How do people do this? Float trem +1g str +1/2b str

[tiscoat]

Was watching a vid on YouTube where a guy says in passing that he set his strat trem so that it floats and when he pulls up it gives a full step on g and a half step on b. I’d never heard of that before so went searching around on the internet for details but have come up empty handed. Anyone know how it’s done?

 

[supertruper1988]

Magic. There is a fella who said you could do it and I remember reading about it 10ish years ago. Google cant find it again but the string gauge and overall setup would be a big factor in how this works.

 

[tiscoat]

Magic. There is a fella who said you could do it and I remember reading about it 10ish years ago. Google cant find it again but the string gauge and overall setup would be a big factor in how this works.

Just got the bridge on today. Everything needs work still. But the trem now does exactly what I was looking for. Didn’t try anything aside from getting g to do a full step on pull up. B just does a half step. Is that how they all work and you were pulling my chain? Never really used a trem before so no experience here to reference.

 

[supertruper1988]

I am saying its possible but there are a lot of factors. I dont ever need it to pull up a specific amount. I bought a trem not a bender. Glad it worked but dont be surprised if other tunings/string gauges/string brands dont work the same.

 

[tiscoat]

I am saying it’s possible but there are a lot of factors. I dont ever need it to pull up a specific amount. I bought a trem not a bender. Glad it worked but dont be surprised if other tunings/string gauges/string brands dont work the same.

Thank you! That makes sense. Probably have to retool the setup if changing strings brands, gauges or tuning. Thankfully the brand and gauge I have on is what I’m sticking to.