Floyd Bar Retrofit Kit

[Gearjoneser]

As some of you know, many licensed Floyd Rose systems found on stock guitars feature a "wobbly" bar, usually a screw in or push-in type. The 'real' Floyds tend to utilize the bar which has a screw on sleeve, making it easier to adjust the tension, as well as being much tighter, without the extra play.

Anyway, I just bought the Floyd licensed Fender Tremolo Arm, which took 15 minutes to install. Basically, you just pull the Floyd assembly off the guitar, remove the original bar via 1 nut, and install the new one, which is equal to a real Floyd Rose system. What an improvement. For $15, I've gotten the licensed Floyd on my G&L Invader to feel exactly like the original Floyd. Anyone with a licensed Floyd should consider this retrofit kit. It's easy as pie to install, and makes a big difference in feel. Just thought I'd share this.

 

[Jeff_H]

Re: Floyd Bar Retrofit Kit

Linky for the product....I'm tired of fighting the wobble on my licenced Floyd.

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Floyd Bar Retrofit Kit

Here's the link http://www.fender.com/products/show.php?seek=s.p.a._floydrose_floydroseparts

The good news is that most guitar shops carry this retrofit bar. Either Fender or Allparts. Just make sure the bar you get has the threaded insert that goes into the Floyd plate. I think I paid about $15.

 

[UCSDBoy]

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huh - makes me want to buy a real floyd rose kit to replace this ****ty lo-trash trem I have blocked off... thing's just sitting in the case right now...

 

[nuntius]

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do you mean to stop the bar from moving around so you have to find the goddamn thing?

i use tissue wrap it round bottom of the bar and it works

 

[Rainmaker]

Re: Floyd Bar Retrofit Kit

Vote to go into vault.

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Floyd Bar Retrofit Kit

do you mean to stop the bar from moving around so you have to find the goddamn thing?

i use tissue wrap it round bottom of the bar and it works

The original bar had some cheap way of tensioning the bar, but there was still some wobble.

Here's a picture and link. I can feel a big difference in feel, after changing this part. Since there's more rigidity in the whole system, there's increased sustain, believe it or not. The wobble in the old bar killed some energy, which this new bar has brought back. Sounds crazy, but it's true.

http://www.fender.com/products/show.php?seek=s.p.a._floydrose_floydroseparts

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Floyd Bar Retrofit Kit

One more thing. To do the swap, all you have to do is remove the strings backplate, take out the springs (make sure you put them back the same way)
Just pull the Floyd bridge out, unscrew the piece holding the bar in, tap it out with a tool, then put the new retrofit in. Put the bridge back in, put the springs back in, string it up, and you're done! Took me 15 minutes with no problems.

 

[3 cent hero]

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luckily my floyd's already got this bar