Stop Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 I've just bought an original floyd rose pro tremolo setup for my ibanez, but my only problem is that the trem block is too tall for this guitar. I searched around a little bit and found that I can either buy a shorter trem block, or just cut some of the bottom off of this one. I was wondering what kind of adverse effects(if any) the shorter trem block is going to have on how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 It'll make the trem feel a little stiffer when pushing down because of the decreased leverage the shorter block provides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitman32 Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 If you remove mass from the trem block it might have a small effect on the sustain and tone of the guitar, as this reduces the overall mass of the floating portion of the trem. By reducing the mass, more of the string's vibrations will be absorbed by the vibration of the trem itself, thus having a negative effect on sustain and maybe tone. This being said, I dont know how significant these effects might be, because you are probably removing a small amount of the block. I think they would be negligible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stop Posted April 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Cool, thanks for your guys' help... Though, I am getting a little worried about the string clearance here with the low-profile and all...has anyone had trouble with that? Any insight here is appreciated as im a bit of a newbie to guitar building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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