Comments on: What is a Floyd Rose & How Does it Work?

By: User #7

User #7 — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:25:32 +0000

The new Lockmeister (Schaller) uses C45 steel for the base plate. What do they use in the Original Floyd Rose base plates?

By: John Rundle

John Rundle — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 11:03:22 +0000

Thanks, Elliott. I would be comfortable to have a go at adding the shims. Do you stock them, or can you obtain them?

By: Elliot Stent

Elliot Stent — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 05:31:35 +0000

Hi John, thanks for your question and apologies for the late response! Adjusting the individual saddles on your Floyd Rose isn’t as simple as a traditional tremolo or tune-o-matic bridge. Floyd Rose advise adding a shim beneath the saddles to raise them, so it may be best to do that for the “outside” string saddles so that they sit flatter with the middle ones. After that you can then lower the overall height of the Floyd Rose unit. If you’re unsure, it would be best to see your local guitar tech for further advice.

By: Elliot Stent

Elliot Stent — Wed, 30 May 2018 16:51:02 +0000

By: John Rundle

John Rundle — Tue, 15 May 2018 10:03:23 +0000

Thanks, Elliot. I have a question, please? My US made Charvel San Dimas (approx 2009) looks to have a compound radius fingerboard – 12″ to 16″ at a guess. The action on the G and D strings above the 12th fret is notably higher than on the E strings, with the A and B strings being somewhere in between, which implies to me that the radius of the Floyd’s saddles is set tighter than that of the fingerboard – 10″ to 12″ at a guess. Is this likely to be the case, and if so, what can be done to reduce the action on the G and D strings and flatten the radius of the Floyd? Thanks.