Floyd Rose for Les Paul... [Archive] - The Diamond David Lee Roth Army

Macu

01-06-2006, 04:55 AM

I once read that Floyd Rose offered a tremelo for original Les Pauls that did not require any routing of the body.It stated it would require some alteration of the headstock to accommadate the nut.Has anyone done this,and,if so,how did the unit perform.I dont think I would do it to mine,buuuuuut,you never know.Macu...

Mr Grimsdale

01-06-2006, 07:00 AM

PENIS

Jahuli

01-06-2006, 07:12 AM

Well looky here....
http://www.vintagekramer.com/Ed/guitar-paul2.jpg
http://www.vintagekramer.com/Ed/guitar-5150lespaul.jpg

Mr Grimsdale

01-06-2006, 07:19 AM

PENIS

Macu

01-06-2006, 08:06 AM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mr Grimsdale
PENIS [/
QUOTE]
Wtf?

Macu

01-06-2006, 08:07 AM

Originally posted by Jahuli
[B]Well looky here....
http://www.vintagekramer.com/Ed/guitar-paul2.jpg
http://www.vintagekramer.com/Ed/guitar-5150lespaul.jpg
/B]
And you?

Mr Grimsdale

01-06-2006, 08:23 AM

PENIS

Macu

01-06-2006, 08:29 AM

If thats your thing,good luck with that penis.But,seriously,do you have something to say,or,are you only interested in spamming this thread.You act like a Hagar sheep,although I know thats not the case.So,step up with whatever you have,go away,or,keep spamming like some little bitch.Hiding is for cowards.Macu...

Mr Grimsdale

01-06-2006, 09:05 AM

PENIS

Macu

01-06-2006, 09:15 AM

Now I understand.You are doing this to everyone.I dont know why,but,have fun.Maybe the answer lies in the thread you started entitled "PENIS",in blue letters.Maybe not.I dont care.

Mr Grimsdale

01-06-2006, 09:18 AM

PENIS

Macu

01-06-2006, 09:33 AM

Now that I know whats up,I feel much better.I had checked out the site before joining and remember the name Mr.Grimsdale,and remembered he was a truly respected guy.I was wondering if I was being fucked with to see if I would fight,in true RothArmy fashion.Like to see what I was made of.Anyway,funny shit.I thought I was being fucking stalked or some shit.Lmmfao!

Hardrock69

01-06-2006, 05:08 PM

He suddenly has decided to proclaim his love of PENIS.

That is all I can figure out.

I have never tried one of those Floy units. I always wondered how they worked also, as they just slip around the stop tailpiece.

If I had a Les Paul I would surely not rout ANY of the body...

jhale667

01-06-2006, 07:22 PM

Originally posted by Hardrock69
He suddenly has decided to proclaim his love of PENIS.

That is all I can figure out.

I have never tried one of those Floy units. I always wondered how they worked also, as they just slip around the stop tailpiece.

If I had a Les Paul I would surely not rout ANY of the body...

Are you talking about a Wonderbar? Because a real Floyd would still require routing for the spring cavity, and the stop-talipiece is removed...the Wonderbar just attached to the studs if I recall....

Matt White

01-07-2006, 01:37 AM

I never liked the idea of a Floyd on a Les Paul.....

Just seemed dumb to me.....

Don Corleone

01-07-2006, 04:00 AM

The only person I've heard of doing this is Ed (as in the pics from Vintage Kramer). However Ed has gone on record as saying (about the Les Paul presented to him by Les Paul) - "The only thing I wish he hadn't done was stick a fucking floyd on it".

jhale667

01-07-2006, 04:16 AM

I've seen Brad Gillis and Neal Schon use LPs w/Floyds also, just off the top of my head....

ashstralia

01-07-2006, 04:42 AM

Originally posted by Matt White
I never liked the idea of a Floyd on a Les Paul.....
Just seemed dumb to me.....

me too, matt.
like putting a mustache on the mona lisa.

i've seen richie sambora with something similar, i near puked.

Don Corleone

01-07-2006, 04:53 AM

Kirk Hammett's ESP jobbies (the KH-3), there's another one with the Floyd on it.

Coyote

01-07-2006, 08:28 AM

Originally posted by jhale667
I've seen Brad Gillis and Neal Schon use LPs w/Floyds also, just off the top of my head....

Didn't Ace Frehley have that too? I remember seeing a pic in GuitarOne some years back...

Coyote

01-07-2006, 08:29 AM

Originally posted by Don Corleone
Kirk Hammett's ESP jobbies (the KH-3), there's another one with the Floyd on it.

http://www.espguitars.com/images/guitars/kh3.jpg

jhale667

01-07-2006, 04:08 PM

Originally posted by Coyote
Didn't Ace Frehley have that too? I remember seeing a pic in GuitarOne some years back...

Nope...that was a Wonderbar, too! ;)

ELVIS

01-08-2006, 11:39 AM

I have a Wonderbar...

jhale667

01-08-2006, 03:51 PM

Originally posted by ELVIS
I have a Wonderbar...

Does it work? Never tried one.

J-Axe

01-08-2006, 04:17 PM

Mr. John Sykes famously used an original Floyd Rose on his Les Paul. Great in the Whitesnake days.

Matt White

01-08-2006, 05:35 PM

It just seems hokey to me.....

No bend behind the nut......

HEY!

That sounds like a "Public Service Announcement"!!!

jhale667

01-08-2006, 05:42 PM

Originally posted by J-Axe
Mr. John Sykes famously used an original Floyd Rose on his Les Paul. Great in the Whitesnake days.

Now THAT I had not heard. I read a review of a Whitesnake show back in the day that said he used a Strat with a Floyd for a few songs, but never heard of him doing that to a Les Paul, nor have I seen it in pics of his collection.

Met him a few times, nice guy. I seem to recall him mentioning having a few Charvels...

J-Axe

01-08-2006, 06:10 PM

You met Sykes?:eek:

J-Axe

01-08-2006, 06:12 PM

Yea, Sykesy did. Vandenberg might have played some charvels, but has the Peavey Vandenberg. Reb Beach plays Pensa Suhr's or Charvels famously.

Sykes' was very like Neil Schon's here. Only with a standard LP neck.
http://www.bananas.com/multimedia/articles/FullImage/73.jpg

Here's Beach's Charvel.
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/4008/suhr0uq.jpg

Just for the laugh, check out this massive Peavey Wolfgang in construction..

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5880/guitarlg7og.jpg

jhale667

01-08-2006, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by J-Axe
You met Sykes?:eek:

Yeah, and he's totally cool.

Dude, I've been sooo lucky. I'm not gonna be a complete name-dropper, but let's just say I've been fortunate enough to meet most of my heroes.:D

And the review I was talking about was from the pre-Vandenberg-Vivian era, back when Sykes first joined Whitesnake, and before the self-titled album.

J-Axe

01-08-2006, 06:29 PM

Back when he was Arockin'. He's a great guitarist, 1987 was brilliant. My band was actually supposed to play support act to Thin Lizzy, whilst Sykes was frontman last year, but it fell through because our drummer's mother died.

Although I was 4inches away from Brian Setzer, when he came to England.

Macu

01-09-2006, 03:18 PM

[i]

I have never tried one of those Floy units. I always wondered how they worked also, as they just slip around the stop tailpiece.

If I had a Les Paul I would surely not rout ANY of the body... [/B]
My thoughts exactly.Mine was already routed for a middle p/u by the original owner back in the 60s.The luthier who gave me the body described him as "crazy".

Macu

01-09-2006, 03:20 PM

Originally posted by Jahuli
Well looky here....
http://www.vintagekramer.com/Ed/guitar-paul2.jpg
http://www.vintagekramer.com/Ed/guitar-5150lespaul.jpg
Forgot to thank you for the pics,J.Real nice:) .

Macu

01-09-2006, 03:34 PM

Originally posted by Matt White
I never liked the idea of a Floyd on a Les Paul.....

Just seemed dumb to me.....
I tend to agree,yet,not exactly sure why.On the one hand,I have another guitar that has the tremelo,soooooooo,I dont really "need" one.I can express myself fine.Also,I never played a Les Paul until I put this one together.(its a big story)However,after playing it for awhile,it just seems right the way it is...