Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In this Guitar Tech Tips Q&A episode we talk about tremolos, John Petrucci's pickup height, nut replacement and other setup related things.
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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Introduction
0:21 Comment 1 | Why the hate for floating tremolos?
1:30 Comment 2 | Troubles with tuning Ibanez PIA/JEM
3:06 Comment 3 | Specific angle with the nut file?
4:24 Comment 4 | Am I trolling?
5:56 Comment 5 | John Petrucci's pickup setup
7:52 Comment 6 | 50's wiring or treble bleed mod on strats

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