String changes at Dawsons

malko · Post by **malko** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:37 pm

I was in there today buying some cables and noticed they charge 25 POUNDS to change the strings on a Floyd Rose

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:23 pm

this resource has helped me improve my guitar skills immensley.

George · Post by **George** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:28 pm

lol

And Floyd Rose users deserve that sort of treatment.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:35 pm

GeorgeF wrote:lol

And Floyd Rose users deserve that sort of treatment.

you better watch out, fran is on the same island as you.

he will find you.

Post by **Doog** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:37 pm

While that's an obscene amount of money, changing streengz on locking trems can be royal pain in the arse- more time consuming than anything. AND TIME IS MONEY, YEAH?

George · Post by **George** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:40 pm

OH SHI-

Well people like Fran would know what they're doing - you're a mug if you have to pay Â£25 each time.

(Don't kill me Fran)

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:56 pm

I suppose a pack of strings is a fiver, and it's at least an hours work if you're changing gauge and everything.

Still a rip off.

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:12 pm

it took me forfucking ever to get good at changing the strangs on my gretsch with the bigsby. but yeah, 50 bucks to change strings can GIT TAE.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:32 pm

I can do Floyd Roses all day. It's a piece of piss, but Bigsbys are a nightmare. I once replaced the strings on my brother's Hodad. Took me ages and was very frustrating.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:49 pm

Key word: "once"

First time I saw a Bigsby I thought it was a toilet handle, completely misunderstood "flush against the body" too.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:27 pm

Little foam wedges make string changes on a bigsby a piece of piss.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:02 am

I remember having a lot of trouble with the fact that the bolt for the string nut to catch on was on the underside of the barrel, so I couldn't get to it.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:33 am

trouble stringing a bigsby??? wtf.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:54 am

Sloan wrote:trouble stringing a bigsby??? wtf.

I know seriously. yeah, it's not exactly a stop-tail but come on, it's not that hard. you just gotta bend the ring at the end of the string so they stay on.