[How To] Installing a Floyd Rose

[El_jalepeno]

Actually maybe yours is back a little too far by looking at my pic below. I am attaching a pic of an OLP I did a while back for reference.

[Tombo5150]

No its just right about where your's is. Except like i said that the low e side post is a 16th of an in short of 25". But the back of the trem is like falling in the trem cavity. The trem is sposed to pivot up against the posts right? Welll, on the low e side it doesn't touch the screw. Part of the reason i think is because of the 16th of an inch, but I don't know. Is it bad if part of the trem cavity is showing and you can see through it?
Another-should I really worry about a 16th of an inch?

[SG_Shredder]

How do you string/ intonate a Floyd, because I just got mine on, and couldn't figure it out.

[El_jalepeno]

Originally Posted by SG_Shredder

How do you string/ intonate a Floyd, because I just got mine on, and couldn't figure it out.

For intonation, you need a tool:
http://www.axcessories.com/products.asp?id=97

There is a sticky at the top of the forum on guitar setup.

As for changing strings, you unlock the strings at the bridge by using an allen wrench to loosen the screw locks that extend out of the bridge assembly. They are the 6 long black finger-like things under each fine tuner. Do one string at a time. Read the setup page and see if that answers your wuestions. If not, post away

[haakon]

Hi guy's!

A couple of years ago (I think) I decided to mod my OLP mm1 with a floyd. I read all i could find about "the world of floyds", including this great thread right here, wich helped me alot. When starting a project like this, most people will tell you to get a original Floyd Rose with the reason that non-originals are crap. I've got a good head and good working hands, and i never could figure out why they were all crap no matter how much i read/studied. (The floyd-copy's with inlet-pivotpoints i can see trouble with, but the other's? It's steel for christ sake's! )

So I found the cheapest FloydRose-copy i could find in my country. A "Paxphil FR" costing somewhere around 100 $. (lol) My prioritys when bying it was how it looked and price. I did the job, routed too, set it up, and it has worked great ever since. I think many of the people having trouble with non-original Floyd's, would have trouble with the real one's too.
A advice would be to fully understand how a FloydRose works before starting a project like this. Actually i think u need to fully understand how it works before even bying a guitar with a Floyd Rose. If you don't - you will get bummed..

So my message to you fellow modder's, don't believe the hype, and read/learn first, then do!

[xfatalherox]

Hey jalapeno,

I recently got an Ibanez RG120 and I really want to put a floyd rose tremolo in it but I have a few questions.

1.) There is no extra strip of wood behind the original nut like how stratocasters have, so will it be even possible to install a locking nut on my guitar? (see this pic:

2.) The original non-locking tremolo that the guitar comes with has pivot screws rather than the 6 screws that other standard tremolos have, so does this mean that I won't have to do any routing for the pivot screws? (see this pic:

3.) The neck is at a slight angle, so will i have to install string retainers as well? (see this pic:

Hopefully you can answer these questions for me cause im really anxious to install my floyd as soon as possible! thanks!

[El_jalepeno]

Originally Posted by xfatalherox

Hey jalapeno,

I recently got an Ibanez RG120 and I really want to put a floyd rose tremolo in it but I have a few questions.

1.) There is no extra strip of wood behind the original nut like how stratocasters have, so will it be even possible to install a locking nut on my guitar? (see this pic:

2.) The original non-locking tremolo that the guitar comes with has pivot screws rather than the 6 screws that other standard tremolos have, so does this mean that I won't have to do any routing for the pivot screws? (see this pic:

3.) The neck is at a slight angle, so will i have to install string retainers as well? (see this pic:

Hopefully you can answer these questions for me cause im really anxious to install my floyd as soon as possible! thanks!

Hey X, and welcome

I will list the answers to tyour questions:
1. Yes, you should still have enough room to install the nut. Be sure to route level with the fret board, and not at the angle of the headstock.

2. You will still need to measure for the Floyd. Take off the old trem and see if the Floyd fits in there. Ideally, you want the distance from the nut to the 12th fret wire to go from the 12thr fret to the pivot point of the bridge. You may need to use wooden dowel and fill the existing holes and redrill for the Floyd. We can walk through this step in more detail if you decide to do the install.

3. No string retainer would be necessary for a slanted headstock. The string retainer is used to pull the strings against the nut so they don;t go sharp when clamped down. A slanted head serves the same purpose.

Let me know if you any other questions, and good luck