Titanium Floyd Rose Big-Blocks are the shiznit.

[jhale667]

Only annoying part is now that I've doubled two rhythm tracks on the tunes I'm working on with the Titanium-equipped guitar, they sound so much better I almost want to go back and double all the rhythm tracks I used this guitar on...it sounds that much better...don't think I'll re-do them all, though...just a few of the heavier ones that could use the extra fatness...

[GAR]

Now I wanna try one with the Graph Tech saddles..

Which ones, Fender style? w/ or w/o piezo implants..

[jhale667]

Which ones, Fender style? w/ or w/o piezo implants..

Graph Tech makes saddles for Floyds, including the "Ghost" piezo series. Might try those later...trying the regular String Saver Floyd saddles first.



They're also selling their own licensed units now with the piezo saddles and harness already mounted...




I imagine if I could find a deal on the bridges, would be nothing to swap out everything onto an OFR baseplate rather than theirs...

[jhale667]

Aha!

And without completely derailing the thread, my quickie image search for the Ghost saddles led me to a website that answered one of my big questions about the Ghost system - Can you run a Variax circuit with them? Apparently, the answer is yes.

Guitarist Jeff Miller - Guitar Mods

[jhale667]

So imagine a guitar with kickass passive pickups, the Variax electronics, and a Floyd with both the Ghost saddles and a Titanium Block installed...

[Diamondjimi]

So imagine a guitar with kickass passive pickups, the Variax electronics, and a Floyd with both the Ghost saddles and a Titanium Block installed...

One word comes to mind...............HEAVEN!

[indeedido]

I upgraded to the big block last year, and it did provide some better tone. That makes me a believer in the titanium, but I have a hard time pony-ing up $300 for one. It's been in the back of my mind but that is a lot of cheddar for a part

[jhale667]

I upgraded to the big block last year, and it did provide some better tone. That makes me a believer in the titanium, but I have a hard time pony-ing up $300 for one. It's been in the back of my mind but that is a lot of cheddar for a part

No debate there. But IMO they're worth it. It's just gonna take me a while to get around to upgrading the other pretty much mandatory one (unless I happen upon another deal like that); I might stick with the Brass ones in a couple of my guitars...

[GAR]

mass=sustain
lower mass=resonance

I'd like an aluminum block.

[kwame k]

mass=sustain
lower mass=resonance

I'd like an aluminum cock.

Sorry guys, couldn't help myself


Carry on.

[GAR]

I dunno too much about the Variax setup, but I'm guessing there's a piezo unit for each string by viewing a shielded teflon lead coming off each one.. I could do that for $10 bucks!

[jhale667]

Not completely familiar with the Variax system either, but I hear good things. Seems something like that would be quite useful in the studio, or maybe for emulating acoustic sounds live without switching guitars....and chords with the pitch-altered via the bar would probably sound cool with the acoustic sound...would be a cool effect...

[jhale667]

Not to completely change the subject, but...

Upon further investigation, certainly would be cool to pull up a Rickenbacker mod for a Beatles cover or something...

Line 6 - Variax Electric - Modeling Electric Guitar


- 1960 Fender® Telecaster® Custom
- 1968 Fender® Telecaster®
- 1968 Fender® Telecaster® Thinline
- 1959 Fender® Stratocaster®
- 1958 Gibson® Les Paul® Standard
- 1952 Gibson® Les Paul® “Goldtop”
- 1961 Gibson® Les Paul® Custom (3 PU)
- 1976 Gibson® Firebird V
- 1955 Gibson® Les Paul® Special
- 1959 Gretsch® 6120
- 1956 Gretsch® Silver Jet
- 1968 Rickenbacker® 360
- 1966 Rickenbacker® 360-12
- 1961 Gibson® ES®-335
- 1967 Epiphone® Casino
- 1957 Gibson® ES-175
- 1953 Gibson® Super 400
- 1959 Martin® D-28
- 1970 Martin® D 12-28
- 1967 Martin® O-18
- 1966 Guild® F212
- 1995 Gibson® J-200
- 1935 Dobro® Alumilite
- Danelectro 3021
- Coral/Dano® Electric Sitar
- Gibson® Mastertone Banjo
- 1928 National® Style 2 "Tricone"

So yeah, a totally pimped-out Floyd with a Titanium block, the Ghost saddles and Variax guts would also be the shiznit...

[GAR]

oh the VARIAX the Line six thing.. duhh..

ok I think this is their pitch to midi sensor technology using piezos.

Im fine with just the piezos, but if there is low lagtime in transposing to midi that's definately useable to me..

[jhale667]

No doubt now. Confirmed.

Alright, so I just gave the Titanium-equipped Koa Strat the trial by fire over the holiday weekend...I took some vacation time and did a fly-out band reunion gig near my hometown - through a rented backline, which turned out to be this shitty Marshall MG solid-state half stack. Horrendous.
I was already hating it, because everyone else I saw get up and play through it sounded like complete ass. Even guys running their pedal boards through it. And due to the fact my old band's singer didn't commit until the last second, I didn't bother shipping mine, not like there was anything on it that would've helped, either.
I figured the Titanium block would help, but holy crap! It sounded fatter than any other guitar I heard that day, a sentiment echoed by other players at the event...they all wanted to know what pickups I had in her, but that wasn't the real secret... I mean, don't get me wrong, that solid-state Marshall sounded like shit, but I still had the best sound of the day plugging straight in to the thing!



:tongue0011: