Install the Drop-D Stop...

Step 1 First off, if you have a Hybrid, lock it now. If not we will adjust later. With tremolo upright on a table or in the palm of your hand, unscrew and remove the 3rd and 4th fine tuners.

Step 2 Remove the phillips screw that is between where the 3rd and 4th fine tuners were. Discard or save.

Step 3 Re-install the 3rd and 4th fine tuners back into their respective holes.

Step 4 Flip the trem over, upside down in your hand. Thread the D Stop all the way up into the back end of the hole you just took the phillips out of.

Step 5 Create a tiny 1/2" deep trough in the back wall of the trem cavity for the Drop-D Stop to pass through when diving. Using a Dremel or drill, simply carve out the opening.

Step 6 Create a solid footpad for the Drop-D Stop by gluing a quarter or a similar metal pad under the stop. Just make sure the top of the quarter is 1 inch below the guitar surface.

Step 7 On the tremolo, screw the Drop-D up (retracted) all the way using a .050 allen key. If you have a locking Hybrid, lock it. If not, don't worry about it. Reinstall your tremolo. String it up, tune it up, stretch the strings. Now for the set up...

Step 8 This part is where it gets fun... Read this