Floyd Rose Help!!

[David Van Via]

I got a cheap guitar and it has a standard whammy bar and I was thinking about sticking a floyd rose on it. I'm going to send it to a professional but I'm just curious how he'll install it. So if anybody knows where I can get an example/tutorail of somebody installing one then I would be very greatfull!

Here's the guitar incase you're wondering. It was only £139.99 so I don't mind, plus I LOVE IT!

[BrownSound1]

Did you try The Official Floyd Rose Website ?

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by Brownsound1
Did you try The Official Floyd Rose Website ?

My friend said it didn't have anything so I didn't look. But it llooks like he lied thank you very much Brownsound1 5 star for you!

[Nitro Express]

Those inexpensive EVH Musicman clone guitars get good reviews at Harmony-Central.

Installing a Floyd Rose on that guitar is no easy task. First the guitar has to be routed using a template and router. The neck has to be routed with a milling machine so the Floyd Rose nut can be installed.

Eddie likes his Floyd set all the way down on the wood so it won't pull up. To set the Floyd up this way it's a safe bet you might have to reshim the neck or even make permanent ajustments to the neck pocket or neck. You are also looking at having possible problems with the pickup string gap.

Some Floyd installations are a huge nightmare on certain guitars. Installing a Floyd Rose on a guitar not originally made for one can be real hit and miss and be prepared for a large labor bill from the guy doing the work.

I suggest putting some locking tuners and a graphite nut on the guitar instead of the Floyd Rose. That guitar isn't worth spending hundreds of dollars for the Floyd or the installation.

Installing tuners is much easier but cutting a nut properly can be tricky but a good luthier will have no problem doing this work for you.

Is the guitar going out of tune easy? You might try raising the string trees a bit and using some graphite on the string slots in the nut. Sometimes a few simple ajustments can keep a non-locking tremelo from going out of tune. I have a Strat that stays in tune suprisingly well. Eddie Van Halen did his first world tour with a non-locking trem. In many ways, that old Fender Strat styled tremelo bridge sounds better than a Floyd Rose.

I just can't see spending the money on a Floyd Installation. You could buy a Wolfgand Special for less money than it would cost to have a proffessional but a Floyd in your inexpensive guitar.

[LickMyCream]

http://www.rondomusic.net/si13.html

Hmmm, now to buy some red, white, and black spray paint and some electrical and pin striping tape.....

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by LickMyCream
http://www.rondomusic.net/si13.html



Hmmm, now to buy some red, white, and black spray paint and some electrical and pin striping tape.....

hahahahahaha that's a classic!

[chunkashin!!]

Ohh, its gonna be a mighty mighty guitar when its done!!

[tydhurst]

Mighty in it's way and mighty like it's gonna squeal like a stuck pig :>

[smaz]

Can't wait to hear it

[tydhurst]

Neither can i. The guitar's pretty swish though!

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by smaz
Can't wait to hear it

Hopefully you wont be dissapointed!

Originally posted by chunkashin!!
Ohh, its gonna be a mighty mighty guitar when its done!!

I hope so!

Originally posted by tydhurst
Neither can i. The guitar's pretty swish though!

Thank you very much!

[tydhurst]

no bother lad!

[turboblues]

Originally posted by Nitro Express
...Is the guitar going out of tune easy? You might try raising the string trees a bit and using some graphite on the string slots in the nut. Sometimes a few simple ajustments can keep a non-locking tremelo from going out of tune. I have a Strat that stays in tune suprisingly well. Eddie Van Halen did his first world tour with a non-locking trem. In many ways, that old Fender Strat styled tremelo bridge sounds better than a Floyd Rose...

Those OLP's haven't got string trees.
You're right about the strat style trem!
It stays in tune, even without locking tuners. Just make sure that the strings don't get stuck in the nut.

https://www.pulstguitar.be/userfiles/Sunburst_strat.avi

Here's a video sample of me jamming on my strat.

[Denny]

Originally posted by turboblues
Those OLP's haven't got string trees.
You're right about the strat style trem!
It stays in tune, even without locking tuners. Just make sure that the strings don't get stuck in the nut.

https://www.pulstguitar.be/userfiles/Sunburst_strat.avi

Here's a video sample of me jamming on my strat.

That was pretty cool

[turboblues]

Thank you!