NHWD - Floyd Rose content

[Securb]

I ordered some new hardware for my Les Paul Custom Lite. I got a Floyd Rose FRX bridge and some Grover locking tuners. I am still waiting on the tuners. I am not typically an FR fan, but this trem is a different animal, and I figured I would give it a fly. Two options I like are that it can be set to floating/non-floating with an allen wrench twist and that it has a built-in block that can be set on the fly with a thumb screw.

 

[GuitarStv]

Cool that it's totally reversible. I'm guessing the travel will be quite different from a regular floyd (less range)?

 

[Securb]

Cool that it's totally reversible. I'm guessing the travel will be quite different from a regular floyd (less range)?

From everything I have watched and read, the range is the same as a typical FR: You can go full divebomb. "Designed to give the impression and feel of a true Floyd Rose"

 

[GuitarStv]

From everything I have watched and read, the range is the same as a typical FR: You can go full divebomb. "Designed to give the impression and feel of a true Floyd Rose"

Oh, that's cool. I'm interested to hear how well it works.

 

[Securb]

Cool that it's totally reversible

Not 100%. The locking nut would require drilling two screws into the headstock. That is why I got the locking tuners for better stability and less slippage.

Oh, that's cool. I'm interested to hear how well it works.

I am very excited to get this on. If it works as advertised, I am very tempted to put one on my SG, too.

 

[Chistopher]

Looks like it has a better profile for resting your hand too.

 

[ErikH]

I've seen that one for a while. Curious how it works out. Not that I would put that on either of my Les Pauls but always curious how the newer stuff like this works compared to the traditional locking trems. One big appeal is not having to route the body.

 

[Securb]

I got it set up it feels great. It takes 2 seconds to block or unblock the term, you could do it on the fly during a song. It feels like a FR you can do any of the whammy stuff on it you would do on any other tremolo. I have the locking Grovers on there also.

 

[jeremy]

looks great! and sounds like it does the trick well too

 

[Seashore]

Room to pull up and do the boingy thing and so forth? Cool stuff. Looks sharp too.

 

[Mincer]

That's one serious piece of hardware.

 

[NotDemanic]

Nice score!

 

[Phantasmagoria]

No additional routing?

That's pretty cool..

..I'd have one on all mine if LP's were my thing.

 

[Securb]

No additional routing?

That's pretty cool..

..I'd have one on all mine if LP's were my thing.

Nope, no routing not even a single new screw hole. I don't think this is a "boomer" LP anymore. It is a Custom lite so it is the thickness of an SG. The Black Winter Set and Floyd Rose have it feeling more like a shred stick.

 

[Sirion]

Really cool! Did you feel any difference in the tone of the intrument?

 

[larryguitar]

Floyd Rose is genuinely a mechanical genius; the OFR was brilliant, but packaging it into a surface mount/no scar package for an LP is next level. Making it actually look cool, instead of something kludged on, is just icing on the cake.

I'd also be interested in what tonal differences you hear with it on.

Larry

 

[Securb]

Really cool! Did you feel any difference in the tone of the intrument?

I am not hearing anything concerning. Maybe a bit brighter but it didn't drastically shift the sound of the guitar. I am playing at home with my practice amp, I will be able to better tell if there are any major tonal shifts when I plug into my main rig and practice with the full band on Saturday. It sounds and plays amazing so if anything maybe I might need to tweak a tone knob, but for now, I am fine with it.

 

[GuitarStv]

Looks really cool! I'm guessing that it's lighter weight than an OFR as well?

 

[Sirion]

That sounds great. I look forward to hearing the continuation.

 

[Hiwatts and Gibsons]

Oddly enough I have never seen a Floyd equipped LP I liked, but that looks pretty damn good. Personally I'd go with a Bigsby B7 myself, but I am surprised by how much I dig that set up.