keeping in tune?

[billyg121]

i know this is a very general question...but when playing live,i seem to have trouble keeping my guitar in tune.i have a hamer with a flyd rose bridge.i do all the basic stuff,stretching new strings etc,does anybody have any tricks of the trade or advice.thanks.

 

[Bouncepogo]

With a floyd rose that has had a lot of use, the knife edges could be dull, all the string stretching in the world won't help this. Take it to a tech and see what he thinks. There are also other floyd issues he may spot, like the age of the springs, and any wear in the locking nut.

 

[fishyfishfish]

Also check that the screws holding the locking nut are tight. My Floyd nut had just enough wiggle that no matter what I did it would go out of tune, until I found out the problem. Knife edges (Like Bouncepogo stated) go bad, needing a quick machining, as well as saddle slots in the bridge can devlope "Catch Points" that keep the string from returning to zero.