EDGE, LO-PRO EDGE and EDGE PRO - How To Recognise Ibanez FLOYD ROSE Type Tremolos 

6:22 THATS WHAT I WAS SEARCHING FOR FOR DAYS!! Thanks for the upload! I wanted a "tier list" of the tremolos

Solid educational info because there is a bunch of variety. I personally love the Fixed Gibraltar II's.

I’ve had an RG470 since 1998. It’s always been a comfortable and reliable guitar. I fell in love with the Wizard II neck immediately. When the EVH drop-D tuner debuted, I seriously considered swapping my low-pro Floyd Rose for one like my brother’s Jackson. Looking back, I’m glad I never did that.

Very good video showing the Edge family tree, hope to see the next video on the Edge Zero with ZPS system soon, thanks again

Best video I have seen about the different Ibanez bridges. Thank you for the work you have put into this.

Spot on information! I learned a few things about a couple of the Trems I haven't owned (e.g. Edge Pro II and Edge III). Basically, you can't go wrong with the high end Edge models. They're all brilliant. Of the Lo Pro & OG Edge, I like the Lo Pro just a touch more. Glad you decided to cover the Edge Zero/EZ II in another video, as they're descendents of another of my faves, the ZR (Zero Resistance) Tremolo. The SynchroniZR is pretty cool too! 👍

You've got it figured for me. Finally I have the clear idea of what is what. Thank you!

Man thank you so much for this, the info you talked about is literally what I have been looking for ages

Great video. I'm an Ibanez player and it still confuses me. Nice to see them sorted out. Can't wait to see your video on the Zero Edges. The saddle design (w/ built in intonation) and lack of span at the rear of the bridge was brilliant. Keep up the good work.

This is really thorough! Thanks for making it.

When the Ecstacy kicks in and you wanna do a video love it 😀

man thank you for this. I'm just starting to really get into guitars and was so confused by all the Ibanez bridge names, this cleared up almost everything.

A great explanation of the various Ibanez tremolos! Thank you!

Great information. Clear, concise. I appreciate it very much.

Great info. I had a 1987 RG550 with Edge tremolo on it. The original Edge is fantastic. Never used any of the others.

Great history lesson! I was fortunate enough to purchase a RG5320 prestige with the lo-pro edge tremolo. It's my first high end guitar and first floating bridge system. So far, it is AWESOME! This was a very informative video for me as I was wondering how high end the bridge actually was. Good to know it is indeed the top tier. Spent A LOT of money on this guitar. Well at least it was for me anyways.

i love my edge zero 2 but now im keen to try the edge zero and the lo-pro edge thanks so much for this video i have been confused for years and that graph really helped as well :)

Great work, Sir!!

The Lo-Pro is my favorite locking bridge of all time. Looks so nice and functions absolutely great if everything is setup correctly.

this video is a goldmine, very well explained and straight to the point, thanks !

BRO, THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST INFORMATIONAL VIDEO ABOUT EDGE TREMOLOS ONLINE! 👏👏👏👏

Great video, easy to understand, very detailed and informative of the different variations, I was unaware there were clones and re-releases of the original Tremolo's. I own four Ibanez guitars, a JS1000 BTB with the Cosmo Black Lo-Pro Edge, an Ibanez Premium RG870QMZ with the Cosmo Black Edge-Zero II, an S-Series S770PB with the ZR Tremolo and the Ibanez RG7620 with the Lo-Pro Edge 7. They've all worked flawlessly and I've not had any issues with any of them going out of tune, the only downside is the common wear and tear they go through as it's noticeable that some metal parts of the tremolo's fall victim to rust quicker than others. The most frustrating thing for me is finding replacements for these parts that have been tarnished over time as there are almost zero distributors that ship internationally if you're someone who is based outside of the EU like I am in New Zealand. Peace! ! !✌️😎

I have one of the reissue RG770DX and the Edge is so good to use. I'm glad I managed to get one as they were only manufactured for a year in 2008.

Excellent job, tremendously helpful.

My old RG1570 had the Edge Pro and once set up that bridge would NOT go out of tune. It was insane how much abuse it could take. Still miss that guitar!

Great video!!

Thank you! Very useful information!

Very educational video with lots of infos - thank you! :3

Very informative ! Thank you very much for the in depth information.

So very informative!

Still have my 1991 RG770 with original edge trem and it's absolutely STUNNING original Wizard neck ! And the IBZ/DiMarzio pups - wouldn't change a thing - I think the 86 to 92 RG gits are Golden Age Greats - Excellent info Tank You - just subbed.

This is awesome info, thank you.

Great video! I used to think that the number (II and III) were actually newer and improved verssions of the bridge. Ibanez seems to have a thing for confusing naming schemes.

Your video is extremely helpful! Thank you

Great video! Thank you! :)

Great video, nice job. Thank you.

Thank you very much for this informative video on the Ibanez trems! You helped me figure out exactly which model I have in my old Ibanez S540 (it's the original Edge). It has been damaged beyond repair from ~30 years of abuse and I need to replace it, but I couldn't identify the tremolo on my own - until now, that is. Thank you SO much!

Very good information. Currently i've only ever tried edge zero ii. Waiting for your next vid about edge zero family

great video very informative. you helped me pick out my next guitar. I went with ibanez rg550 with the edge bridge.

Nice infor Ibby! Thanks!

Thanks you helped me identify my lo-pro edge in my jem dk!!

Thanks man! Awesome Video, helps a lot!!!

Excellent info, thank you!

Next do a video about necks! Seems like ibanez is all over the place with their Ultra, JPM, and Wizard 4 necks, I know a hand full of guitars that are CLEARLY labeled incorrectly on the Ibanez Fandom wiki

Fantastic video and hugely informative. I have a Ibanez Rgd 8540 but understand the bridge only now.

Edge Pro for life! My old RG had an Edge Pro II, which is just a slightly cheaper version with material cost concessions such as zinc saddle chips and retainer blocks vs the original's solid ones. Still it was hands down the most well packed feature sets of any standard Ibanez double locking floating bridge out there. The handling and dependability, as well as the convenience of not having to risk losing any tiny chips or cut the ball ends off the strings, just elevate it to the next level.

Just picked up a ibanez gio with the edge 3. well at least I'm pretty sure it is now that I watched your video. Only thing is it didn't come with a tremolo arm so now I hope I get the right arm. Nice video, thanks.

Great Info

Great info.

Your introduction made me push the subscribe button in a split second 👌🏻

Thanks. This helped me a lot

Throughout my years of playing, I've had all of the three types installed into their corresponding guitar model. Honestly, I was extremely dissatisfied with the Edge Pro due to its intermittent instability in terms of tuning despite the guitar being a prestige. The fretboard was infallibly comfortable though. I've unreasonably discredited the efficiency of the original Edge and proceeded to purchase a 96s Japanese RG with a LO-PRO Edge. It was significantly more stable in comparison to the more modernized Edge Pro which didn't exactly come as a surprise to me since I've always had a predilection towards old hardware and corroborated their reliability. However, I eventually sold the 96's RG and bargained for a 91's RG570 with the rarest finish. I was stupefied at how stable the bridge and tuning was( I'm still using that particular guitar ;), it rarely went out of tune even when I'm playing heavier stuff like Pantera, unlike the aforementioned Edge Pro. I dare to say that Its stability is exceeding this of the LO-PRO edge. Marvelous tremolo. My ranking of the more high-end Ibanez tremolos would be - 1.Original Edge 2.LO-PRO Edge 3.Edge Pro 4.Edge Zero(although it's pretty equal with the Edge Pro) Additionally, I'm slightly curious as to if you wish to make a direct comparison between the Floyd Rose and the Original Edge - and which one do you think it's better?

Great information and video Ibby! I have an Edge Pro II on my 2006 Korean Ibanez Jem Jr 555 and it stays in tune and haven't had any issues. Guitar plays phenomenal! At some point I'm going to find an Edge Pro in the black COSMO replace Edge Pro II.

My first Ibanez had an Edge 3 bridge. It's okay as long as it's blocked. Once you float it, your tuning stability goes out the window lol. Currently, I use the Edge Pro and Edge bridges on my guitars. I have a RG550 which came stock with the Edge, and I have an STM2 which came with an Edge 3, but I upgraded the studs and bridge to Edge Pro. On the Edge Pro, I prefer to have it blocked because I experienced tuning instability when floating it, but as a diving bridge, it was amazing. Most people don't know this but the Edge Pro has a even lower profile than the LoPro Edge. I found it super comfortable to use. The Edge on my RG550 is fully floating, but we'll see how long that lasts, I'm starting to get sick of floating tremolos. Awesome video, thanks for the information. I also wanted to try out the ZR bridge, which is pretty much the Edge Zero, but instead of knife edges, it pivots on ball bearings. It must be super smooth.

Thank you so much for this information..I recently got a jem77fp and am learning about it..very helpful you are .. peace all ways ..

Great information sir

sensational man

Great vid

Thanks for this information man. I’m in the process of buying my first Ibanez. The S1070PBZ. I played an S series way back in 2004 that was amazing, most likely the Edge 2 bridge. Anyway. Would love to see information on the Edge Zero. I want to swap out the Edge Zero II but it doesn’t look like a friendly routing.

Edge Pro Zero ll ( non ZR system). Had the edge lll in my RG dx4 I owned seven years ago. Though it was a great guitar for the money , I had a lot of tuning issues with it from the beginning. It was setup and if I needed a string change I took it to my guitar teacher at the time. He’s notorious for getting any floating bridge just right for anyone who had a floating tremolo. The more songs and licks I learned , the more tune sensitive I became. So I sold it and bought a Ibanez S520. At first I experienced the same issues I was having with my RG until I took it to my guitar teacher and seven years later it’s like driving a sports car. The only issues I have with it so far on occasion is weather. In Des Moines Iowa it gets extremely humid in summer and early fall. Winter is extremely dry during the winter so it can cause tremolo or truss rod issues as well. As long as I take it to a trusted technician it will stay in tune. I normally tune it right before or after playing , maybe one to two times if not at all on average. I’m planning to invest in the Schaller Claw and Ibanez bridge parts upgrade. Of the two guitars I currently have and the eight I’ve owned in a twenty three year span, this guitar and tremolo has treated me right.

Great video, God bless.

Very informative video! Thanks so much! Can you please do a video on the Edge Zero series as well??? Much appreciated!

Looking forward to the video about edge zero bridges

Very nice video

Imho the 'screw in the back' problem can be mitigated with unscrewing it and placing a tiny 1-2mm teflon rod (smaller than a diameter of the hole) first, then screw it back. First, it will not damage the crank, secondly it can be replaced as worn.

Thank you to review the Ibanez bridge, as I know they developed with Gotoh. By the way, Lo pro edge 7 string is my favorite, in terms of looking and stability but stability to stay in tune, maybe better, however the problem is the arm bar which never stays tight even changing the white little plastic ring, I watched a video in which a guy changed the complete arm and socket by an original arm bar plus socket floyd rose and worked great as original floyd. Second up grade I would change the block by a fu tone brass block and the springs by the red ones, even though with the ibanez block has already good sustain but I feel it lacks of tightness and stability.

Thanks for the video...btw can you make tutorial video about tremolo bridge setup like lo pro, edge ,etc...? Thanks once again... Stay safe

The video I didnt ask for, but I seriously needed xddd

I'm down with the low pro edge as well, better for palm muting and raising notes with my palm. Another reason that I never understood is that my Jem 777 edge had little square pieces under the saddles so you could get a bad saddle insert out by poking it through but these pieces got lost and didn't stay on. I never understood how they were even supposed to stay on and it was more difficult to line up the saddle insert with the saddle string lock screws while these little saddle insert holding plates were not there. Only problem now is it's almost impossible to get a bad saddle insert out of a saddle. Lol Hey man thanks for the history lesson and I say we have similar taste . Great video 👍

bushing hack : use cigarette lighter to burn/heat up the bushing for around 2 seconds, bushing should expand a bit to have more firm grip when popping in into the arm slot. i did this all the time and it works like a charm 😊

Este es el canal y video explicativo que tanto tiempo había estado buscando. Muchas gracias por la información.

Excellent info on the Ibanez bridges, thank you.. What is the diameter of the tremolo arm on the Edge Pro 2 please ?

Awesome info! Thank you so much. Please make a video on how to replace the knife edges on the Lo-Pro Edge (which is the one you mentioned has replaceable knife edges, right?).

Great video! I have an original Edge on my '86 PL1880, pretty much one of the first guitars to have the Edge. Its definitely the best feeling trem. Also have a RG350DXZ with the ZP. Question: is it possible to mount a evh dtuna to the original Edge?

the edge has those side plates on bridge that makes it easy to keep it parallel to the body....i have a ibanez js 24 and i love it

Hey would really like to know about the edge zero series !! Awaiting your reply ! Hope you are doing fine!

you should do the same thing with neck profiles. great vid. thanx

Question: Do the knife edge spacing's change with each generation of bridges or are they all the same? I would love to go to a floyd rose or a higher end ibanez but if its 1mm off one would have to dowel and redrill everything and I would be better off getting a charvel.

As someone who owns an RGD2127z and S7420QM and absolutely loves the edge zero and ZR trems on these two guitars it'd be really cool to see that followup so people can learn a bit more about these two trems, especially the ZR because they both kinda get a bad wrap due to the ZPS system. I actually feel that my edge zero and ZR actually perform BETTER than my lo pro edges, specifically the ZR. Easily the best feeling and most stable tremolo I've ever used and it really makes me sad that they're just gone due to apparently patent claims from the guy associated with Coherent Sound In Light.

Interesting note about the Edge Pro - the "sound chips" are the same size as the LR Baggs piezo saddle inserts, and the block underneath has two threaded holes in it. These holes line up with a particular LR Baggs PCB and it also has slots in the top of the block to feed the wires from the piezo saddles to the PCB. So a regular Edge Pro can "easily" be retrofitted with the LR Baggs system to turn it into a Double Edge Pro.

Great video man! But can you tell me what tremolo on the ibanez 652ahm? Bc i couldnt find the specs.

hi, how do you adjust these ibanez saddle to match fretboard radius? did you put shims like ofr. thanks

Having played many Ibanez with edge & edge lo pros I’ve found sometimes they just aren’t consistent 🤷‍♂️ The Schecter C-1 FRS Elite uses a 1000 series Floyd Rose licensed Trem. It’s IMHO the best Dbl Locking system I’ve ever used(30+ years). It takes abuse and snaps back dead nuts tune!

Thanks for a great video, very easy to follow/understand the different versions. :) Also, if I ever ponder getting another guitar with a floating bridge, I'll do my research first and avoid the low-end versions for sure. Can't give you my opinion on different bridges since I have only one and have some troubles with it - maybe you can help me? I had it set up by a local guitar tech but I'm not entirely convinced it's completely in the right angle. It's the second setup for it (the original seller "set it up" for me but it was a completely messy setup (f.e. twisted neck, it's quite appalling since he has a legit business doing guitar setups...!)) It's an old Lo-Pro Edge (2001, I just bought it so don't know the history of this guitar but I believe it's the original bridge but it's a bit hard to find exact info on this guitar since for some reason you can't find it on Ibanez Wiki or anywhere else, really, I believe the model is RG550EXL (lefty version of RG550EX). (Same finish (galaxy black, same mirrored pickguard, same inlays, produced in the same time period as the right-handed version) but it seems the right-handed has a different bridge (Edge. That's what the Wiki says).) I'm not sure if the angle it was set up with is entirely correct - according to what I found elsewhere, the knife edge in a properly set up bridge should look completely parallel to the body - well it's not on mine. It's angled a bit downwards (if looking from the side, downwards towards the back side/fine tuners). I can send a pic if needed (where?). I'd really appreciate some help, so I can be sure it's correct, so the tuning stability is as good as I can get from it. Or if the angle is actually correct, then I can go on ruling out other possible issues regarding tuning stability.

I think you have to write the book “Technical history of Ibanez” and sell it to Ibanez! :) BTW it’s a great knowledgeable video!

Thank you for this. I'm not a trem guy but I like my guitars to have them because it looks cool. My RGs are with Edge and Edge Zero. I hope one day you can make a set-up video about the Edge ZERO. Cheers

I have brocken my bridge alen screw of my Ibanez grg 150 dx any solution...

Love the low-pro in my RG7620 - everything except the arm socket 😅 the actual threaded part and the nut underneath it tends to vibrate loose. Im going to have to loc-tite it next time I change strings 😬

Guys please help me does the Edge PRo cavity will fit the lo pro edge tremolo?I have guitar with edge pro and want to swap for lo pro edge

Ibby? I have an Ibanez Jem Jr model 555 with the Edge Pro II do you know what bridge tremolo systems will go into my guitar and replace this Edge Pro II? I really want to replace it I find it to be poor tremolo system. Do I need Edge Pro? Are Lo Pro Edge? Thanks

Wait did you say your going to review every Ibanez sever made! Damn awesoem! What’s your collection like?

Great video, very informative thank you for making it... Im thinking of buying a guitar with the edge pro on it but all over the internet im hearing about the fact it doesn't have locking studs, is it really as big of a problem as people are making out? And the locking stud mod detailed on ibanezrules do you know much about that and if its worth it? Basically i just want to know if its gonna stay in tune well as i was really set on getting one with the edge or lo pro... TIA

I have an RG450 '92. It comes with the edge tremolo. For me, it's simply the best system ever made.

Hi! Thanks a lot for sharing so much informations about those trems. I've still got a question about the Edge III, I've got one I'd like to replace, but I don't find any solid information about wich one to choose without modifying the guitar body. Which trem would fit in term of stud spacing? Thanks a lot for your answer!

awesome video, very informative! I just purchased a used RG2020x with the double lo pro edge, it's absolutely fantastic :D so far i've only played guitars with OFR's, lo pro's, and edge III's and the lo pro is definitely my favorite. the OFR does its job but the lo pro blows it out of the water imo. the edge III was absolute garbage lmao.

Hey I have a bit of an oddity. A 1991 540r I bought new back then, The catalog says should be a Lo-Pro but it actually has an original edge like the 1990 models. I know it's a 91 by the "custom made" inlay at 21st fret and the colour is only a '91 option according to the catalogs. Great video, well done.

Hi, great info.... Is it possible to replace "edge pro" with original floyd rose/gotoh/schaller bridge without making any modifications on the guitar? Best regards

Hey is ibanez edge 3 is good or what do the Sharpe end break fast or what

You really know your tremolo's 😎 I just got my first guitar with double locking tremolo, the Lo Pro Edge. Nothing in the manual about it which was annoying but thanks to you, I now know it's sitting correctly. I was wondering which part had to be level with the body. Wish I'd stretched the strings more in the shop though as I'm going to have to undo the locking nut soon as I'm running out of room on the fine tuners. Question: does it matter what order you tune the strings. I've been going from low to high E and by the time I get to the high E, the low E, A and D strings have gone slightly flat again.

thanks for this video. i hate the socket and trem bar with the bushings. can you swap out the socket to something like the floyd rose pro has?