Hi,
I use 9.5, 11.5, 16, 24,34,44. This is a set from D'Adarrio. I use a very well mantained and beautifully set up Fender 2 point Trem. Drilled so ball end stops at block and touches nothing on the way to the saddle. No friction. Roller nut. Locking tuners.
Issue-when I bend any of the top strings up w/my fingers I generally go from a step to all out Albert King C-E bend in key of A. The whole Trem bar goes down far enough that a low E goes to a lower D. That means I am pushing against a lot of tension. I do not want to have thinner high strings and bigger low strings so it won't move as much. I also DO NOT want to use more springs as 3 feels good but 4 feels too much. I tried 3 Raw Vintage and they felt so tight I could feel my Trem bar bend just a tad. That's too much for me. 2 Raw Vintage = 3 J.Beck black covered springs as far as tension goes. As Pepe says: *For Me*
So, after searching, I could not find much under Mag Lok. It is advertised everywhere and is supposedly the second coming of guitar fixes. I understand the idea behind it and everything works just dandy on YouTube, but can any of you real world, smart forum folks chime in on this as it would be a blessing if it held up its promise. I will gut myself with a rusty butter knife before I'd ever angle my claw. Just sayin' so we don't go there. Really asking you guys, please talk to me.
Thank you
Steve Buffington
I use 9.5, 11.5, 16, 24,34,44. This is a set from D'Adarrio. I use a very well mantained and beautifully set up Fender 2 point Trem. Drilled so ball end stops at block and touches nothing on the way to the saddle. No friction. Roller nut. Locking tuners.
Issue-when I bend any of the top strings up w/my fingers I generally go from a step to all out Albert King C-E bend in key of A. The whole Trem bar goes down far enough that a low E goes to a lower D. That means I am pushing against a lot of tension. I do not want to have thinner high strings and bigger low strings so it won't move as much. I also DO NOT want to use more springs as 3 feels good but 4 feels too much. I tried 3 Raw Vintage and they felt so tight I could feel my Trem bar bend just a tad. That's too much for me. 2 Raw Vintage = 3 J.Beck black covered springs as far as tension goes. As Pepe says: *For Me*
So, after searching, I could not find much under Mag Lok. It is advertised everywhere and is supposedly the second coming of guitar fixes. I understand the idea behind it and everything works just dandy on YouTube, but can any of you real world, smart forum folks chime in on this as it would be a blessing if it held up its promise. I will gut myself with a rusty butter knife before I'd ever angle my claw. Just sayin' so we don't go there. Really asking you guys, please talk to me.
Thank you
Steve Buffington
