Fender STD-DL User Manual

STD-DL tremolo bridge

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① knife edge
② saddle lock bolt
③ string holder block
④ tremolo arm socket

ATTACHING THE TREMOLO ARM

① The tremolo arm employs a one-piece snap-in design with an adjustable-torque cap.

Insert the tremolo arm into the arm socket of the base plate.

② Tighten the torque adjustment cap to secure the tremolo arm.

The tremolo arm will become tighter as you tighten the torque adjustment cap.

ADJUSTING THE TREMOLO ATTACHMENT ANGLE

The tremolo attachment angle is adjusted by changing the balance

between the string tension and the tension of the tremolo springs

installed on the back of the guitar body.
You’ll obtain the optimal performance by adjusting this so that the
tremolo is approximately horizontal to the surface of the guitar body.

① With the guitar tuned correctly, check the angle of the tremolo.

② If the tremolo is tilted toward the front, insert a Philips screwdriver

through the slit in the tremolo spring cover on the back of the body, and
tighten the screw to increase the tension of the tremolo springs.

If the tremolo is tilted toward the rear, loosen the screw to decrease the ten-

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sion of the tremolo springs.

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⑤ string stopper bolt
⑥ fi ne tuning bolt
⑦ tremolo spring
⑧ spring lock

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※ The tremolo angle adjustment will aff ect the tuning, because the balance of tension between the strings and the

springs will change each time you adjust the tension of the tremolo springs. You’ll need to tune repeatedly while
making this adjustment.

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TREMOLO SPRINGS

When the guitar is shipped from the factory, it is set up with three tremolo
springs installed in parallel.

If the balance of tension between the strings and the tremolo springs

has changed signifi cantly, such as when you’ve switched string gauges
or are using a dropped tuning, you may need to change the number of
tremolo springs or change the way in which they are installed.

① If you want to increase the tension, install the outer two tremolo springs

diagonally.

② If you want to decrease the tension, remove the center tremolo spring.

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• Loosen the strings suffi ciently before you install or remove tremolo springs.
Be aware that if you remove all of the springs, the tremolo unit will detach from the guitar.

• To reattach the tremolo, insert the knife edge of the tremolo securely into the groove of the stud bolts,
and then install the tremolo springs.

ADJUSTING THE ACTION

To adjust the height of the entire tremolo unit, use an HEX key wrench (3mm) to turn
the stud bolts located at the left and right of the tremolo unit. (It is not possible to make
adjustments for each string individually.)

ADJUSTING THE INTONATION

① Use an HEX key wrench (3 mm) to loosen the pressure pad bolts of the locking

nut, and loosen the strings suffi ciently.

② Use an HEX key wrench (2 mm) to loosen the saddle lock bolts, and

adjust the saddle position.

※ Before checking the intonation, fi rmly tighten the saddle lock bolts and

tune the guitar correctly. When you’ve fi nished making adjustments,
tighten the saddle lock bolts and the pressure pad bolts of the locking

nut.

REPLACING THE STRINGS

① Use an HEX key wrench (3 mm) to loosen the pressure pad bolts of the

locking

nut, and remove the string from the tuning peg.

② Use an HEX key wrench (3 mm) to loosen the string stopper bolt of the

tremolo unit; then pull the string out of the saddle and remove it.

③ Use wire cutters to cut off the ball end of the new string.
④ Insert the tip of the string from which you cut off the ball end between the

saddle and the string holder block, and tighten the string stopper bolt to
fasten the string.

⑤ Wind the string onto the tuning peg, and tune it.

When you’ve fi nished tuning, tighten the pressure pad bolts of the locking

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※ Removing all strings at the same time will cause the tremolo attachment

angle to change signifi cantly, so we recommend that you replace the
strings one at a time. If you remove all strings at the same time, tuning
will be easier if you wedge a piece of cloth below the tremolo to secure it
so that the tremolo attachment angle won’t change signifi cantly.

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• Before you tune, make sure that the string stopper bolts are fi rmly tightened.

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FINE TUNING

Even after you’ve used the locking nuts to lock the strings, you can use
the fi ne tuners to fi ne-tune each string. The range of adjustment after the strings are
locked will be widest if you leave all fi ne-tuning bolts near the center of their adjustable
range before you tune.

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