A RETROFIT FLOYD THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE ROUTING... FRX

[formula73]

Re: A RETROFIT FLOYD THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE ROUTING... FRX

+1. Also I think that the nut mounting with those small wood screws behind the nut, around the truss rod, will be so weak, that stringing with 11's or heavier will be enough to tear the headstock apart during trem bar dive bombs.
IMHO this will have a bigger fan base on the epiphone, and LP clones players, rather than expensive Gibsons. But then again the trem will cost more than the guitar.

Agreed...and especially for that price, they'll expect it to be plug-and-play, which it won't be. Gibson USA can't even cut the slots well enough on their Historic models to prevent binding and they're WORLDS beyond the rough-cut, plastic junk on Epis.

 

[jmh151]

Re: A RETROFIT FLOYD THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE ROUTING... FRX

+1. Also I think that the nut mounting with those small wood screws behind the nut, around the truss rod, will be so weak, that stringing with 11's or heavier will be enough to tear the headstock apart during trem bar dive bombs.
IMHO this will have a bigger fan base on the epiphone, and LP clones players, rather than expensive Gibsons. But then again the trem will cost more than the guitar.

Floyd Rose Nuts usually come with bolts and screws allowing you either top mount the nut with wood screws like Jackson and Charvel or bolt the nut through the neck. So far I've never seen the wood screw mounting method damage the neck, it's actually regarded as safer for the neck as it removes less wood.

Floyd Rose REALLY tests these units out so I have no doubt it'll be stable.

 

[greekdude]

Re: A RETROFIT FLOYD THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE ROUTING... FRX

Floyd Rose Nuts usually come with bolts and screws allowing you either top mount the nut with wood screws like Jackson and Charvel or bolt the nut through the neck. So far I've never seen the wood screw mounting method damage the neck, it's actually regarded as safer for the neck as it removes less wood.

Floyd Rose REALLY tests these units out so I have no doubt it'll be stable.

I agree about the top mount nut types. I have both types. One rear mount from 1991, and two top mount. The rear mount through the back of the neck type has mostly been abandoned, usually modern nuts are top mount. The point I am trying to make is that the screws in this retrofit do not go into the thickest part of the neck/headstock joint (where the locking nut traditionally goes) but into the front part of the headstock where the wood is thinner. Also those top mount screws are about 1cm long. Who would be comfortable drilling 1cm into the 1.5cm thick les paul headstock?

 

[That90'sGuy]

Re: A RETROFIT FLOYD THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE ROUTING... FRX

Heck, I'm not a big trem fan and I like the design of this. Clearly a lot of thought went into this.