I don’t push on the tremolo when I tune, no! Not something I’ve heard of with a Bigbsy - but then I don’t know anybody around here that plays with one. So anything I do with it I figured out myself, including how to restring!
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. case scenario, just restrung ready to tune: ..once I've trimmed the extended leads from the machine heads I push down on the tremolo and wind the top three strings release bottom three, to a degree then back to the top, push... until it is closely tuned then release and fine tune
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manually takes forever and may stretch the lower strings
aug 31, 2025, 1:49 pm • 0 0 • view
Oh interesting. Do you manually stretch the strings by hand on a restring? I’m used to doing this (quite intensely!) to make sure everything holds tune on string bends and the like.
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It is best to begin with about four guitars at least three with a tremolo *yours is a hollowbody, yes? where it carries its acoustical value AND a tremolo very cool As I play they need tuning periodically Reference is paramount Different songs carry different tunings as Artists themselves...
aug 31, 2025, 3:52 pm • 0 0 • view
..hadn't considered any prior stretching ..can say, when one string is broken Id rather change them all if they are old.
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I always stretch a new set of strings hard once I put them on and tune roughly to pitch. I saw guitar techs doing this backstage when I was young and took it as a lesson. If you give them a real good stretch then tune back up to pitch, you can be confident it will hold tune much better!
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