The great Floyd Rose Big-Block Shootout.

Re: The great Floyd Rose Big-Block Shootout.

GREAT POST!! Ive been curious about them.. Heard NOTHING but positives, but cant bring myself to plunk down the price of a guitar for a titanium.. But.. Once I narrow my gear down like I need too, I will upgrade my keeper..
 
Re: The great Floyd Rose Big-Block Shootout.

Just bought a OFR and d-Tuner for my main guitar. About to pull the trigger on a 42mm L Shaped Brass Block, Stainless Steel Block Screws and some noiseless springs.

After hearing the difference that it makes, I cant wait to hear the improvements to my soon to be :bling: trem, much thanks to jhale667
 
Re: Not gonna flame you, but that last part is just silly.

Re: Not gonna flame you, but that last part is just silly.

jhale667 said:
I think the Titanium block does add a little bit more bite to the high end than the Brass, but is by no means as sharp or as thin-sounding as the standard block, IMO.

While I respect the fact you personally can't hear enough of a difference to justify the purchase in your mind, to say you could achieve the same results with "better strings"? No - not quite...and I don't want to have to boost frequencies to compensate for the thin Floyd block, I want them to already BE there! :D


Glad the rest of you like the clips! :)
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I am not saying that you will necessarily get the same results with different strings. I am just saying that for the amount of difference to be had... that my money would be better spent on strings. They are the source of your sound.

I was simply stating that I, personally, do not hear enough of a benefit to warrant the "upgrade." That is all.

If the upgrades do something for you, then by all means do it!
 
Re: Not gonna flame you, but that last part is just silly.

Re: Not gonna flame you, but that last part is just silly.

eschoendorff said:
I am not saying that you will necessarily get the same results with different strings. I am just saying that for the amount of difference to be had... that my money would be better spent on strings. They are the source of your sound.

I was simply stating that I, personally, do not hear enough of a benefit to warrant the "upgrade." That is all.

If the upgrades do something for you, then by all means do it!
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They do, and I have. :D I'm currently using both Brass or Ti ones in all my Floyd-equipped guitars. But I certainly respect your opinion, though I'd argue why not by your own logic enhance (by adding mass as well as a more resonant block material) the source at the focal point...your bridge...but y'know, guess they're not for everyone...

But for the record, Big Blocks make Elixir Strings sound killer too... :joke:
 
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Yikes! If I decide to play around with sustain blocks, I think I'll go with brass. It's a lot easier to justify a $50 experiment than a $450 experiment (unless there're much cheaper Ti blocks than the ones I found).
 
Re: The great Floyd Rose Big-Block Shootout.

Looks like the Ti ones are on sale for $269...still not cheap, but worth it. Try the Brass first. You'll love it. :D
 
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Hi All

I've been busy in my garage today removing the old LFR on my Peavey and adding the new OFR with Brass L Shaped Big Block and noiseless springs. Check out the pic!! the difference in size and weright is phonemenal, the old LFR weighed in at 15 ounces and the OFR with big block came in at 1lb 5oz.

Anyways the best was yet to come, after wacking on a new set of strings, setting up and cleaning my guitar, I plugged it into my marshall dsl and let it roar :firedevil F**k me, the change in tone is huge, so much fatter, with added harmonics, resonance and just a huge increase in TONE!!! I cant stop playing, many thanks to Adam at floydupgrades for selling such **** good improvements :headbang:
 
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i have been toying w/ the thoughts of the brass one , just too lazy to take the f/r apart to measure it, i talked to adam last summer, he said to MEASURE first..
 
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hard to imagine that it makes that much diff. But, I hear this time and time again. What Im trying to do is narrow down to my fav floyd guitar or 2. Then I'll have to force my self to sell the others and with the proceeds, buy an OFR (if the guitar has a lesser model) and these big blocks.
 
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BloodRose said:
hard to imagine that it makes that much diff. But, I hear this time and time again. What Im trying to do is narrow down to my fav floyd guitar or 2. Then I'll have to force my self to sell the others and with the proceeds, buy an OFR (if the guitar has a lesser model) and these big blocks.
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They do make a huge difference, but like I said, talking (or posting) about them, much like pickups, helps, but sadly only goes so far...hope the clips helped a bit.

You've got the Kramers with the Custom 8's, right (probably getting my posters mixed up)? You may want to try one of the brass blocks on your current guitars before going to the lengths you describe...

I started with baby steps...LOL one brass block started it all...but I decided to do all my Floyded guitars over time, culminating in catching at Ti one on sale...but now that I know A) I like them, and B ) which ones will work best with what woods, (for my tastes, at least...:D ) it's a no-brainer; don't want a Floyd without one... but yeah, safe to say I'm hooked.
 
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rammer69 said:
i have been toying w/ the thoughts of the brass one , just too lazy to take the f/r apart to measure it, i talked to adam last summer, he said to MEASURE first..
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The previous block was 37 but I ended up with the 42 big block, and theres not really much in it to be honest, its actually stopped to springs from occasionally catching.

I think alot of the difference wasnt just the fact of the Big Block upgrade but also the OFR compared to the LFR. My new trem is so much more stable and solid.
 
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Yeah, I'm not into OFR derivatives/knockoffs at all. I'm kind of an OFR snob.:9: I'm that way about using only Fender American Vintage Strat bridges on my non-Floyded guitars (though I've considered trying Callahams, not to derail)...
 
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benniej said:
The previous block was 37 but I ended up with the 42 big block, and theres not really much in it to be honest, its actually stopped to springs from occasionally catching.

I think alot of the difference wasnt just the fact of the Big Block upgrade but also the OFR compared to the LFR. My new trem is so much more stable and solid.
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it isn't the 37 to 42 part, it is that 2 of mine are lic f/r ( measure first), & the other one i purch about 1983 it is orig.
 
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vinterland said:
I've been wanting to try this on my 7 string Floyd. I don't know if their products will retro fit a 7 OFR but we'll find out soon enough.
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Yep me too.
Well not for an OFR, but I'm hugely interesting in finding a replacement sustain block for my Edge Pro 7 trem
 
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Petrovsk Mizinski said:
Yep me too.
Well not for an OFR, but I'm hugely interesting in finding a replacement sustain block for my Edge Pro 7 trem
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I'd suggest checking with Adam at FloydUpgrades.com to see if he offers (or is perhaps planning to) a 7-string Edge block...:cool2:
 
Re: The great Floyd Rose Big-Block Shootout.

Well, I wanted a Gotoh block, he didn't make it, I e-mailed him, as well as some other guys, voila.
He did offer it (he even was kind enough to take a special order for me since I wanted it shorter).

He's a great guy and a pleasure to talk to
 
Re: The great Floyd Rose Big-Block Shootout.

Petrovsk Mizinski said:
Yep me too.
Well not for an OFR, but I'm hugely interesting in finding a replacement sustain block for my Edge Pro 7 trem
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jhale667 said:
I'd suggest checking with Adam at FloydUpgrades.com to see if he offers (or is perhaps planning to) a 7-string Edge block...:cool2:
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IIRC the 6 string and 7 string Edge variants use the same blocks, but I may be getting old...
 
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Zerberus said:
IIRC the 6 string and 7 string Edge variants use the same blocks, but I may be getting old...
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I believe you're correct (wouldn't know, OFR guy myself...:lol: ), but always better to verify before purchasing something that will bum you out because it doesn't fit...and then deal with retuns/exchanges...never had the issue, hear Adam's way cool about it, but it still throws your build timeframe off, regardless...:banghead:

OK, soon I get to have some real fun: Re-imagining a Charvel Mutt I built shortly after high-school from parts purchased from a then-nearby supplier with a Charvel parts deal back in the day. At any rate, decided to swap bodies, am trading out a Maple one for a Northern Ash replica one (sure, swamp would have been preferable, but the price was right) due to show up next week and now I get to find out which block type works best with this baby.

Fortunately I have a couple of spare black Floyds; going to do a dry run assembly before sending it off for paint, will try the Titanium Big-Block first, but the plan is to have another Floyd with the Brass Big-Block installed at the ready should I decide the Ti is too much in that body...can't imagine it will be, but gotta love options, right? :D

Plus I know from my other Northern Ash body with the Brass Big-Block installed, in the unlikely even I don't dig the Ti in the new one, I'll certainly dig it with Brass. :lol:
 
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