Best bang for the buck Floyd Rose (i.e cheaper, for Europe)

[Pierre]

Well in my wisdom (I almost said wiseness there...) I got a TB10 instead of an SH10 I needed because the JT6 Floyd I have has standard string spacing... And well since upgrading the trem is on the list...I figured I may as well do it with the money I have left.
I figured my best bet is this one:
http://www.voxhumanawebstore.nl/webstore/product_info.php?cPath=139_157_162_168&products_id=945
But it's still pricey...Is it worth it, for only 40 euros less than a Schaller (I can't get 40 euros. No job, no income)?
What else do you advise for less/= to 150€ or equivalent?

 

[jmh151]

Re: Best bang for the buck Floyd Rose (i.e cheaper, for Europe)

The Gotoh Floyd Rose is a very good Floyd. However, here in the United States, and Original Floyd Rose is about $40 cheaper than a Gotoh or Schaller. I got mine from World Class Guitars (Ed Roman). You can check him out, he has the cheapest prices on original floyds

 

[Davey]

Re: Best bang for the buck Floyd Rose (i.e cheaper, for Europe)

gotoh's are good from what i was told, but shaller is still #1

 

[Pierre]

Re: Best bang for the buck Floyd Rose (i.e cheaper, for Europe)

I could order a Schaller from Warmoth if it's cheaper with the shipping.
I really do not want to deal with Ed Roman, despite how cheap they are.
Schaller from Warmoth = 125 euros + shipping (150 at the most? + taxes)
Schaller from Rockinger http://www.rockinger.com/index.html?lang=ENG = 174 euros + shipping (200 at the most I guess)
Gotoh from VoxHumana http://www.voxhumanawebstore.nl/webstore/product_info.php?cPath=139_157_162_168&products_id=945 = 149 euros (170 with delivery?)
Or an OFR from Carvin (170 bucks/135 euros I think, so 160 to 170 with shipping and maybe taxes)

Is the Gotoh a DIRECT retrofit to an OFR? The JT6 I have now is, so if it is it will fit. Also is the standard version made for non recessed Floyds?
It does seem that Carvin is my best bet.

 

[Davey]

Re: Best bang for the buck Floyd Rose (i.e cheaper, for Europe)

with the warmoth schaller you have to add 20% customs to the 125euro
and with shipping you'd be looking at around 180 odd.

i would guess you'd be better off ordering from rockinger and go around customs .. i really hate dealing with them cos they **** you up the ass and the 20-25 you would save, you'd lose in some other way (ass long time for the customs to send it to you, etc etc)

if it was me, i'd order from rockinger

as for non recessed.. it is the same trem as a recessed one
as long as it fits into the trem block rout and the poles allign, you can put whatever trem up there than you please cos you dont have a rout to watch for

 

[Pierre]

Re: Best bang for the buck Floyd Rose (i.e cheaper, for Europe)

The block for non recessed trems is longer than for the recessed ones.
How to go around customs...?

Ahhhh shipping is 12.50 so the Schaller from Rockinger comes up at 186 euros and it's Europe so there are no custom charges. I should be able to afford that in less than a month.

 

[Johtosotku]

Re: Best bang for the buck Floyd Rose (i.e cheaper, for Europe)

I wouldn't go on updating the trem unless you had some problems with it. I've found that both my licensed Jackson trems worked very nicely, until they wore off.

I'd go with the schaller one, one local tech said he'd had bad experiences with the gotoh one.