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on my ole Ibanez RG270...
I`ve had this thing for about 10 years or so, and oddley enough, never really used the whammy bar much, primarily, because when I first got the guitar (brand new in a box)..I found that the whammy bar/connection (where it threads in) was sloopy as hell, and needed tightenned down..something i was aparently too lazy to do..LOL..needless to say, I just ditched the bar and called it good (had/have other guitars, and another with a working whammy bar)..
Anyway, recently I decided to tighten down the whammy bar connection, and start playing around with it a bit, and I`ve found that my bridge does`nt return to it`s correct at rest position..basically, it`ll stick at sharp, or flat depending on which way I worked the bar last..and this is ALL the time, be it light bar work, or some deeper dives etc.....
and when i say sharp or flat etc..
I mean a solid three or more off on a richter scale of 9..LOL..(green in the middle/in tune, 4 reds sharp, 4 reds flat..it`ll end up all over the place and as far as 4 dots off-sharp, or flat..which is BAD bad bad..sounds like shit)...
what usually causes this??
ten years worth of filth collecting on the bridge/swivel joints, a spring issue, strings?, or??
thanks for any ideas, as it`s driving me insane!!
I`ve had this thing for about 10 years or so, and oddley enough, never really used the whammy bar much, primarily, because when I first got the guitar (brand new in a box)..I found that the whammy bar/connection (where it threads in) was sloopy as hell, and needed tightenned down..something i was aparently too lazy to do..LOL..needless to say, I just ditched the bar and called it good (had/have other guitars, and another with a working whammy bar)..
Anyway, recently I decided to tighten down the whammy bar connection, and start playing around with it a bit, and I`ve found that my bridge does`nt return to it`s correct at rest position..basically, it`ll stick at sharp, or flat depending on which way I worked the bar last..and this is ALL the time, be it light bar work, or some deeper dives etc.....
and when i say sharp or flat etc..
I mean a solid three or more off on a richter scale of 9..LOL..(green in the middle/in tune, 4 reds sharp, 4 reds flat..it`ll end up all over the place and as far as 4 dots off-sharp, or flat..which is BAD bad bad..sounds like shit)...
what usually causes this??
ten years worth of filth collecting on the bridge/swivel joints, a spring issue, strings?, or??
thanks for any ideas, as it`s driving me insane!!
