scottyd Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 (edited) Hey guys, i got an old Kramer im gonna dismember to build a new project. (cause im cheap like that and all the hardware is in good shape!! ) What im wondering is when i build the new neckthrough body can i route the floyd so that its a floating type unit and still use this trem? why i ask is because on the Kramer it wasnt routed that way and just sat on the surface and im really not sure if there is a difference in the trems. heres a pic thanks here is another pic http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/scottyd/GUitar001.jpg ok ive tried about a dozen times to get those pics in seperate posts and it keeps putting them together! Edited February 12, 2006 by Maiden69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 (edited) When you say "route the trem", I'm assuming you are talking about rerouting the body FOR the trem. In this situation, you will need a shorter trem block, other wise, since the trem will NOW sit, recessed into the body, ther is a good chance that the trem block will poke all the way out of the back, springs and all. Since this Kramer is a top0load trem, it probably has a 42 mm trem block. Either find the appropriate, shorter block for this trem, or (and this is probably the more feasible option) find a newer floyd trem, that HAS the shorter block. Edited February 12, 2006 by Racer X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 That is a full floating trem! Maybe the set up is not correct and this is why it is sitting on the body. You can use it on a neck thru, and you can rout a recess for it if you want more range of motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 That is a full floating trem! Maybe the set up is not correct and this is why it is sitting on the body. You can use it on a neck thru, and you can rout a recess for it if you want more range of motion. If it doesnt have a back rout, or sitting WELL above the body, it isnt full floating. Maybe the setup IS correct, and thats WHY it isnt full floating... you know, like a lot of jacksons, EVH guitars, kramers, etc etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyd Posted February 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Yeah thats the way it came from the factory, it sits flat on the body like a strat trem. so what I gather the only difference between it and a floating one would be the trem block and the recessed routing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Hey Perry, my 1st Kramer was a Focus 1000 and it had the original (1st Floyd) one and it was just like that, with no recess, and I was able to set it full floating. I know that the recessed one is way better for it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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