ChaosInc. Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 (edited) If a lic. floyd trem was gonna be blocked, would there be any need for a locking nut since the bridge is not gonna be floating? Edited May 5, 2006 by ChaosInc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhailgtrski Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Making it non-floating doesn't affect the need for the locking nut... it just means you can't pull up, and the guitar might not go totally out of tune if you break a string. Unless you have a guitar that is set up really well to stay in tune with a trem (i.e. PRS - straight string paths and locking tuners) you'll probably still want that locking nut. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosInc. Posted May 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Ok, but i was thinkin of blocking it on both sides of the trem in the cavity so it doesnt move at all, just sits paralel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_the_damned Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 why buy a floyd then? why not just buy a hard tail bridge and make everything SO much easier and cheeper too! Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Brown Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 robert makes a good point but im guessing you have one installed or have routed fro one. the answer is no, however if you desire you can still use it as you still have fine tuners. my recomendation would be for a "normal" nut, iv lost the floyd rose alen key on many an ocassion and its not a very fun game trying to find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhailgtrski Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Ok, but i was thinkin of blocking it on both sides of the trem in the cavity so it doesnt move at all, just sits paralel. Well, that's a different animal than a normal blocked trem. If you're not using the trem at all, yes, a regular nut would work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosInc. Posted May 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Cool, this is the bridge i have now, but i wanna put a floyd in to just make it look better. now the decision to go chrome or black is the problem, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Brown Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 im strongly agreeing with robert here, i suggest you block your existing trem off as it is the floyd would be a lot of hassel just for looks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhailgtrski Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 but i wanna put a floyd in to just make it look better. Now I've heard everything. I've never thought of a floyd as a "visual enhancement"... more like a necessary evil. Be advised - the stud spacing and routing will almost certainly not match what you've got now. You're looking at some major re-routing, filling stud holes, re-drilling, refinishing, etc... hardly seems worth the effort. Personally, I'd leave it alone -or- find a hardtail bridge that can be retrofitted without too much wood surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosInc. Posted May 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 thats cool. I was just thinkin about the floyd cause the saddles on my brige are shot, and good saddles (ferraGlide or Graphtech) are around the same price as a lic. floyd on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_the_damned Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 You should be able to find some good quality steel saddles for less than that! I suggest these if you can get a floyd for less than that then its going to be a hunk of garbadge even if you do have it blocked off! Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox2551 Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 (edited) +1 The Floyds on e-Shmay are cheapo crap. Between the metal they use in the block to the finish, just bad inside and out, go with some nice saddles. Floyd for looks? Haven't heard that one before...... Edited May 5, 2006 by Firefox2551 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosInc. Posted May 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Actually i was lookin at the jackson jt580s there are a couple of them on ebay. i got a jackson js1. thought that the jackson bridge would compliment it nice, the only reason i would block it really is because ive read they are a real bitch to set up properly, and i cant find a tut on how to install a locking nut in the place of the normal nut that i have, i know someone who is ablsolutly awsome with woodworking but i havent mentioned anything to him about workin on my guitar. im not worried about the routing as much as i am the finish. but hey ill take everyones advice on this one, lol until i get brave i guess. Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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