I was a Strat player for 25 years and I’ve tried a lot of setups. This is very close to how I ended up setting one myself with all the years of trial I’ve had. The loosening the neck screws is something I do myself on any bolt on neck. Sometimes it doesn’t do much but I’ve also had it really improve sustain and sound and honestly it’s so easy there’s no reason not to do it every time you get a bolt on. The only thing I do differently is I leave progressively more slack on the top strings (from the 4th to 1st) where It has more wraps on each tuner as it goes towards the 1st string. I’ve found it does the same thing as the staggered newer US Fender and Sperzel tuners and puts less pressure on the string trees. I actually heard Eric Johnson mention it years ago and it definitely does help.
Thanks for posting this, I was almost discouraged to get a strat for myself since i have no idea how to set up a tremolo system, but after seeing this, i might reconsider my position on buying my first ever electric guitar
The string locking technique works great but I would just change one little thing. Instead of going under the string the coming up and over, go the other way, over the top and down underneath. The reason for this is that you end up with the cut off tail of the string pointing down out of harms way. Doing it your way leaves the sharp end of the string pointing up and invites cuts to your fingers - Who needs blood and pain just before a gig....unless you're a punk rocker, right :-) I've used this technique for years and it is by far the best for attaching strings -period.(although these days most of my guitar have lockers :-) ) Thanks for a great vid and review.
This was one of the most helpful videos I've watched, Done to the point. I actually don't use a tremolo so have my bridge flat, but it's always handy to know the process. Also never done the neck plate screws lol, will do this on all my guitars.
I thought you have to set these so that the base plate is flat like a gotoh 510, and you can't adjust how much pull up there is without wearing the knife edges
Tip for you Tune the guitar and then lift the string out of the nut and lube the nut , That way you're not dragging the lube outta the nut when you tune up.
Thanks for running through this setup. I have a Strat, also with a 2-point tremolo, and I've been insecure on how to properly set it up... Should it really just be set up like on any other 6 screw Strat tremolo? The 2-point plate shouldn't be lifted slightly off the body, sitting parallel like that? With the way you set this up, how will regular string bends be? Will it pull the remaining strings out of tune? Also, you mention to use the 2 bridge bolts, to raise or lower the action, but what about the 6 individual saddles? Shouldn't they be adjusted as well? Thanks. I look forward to your reply. Cheers.
A) Not sure what you mean by the first part of your comment. B) String bends will pull out of tune depending on how stiff the springs are. If they are soft and active yes the remaining strings will dive when you bend C) Bridge bolts to adjust action | Adjust saddles to follow the fretboard radius
@@OfficialPerfectoDeCastro - Hi there, Thanks for answering my question. A) I mean, the bridge, should it be raised a little, so it's off the body, sitting parallel, or down to the body, then slightly tilted/angled? B) Okay, but can that be fixed by tightening the springs a little further, or will only a decked tremolo work for that? C) Alright, seems to make sense - I will check that out. Looking forward to your reply. Best regards.
I think he means, should it be parallel with the body or not? i.e. Sit tight on top of the body like a strat with a 6 screw tremolo, so its parallel. Or tilt it slightly forward so there is movement both ways.
Hey Perfecto! As a customer thoroughly intrigued with the S801 you have there, I am interested in knowing whether the guitar stays in tune after the strings have been stretched. Hope this finds you well. Thanks in advance!
What height do you setup the front of the bridge plate? Do you screw the two point studs all the way down and then adjust the action of each string using the saddle height?
Great.. But u missed 1 step here..u neeed to play hard fews times and tuning again and again until the tuning stabilise.. I do tht.. But i chnge standard spring to Gotoh
sir Perf yung measurement po ba ng slack sa unwound strings (High E, B and G) same lang rin po sa bass strings? 1 tuner past from the tuner na string nyo po? snaa po maganswer po kayo hehe
Tanong lang po . Balak ko po kc bumili ng elec. Guitar ano po mas maganda may whammy bar or wala? Bali 1st time ko po mag elec.guitar nyan kc acoustic plang nagagamit ko. Salamat
I have a g&l legacy and my action feels very high. The neck looks straight, the saddles on the bridge are at the lowest point. The bridge looks pretty parallel to the body. What else can make my action so high?
Kuya bkit Yung stratocaster ko napaka hirap mag bending Ang tigas Ng string khit gauge9 nmn at napaka baba nmn Ng action Ng guitar d ko na kse alam paano I balik sa dati Ang setup hehe medyo malikot kse ako. Ano po ba Ang ibang dhilan nito? Sa spring sa likod or what please help me po gwan mo Sana Ng videos lmat po And God bless
Floyd Rose is trickier to maintain and setup but if you accept that and are willing to work with it then there's no other tremolo that's more stable tuning-wise
Sir so pag gnyan po b ung setup nung bridge, maeencounter ung mga problema ng floyd rose? Eg: pag napatid isang string mwwla s tono ung iba, pag nagbend magfflat ung iba?
@@OfficialPerfectoDeCastro ahhh.. bkt p kelangan ng FR ang mahal mahal pwede nmn plang gnyan haha.. cguro ang pnagkaiba lng bka mas madali maupod ung knife edge (or kung ano man tawag dun) pag nd FR. Pero kung vibrato/flutters lng ok n.. salamat s reply sir!
The floating setup is wrong. The tremolo should stay parallel to the body. The one in this video tilts up almost looking like it was sustaining the string pull as opposed to purposely setup to be floating.
