Lumberjack
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So far, I've only used recessed tremolos, but with my newest build I wanted to try out the non-recessed version. The neck, which I intended to use as a replacement for my Fender HSS strat with floyd rose, is made by USACG and it features a locking bridge along with the 10"-16" compound radius and the body is made by Warmoth and features the standard Stratocaster shape and the Floyd with angled pocket option. I thought that with this constellation, the only thing I had to do, in order to achieve a perfect stirng height, was to flush mount the Floyd Rose and adjust the neck curvature.
Now I see that it's not that easy, I had to up the Floyd Rose height by quite a bit. What I want to know is if I have to adjust the spring tension, along with the mounting studs, so that the tremolo keeps a parallel distance to the body or if I have to keep the rear end of the floyd connected the body (no loosening of the spring tension)? Is the necessity for that kind of adjustment a sign that the neck is actually not meant for this particular body?
Now I see that it's not that easy, I had to up the Floyd Rose height by quite a bit. What I want to know is if I have to adjust the spring tension, along with the mounting studs, so that the tremolo keeps a parallel distance to the body or if I have to keep the rear end of the floyd connected the body (no loosening of the spring tension)? Is the necessity for that kind of adjustment a sign that the neck is actually not meant for this particular body?