Instructions on how to properly restring a Floyd Rose™ equiped guitar:

Here follow the correct instructions on how to restring, tune and balance a Floyd Rose™ equiped guitar in chronological order. (taken from and old Floyd Rose™ manual)

-tune the guitar down a whole step, then tune it back up one and half step up (aka a Major 3rd)

-loosen the hex nut

-softly let the Floyd Rose™ rest into the cavity or onto the body (depending on how it’s installed)

-take of the strings

-apply thermal paste on the posts/knives, no more than half a pea should be enough

-restring the Floyd Rose™, make sure to insert the string in such a way that the ball end sits snuggly into the sustain block from the back (if you can’t access it take the backplate off)

-feed the string through to the hexnut and into the tuning posts

-individually tighten the tuning posts so that the string sits tightly enough, do this now because this will bring the whole thing out of tune if you do it later

-check the water level if it needs to be setup as a floating trem

-start retuning like the first two steps but then in reverse

-wrap the headstock in ducttape to prevent feedback if need be

Congratulations, you can now enjoy a properly setup Floyd Rose™ equiped guitar.

On a personal note: you can tell it’s a bit dated by the use of thermal paste but honestly I like it better, does something for the tone that I can’t describe. Think Van Halen.