First Let me say that I read the post on recessed Floyd Rose but it dosen't answer my specific question.
Long story short I took a beater project guitar I have, routed a recessed Floyd pocket, Installed said Floyd (Original),
and put on a new neck (Fender Style).
Proceeded to put on strings and go through the setup process only to find out that if I have the Floyd sitting just above the body or the sides level with the body (as one would with a recessed Floyd), the strings are actually sitting on the frets, and would probably be sitting on the pickups if the neck was lower. The neck appears to be sitting at the right depth, at least compared to some of my other guitars.
I can raise the Floyd and it is wonderful but the Floyd is now sitting where it would be if it were a top mount. So there is this huge rout really visible and a good bit of the Floyd post are pretty exposed.
If the body was thicker then it may look right but the neck would be sitting way to deep. Any suggestions? I know scrap it and buy a guitar with recessed Floyd.
Long story short I took a beater project guitar I have, routed a recessed Floyd pocket, Installed said Floyd (Original),
and put on a new neck (Fender Style).
Proceeded to put on strings and go through the setup process only to find out that if I have the Floyd sitting just above the body or the sides level with the body (as one would with a recessed Floyd), the strings are actually sitting on the frets, and would probably be sitting on the pickups if the neck was lower. The neck appears to be sitting at the right depth, at least compared to some of my other guitars.
I can raise the Floyd and it is wonderful but the Floyd is now sitting where it would be if it were a top mount. So there is this huge rout really visible and a good bit of the Floyd post are pretty exposed.
If the body was thicker then it may look right but the neck would be sitting way to deep. Any suggestions? I know scrap it and buy a guitar with recessed Floyd.
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