Best price on original floyd rose?
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Zerberus
Baron Von Shred
Re: Best price on original floyd rose?
AFAIK Ed Roman has them cheaper, www.edromanguitars.com ... I and some others prefer to go elsewhere, but others have no qualms with him... decide for yourself
AFAIK Ed Roman has them cheaper, www.edromanguitars.com ... I and some others prefer to go elsewhere, but others have no qualms with him... decide for yourself
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Best price on original floyd rose?
I think Carvin is the cheapest. Last time I checked, they sold their licensed version and also the Original Floyd.......plus, they specialize in mail order, so you'll get it quickly.
I think Carvin is the cheapest. Last time I checked, they sold their licensed version and also the Original Floyd.......plus, they specialize in mail order, so you'll get it quickly.
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Best price on original floyd rose?
I get bombarded with Carvin catalogs!!! I knew they were good for something!! LOL
I get bombarded with Carvin catalogs!!! I knew they were good for something!! LOL
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Best price on original floyd rose?
here's the link.
http://www.carvin.com/products/single.php?ItemNumber=FR6C
here's the link.
http://www.carvin.com/products/single.php?ItemNumber=FR6C
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
Unseen
Re: Best price on original floyd rose?
Always has been as well
Zerberus
Baron Von Shred
Re: Best price on original floyd rose?
They´re slightly different trems, but both are manufactured by Schaller...
www.rockinger.com is significantly cheaper, BTW
Pierre said:wow 170 dollars...The cheapest I have seen in Europe was 230 euros for a Schaller, not OFR... (though they're the same now aren't they?) which is close to 260 dollars I think.
They´re slightly different trems, but both are manufactured by Schaller...
www.rockinger.com is significantly cheaper, BTW
Zerberus
Baron Von Shred
Re: Best price on original floyd rose?
Yes and no... if anything ever breaks on teh Spyder you´re **** outof luck, I personally donßt really like the pyder or killer (too many movable parts for me), tone and response are different...
BTW, if you´re wanting it to retrofit the JT-6 then I´d stop thinking about it right now, there´s a reason ALL JT-6 retrofits are OFRs or Schallers ;the spyder has different measurements and will almost certainly require woodworking to get the necesary arm clearance in the rout.....
Yes and no... if anything ever breaks on teh Spyder you´re **** outof luck, I personally donßt really like the pyder or killer (too many movable parts for me), tone and response are different...
BTW, if you´re wanting it to retrofit the JT-6 then I´d stop thinking about it right now, there´s a reason ALL JT-6 retrofits are OFRs or Schallers ;the spyder has different measurements and will almost certainly require woodworking to get the necesary arm clearance in the rout.....
Pierre
Stratologist
Re: Best price on original floyd rose?
Oh... a friend of mine just replaced his JT580LP by the Spyder and the post spacing was the same. He had to file out some wood though, but that was in the recessed cavity which I don't have. I thought the Spyder would then fit too, though I wasn't sure if the spring block would be long enough.
Ah well... 170 for a Schaller, I had indeed never seen that cheap. Thanks a lot for the tip!
By the way I received my two Dan Erlewine books today
Edit: why are the Gotoh FR more expensive than the Schallers?
Oh... a friend of mine just replaced his JT580LP by the Spyder and the post spacing was the same. He had to file out some wood though, but that was in the recessed cavity which I don't have. I thought the Spyder would then fit too, though I wasn't sure if the spring block would be long enough.
Ah well... 170 for a Schaller, I had indeed never seen that cheap. Thanks a lot for the tip!
By the way I received my two Dan Erlewine books today
Edit: why are the Gotoh FR more expensive than the Schallers?
Zerberus
Baron Von Shred
Re: Best price on original floyd rose?
My memory my be failing me, but the JT580LP and JT-6 are 2 totally different trems... One is a standard Lo-pro design and the other one is a further deveopment of the original OFR design in a different way... THe block on a JT-6 is notably smaller than on a Jt-580, and even more so compared to the spyder.... the spyder also has a much larger footprint (which, as you correctly noted, doesnt´really matter because non-recessed)
Again, I´m worried about bar clearance more than anythiong else, as well as how the Kahler knife edges would work with the JT-6 posts...... Wasn´t the Spyder also the "different" unit that had the knife on teh post and the groove in teh trem? That would mean doweling and redrilling the holes.....
I would honestly expect most europeans to know Rockinger, as they have an almost Charvelish reputation in some circles and have been around almost as long as Warmoth...
POST SPACING is the same on almost ALL floyd roses from the cheapest import up to the most expensive platinum plated made in Unexistia unit.....Pierre said:
My memory my be failing me, but the JT580LP and JT-6 are 2 totally different trems... One is a standard Lo-pro design and the other one is a further deveopment of the original OFR design in a different way... THe block on a JT-6 is notably smaller than on a Jt-580, and even more so compared to the spyder.... the spyder also has a much larger footprint (which, as you correctly noted, doesnt´really matter because non-recessed)
Again, I´m worried about bar clearance more than anythiong else, as well as how the Kahler knife edges would work with the JT-6 posts...... Wasn´t the Spyder also the "different" unit that had the knife on teh post and the groove in teh trem? That would mean doweling and redrilling the holes.....
I would honestly expect most europeans to know Rockinger, as they have an almost Charvelish reputation in some circles and have been around almost as long as Warmoth...
Enjoy, esp the "Guitar Player Repair Guide" will keep you busy for a whileBy the way I received my two Dan Erlewine books today
@ rockinger: Because the Schaller is Made in germany and the Gotoh is made in japan = Gotoh extra shipping costs and more importantly CUSTOMS fees... the schaller costs about a dollar to get there from Schaller, the Gotoh on the other hand costs about 10 dollars extra just to get TO Germany and another 30 or so for "admission"
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Pierre
Stratologist
Re: Best price on original floyd rose?
Alright, it looks like I can start saving up Thanks for the tips. Schaller it shall be. I hadn't heard of Rockinger yet I only knew allparts UK, Voxhumana for Holland that's it... They're German ja? That means no customs muahaha...Thanks again.
Alright, it looks like I can start saving up
Thanks for the tips. Schaller it shall be. I hadn't heard of Rockinger yet I only knew allparts UK, Voxhumana for Holland that's it... They're German ja? That means no customs muahaha...Thanks again.
Zerberus
Baron Von Shred
Re: Best price on original floyd rose?
You are.... Floyd Rose is not owned by Schaller but by Kramer or Fender (I keep forgetting)
Since about 1985 or so Schaller has been contracted to manufacture the Original Floyd under License
shredist said:from what ive heard, no. floyd rose got taken over in around 1993 by schaller...
though im probably wrong
You are.... Floyd Rose is not owned by Schaller but by Kramer or Fender (I keep forgetting)
Since about 1985 or so Schaller has been contracted to manufacture the Original Floyd under License
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
Unseen
Re: Best price on original floyd rose?
Fender has the org Floyd now.
But as Zerb says it has always been made by Schaller since 85 ca on license.
Fender has the org Floyd now.
But as Zerb says it has always been made by Schaller since 85 ca on license.
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