The great Floyd Rose Big-Block Shootout.

[Blackflag]

Depends on if the rumors of him switching out the Floyd for recording up until '84 are true...

You know the answer to that.

Any qualms I'd have with his tone these days would have more to do with the current amp, wouldn't you agree?

I'd say 40/60, the amps and those lifeless shit basswood guitars he's been using.

[jhale667]

Yeah, not sure even a Big-Block can help (B)asswood, that's for sure...

[indeedido]

His tone for the last decade plus has been from his amps not his wonderful fingers. He is relying on the hi gain amps, and I feel he is lazy. He doesn't want to work as hard to push a plexi and pound on the strings. I doubt he hits the strings half as hard as he used to. I like the original 5150 for heavy stuff but not VH. Absoutely hate the 5150 III. What a horrible tone he had with VHIII. I can't blame the guitar, but I will blame the amp choice.

[jhale667]

Another soon-to-be believer...

Just driving a point home...

Just wait until you hear it (y'know, even more like "in the room")...

[Coyote]

My anticipation grows on a day-to-day basis.

[GAR]

I just saw the pics - nice Coyote!

[Blackflag]

His tone for the last decade plus has been from his amps not his wonderful fingers. He is relying on the hi gain amps, and I feel he is lazy. He doesn't want to work as hard to push a plexi and pound on the strings. I doubt he hits the strings half as hard as he used to. I like the original 5150 for heavy stuff but not VH. Absoutely hate the 5150 III. What a horrible tone he had with VHIII. I can't blame the guitar, but I will blame the amp choice.

Those evh/wolfgang guitars have shit tone. You can't really discount that.

[jhale667]

Never liked the MusicMans, much less the Peaveys, haven't tried an FMIC one yet. I know the Frankie replicas supposedly have the Brass Big-Block but not sure about the production ones.

[Blackflag]

Never liked the MusicMans, much less the Peaveys, haven't tried an FMIC one yet. I know the Frankie replicas supposedly have the Brass Big-Block but not sure about the production ones.

Dude, think of all the recordings you can think of, then ask yourself what kind of bridge they're using. Fuck, you're thick.

[GAR]

That's a good point: Ed hasn't used a big-block tremolo live or recorded.

The only big-block currently in his employ in the shape of his head.

[Blackflag]

I have a creepy little nephew who's half-retarded and sits around picking his nose all day... he said what he wanted more than anything was a guitar with a "floyd rose."

I told him to go fuck himself.

[jhale667]

What a supportive, encouraging uncle you are.


However, IF it's the kid's first guitar, Floyd = bad idea. A bridge that's finicky about tuning in the hands of a kid still learning to tune? Uh, no.

[Seshmeister]

I have a creepy little nephew who's half-retarded and sits around picking his nose all day... he said what he wanted more than anything was a guitar with a "floyd rose."

I told him to go fuck himself.

You should get him a banjo.

[jhale667]

You should get him a banjo.

[GAR]

If a brass block like this costs me $4 bucks in materials, I shouldn't have more than double that in labor.

That's $12 bucks, for a maybe-good idea. For a product giving some people who wanna tear their bridge apart an all afternoon tinkering thrill not unlike pissing in a wetsuit (warm feeling nobody will every notice but yourself).

If I get 200 percent markup wholesale on that 12, I'm doing pretty good at $36 so I'd say he's got it priced about right.

The Titanium is another story however.