YDoesGodMockMeSo Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 I'm having second thoughts on my 1st project guitar. Its my first... double locking Floyd Rose or String Thru + TuneOMatic or Other, please explain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 Whats your favorite guitar to play have on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YDoesGodMockMeSo Posted October 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 Floyd Rose. But....lost the trem arm...so..it doesn't get used. hehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy McFeely Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 put a floyd flush onto the body, not recessed, then you get the best of both worlds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw_guitars Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 For the first guitar I took a Fender style bridge. Just because I think it's easier to install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw_guitars Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 Hi Speedy, Your answer is interesting. Never thought of that. Never heard of it either. I wasn't aware of the fact you can put a floyd flat on the body. Or did I understand this incorrectly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 other : string thru body strat style hartail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roli Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 Tele hardtail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hezochiah Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 I think any of those options are great. I had a Fender Floyd Rose Strat that had a non-recessed Floyd and it was cool. You could only bend forward obviously but it made it easier to tune and re-string. I now have an ESP KH-2 that has the recessed Floyd. It is somewhat harder to tune because the bridge goes forward and backwards (haven't changed strings yet), but with the ability to bend forward and back it sounds a lot better. Plus, once you get it tuned it stays. I also have a Gibson LP DC that I use as my alt tuning guitar. It has a tom/stop tail and I like that too. It's a breeze to re-string, but you can still finger bend if you want the tremelo sound. I think that the hardtail bridges look cool too and do give you more sustain with the strings going through the body. I guess it all comes down to personal preferance. Good luck with whatever you decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page_Master Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 i love strings-thru tune-o-matic bridges. that what bridge i am going to use for my first project. besides, they are cheaper and they sound excellent. Page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 the tun-o-matic is probably the best bet, as its easir to do, however go with floyd if you feel confident enough to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 TOM bridge sits higher off the body so you will have to work out a few things if you want to go that route. You would either have to angle your neck (about 4 degrees) off the guitar body, raise the fretboard (which means strings will be way off the body) or recess the bridge into the guitar body. The TOM was basically designed for an angled neck, but a combination of the other two can be done if you want the neck on the same plane as the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultraman Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 id put a hardtail on it easier first time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendelcrow Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Let your fingers do the talking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 I didn't know people thought floyd installations were more difficult. Out of curiosity, what about them makes it more difficult? The only part that I sweat is routing the locking nut area. That sometimes makes me nervous. Other than that, I think they are pretty easy. I certainly wouldn't avoid it if that's really what I wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingo328 Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 I think the only question is your routing ability. If you don't think it'll be a problem you could easily do the FR. The TOM is only hole drilled with a drill press which most would probably find a little easier the first time. I know I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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