fguihen Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 where can i get a floyd rose original online? i need somewhere that wont send me some floyd rose liscenced crap, and they must have a return policy. and because im in ireland they must ship to ireland ( a lot of places wont ship outside the US. all help appriciated. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 hey, you can get them at www.stewmac.com they are a good company to deal with, i live in ireland too , it only took 11 days for my last lot of parts to arrive! enjoy, john. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 The Stew Mac one is licensed, it's a Schaller, not OFR. You can get OFR and Floyd Rose Pros at Musicians Friend, though I don't know if they ship internationally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 Well you could try ebay. Theres always PLENTY on there N.B. Im in Ireland too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremywills Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 be careful with ebay, they will say oh yea, sure is it says floyd rose, or what ever else your asking and then when u get it, wrong its a licsened by floyd rose or whatever else, just be careful with ebay, especially when it comes to something you know has later on been mass copied by liscening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Posted February 5, 2003 Report Share Posted February 5, 2003 be careful, sure, but you can see pretty clearly on eBay if it's an original Floyd Rose or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted February 5, 2003 Report Share Posted February 5, 2003 ah its good to see a few fellow irishmen! are you sure the stew mac one is a licensed copy? it does`nt say anywhere that it is john. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Posted February 5, 2003 Report Share Posted February 5, 2003 are you sure the stew mac one is a licensed copy? it does`nt say anywhere that it is john. It's a Schaller. Look at the pic. It has writing near the fine tuners (Licenced Under Floyd Rose Patents) and says "Schaller" on the base next to the low E saddle where on a Floyd Rose it would say "Floyd Rose". Schaller's have the hardened pivot inserts, as shown in the pic, Floyd Rose's do not. It's a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 What does a used Floyd from around 1986 go for ? I got one in a Kramer and wouldn't be totally against parting that guitar out. It's black, a little wear on the low E fine tuner, one of the post studs is crappy looking on top coz the plating popped off when I was adjusting it. I have the box it came in and all the wrenches, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 The actual originals run high and are collectable these days. There is a group of guy's over on the Jackson/Charvel forum that can identify which plant they were made in and they do have bidding war's for them on Ebay if it is a true original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 Thanks Brian. It's not one of the very originals that Floyd Rose was making in his garage. I bought it around '86 for $175 plus shipping. Kramer was distributing them. I spent some time looking at ebay a while ago (too much time-that place gives me a headache) and found one that looks exactly like mine, except mine is in much better shape (not nearly as worn): http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...2&category=7266 It's only got a current bid of around $50, so if that's what mine's going for, it's staying on the Kramer guitar. I also just read that the first production run of Floyds (after their 'garage days') was actually done by Schaller in Germany and I'm pretty sure they were made there long after that too. Notice the guy selling this one on ebay got it at a garage sale. Wish I knew where these kind of garage sales are. I also have a WD floyd copy on another guitar and it seems to be made just as well as my floyd, plus it has individual height adjustment for each string saddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.