Which Floyd Arm Style?

[2good4U]

I'm planning to buy 2 OFR's for my guitars. Since that custom shop started and prices seem fair, I want to build a custom one. I've decided on every part, except the arm type. There are 4 options. New style, old style, push-in and titanium which is a combination of old style and push-in. There is not much info on Floyd's site about arm types.

http://www.floydrose.com/catalog/par...es/tremolo-arm
http://www.floydrose.com/catalog/par...-arm-old-style
http://www.floydrose.com/catalog/upg...h-in-style-arm
http://www.floydrose.com/catalog/upg...um-tremolo-arm

I've done quite a research, but everybody seem to have a different opinion on each. I want the arm to swing down when not in use rather than staying in position. But I don't want the arm wiggle in it's socket(and to be durable about it). JT-500 licensed floyds I have on my guitars have a huge lot of that wiggle and it sucks. You pull the bar down, then you try to pull it up but when it returns to normal position and that wiggle happens, sustain stops with a click sound coming from the amp. No pull-up possible. I like those Ibanez floyds in that manner, but their bars are stationary and base plate is zinc. Which of these bars will be the best option for me? I can even spend arm and leg 114$ for 2 titanium arms if it swings freely and will not start wiggling after years of use.

 

[XSSIVE]

Re: Which Floyd Arm Style?

Push in will do what you want since you can fine tune how loose or tight it is with no wiggle or rattle.