's in arrow formation but I'm not an expert so I could use some advice on this one.

Thanks again!!
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