lolo_guitar Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 hello i have an epiphone with a floyd rose and the bends are hard to play strings in 10-46 elixir are a little big too but with another guitar, i have no problems i read that having 2 springs will make the bends very hard to make so, 3 springs: is it a solution to play bends easily ? or just 9-46 ?or 9-42 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarlon Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Lighter strings and tune down half a step. Otherwise just keep at it and build up strength/endurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinkjs Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Maybe your strings are too tight in the nut slots. You have to have a little wiggle room, especially on bends, Also the nut taper and clearance towards the tuning key side should be adequate to avoid pinching. Loosen a string and pull it up and down and back and forth to check the tightness. Some people think a few thousandths of an inch bigger slot width to string size is too much, but I hear this debunked on you tube all the time. Anyway, that's my 2 cents and good luck. I just did a string change on a non-Floyd for a friends son and it was a 2 springer. I filed the nut slots a bit for him and it plays and bends like a dream, also a new set of .010-.046's were used. kevinkjs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 complicated :) i have a Gibson SG and no problem to bend a lot (big bends) and with the EPiphone it's different is it a problem because of the floyd rose which keeps the strings or a problem Epjphone / Gibson? will it be easier to make big bends with a different neck like a GIBSON? the strings are blocked in the nut R4 and with the floyd rose and near from the neck, the strings must be blocked to keep in tune i read a 3d spring would be a solution but i like very much the fact that the tremolo bar is easy to play without too much pression it's really fun but i will try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hello! Gibson has 12" fretboard radius, whilst Epiphones have 14"... Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 The Epiphone's models would be harder to play or to bend that Gibson's models ? because of the radius ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hello! Definitely different! I can't strictly say one or another will be more comfortable when doing bends. There are other factors to consider too, like Your fretting hand's anatomy. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 i noticed that a floyd rose is not 100% positive because even if you play with 9-42 you won't be able to do a bend like a A to a or C or more than that strings can have more tension than without a floyd rose without a floyd rose and 10-46, bends are easy with Gibson sg (or les paul ?) no big tension into the strings the best would be a floyd rose with the qualities of tun omatic :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Hello! I feel it easy. I bend and use vibratoes a lot. In fact, very aggressively. And I use 10-46s. (11-48s on the Tele - which is stiffer due to the longer scale lenght.) I don`t know much about the Floyd Rose, though, but with the traditional TOM/stop bar combination, it is really up to the setup. If You maintain the same brake angle from bridge towards the stopbar, as from the nut towards the machine heads, You`ll get a very nice soft feel of the strings. If You crank the stopbar down, it makes it feel very stiff. Also, when the stopbar is further from the bridge, like on a L6S, it will be even more comfortable to bend strings. As for advices on Floyd Rose-equipped LPs, turn to member Capmaster. He has one (or two), and He is a very helpful and nice person. I am sure, He will give You hints with scientifical precision. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pesh Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I don't know if it's your thing, but another option might be to block off the trem? I've done that on my Stratocaster; putting a bend on the string caused the tremolo to compensate for the tension, and thus it would move, making bends and vibrato quite stiff. I blocked it off with a wedge (didn't really use it) and the strings became much easier to move. Knowing my luck it was probably me having set something up wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 If the Bends are hard in the sense that the trem unit is moving making you have to bend further, then increasing the resistance will help. The more springs, the more stable. Don't forget you have to re-adjust the spring tension to compensate. The same goes for lighter strings, in that you will have to adjust the tension of the trem. And also, lighter strings will also help as far as that goes, in that they are less tension in relation to the springs on the Floyd. Been A long time sinse I had one of my trems floating, don't remember if you might even get away with 4 springs. The claw that holds the springs and makes the adjustment is pretty easy to adjust, unlike the REST of the Floyd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 i have 2 springs and 10-46 with an Epiphone and a floyd rose i think that the strings are a little bit high too i read that 3 springs= the bends will be easier to do but i don't want a hard tremolo bar and with 2 springs, it's perfect and the tuning is good too (most of the times) with a good set up of the springs i read that In 009's, we lose sustain question: 3 springs in a triangle or like that - - - ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Could be strings , neck, radius thumb placement on the Epi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 i add a spring = a triangle = on in the center (middle) and the two others , i read that it will be easy for bends i put a lower action it's good but not as easy as a sg in the same gauge it's so hard to have an axcess after the 17th fret so dramatic! !!! a real problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 They make some aftermarket devices just for that very issue. "Trem setter" comes to mind. Basically, I holds the trem in more of a center location until you use the bar. Gives some resistance at the center spot while leaving it more free once you wang on it. Bottom line for you, as long as there is little resistance on the trem and it moves easily, it will move when you bend a string, so you will have to bend the string higher to achieve the same pitch. There is no way around it. You can have one or the other- easy bends, or easy wangs on the bar. But look into one of those center-stabilizing devices. Might be a good compromise for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 great comment yes it 's a compromise i found a solution if you want to push the tremolo bar easily : 9-42-9-46 or 2 springs (the best thing) if you want to bend the note easily : 9-42-9-46 or 10-46 but with 3 springs (= less difficult to bend) for an ibanez, i have 3 springs +9-42= easy to bend but the tremolo bar is a little bit hard for me with a strat with a vintage tremolo +3 springs like a triangle + 9-46 : it's perfect but other things are not perfect lol so, with my Epiphone les paul pro fx 10-46 is the right gauge string for sustain 2 springs = better for dive bombing but harder for bending the note but i have 10-46 + 3 springs in parallel and i was happy yesterday springs in parallel : i read that there will be less tension, easier to play than 3 springs like a triangle remember that! for next readers:) my guitar was easy to play for bends action must be not too high 3 springs is a little bit harder but it's a choice but 9-46 +2 springs can be good too i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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