..I just bought a new Ibanez JS guitar. And it's by far the best guitar I've ever owned. When I got it, I tuned it up (1st mistake), and played the heck out of it for a week (2nd mistake). Then my 2nd string broke. So, I got a set of new strings, put 'em on, and that's where the real trouble/problem began. Now I've owned several guitars with floating tremolo bridges and I've never had any problems getting them in tune, including my Ibanez RG. But this time around, I get 5 strings in, but the last one is way out, and by the time that is in tune, my bridge is almost straight up....

And of course the other 5 are now waaaaay outta tune. I am getting very frustrated and I had to put it down and walk away.

Any help, ideas, or tips are greatly appreciated...thanks.

Sounds like the new strings you put on were a heavier gauge than the ones it came with.

Ibanez electrics come strung up with 9-42s from the factory. Anything else is going to throw your tremolo out of whack.

Yeah, sounds like there's too much tension. If you want to keep that guage and the tuning, you'll have to take a spring out of the back. If you turn over guitar and open back panel, you should see springs. Most usually have 2 or 3, and you take one out to adjust tension

Research it first though

You could seriously warp your guitar and stuff

Don't go playing with the springs on the back. They're hell to adjust properly. Get it done by a professional, let him swear at your guitar for an hour. :p

Just remember - whenever you play with the adjustments on your bridge, you're going to **** up the intonation, and that can be a real ***** to set up.

of course, once the springs on the back are setup correctly the guitar practically tunes itself.

You can judge the springs by how it goes out of tune when you tune the other strings.

If tuning one string makes the others go flat then tighten the springs, if tuning makes other strings go sharp then loosen them. Once your bridge is at the right angle the tuning process should always tend towards the correct balance quite quickly.

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You can adjust the springs yourself. You want the trem almost level, with the heel end ever so slightly higher off the body than the neck end. It's a pain to do properly with retuning and all.

About those springs, yes, I have adjusted them, and it worked great when I first got it. Ever since that string broke, it's been hell. And to add insult to injury, my first string broke as well. So now I'm back to square one. I'm really getting frustrated....