Author Topic: Floyd Rose (Read 3892 times)

namle · « **on:** June 05, 2006, 01:05:19 PM »

hey guys i need help in floyd rose set-ups.. anyone can help me with info on the proper way to set up a floyd...

been a user of vintage trem for all while but just experience with new stuff on my project guitar

thanks

dave_mc · « **Reply #1 on:** June 05, 2006, 01:18:55 PM »

there's a pretty good guide (with pics) on www.guitar.co.uk ( a music shop)- it's under hints and tips, at the top right, I think.

also www.jemsite.com and www.ibanezrules.com have pretty good guides.

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namle · « **Reply #2 on:** June 05, 2006, 01:48:11 PM »

but they mostly apply to ibanez FR system

which mine is not

dave_mc · « **Reply #3 on:** June 05, 2006, 01:57:36 PM »

^ it's pretty similar. Apart from the locking studs on the ibanez edge, it's almost exactly the same.

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TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #4 on:** June 05, 2006, 02:28:02 PM »

The principles are the same if it's a Ibanez or Foyd Rose, the difference being in the angle, since you want to keep a Floyd Rose parallel to the body, while an Ibanez has a slight incline to it.

www.vintagekramer.com has good info on it, as well.

There's a book every guitar player should own called How To Make Your Electric Guitar Play GREAT by Dan Earlwine that has many great tips and tricks. Plus, a picture is worth a thousand words, and the book is loaded with pics and precise measurements.

A Floyd Rose is a balancing act, since you need to dial in the nut height, neck relief, spring tension, and string action in tandem. Experimenting is cool, but I'd rather just have a tech do it for me. PDT_008

namle · « **Reply #5 on:** June 05, 2006, 02:45:31 PM »

wow that sounds really complicating for me

but one thing about me... the more complicating it is... the more i will dig into it... so now im still considering to whether send to a tech or do myself

thats why still been trying to do some researches before giving up.. hahaX

dave_mc · « **Reply #6 on:** June 05, 2006, 04:19:11 PM »

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

The principles are the same if it's a Ibanez or Foyd Rose, the difference being in the angle, since you want to keep a Floyd Rose parallel to the body, while an Ibanez has a slight incline to it.

www.vintagekramer.com has good info on it, as well.

There's a book every guitar player should own called How To Make Your Electric Guitar Play GREAT by Dan Earlwine that has many great tips and tricks. Plus, a picture is worth a thousand words, and the book is loaded with pics and precise measurements.

A Floyd Rose is a balancing act, since you need to dial in the nut height, neck relief, spring tension, and string action in tandem. Experimenting is cool, but I'd rather just have a tech do it for me. PDT_008

agreed, that book is excellent, ben.

and agreed with what you say, too. It should be close enough from those links I posted that you can work it out.

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Searcher · « **Reply #7 on:** June 05, 2006, 07:00:55 PM »

I have always sent my guitars with FR bridges away for intonation and set-up. :oops: I know how to do it and have done standard Fender-style trems a number of times, but when it comes to FR systems I get lazy.