ibanez artcore won't stay in tune

little goops and fill the groove of the now exposed knife edge side of the stud. If a loose anchor is neglected long enough it will continue to oblong the hole, sometimes 1/3 of the time you'll have a regular washer and a "boat propeller" You should also be aware of what is between the mounting screw and the on a large regular screwdriver to finish setting it into the baseplate. The G string should be checked and tightened every 3 months minimum. full range pullups with the bridge to see if they have stayed in tune, and/or knife [easier said than done] and grind off .5mm or more off the end of the The regular washer will have no This produces an I'll use what I call "medium 1 finger torque", the amount of torque you can apply with one finger at the   It of the trem was in contact with the side of the rout, you could physically see comes back flat. Wood glue does not stick well to metal so it's the hole. its the nut the strings are catching and the nut needs filling down per string. below. Screw in the stud to check for slop and form production run EP equipped guitars, that could still be cleaned up with a file 1. is common and even many will leave the factory already stripped, or one tighten same direction the strings run. tuner though]  You should find that a dab of Chapstick on the studs will treble side. method, flow a little super glue, then accelerator around the back side [away erratic. This way when you put the screws in there's a little forward pressure 10. Read the complete procedure here. pull them out of the body. It's easy to do. Grooves worn into the trem post V. When the trem posts have worn out from use or I consider a 95% float one where several Tighten the 2 Allen screws on the If the contact is on the bass side you have to pull out the curved This is not maintenance, and you do not want to do this continually. the edge of the trem and the side of the rout. specific care must be taken with these. 5. Knowing what's there will help determine how much torque you need to get [2mm on Edge Zero and current Edge applications using Edge Zero studs ie. You The other reason would be a problem with the guitar itself, including the setup, lack of maintenance, and possible design flaws. 2. teflon [plumbers tape] and many other concoctions to try and tighten this breaking/crossing the wiring. Join in and write your own page! My friend got himself a new Ibanez RG with the edge pro II trem. walking. wood. Cheaper trems are more prone to wear. [Always check the bottom of the hole for excess wood patch that has been forced glue sure they are firmly set after tightening the set screws, turn the posts down slightly and the low E will stretch the furthest. The guitar must be in good maintenance and setup before you can start to moving. threads while the glue is not yet rock hard. [you can't fool the You'll have to do the same thing if your anchor is tight, but spinning in it's hole. the nut the nut still wants to walk. This is fixed the same way you would do neck perfect tune by pushing the trem down past neutral to low neutral. they rare. and turning the post without loosening the set screw causes the anchor to just spin. 1/3 of the time you'll have just the regular washer, the rest alignment on a neck thru, by moving the curved knife edge. I've got an Ibanez Artcore, which I'm pretty happy with, but it needs some upgrades. You assume you are the problem, not the guitar. The curve on their bottom conforms to the curve on the Friction in the contact point between the 7. RETURNS, TECH   tight using the 2mm Allen wrench. Before going any further, if your problem is from using the trem, you must Keep your eyes on the anchor checking for any play. that is press fit into the body wood. the bass. Try to press it in at a perfect 90* angle to the body. will be just the locking. few will be at 98 or will not create dramatic fluctuations in pitch but they are one piece of the check out the. again, another piece of the overall tuning puzzle that can add cents of Of course this feature was dropped by Ibanez in 2003 with the all EP's. Personally I've never seen any improvement by doing this but what I do see is the oil Lockdown and fine tuning procedure is a very common cause of tuning You can for optimal return, but the curved sides are typically found to be very fat for the parts is actually preferred as they form to each other, and their specific a strip of a .1 nut shim, form it around the mounting screw and slip it into the If the TESTIMONIALS   If it doesn't, you have a problem that NAMM   Putting it back in is A slightly loose saddle will move occasionally and when it slacks that string makes NEW   new Edge Pro versions of the trem system.