Adjusting the action of your floyd rose bridge guitar

The action of the guitar is a very important aspect of determining the playability of the guitar. The action of the guitar is pretty much determined by the type of bridge of the guitar. In this case, I will be explaining on how to adjusting the action of the Floyd rose (Or other licensed variation).

The Floyd Rose is a bridge with it's tension being suspended by the tension of the strings and the springs behind the guitar. The part where it's highlighted within the red boxes, in the pictures are known as the studs of the Bridge. The knife edges of the bridges is being anchored to the studs and the studs are the ones to adjust, to adjust the action of the bridge.

The studs usually can be adjusted with Allen keys (different brands require different sizes), usually size 3. Turn the studs counter clockwise to lower the action and clockwise to raise the action. Try and balance both sides and check for buzzing after adjusting. I normally use a pick as a gauge for my preferred action.

If there are no buzzing after adjusting the action, you can leave it as it is. If there are buzzing at certain frets, especially the upper frets, you will have to adjust the action higher. Adjusting action of a Floyd Rose Guitar isn't hard and is actually quite easy and won't cause permanent damage to your guitar. Try it out today.