Floyd Guitar Recommendations?

PoorMan

PoorMan

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Decided I want to learn some songs that require some Floyd (or Kahler) Thrash Metal wankery. I've owned and sold a few Floyd equipped guitars in the past. Frankly I think they are a PIA, but I digress.

I am currently looking at the Jackson Virtuoso. Seems like very good quality for a semi-reasonable price, but I like good value and am definitely open to other suggestions. I want to stay under 2k. Don't want anything hair-metal looking.

And if anyone can point me to some good YouTube Floyd setup videos, much appreciated.

Thanks!
Dave
 
I'd probs get a E-II Arrow for a thrash shape under 2K with a good Floyd

Maybe a used Jackson KE-3, but then the Floyd needs to be swapped.
 
This might be funny coming from someone who's been fiddling around upgrading his Floyd Rose, but you don't need to. I have a licensed "piece of crap" on a cheap Fernandes and it's been fine for years. I really liked the 1000 series Floyd that came on my Schecter C7; functionally it was great, tonally it was fine. Stable and reliable. My big problem with Floyds is, I'm a Tune-O-Matic player, and the gol dang fine tuners are right where I put my palm for mutes and tremolo picking unless I'm being super careful, and when I'm worried about that I don't play at my best. If that isn't you, you do not need anything fancy. For $2K the world is your oyster. I've been really happy with the construction and feel and fretwork of my Schecters, and once the necks settled in, they set up really easily.
 
PoorMan said:
I am currently looking at the Jackson Virtuoso...Don't want anything hair-metal looking.
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I don't know about those Virtuosos, man...pointy "Strat" shapes with pointy Jackson headstocks in bright colors kinda screams "hair metal" to me, LOL!

Personally, if I'm dropping ~$2K on a Floyd-equipped guitar, it would be either a PRS Dustie Waring sig (LINK and LINK) or a lightly used EBMM JP16 (LINK).

If you want the best bang for your buck, take a look at the PRS "SE" version of the Custom 24 Floyd (LINK) or one of the many Schecters with a Floyd (LINK), which tend to have awesome necks, nice woods, and great overall features for their price.
 
Masta' C said:
I don't know about those Virtuosos, man...pointy "Strat" shapes with pointy Jackson headstocks in bright colors kinda screams "hair metal" to me, LOL!

Personally, if I'm dropping ~$2K on a Floyd-equipped guitar, it would be either a PRS Dustie Waring sig (LINK and LINK) or a lightly used EBMM JP16 (LINK).

If you want the best bang for your buck, take a look at the PRS "SE" version of the Custom 24 Floyd (LINK) or one of the many Schecters with a Floyd (LINK), which tend to have awesome necks, nice woods, and great overall features for their price.
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Good recommendations, the PRS DW especially.

If I get the Jackson, it will be black. No bright colors for me.
 
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