SETTING UP THE SPEEDLOADER TREMOLO BRIDGE BASE PLATE
The proper setup of the SpeedLoader Tremolo Bridge looks exactly like a properly setup Original Floyd Rose Tremolo Bridge. By the way, the SpeedLoader Tremolo will retrofit an Original Floyd quite easily.
The first thing you'll want to do is check to see if the top surface of the base plate of the bridge is sitting parallel to the top surface of the guitar.
If the base plate appears to be tilted forward away from the top surface of the guitar or tilted back closer to the top of the guitar, then an adjustment should be made.
Step 1:
To level the base plate, first take the spring cover plate off the back of the guitar.
Step 2:
Inside the spring cavity you should find a tremolo stop.
Step 4:
Now remove the bullet from the saddle.
Step 5:
If you are replacing a broken string, when you unlatch the pivoting saddle there will be no tension on the string to pull the pivoting saddle forward, so you'll have to pivot the saddle forward with your finger.
You can now remove the bullet on the other end of the string from the nut by simply sliding it out the back of the nut.
This is what the safety catch looks like up close. (see above)
Step 6:
If you try to release a saddle and pull back on the sliding latch and it won't budge, release everything and start over making certain that you don't turn the sliding latch sideways. If the sliding latch turns on its shaft, the safety catch portion of the sliding latch will not line up properly with the safety catch portion of the pivoting saddle and will cause binding.
The safety catch is there to prevent the string from accidentally releasing while playing or changing strings.
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