Maybe I'm just used to it, but I don't think changing strings on a Floyd is that much of a pain. Just clip the balls off (fortunately not like your dog), drop the ends in the saddle, and lock them down. I pull all the strings off at a time and lock them all in the saddles at once before running them through the tuners.
Admittedly, that's one reason I don't like floating Floyds. Although, even with a floater, you shouldn't have to set it up every time you change strings as long as you're consistent with the brand and gauge of your strings (and the manufacturer is consistent). You just need to find a way to keep the bridge from falling into the body when you remove the springs. There's some specific tools that are made for that but I've used a plastic ruler under the bridge to hold it up.
As much as I like the Floyd Model, the whole Floyd idea is scary haha. I wish it was just as easy as a hard tail
Joe Satriani used to have a model where the bridge was basically an Edge trem on wrap over bridge studs. Totally hardtail but double locking.
I'm just debating whether or not the Floyd is worth dealing with for the neck humbucker instead of a stacked single coil, and the maple neck instead of Rosewood
I almost always go non-recessed Floyd these days... LOL
I've considered it, but it would be super expensive when I account in the pickups, putting the parts together myself and everything else. I've seen some pieces from there cost almost 600 for a body..
The blue one here is kinda cool. That's $342. Get a neck for a couple hondos with a nut cut for it. Warmoth would have the hardtail bridge that fits.
Warmoth would do all the routing for you. If you click on the body it gives you all the options on the right. It only seems to give an option for Strat controls (VTT/blade switch) but I'm sure if you call them they'd have no problem drilling however many holes you want (V/3-way-toggle?).
Then that might be a little more reasonable, how much do you think it would run all said done, electronics, hardware, the whole deal?
Gimme a little bit to figure that out. I've got a little bit of Java programming homework to do then I can put something together for ya.
Essentially yes, a strat style body, hh routing, simple three way toggle, or switch I guess, fixed bridge, basically that charvel setup
That iron label is pretty sweet looking, I would have to swap out the actives though, I've got the exact set in another guitar of mine. The problem with Ibanez is my local gc and other stores dont stock many, I literally just left the stores and the best Ibanez was a 400$ model, the neck and I didn't bond. But that doesn't mean the higher end ones won't feel better
I'm watching the sale, don't think I skipped over your post
