Need a fast guitar with awsome whammybar!!

[Nitro Express]

I sort of got the impression that his doesn't have the collar nut - that the bar itself screws in to the bridge, like the bridge on the Wolfs... My reading comprehension sucks, so I may be incorrect.

In that case there should be a set screw on the underside of the bridge. Take the spring cavity plate off and see if there is a screw under the bar. You adjust the friction tension that way. There are so many of these Floyd Rose knockoffs now they are all different. Another type has a nut around the hole and a nut underneath. I've even seen one Floyd Knockoff that copied Ibanez with the push in rod. There's got to be ten different factories in Asia knocking these things copying other copies of the real deal. It gets interesting; especially, when Kwan the copy cat/machinists never played a guitar in his life and probably doesn't know what that bar is for.

[jhale667]

What happens if you put the springs in arrow formation instead of side by side?
or just 2 springs instead of 3.

Also..when i screw on the whammybar and make 3 dives and pullin etc. the whammy bar just hangs loose..dangeling back and forth.
How do I keep it in one position?
I have to keep on screwing it back tight while playing.
I don't like this.

As for how many springs you use, that's really personal taste relative to how heavy the string set you're using is...I used to use 3 in a triangle pattern when I used 10-46s, but when I moved up to 10-52s it seems like it was more stable & felt better with 4...but then I don't want mine fluttering unless I want them to at that moment.



With 9s you could probably get away with 2...try it and see.

As for tightening the bar, if you got the version in the pic you posted looks like it's the collared-type common to most Floyds these days, so it's a matter of tightening it there and the likely hex-screw on the underside Nitro mentioned. I like mine to stay in one spot until I need it...I don't like 'em flopping around. Plus they're more versatile that way, you can do more subtle effects with it because you're NOT fishing around for it! If you can't get that one to tighten up enough for you, there are inexpensive replacements you can get from FU and others... (the FU one has a built-in Allen wrench, though!!)

Even though Gayhale is a bastard cunt pussy fag, he does have extensive knowledge of the Floyd and I trust his expertise...so I will leave my limited knowledge out and let Jay reply...

And while SMELVIS is a racist hick homo assclown KLANAMBLA member, I respect his deferring to my expertise on the subject...

I also like his Big-Block suggestion and I will drop some money on one soon to put in my Floyd routed, lefty Agile Les Paul copy that I recently scalloped...

It's the best thing you can do to any guitar with a Floyd, hands down. Just be sure to specify it's a Lefty up front, and you may want to email FU and make sure they have one that will fit the Agile Floyd (who makes the bridges for 'em - Gotoh?)...

[ELVIS]

No, it's a no-name just like this one...

I'll be replacing it...

[jhale667]

Check this out...

http://www.floydupgrades.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=83&products_id=220

[Diamondjimi]

Even though Gayhale is a bastard cunt pussy fag,

Wow, how Christian of you Greg....

How is it that you're the only mod without a donor tag?

[ThrillsNSpills]

well now I want a guitar with a Kahler.
bastards.

I like to find whammys that are horrendous and tend to stick with those.
steinberger, G & L, etc.

[ThrillsNSpills]

Wow, how Christian of you Greg....

How is it that you're the only mod without a donor tag?

He likes to play the stinker.

[Diamondjimi]

well now I want a guitar with a Kahler.
bastards.

I like to find whammys that are horrendous and tend to stick with those.
steinberger, G & L, etc.

[VAiN]

I like to find whammys that are horrendous and tend to stick with those.
steinberger, G & L, etc.

I've never used a Steinberger, how do one of those feel? They don't lock, right? Are they a nightmare?

[ELVIS]

I know they look stupid...

[bluemustard]

thanks for all the tips and feedback!

[ThrillsNSpills]

I've never used a Steinberger, how do one of those feel? They don't lock, right? Are they a nightmare?

Well with double ball end strings it takes 5 minutes to change them. The bars are fine but you can't do crazy shit like bird chirps like the Floyds, but the playability is incredible.

real steinbergers play great, but there are many knockoffs all with different feels and results. It's really a personal taste thing.

[ThrillsNSpills]

I know they look stupid...

I have 2 that are black so we know where you stand there.

[jhale667]

I have 2 that are black so we know where you stand there.

[ELVIS]

Those two can't possibly work...