GuitarMaestro Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 Hi! I am thinking about replacing the trem on my favorite axe which is a older Fender axe to a low profile floyd. I fear that it might change the sound of my favorite and first guitar....So what's your expirience/opinion? Thanks, Marcel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 Just from the poll choices you've offer, "Floyd sounds thinner" and "Floyd has less sustain," I'd say you've already made up your mind (or at least subconsciously) . I'd say leave it alone, after all it is your "favorite and first guitar." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 A floyd is such a dominant piece of guitar hardware. When floyd moves in, everything changes, and probably not for the better, if you like the guitar's tone before Floyd showed up. It actually has "more sustain" , but more sustain does not equal better tone. If it did, we'd be seeking a guitar made of all steel. Floyd will kick a lot of "woodyness" right out the door. There are so many guitars out there with a floyd already on them, that I don't advise you slapping one on your guitar. Just buy a guitar with one already on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted March 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 Thanks for your opinions....the reason I asked is that I mainly play that guitar, so it would be silly to not make it perfect....there's just no floyd guitar I ever played that I like so much as my Strat.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 LOL , I like to know who voted ' no difference' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hezochiah Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 If the strat is your favorite guitar you should leave it as is and just buy a used Ibanez RG or ESP LTD. Of course, that's just my opinion... I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 put a bigsby on lol. better than a fender trem. plus you stay in tune with a TOM. not as smooth and doesnt have the range of a floyd but its fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 Hi! I am thinking about replacing the trem on my favorite axe which is a older Fender axe to a low profile floyd. I fear that it might change the sound of my favorite and first guitar....So what's your expirience/opinion? Thanks, Marcel! Why not use a Wilkenson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
envenomedcky Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Yeah put on a wilkinson. That's what I have on my Parker and I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevan Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Not many choices in the poll, so I gave it a null vote. As others have said, with what you listed, it seems you've made up your mind already. If it's your first and/or favorite, you could leave it as-is for now and save up for/pick up a guitar with a Floyd to mess around with/cut on. Whether you go Floyd or Wilkinson, or just leave it alone, you might want to try out a Tremol-No on it to see if that helps with your "Tone & Sustain Quest". They're not out yet, but they will be soon. (I swear!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 I did Null Vote too. I don't give it much consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcow Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 keep it the way it is. but whats with the anti floyd comments, don't be hatin not much of a pro floyd choice in your poll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 You could try one of these and a set of locking tuners. Might be a good compromise, and technically it's still a Floyd Rose. In fact, i've seen some newer Strats with these trems on them, and they now have "Floyd Rose" stamped on the base plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 You could try one of these and a set of locking tuners. Might be a good compromise, and technically it's still a Floyd Rose. In fact, i've seen some newer Strats with these trems on them, and they now have "Floyd Rose" stamped on the base plate. THose are great trems with one exception. They aren't adjustable for different radius. I believe the radius is 12" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razzark Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 I disaprove of Floyd all together...... I hate them had a lot of bad experiences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 i like floyds! Bigsby!!!!!!!1 noooooooooooo!! how to DESTROY an fender!!! wilkinson yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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