Author Topic: Floyd Rose mod, Is it pos? (Read 9664 times)

donovan.x · « **on:** March 18, 2006, 02:44:35 PM »

Could you modify a standard strat copy to accomadate a floyd?

Obviously this is going to meen a lot of messing about.
Any Ideas how much it would cost to get done by a pro? Maybe one for Feline!
Any help would be cool!( Not a low pro as I would want a EVH D-Tuna on it.)
Cheers guys.

Bainzy · « **Reply #1 on:** March 18, 2006, 04:12:42 PM »

If you don't want it floating, it shouldn't be that hard really. You'd need to drill bigger holes for the outer 2 trem screws, and change the nut.

indysmith · « **Reply #2 on:** March 18, 2006, 04:18:16 PM »

if you do want it floating you'll need to get the guitar routed to fit it - i'd imagine that wouldn't be cheap

donovan.x · « **Reply #3 on:** March 18, 2006, 04:52:52 PM »

Is there any point in having a Floyd that don't float? Or should I just upgrade to a High end standard trem?

donovan.x · « **Reply #4 on:** March 18, 2006, 04:53:29 PM »

Is there any point in having a Floyd that don't float? Or should I just upgrade to a High end standard trem?

donovan.x · « **Reply #5 on:** March 18, 2006, 04:53:29 PM »

Is there any point in having a Floyd that don't float? Or should I just upgrade to a High end standard trem?

Bainzy · « **Reply #6 on:** March 18, 2006, 06:32:51 PM »

Yeh - the main benefit of a non-floating floyd is the tuning stability, a well setup and manufactured floyd should never go out of tune in use.

You might need a shim for the neck if it's non-floating.

donovan.x · « **Reply #7 on:** March 18, 2006, 08:20:08 PM »

I enjoy Floyds for the pull ups as well as the bombs.
And what is a shim?

dave_mc · « **Reply #8 on:** March 18, 2006, 08:24:03 PM »

^if you want to get pull-ups, you pretty much need it recessed. I think you can pull up a little if it's not, but you need to set it up that way, and you get more pull up with a recess.

I'd imagine it's not cheap. You can get a guitar with a good floyd (as opposed to those poor quality licensed examples) for around £350 nowadays.

EDIT: by that i mean you could have two guitars for probably not that much more, when you add in the cost of routing (£?) and the cost of a good floyd (at least £130) etc., and 2>1.

Bainzy · « **Reply #9 on:** March 18, 2006, 09:00:25 PM »

A shim is something put between the neck pocket and the neck to raise the height of the neck (relative to the body). It can consist of the same wood material as the body (best type of shim) or something as simple as washers around the neck screws.

HJM · « **Reply #10 on:** March 19, 2006, 12:02:30 PM »

If you want a D-Tuna it's better not to float. They don't work with a floating floyd unless you use a tremsetter or tremolo-no type device.

dave_mc · « **Reply #11 on:** March 19, 2006, 04:32:09 PM »

Quote from: HJM

If you want a D-Tuna it's better not to float. They don't work with a floating floyd unless you use a tremsetter or tremolo-no type device.

+1.

I took my d-tuna off my kramer, because I preferred float to drop d.

R/2e · « **Reply #12 on:** March 21, 2006, 08:39:12 AM »

It is obviously possible to rout a Strat body to take a Floyd, and apart from the routing work there would probably be a fair amount of finish repairs/refinishing required likely to make it uneconomic. Don't forget also that taking so much wood out of your Strat is going to alter its dynamics and sound so it might not end up as you wish. It strikes me that you'd be better to buy a second hand HM Strat, already routed for a locking trem, swap over any bits from your own Strat you want to keep, then get the old body and bits on ebay.

indysmith · « **Reply #13 on:** March 21, 2006, 11:36:52 PM »

could buy another pre-routed body perhaps? They go pretty cheap off of ebay

dave_mc · « **Reply #14 on:** March 22, 2006, 12:12:14 PM »

^yeah, that'd work, you just want to be careful that the scale length and all is the same, and what type of floyd it's routed for (they aren't all the same size, lol).