willliam_q Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 This is an email i recieved from the info team at floyd rose today The SpeedLoader is now available. You can buy it at: info@floydrose.com or sales@floydrose.com. Black- $239.95 Chrome-$225.95 Gold- $249.95 Nut widths available are: 1.650in(about the width of an average Strat with 9.5in or 12in radius), 1.6875in(about the size of a Les Paul with a 12in radius), 1.750in.(wide nut for guitars like Ibanez and Jackson/Charvel, with 12in radius) Routing dimenions are available at www.floydrose.com in the information section. YEY!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Cool thanks for the update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 that's 100$ more then the original and pro models, i think i'll wait a bit for the prices to come down.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Yeah, but how much are you saving on tuners?? Need to factor that also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 since ur using a locking nut generic tuners will do cause all the fine tunning is done on the bridge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted September 4, 2003 Report Share Posted September 4, 2003 we got a couple in today at the shop, very interesting piece if nothing else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 4, 2003 Report Share Posted September 4, 2003 since ur using a locking nut generic tuners will do cause all the fine tunning is done on the bridge... they don't have a locking nut,tuners,or even a headstock if you don't want it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted September 4, 2003 Report Share Posted September 4, 2003 I personally don't care for headless guitars - the headstock design of a guitar is the first thing I look at. To have one without tuners would look pretty strange though but probably better than none at all. I also don't care for the look of the nut on that speedloader. I know the original locking nut isn't exactly invisible either but the speedloader nut just attracts too much attention to it in my opinion. I have no doubt the same was said of the original floyd bridge system when it came out though. Once again, I sound like a grumpy old man - this probably belongs in the soap box section. Floyd Rose - please don't take away the pegheads/headstocks from our guitars !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELXVintagefade Posted September 10, 2003 Report Share Posted September 10, 2003 So from the looks of it, I would have to use that plastic headstock, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevan Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 I got to play with a SpeedLoader about a year ago. It's pretty neat, but....you run into a lot of Steinberger-isms: - Kooky lookin' headstocks. If you do have tuners, they're just dead weight. If you have a blank headstock with no holes, it looks....unfinished IMO. Check out the BC Rich Warlock (I think it was the Warlock..the quilted red one). There's just something.....missing. - Parts? Pfft...just dump the contents of your wallet on the floor. Kick it over to them. -Routing. No way, buster. I'm not routing my guitar for that. Drop it in, or drop it off. Sorry. - STRINGS!!! Now, the guys at FR told me that they're workin' on deals with all the major manufacturers of strings so they'd available "everywhere", but......so did Steinberger. It comes down to a Spinal Tap Managment question: Can I find SpeedLoader strings in the middle of the night in Austin? It's great to be able to change strings in the middle of a solo, but....only if you have the strings. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 I would like to know how you can detune a guitar... let say EADGBE to DGEFAD??? Or even play drop D? And how about different string thickness? You can't switch from 010's to 011's can you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser Posted September 12, 2003 Report Share Posted September 12, 2003 i've got to say that yes, the headstocks definitely look plain like on the bc rich NJ's, but i saw one bc rich (i believe the link was on the floyd rose site) where the headstock had like a piece of clear acrylic in the center with the logo on it, i thought that really looked cool. even without the tuners, i thought it looked guite nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 12, 2003 Report Share Posted September 12, 2003 It will sure be interesting to see which major manufacturer does a complete custom (new design) and will it take off or will the retailers give them away after awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted September 14, 2003 Report Share Posted September 14, 2003 i've got to say that yes, the headstocks definitely look plain like on the bc rich NJ's, but i saw one bc rich (i believe the link was on the floyd rose site) where the headstock had like a piece of clear acrylic in the center with the logo on it, i thought that really looked cool. even without the tuners, i thought it looked guite nice. Thats how they showed them when they were first introduced @ NAMM. It also kinda looked like it was lit up with an LED or something...pretty cool indeed. Actually my friend has just bought an NJ series warlock with the speedloader. I have yet to play it but he keeps telling me how great it is so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitaraholica2004 Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 The Speedloader is a really great system that Floyd Rose has come up with. I would get one, myself, however, I only see one tradeoff, and that is the fact that I have to stop using the brand of strings I usually use and start using the Speedloader Strings made by Floyd Rose, and that's something I am just reluctant to do. I have been playing guitar for a year now, and I have made only four string changes (each of them individually) before I finally decided to get a full set of strings. The strings my axe came equipped with only lasted me a month, and once I noticed that my high E string was thicker than my B string, that's when I KNEW I had to change my strings COMPLETELY! My first set of Strings was a 11-50 set of GHS Boomers. I screwed up in changing the strings (at this time is when I first learned how to restring a guitar myself), so I ordered an 11-52 DYL gague set of GHS Boomers, which had the G-String wound just like the last three strings, somewhat like acoustic guitar strings. Those things lasted me a good three months, and when my G-string finally decided to give out and break on me, the timing was perfect, because the Zakk Wylde signature gagues of GHS Boomers were released right around that time (10-60 for the normal Zakk Wylde Boomers, and 11-70 for the low-tuned Zakk Wylde Boomers). As a matter of fact, the release of those two gagues coincided with the week of my 19th birthday. I bought two sets of each from the web, and my local music store carries the 10-60 Zakk Wylde Boomers, and those are the strings I use today. Now the Speedloaders are out, and I know I want a Floyd Rose! The ABSOLUTE Last thing I want to do is switch brands of strings. I don't know what kind of strings the rest of you use, but GHS Boomers have been my best friends for almost as long as I have had my guitar! I don't plan on getting a set of another company's strings. That's why I'll just get the Original Floyd Rose on my axe first, and wait until other companies start making strings for the Speedloaders (and I happen to be waiting on GHS to make another line of their Boomers designed for Speedloaders), and if that doesn't happen, then I'm waiting about 17 years to get a Speedloader Bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 pfff.. what ever's on sale... (strings) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 boomers rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted October 2, 2003 Report Share Posted October 2, 2003 the first non-brand custom built guitar with a speedloader I found on the net look here cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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