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Re: How do you setup a trem equipped guitar?
I'm having a hard time envisioning what you're talking about with the screws.
What I'd do is to get the trem baseplate to lie flat against the body.
Don't use the two pivot bolts to adjust your height, like you would on a Floyd...snug them down so the front of the baseplate is down on the body.
Then, use ONLY your tiny allen bolts to adjust the saddle height till the guitar's action is how you like it.
With intonation, DON'T simply be happy with matching the open note to the 12th fret, especially the harmonic....fret that note!
When the open note and 12th fretted note are the same on the tuner, go back and fine tune your intonation by checking every note from the 10th fret up to the 20th.
Tune the whole guitar, then check the tuning of ALL those notes. If any are a tad sharp, move the saddle AWAY from the fretboard, using those screws on the butt end of the baseplate. If any notes are flat, move the saddle TOWARD the neck.
The springs in the back (3 to 5) should hold the baseplate firm against the body.
If you anchor the bridge, you'll have less tuning headaches. Benji is right about setting up a Fender trem, but that setup might best be left to a pro, since it's a real balancing act to keep in tune. If you follow my intonation advise, your guitar will sound and play perfect. You could put an ad in a local tradepaper, asking if a tech would setup your guitar in front of you and teach you how....provided you still pay him $20-$30 for the tutorial and job. If I lived close, I'd do it for free.
I'm having a hard time envisioning what you're talking about with the screws.
What I'd do is to get the trem baseplate to lie flat against the body.
Don't use the two pivot bolts to adjust your height, like you would on a Floyd...snug them down so the front of the baseplate is down on the body.
Then, use ONLY your tiny allen bolts to adjust the saddle height till the guitar's action is how you like it.
With intonation, DON'T simply be happy with matching the open note to the 12th fret, especially the harmonic....fret that note!
When the open note and 12th fretted note are the same on the tuner, go back and fine tune your intonation by checking every note from the 10th fret up to the 20th.
Tune the whole guitar, then check the tuning of ALL those notes. If any are a tad sharp, move the saddle AWAY from the fretboard, using those screws on the butt end of the baseplate. If any notes are flat, move the saddle TOWARD the neck.
The springs in the back (3 to 5) should hold the baseplate firm against the body.
If you anchor the bridge, you'll have less tuning headaches. Benji is right about setting up a Fender trem, but that setup might best be left to a pro, since it's a real balancing act to keep in tune. If you follow my intonation advise, your guitar will sound and play perfect. You could put an ad in a local tradepaper, asking if a tech would setup your guitar in front of you and teach you how....provided you still pay him $20-$30 for the tutorial and job. If I lived close, I'd do it for free.
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