QUESTION REGARDING A FLOYD ROSE BRIDGE
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GilmourD
Burritotoneologist
Re: QUESTION REGARDING A FLOYD ROSE BRIDGE
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Non-recessed and flat on the body.
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Rockstar216
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Re: QUESTION REGARDING A FLOYD ROSE BRIDGE
Mines is floating and recessed so maybe that might have something to do with it cause i've noticed no vibrating even while palm muting.
Mines is floating and recessed so maybe that might have something to do with it cause i've noticed no vibrating even while palm muting.
GilmourD
Burritotoneologist
Re: QUESTION REGARDING A FLOYD ROSE BRIDGE
What gauge strings do you use? This guitar is using 9's (D'Addario EXL120) tuned to Eb.
Rockstar216
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Re: QUESTION REGARDING A FLOYD ROSE BRIDGE
Currently 8-38 D'Addario NYXLs. In the past 10-52, 10-46, and 9-42.
Currently 8-38 D'Addario NYXLs. In the past 10-52, 10-46, and 9-42.
DrNewcenstein
He Did the Monster Mash
Re: QUESTION REGARDING A FLOYD ROSE BRIDGE
The sustain block shim is a helper to keep the springs from dragging across the end of the cavity, as not everyone cuts their routes to the same depth. Even Jackson has shown a certain degree of inconsistency in the depth of their routes over the years. I've had some where you can feel the top edge of the claw under the cavity cover (plastic ones, anyway) and others where you can press into the cover over that same spot.
Saddle shims are generally found under the saddles. You have to loosen the intonation lock screws to get to them. Since they never come on store-bought guitars, and more of those are sold to Joe Public than boxed OFRs, it's understandable that info is harder to find on them.
While it's entirely possible the OP is simply ignoring that the action may be so low that the string is grazing the first fret as it oscillates, I still say the issue here is the nut, and not the bridge. Look at the OFR nut and you'll see about halfway up the taller side (where the strings first contact) that the nut angles forward. On most import nuts, the tall side is flat. This forward angle, combined with the noticeably thicker construction of the OFR nut, and combined with a lower break angle due to lower action, means that the string locks cannot hold the string tight enough at the outer edge of the nut slot, and you get extraneous rattle for that reason. Shimming saddles will not help in this case. You either need to replace the nut with a different type or modify the outer edge of the nut slot so the string has only the bare minimum of contact with it.
The sustain block shim is a helper to keep the springs from dragging across the end of the cavity, as not everyone cuts their routes to the same depth. Even Jackson has shown a certain degree of inconsistency in the depth of their routes over the years. I've had some where you can feel the top edge of the claw under the cavity cover (plastic ones, anyway) and others where you can press into the cover over that same spot.
Saddle shims are generally found under the saddles. You have to loosen the intonation lock screws to get to them. Since they never come on store-bought guitars, and more of those are sold to Joe Public than boxed OFRs, it's understandable that info is harder to find on them.
While it's entirely possible the OP is simply ignoring that the action may be so low that the string is grazing the first fret as it oscillates, I still say the issue here is the nut, and not the bridge. Look at the OFR nut and you'll see about halfway up the taller side (where the strings first contact) that the nut angles forward. On most import nuts, the tall side is flat. This forward angle, combined with the noticeably thicker construction of the OFR nut, and combined with a lower break angle due to lower action, means that the string locks cannot hold the string tight enough at the outer edge of the nut slot, and you get extraneous rattle for that reason. Shimming saddles will not help in this case. You either need to replace the nut with a different type or modify the outer edge of the nut slot so the string has only the bare minimum of contact with it.