How Do You Adjust Intonation On A Floyd Rose Tremolo?
Adjusting guitar intonation is one of the most important aspects of instrument maintenance you can learn. It’s also one of the most frustrating, and with a Floyd Rose locking tremolo system, it can be an intense de-motivator. Once you learn the technique, however, a little patience will get you into a groove in which intonating that obnoxious tremolo will become smooth and, if not easy, certainly familiar. Check your guitar’s intonation by playing a harmonic at the twelfth fret and then playing the fretted note. Check for any difference in the two notes (an electric tuner is very helpful here), and write down which strings need adjusting, and if the fretted notes are flat or sharp compared to the harmonics. Unlock the nut at the headstock. You’ll need to make adjustments freely with the headstock tuners, so keep the nut loose. Loosen the first string that needs adjusting until there is no tension left at the bridge. Loosen slightly the saddle of the string you just detuned. The screw i
