Oh, Lil Stopper Thingie

[Little Pigbacon]

Does anybody like these?

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[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Oh, Lil Stopper Thingie

Is that some floating tremolo defeating nonsense?

 

[NegativeEase]

Re: Oh, Lil Stopper Thingie

Does anybody like these?

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For grounding my amplifier? sure!

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Oh, Lil Stopper Thingie

For grounding my amplifier? sure!

Lol

Does it go between the springs and the screw goes against the block?

 

[Silence Kid]

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It's basically a chastity belt for Floyds, right?

 

[NegativeEase]

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It's basically a chastity belt for Floyds, right?

ha. perfect

Honestly -who the hell locks down a Floyd Rose? If you are going to rock a Super Strat -you have to own it -free the whammy

 

[Silence Kid]

Re: Oh, Lil Stopper Thingie

IMO a Floyd's fine tuners & ergonomics are so uncomfortable, there's no point in having one on your guitar unless you plan on using the full extent of it.

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: Oh, Lil Stopper Thingie

Yes
I made one for my edgeIII Ibanez and one for my friends floyded Japanese Squire
Works great

Made mine from a slice of angle iron and a small set screw

But it looks identical

They were $10 on Amazon a while back

They do have a noticeable thud when the block hits the set screw

 

[Chistopher]

Re: Oh, Lil Stopper Thingie

I only use flush-mount NFT Floyd Roses for the most part, so I too am among the "there's no point to it" crowd.

 

[dystrust]

Re: Oh, Lil Stopper Thingie

Yes
I made one for my edgeIII Ibanez and one for my friends floyded Japanese Squire
Works great

Made mine from a slice of angle iron and a small set screw

But it looks identical

They were $10 on Amazon a while back

They do have a noticeable thud when the block hits the set screw

If you can find a plastic screw cover that fits over the end of the bolt it'll deaden the noise quite a bit.

 

[BloodRose]

Re: Oh, Lil Stopper Thingie

If you can find a plastic screw cover that fits over the end of the bolt it'll deaden the noise quite a bit.

yep, cheap fix!

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-10-Black-Rubber-Screw-Protectors-2-Piece-812788/204275995

http://www.wiringdepot.com/store/p/...MIqNq364mz3wIVw2SGCh309wJMEAQYAiABEgI1sfD_BwE


And, tho I agree with the Free the tremolos movement, a trem stop is good if you are using a DTuna and the guitar is not routed for clearance so you dont scratch the top with the Dtuna and to keep it stable.
Lil Pigbacon, those are a simple, yet effective trem stop. I liked mine just fine in my Kramer. But had to remove it when I put the large trem block in it..

 

[metalchurch79]

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I agree with you guys, I never got the fad where guys would lock their floyds and render them useless.
Another product that was hot and made me shake my head were those BBB's because they definitely hinder the range of the Floyd and pretty much renders it useless.
Don't get me wrong they could have their uses like maybe for recording or something but for the most part they seemed gimmicky to me..

Old Man Kahler would've gotten away with it too if it were for those meddling kids...

 

[Gtrjunior]

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I have one of those but have never used it.
There is another product called a Black Box which, I believe keeps the trem full floating but sets a “zero” point that the trem always returns to. This allows the use of a D-Tuna as well as the guitar staying in tune if you break a string.
The Tremsetter does the same thing too but requires more modification to the guitar.

I personally prefer the trem to be up against the body as a “dive” only setup although one of my guitars is a full floater with a Tremsetter.
If it was good enough for Eddie, it’s good enough for me.

 

[Little Pigbacon]

Re: Oh, Lil Stopper Thingie

Now I’m trying to remember why I bought this thing. Probably another case of me being bored and looking for something to buy.

 

[dave74]

Re: Oh, Lil Stopper Thingie

I can see it being a good tool for a beginner/floyd-newb who wants to do their own setups.
Sure you can always block the trem, but this just makes the whole process easier.

Never used anything to block one myself, not even for maintenance.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Oh, Lil Stopper Thingie

Now I’m trying to remember why I bought this thing. Probably another case of me being bored and looking for something to buy.

What about why did you buy a Floyded guitar in the first place?

 

[Little Pigbacon]

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What about why did you buy a Floyded guitar in the first place?

Which one?

 

[JB_From_Hell]

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Which one?

Oh, jeez... never mind.

 

[kramersteen]

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I got one of those on my sabre.

 

[dsloan]

Re: Oh, Lil Stopper Thingie

I have one of those but have never used it.
There is another product called a Black Box which, I believe keeps the trem full floating but sets a “zero” point that the trem always returns to. This allows the use of a D-Tuna as well as the guitar staying in tune if you break a string.
The Tremsetter does the same thing too but requires more modification to the guitar.

I personally prefer the trem to be up against the body as a “dive” only setup although one of my guitars is a full floater with a Tremsetter.
If it was good enough for Eddie, it’s good enough for me.

I use the Black Box, as I feel it gives me the best of both worlds. With it, I still get full functionality out of my Floyd but also allows the use of the D-Tuna for quickly switching to drop D. Also, a plus is that in the event of a string break during mid-set, my guitar doesn't go out of whack so it's still playable until I can change the strings.

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