This is kind of a follow up of a previous topic I started about problems keeping my low E string in tune. After reading suggestions and watching a couple of videos I have it to where the tremolo can be abused with dives, flutters, up pulls etc. At the end of my test one string was out of tune by 1-2 cents while the others held their tune just fine. Combination of tuning down to the note, bend the string, dip the tremolo and let it come back to neutral, tuning each string until it doesn't go out of tune after diving tremolo. This takes only a couple extra minutes if that much but for me worth the extra effort. After using the tremolo do a quick dive and let it come back to it's normal position and it should be in tune.
I recorded this sample tremolo abuse with my Legacy Special into Guitar Rig 5 just taking a preset and going from there.
https://soundcloud.com/mj-slaughter/g-l-tremolo-abuse
Abusing the G&L DF tremolo and staying in tune now
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Re: Abusing the G&L DF tremolo and staying in tune now
How could the vibrato unit be abused, if only one string is out of tune?MJ Slaughter wrote:At the end of my test one string was out of tune by 1-2 cents while the others held their tune just fine.
Your problem is located at the nut.
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Re: Abusing the G&L DF tremolo and staying in tune now
All I meant was after hard use, trying to abuse it, the tremolo is staying in tune. Did you listen to the clip? For some reason when I click the link I get a message that this content can not be open in a frame.
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Re: Abusing the G&L DF tremolo and staying in tune now
The link didn't work for me either.
I'm with Miles - the problem is most likely at the nut. Can you post a pic or two?
Ken
I'm with Miles - the problem is most likely at the nut. Can you post a pic or two?
Ken
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Re: Abusing the G&L DF tremolo and staying in tune now
the clip works just fine.
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Re: Abusing the G&L DF tremolo and staying in tune now
Only if you open the link in another Tab or Window. It will not work inside the GbL site.louis cyfer wrote:the clip works just fine.
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Re: Abusing the G&L DF tremolo and staying in tune now
I have now added a new BBCode for embedding soundcloud files.Craig wrote:Only if you open the link in another Tab or Window. It will not work inside the GbL site.louis cyfer wrote:the clip works just fine.
Here's the poster's audio:
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Re: Abusing the G&L DF tremolo and staying in tune now
i always do. why would i want to open it in a frame?Craig wrote:Only if you open the link in another Tab or Window. It will not work inside the GbL site.louis cyfer wrote:the clip works just fine.