Author Topic: Officially Pissed OFF with FRs (Read 10032 times)

Will · « **Reply #30 on:** January 28, 2008, 06:04:17 PM »

Quote from: Afghan Dave

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.. many a technique to counter not having a vibrato

Watch the master of the hard tail - Jake E Lee!!

Well... what else would I have been hinting at? :P

dave_mc · « **Reply #31 on:** January 28, 2008, 08:54:05 PM »

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Am i the only person who finds floyd rose easier to re-string than a normal stop-tail? :lol:

me too.

my first attempt to restring my eggle resulted in much hilarity, swearing, a rush to find my dan erlewine setup book, and a perfectly good set of strings wasted. :lol:

CJ · « **Reply #32 on:** January 29, 2008, 02:34:07 AM »

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With a pick-hand slide. At least, that's how I do it.

???

pull off with your left hand 4 2 0 on the g string, and run your right hand down the strings, makes weird harmonics.

If you are on about the really high bendy ones, then just bend behind the nut, many a technique to counter not having a vibrato

i've been listening to dime a lot recently. you can see where my problem lies..

ozzuk · « **Reply #33 on:** January 30, 2008, 01:05:29 PM »

Drop a Gotoh OFR, or schaller FR in there and you won't have as many problems...

I've had problems like that with the licensed floyds i've had, my schallers and Gotoh are solid.

Zero string snaps etc...

Too many people base thier dislike for FR vibrato's on cheap cr@p one's...

The Gotoh is as good as an OFR Imo/experience smoother feeling too...

The ZR's are fantastic, I plan to get an S 520 EX myself as they are so stable with the zero point system...

My Maverick lfr has been giving me trouble if I don't sell it i'll get a gotoh FR for it...

Mr Ed · « **Reply #34 on:** January 30, 2008, 01:06:36 PM »

As/when I get a locking trem guitars, it's gonna be an Ibanez S with a ZR trem for sure.

CJ · « **Reply #35 on:** January 30, 2008, 03:16:05 PM »

is there really that much of a difference between an LFR and a OFR?

Mr Ed · « **Reply #36 on:** January 30, 2008, 03:18:43 PM »

Doesn't "licensed floyd rose" generally translate as "cheap cr@ppy knock off"?

Jonny · « **Reply #37 on:** January 30, 2008, 03:20:48 PM »

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is there really that much of a difference between an LFR and a OFR?

Yes. OFRs are the real deal. Think Coca Cola.

LFRs are Licensed Floyd Roses, the company, buys the license to produce them but they aren't the real deal so they are 'plastic-y' (i.e. shite) So they would be your cheapy supermarket cola.

Quote from: Mr Ed

Doesn't "licensed floyd rose" generally translate as "cheap cr@ppy knock off"?

Pretty much. As I've come to discover- the hard way. OFRs are roughly £100 too.

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #38 on:** January 30, 2008, 06:11:10 PM »

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Quote from: callme.nasty
is there really that much of a difference between an LFR and a OFR?

Yes. OFRs are the real deal. Think Coca Cola.

LFRs are Licensed Floyd Roses, the company, buys the license to produce them but they aren't the real deal so they are 'plastic-y' (i.e. shitee) So they would be your cheapy supermarket cola.

Quote from: Mr Ed
Doesn't "licensed floyd rose" generally translate as "cheap cr@ppy knock off"?

Pretty much. As I've come to discover- the hard way. OFRs are roughly £100 too.

Where the hell do you get £100 OFRs?

Jonny · « **Reply #39 on:** January 30, 2008, 07:31:55 PM »

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Quote from: Jonny
Quote from: callme.nasty
is there really that much of a difference between an LFR and a OFR?

Yes. OFRs are the real deal. Think Coca Cola.

LFRs are Licensed Floyd Roses, the company, buys the license to produce them but they aren't the real deal so they are 'plastic-y' (i.e. shitee) So they would be your cheapy supermarket cola.

Quote from: Mr Ed
Doesn't "licensed floyd rose" generally translate as "cheap cr@ppy knock off"?

Pretty much. As I've come to discover- the hard way. OFRs are roughly £100 too.

Where the hell do you get £100 OFRs?

Well, I don't. I know someone who got one for it. I suppose he got ripped off from your response, lol

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #40 on:** January 30, 2008, 07:32:40 PM »

Quote from: Jonny

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Quote from: Jonny
Quote from: callme.nasty
is there really that much of a difference between an LFR and a OFR?

Yes. OFRs are the real deal. Think Coca Cola.

LFRs are Licensed Floyd Roses, the company, buys the license to produce them but they aren't the real deal so they are 'plastic-y' (i.e. shitee) So they would be your cheapy supermarket cola.

Quote from: Mr Ed
Doesn't "licensed floyd rose" generally translate as "cheap cr@ppy knock off"?

Pretty much. As I've come to discover- the hard way. OFRs are roughly £100 too.

Where the hell do you get £100 OFRs?

Well, I don't. I know someone who got one for it. I suppose he got ripped off from your response, lol

Ripped off?

Hell no - That's a bargain!!!

Cheapest I've ever seen is £150.

plastercaster · « **Reply #41 on:** January 30, 2008, 08:12:27 PM »

They seem to be pretty cheap in the US.
http://www.warmoth.com/hardware/bridges/bridges.cfm?fuseaction=bridges_floyd_original
£85

Which is strange, since I'm sure they are made in Germany by Schaller.
not all LFRs are dreadful- The more expensive ones are supposed to be good eg. Gotoh, and I've played schaller floyds which were nice.

Not as nice as a T-O-M though :P

CJ · « **Reply #42 on:** January 31, 2008, 12:18:55 AM »

so LFR's aren't made by a specific company, they can be made by different companies?

Jonny · « **Reply #43 on:** January 31, 2008, 07:48:34 AM »

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so LFR's aren't made by a specific company, they can be made by different companies?

Yeah. It's a license people buy to be able to make them. Obviously not the specific FR. Hence why it's a 'Licensed Under Floyd Rose Patents' bridge.

CJ · « **Reply #44 on:** February 01, 2008, 12:19:55 AM »

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so LFR's aren't made by a specific company, they can be made by different companies?

Yeah. It's a license people buy to be able to make them. Obviously not the specific FR. Hence why it's a 'Licensed Under Floyd Rose Patents' bridge.

so wouldn't saying "LFR's are cr@p" be a generalization? i would think some might be terrible, which is why people hate them, and then others are great?