Re-stringing A Floyd Rose Lic.bridge

[King_Nothing]

Hey everyone, I have owned a ESP LTD KH-202 for just over a year now, and I need to re-string it. I have had it re-strung a few times already, but it was my uncle that did it. I would like to do it on my own, thus, learn the proper way to do it. Is there any advice/websites someone can refer me to? This one seems good :
http://www.musicyo.com/planet/restring.asp
I think I have the basics behind it, but I would not mind any other suggestions. Of course I plan on using standard strings, no Zakk Wylde Boomer shit. Thanks everyone!

SPECS:
• BOLT-ON CONSTRUCTION
• 25.5” SCALE
• BASSWOOD BODY
• MAPLE NECK
• ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD
• SKULL & BONES INLAYS W/MODEL NAME AT 24TH FRET
• EMG-ESP LH-300 PICKUPS
• 2 VOLUME & 1 TONE CONTROL W/3-WAY SWITCH
• BLACK HARDWARE
• FLOYD ROSE LICENSED BRIDGE
• 24 XJ FRETS

[Fadingtoblack]

If you have an account on the Megadeth forums:

http://forums.megadeth.com/showthread.php?t=160569

Check that thread out - if you don't have an account - make one just for that!
I think it's an awesome step by step guide and I used it myself the first time I had to restring my Floyd Rose!

I can probably help you also if that's not enough and you have a specific problem, I desperately need to restring my guitar so maybe I'll do it today to refresh my memory.


Here's a few tips I can think of off hand, I'm not down with all the proper names of the guitar parts so bear with me haha:


-find a 9v battery, you can wedge it under the locking system before you remove the strings so it doesn't fall back into the body while the strings are off

-It's no problem taking all the strings off at once rather than one at a time, also this way you can clean the fretboard etc

-Loosen all those screws near the head of the guitar where the strings feed through

-Snip the ball off the string and get it down nicely in the locking, then make sure you tighten those screws title to ensure it'll stay before feeding it up tightening it - don't bother tuning yet.

-Once all strings are on tune, doing opposite strings ie. E, e, A, b etc, working inwards you might have to go back a few times.
(loosen all the little screws (the fine tuners) on the top of the locking system to start with)

-Once you're almost done the locking system should be sitting almost level with the body of the guitar, that's the right position then you can use the fine tuners.

-once it's all in tune you can tighten those screws near the head of the guitar to lock them down and in tune.


There's also the stretching of the strings but I'll leave that to someone else I suck at that I'm always scared of breaking them or pulling them out of the locking system


Hope that helps!



[edit] To add, also I grabbed this video the other night, and it looks like he's doing a Floyd Rose, so check it out!

http://ultimate-guitar.com/columns/feat ... uitar.html
(36Mb)

[King_Nothing]

Thanks alot dude! That should start me off in the right direction!

[Fadingtoblack]

How'd you end up going with this mate?

I just remembered because I re-strung my guitar today for the first time in far too long. Man those strings were filthy!