How To Change Strings And Setup A Floyd Rose Tremolo 

I haven’t owned a Floyd Rose in years, and just bought an EVH Wolfgang. I decided to search up changing strings to be knowledgeable. This video was great!!!

Best video I've ever seen on Floyd set up. 👍

Thank you Marty for this video. I enjoy watching other people’s techniques and I learning something new.

This is one of the best “how to” floyd vids I’ve seen in a long time…perfect 😎

Great vid, I would like to add a little tuning tip. By tuning the strings in this order it balances the tension and I find I can tune faster. The order is E-e-b-a-g-d, repeat that order each time you re-tune and presto. Hope you find this helpful. Cheers

Your channel has morphed into my favorite guitar channel. Great job Marty

I wish I'd had this when I bought my first dive bomber back in 1987, I learned the hard way! Great video!

Dang Marty... You just solved one of the greatest mysteries of my life! I used to get so frustrated with this process that I always took my stuff to Turner to set it before he passed away. Next time I get a guitar with a good Floyd set up I'll know what to do. Thank you brother! 👍

I’ve known how to restring a Floyd for years (First guitar was a Kirk Hammett signature) but I can’t help but click on your videos. Great stuff as always!

Great work. I scoured RU-vid. There's not a single video on the whole platform on how to string a Floyd Rose. It's about time somebody got this information out there.

I just bought an Ibanez with a Floyd Rose - my first Floyd Rose. I have now watched a dozen and a half You Tube vids on how to set up a FR. This vid was the one I saved. I will refer to it, no doubt, several times.

As someone who is currently in the market for a Floyd Rose equipped guitar, this video was a great instructional video.

I use the Skyscraper stuff to change and set up my Floyds and Edge trems.

Very helpful thanks. 😎

This video was super awesome, and helpful. I just changed the strings for the first time on my floyd rose guitar, and it was super easy. Thanks man!!

I do it the exact same way…I highly recommend putting a drop of gun oil on all the threaded screws and the knife edges…keeps everything nice and smooth…awesome job Marty👍

I needed this. Thanks!

I've had a Floyd equipped guitar for 19 years. It was my first guitar (not recommended, first string change was done in the shop as 12yo me failed...). I knew pretty much none of this. For instance I have necer cut the end off the string. I just opened tje saddle all the way so it fit in... I didn't know you were supposed to tune it from the back, I always unlocked the nut. And it's the only guitar I never did a full setup on, which at this point I do constantly. It just got warm, all my necks aren't at the correct relief anymore.... Haven't played it in years (Ibanez RG) now I want to refinish the guitar, and remove the EMGs I put in at 14. So I figured maybe I should finally look into how a FR is supposed to be used... thanks! Should have done that 20 years ago.

such valid information. your gonna mess up. its ok to mess up, that's how you learn!!! I tell that to people all the time, especially the nube's or timid or not technical people, who are used to tinkering!!

Awesome video man

Excellent video Marty! Your advice at 12:30 saved me. I'm new to Floyd Rose trems and I broke a string down at the bridge. I was going to replace it but with your advice I can still use the broken string.

Great vid, Marty - as always! I'm watching this late - as a refresher. I'm going to change the strings on one of my Frankenstrat builds that I have done. I've done 3 of them. Got one that needs some strings. So going to do that this evening. Just watching this for good measure - and so I get it right. Your vids are the best! I can't see crap either without my readers! LOL Also a Child of the 80s! OK - Rock on Bro! Hope all is well in your World.

Thanks for great video. Definitely not boring. You made it look so easy but I’m sure it’s not.

Awesome Video 🎸 ... Cheers 🍻 🥃🥃

Total missed opportunity to do this “Bob Ross” style!😂 “let’s put this happy little string on”. Fantastic video!

I put the ball end through the tuners and cut the end of the string with about 1" of slack and lock that in the saddle. It won't work with heavy gauge strings (doesn't fit through tuner hole) but I use 8's.

when i worked at ibanez (hoshino usa), if the guitar is already set up , you can , relativly quickly change out the strings by doing them one at a time, in other words, leave the rest of the strings alone and only take off one at a time, when one string is done , move onto the next, next tip, bloc the trem with whatever you have on hand that will make that base plate level to thw guitar fret board, , crank on the springs till the block is held in place from tention alone , now string the guitar and tune it to whatever floats your boat, but the spring tention has to be enough to hold the blocker in place, when you are happy with the tuning, start releasing tention on the springs till the blocker just falls out, you now have an in tune floating tremolo, i hope that made sense, because after i was shown that by jim donahue , i never again had a problem with a floyd rose system, yes it works for all the different lisenced floyd systems

Great video!

Thanks for the How-To Marty. The first one i did was in 89 or so, friend had a Kramer wih one and jut couldn't figure ot out. I dove in head first and got it done but i recall it being a chore to get it tuned. Took forever. He thought i rooked his guitar for good. No faith whatsoever.

I use one of those long flat rubber school eraser to hold it in place

That's a sweet Jackson

Super video Marty, I have a Floyd Rose 1000 on a charvel , great job 👏

Hey Marty! Quick tip….. instead of cutting off the ball end of the string…. Put the ball end in the tuning machine….it really locks everything down!

If you run the string down through the tuner and bolt in the already cut end, then you can cut the eyelet end off with some string length and you have 6 different gauge wires for poking out different size tiny holes on things like carburetors. Nice vid.

This video is great! I have an American made Ibanez RG from North Hollywood and it almost have me stroke trying to figure out how to string it lol!

Just got a FR and am doing some research before I change strings for the first time. This video is the most helpful Ive seen! You didnt skip over any important parts and described everything well... awesome job man! Two questions: 1) Ben Eller on his channel recommends getting the bridge flat, blocking the trem from moving in either direction, getting strings up to tune, stretch them, etc., then lock the nuts, remove the blocks, and use ONLY the claw screws to get the bridge back to level and strings will automatically get back in tune. Does that make sense to you? 2) I'm changing from 9s to 10/9 hybrids like you did. If heavier strings makes the whammy bar seem more "stiff," can I safely remove one of the three springs? Or is that going to screw everything up? At what point would it make sense to do that?

I liked this video before I even watched it cus I really wanted to hear how Marty explained this. I got a floating tremelo on a Charvel DK24 and it's a pain in the butt

Thanks!!!!!!

Interesting video Marty. I am too clumsy with my hands to do intrigue work like that. I would make a dogs dinner of it 😅. So I would just leave it down to my local tech guy. That's a really pretty fm finish on that Jackson 😍

Nice guitar.. I kinda do it the same except once I'm close I back out the claw screws a turn or two then block something in the back that sets the float. then u can tune and intonation with it blocked then tighten the claw screws until the strings go back in tune which is just about where the block in the back falls out.. it sounds confusing but it eliminates all the chasing and guesswork.. im basically putting it perfectly in tune with the perfect float without chasing, locking the nut, then it's just a matter of retightening the claw screws til everything falls perfectly back in place. Once I learned how which took about 15 years due to nobody teaching that way, I fell in love with floyds.. it's all I play now. I'm not saying your way is wrong but I feel it's still letting alot of room for beginners to get frustrated by the chase and give up on floyd roses alltogether. Cheers

Very cool! Could you do a video on an Ibanez Zero edge trem (like a Jem) ? Is it much different than a Floyd?

I need to do that to my Kramer Kline. I’m staying with the same gauge that’s on it currently though..

Thanks for the video Marty, would love to see more tech videos man! Luckily I already knew how to do this, but I'm definitely not a pro like you said about many ways to skin a cat. Lol😂 I have a question for you if I can? Should I buy titanium saddle blocks? So many people say that they're better than the OEM blocks on an EVH for example and or Floyd 1,000... What are your thoughts and experiences with them if any? Thanks Marty.

When can I expect you? I've got lots of guitars to work on! 😅thanks Marty 🤘

The right video at the right moment: just bought a new (used) guitar with floyd rose. Marty what is your opinion about Elixir strings? The guitar arrived today with Elixir strings : usually I use Ernie Ball but these strings seem excellent. Thanks for the video!

What model Jackson is that. The flame top is cool

If I'm in a hurry, I change one string at a time, no need to block. I also feed the string through the tuning peg and use the brass ball as an anchor so I'm not winding for days.

At least you have the "INTONATEABLE" version!!!!! I just did the old style version, and once AGAIN I HATE it!!!!

Ahh, and this is why I play Hardtail or 2 point trems :D

What does your Jackson weight

Even after doing all this my floyd rose doesn't stay in tune. The moment i tune my strings it detunes itself. Any suggestions

4th's are the new 5th's.

There’s nothing sweeter than a Floyd that’s balanced right, but there’s also nothing worse than one that isn’t lol!!

I remember wearing reader's in time it'll be bifocals ask me how I know that,do they make those saddles in brass?

I have a Floyd Rose guitar, but I never play it. Too much of a hassle, man. I have a 12-string acoustic, which I admit are a royal PITA, but for me it’s worth it. A Floyd Rose guitar, not so much.

Well what you should do is get a cutter tool and a foam block. 😈

His guitar is on the rag. Lmao