Sep 06, 2017 im not sure if the template will hold up with a straight shaft 14 router bit, but the bulk of the routing can be done with a 38 bearing bit, and the corners can be cleaned up with a gouge. In july of 1989 fender ventured out into a new stratocaster line based on the popular strat plus seriesthe stratocaster plus deluxe. I was using it with my gotoh floyd rose and i felt like this thing was just getting in the way and risking scratching up my floyd parts and possibly guitar finish. Tune the guitar to standard pitch and adjust the intonation bridge saddle locations correctly. As for the angled neck pocket a typical floyd rose vibrato is a tall bridge. The back of the string lock inserts is numbered with 0,1 and 2. Schaller tremolo right has exchangeable knife edges made of hardened steel and cast steel saddles, combined with a solid tremolo block provide perfect sound transmission and an extremely long sustain. Ive been looking through the net trying to find out info on this strat and so far i have come to the conclusion that there was a squier ii strat very. Wd routing template for floyd rose tremolo systems sku. Ive never been a fan of lopro bridges in general, but if its made by schaller it should be fine. Stewmacs improved templates are now thicker with smooth lasercut edges. Floyd rose routing template guitar patrol schaller 370 floyd rose licensed trem chrome is related to general templates. The original floyd rose is the most rugged and dependable locking tremolo made today. Original floyd rose tremolo diagram there are many bridges made under floyd rose patents.
Support documents graph tech guitar labs graph tech. Since its the most expensive piece of hardware on the guitar and i already have a set of chrome schaller minilockers the second most expensive part, i just changed the hardware finish scheme. Some players complained about the whale tail fine tuners getting in their way. In my opinion, unless you are hellbent on using a floyd to its maximum squeals, divebombs, general wankery etc. Screws string lock screws for schaller tremolo short w no head allparts uk. Ive got a floyd rose special that im going to be installing on my next build. Floyd rose original routing templates by hoffofalltrades. These templates also have two small holes to mark the post positions, and grooves to mark the center lines of the post and the body center line. Stewmac tremolo routing templates, set of 3 for strat.
Floyd rose installing, making templates, setting action. Create perfectly shaped tremolo cavities for stratocasters and clones having standard fenderstyle, floyd rose or schaller locking tremolos with rearrouted spring cavities accurate template placement is easycrystal clear routing templates allow you to see the guitar body underneath. Ill be installing this into a guitar that im preparing to build soon, rather than a guitar than has an existing trem route. Can someone confirm for me that these tremolos are the same other than the name printed on the plate. That feat was to make a tremolo that could alter the pitch to be higher and lower, but not affect the tuning of the guitar. The floyd rose gained popularity in the 1980s through guitarists like eddie van halen, neal schon, brad gillis. Ghost floyd rose installation guide ghost acoustic midi installation guide battery box measurement lb63 slot dimensions. Info on a 1989 s9 korean strat with schaller floyd rose. The centre of the plate has a 120mm x 100mm window which can accept a matching template insert. Free guitar templates available to download all plans are provided in pdf format, and printable 1.
Unfortunately, their physical dimensions are not uniform. Floyd rose installing, making templates, setting action, restringing. Im going to practice routing he cavity on a separate piece as this is the first tremolo im installing. This tremolo routing template is a recessed modification for floyd rose. For a floyd rose, the posts should be 716 forward of the nominal bridge fulcrum line. The complete diy guide to installing a floyd rose tremolo in. Page 1 diagram there are many bridges made under floyd rose patents. Schaller floyd rose medium 2nd or 5th string saddle black. The schaller licensed floyd has cast w pressed in knife edges.
Screws string lock screws for schaller tremolo short w no. Rose invented the locking vibrato in 1976, the first of its kind, and it is now manufactured by a company of the same name. Aug 31, 2018 reinforce the tremolo and pickup cavities for the bridge mounting posts so you dont crack or blow thru the wood into the pickup cavity drill and set your post holes. Accurate template placement is easycrystal clear routing templates allow you to see the guitar body underneath. I cant find however a step by step with routing the cavity, or even simple plans like the depths of each part of the cavity. Trem route comparison chart page 2 solidbody guitar. Kluson, the kluson logo, kluson stylized k, kluson. It is a bit smoother than the original floyd, has a much better profile, and imo sounds. The dimensions of our schaller tremolo are exactly the same as the dimensions of both the floyd rose tremolo and our lockmeister tremolo. For best results, we recommend a 38 router bit with 38 guide bearing. This template set has a tighter recess perimeter and leaves more wood around the floyd posts.
Roller bridge saddles fix the strings in their optimum position. With the end stop shown on sheet 4 fitted to the overlay template, the extra depth required for the fine tuners at the rear of the bridge can also be routed. I recently bought a schaller lockmeister to replace an original floyd rose that had mysteriously disappeared into one of my flatmates laundry dont ask me how that happened, because i have no answers. Floyd rose routing template guitar patrol schaller 370. Use for installing tremolos such as golden age locking tremolo, floyd rose original tremolo system, floyd rose special series tremolo system, and more. Download manuals manuals instructions advertisements and info 1979 thru 2004. We only offer routing for the original floyd rose tremolo and for the schaller floyd rose tremolo, both of which we sell. Trem route comparison chart page 2 solidbody guitar and. Sheet 3 details the overlay template that is attached on top of the indexer for routing the cavity for the bridge plate of the floyd rose. Tremolo system schaller tremolo tremolo systems schaller. Take a germanmade floyd rose original, add a fat brass sustain block and stainless steel hardware, and youve got yourself one hell of a divebombing machine. Tempted to get it, i kind of like the stunted look of the schaller, but ive hard people say its not a touch on an original floyd and i. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at.
Three classic graphic finishes by dan lawrence are availablebomber, blood and skull and cross swords. The baseplate of hardened steel and the solid spring block ensure an outstanding sustain. Hi all ive seen way to many questions about floyd roses all over the place, so i figured. The floyd rose bridge has been blocked of so effectively this is just a strat with a fancy looking hard tail, everything stays in tune, tuners work well so no issues with the guitar at all. I decided to document how i did it because i could never find a howto anywhere else. On the top is stamped floyd rose sustainer pat pend and on the bottom is a schaller logo and a sticker with 10891 stamped on it i assume that was the munufacture date oh yeah, one thing that makes it look a little different from a normal pickup is a piece of metal that covers the aft side of the pickup.
Perfect replacement for fender stratocaster tremolos. This is a full step by step tutorial showing how to install a floyd rose style double. Schaller makes the ofr as well, it has a plate steel baseplate there are no pressed in knife edges. Schaller vintage tremolo n bstock 0 bstock, schaller 507 vintage tremolo n, the hardened steel baseplate and the solid spring block ensure outstanding sustain, roller bridge saddles fix the strings in their optimum position, complete with mounting accessories, 37mm tremolo block, 10mm bore, post distance. The floyd rose locking tremolo, or simply floyd rose, is a type of locking vibrato arm for a guitar.
All parts of the abm 5400 tremolo are exchangable, like the knife edge or the tremolo arm. Jan 23, 2011 a vid i made for my brother, a little choppy on the info but it was originally made for him and not to be public. Most floyd rose routing templates are gernously oversized which results in a large unattractive gap. Fender is a protected trademark owned by fender musical instruments corporation. The dimensions of schaller tremolo are exactly the same as the dimensions of both the floyd rose tremolo and lockmeister tremolo. Boutique guitar upgrades custom brass tremolos, big blocks, bridges, accessories and more. Schaller floyd rose tremolo diagram this bridge is licenced by floyd rose and features fine tuning, a removable tremolo arm and original type saddles for plain end string anchoring. Stewmac tremolo routing templates, set of 3 for strat, floyd rose, and schaller tremolo cavities. Unfortunately i had to do some radical eqing with that guitar.
This bridge features hardened steel throughout, a removable tremolo arm and. The schaller vintage tremolo 3801 is a replacement for guitars that have floyd rose locking systems installed. Floyd rose is pretty much the standard bridge system in the metal genre, and for good reason its locking design that doesnt allow the strings to go out of tune was revolutionary when it came out. The original floyd rose worked really well and returned to pitch fairly well. If your search produces too many results, use the and function to focus your search by putting a plussymbol in front of one of the terms e. Floyd rose routing template nick guitar side templates. And to this day, its still an excellent choice but its not without its issues. This process is not the same as installing one in another guitar, the strat design has. Honestly the best way i have found to set the intonation on a floyd rose is to loosen each string and then release each saddles locking screw one at a time, push the saddle far back. As i now have both, i thought id write down a few words to compare them, as there is an awful lot of misinformation about the slm out there. Schaller floyd rose tremolo diagram custom bass and. Referring to the pdf plans attached to the bottom of this post, the floyd rose routing templates are based around a master indexing plate sheet 1. Comparing with my esp horizon frii, of course one will notice they are different guitars some differences more subtle, others more noticeable.
The set comes with full instructions and will accommodate original floyd rose 6 string trems as well as gotoh and schaller. Dec 22, 2018 floyd rose routing template nick guitar side templates is related to general templates. Create perfectly shaped tremolo cavities for stratocasters and clones having standard fenderstyle, floyd rose or schaller locking tremolos with rearrouted spring cavities. You can simply buy these from stew mac or make your own you will need. The official home of the authentic floyd rose tremolo system, upgrades, parts, accessories, audio, and more. The gold sensors found on the strat plus series, which was released mid1987. Floyd rose recessed routing template set potvin guitars. Hello ug community, i was wondering if i could swap my edge zero ii trem with an original floyd rose trem. Correct depth measurements are etched right on the template, so you dont need to puzzle over cavity dimensions, weve done that work for you. Stewmac tremolo routing template, recessed modification. Recessed floyd rose routing system instrument building. We only offer routing for the original floyd rose tremolo and for the schaller floyd rose tremolo, both of. This tremolo routing template is a front and rear set for floyd rose. Can i replace my ibanez edge zero ii tremolo with an.
Other way around the edge lopro is based on the floyd rose pro. Doesnt fit, pm me for template original floyd rose f floyd rose ii f floyd rose pro f floyd rose 7 string n floyd rose speedloader tremolo n floyd rose speedloader fixed bridge n floyd rose single locking f first floyd rose made n les paul floyd rose n ibanez edge n ibanez edge ii n. You can easily replace your floyd rose tremolo with a schaller tremolo. I wanted to put a floyd rose tremolo system on my fender stratocaster, so i did. Instructions for original floyd rose locking tremolo. Is the route pattern for this the same as the floyd rose original. Wd, the wd logo, and logo artwork designs, are registered trademarks of wd music products, inc. How to set up a floyd rose locking tremolo by joseph cortese debuting in 1977, the floyd rose tremolo was the first of its kind to accomplish a feat that had been not attained by other tremolo systems.