We need to talk about the Floyd Rose FRX... 

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That bridge has a guitar installed on it.

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I put the FRX on my Les Paul back in 2016 and everyone told me I was foolish. I purchased it directly from Floyd Rose and I was immediately impressed with the performance on this new bridge. Tuning stability increased 10 fold and I no longer had to constantly tune my guitar as before. This FRX replaced the Bigsby Vibrato which would never return to "0" Kudos to Floyd Rose for developing this marvelous bridge...!!! Thanks Max for this review...🤘✌️👍

I put one of these on my SG, and I'm actually fairly impressed by the quality. One quick tip from personal experience though, putting a small dab of either beeswax or paraffin wax on the pivot points helps it move a lot more smoothly. Other than that, I haven't had any issues with mine.

That is a fine looking and sounding guitar. Sawtooth puts a lot on amenities into their builds. Amazing benefits of this bridge are new to me.

I find this demo, review, and video very informative. Great presentation, like always. Please keep the informative and fantastic demos, reviews, and videos coming!!

I purchased an FRX second-hand to install on my Les Paul DC. I have zero experience either Floyd Rose bridges nor Installing bridges on any guitar. It's not as intimidating as it looks. I followed the instructions, took my time and had excellent results. By far, the best tremolo of any guitar I own, including several guitars that are stock. return to zero on this tremolo is second to none. My only critique about it is the included locking nut. The screw that comes with it appears as though it will come out the other side of the head. It didn't, but was easily twice the length of the original truss cover it replaced. If you have a guitar that's been refinished, I'd be willing to bet it would go through. Other than that, it is a beautiful replacement tremolo. The price is the only reason I haven't installed one on every guitar I own that has a stopbar tailpiece. Hard to justify paying $300 to install it on a $300 Epi.

Your knowledge, as always, is supreme. You make the best guitar and most informed videos around. Food for thought every time.

What a cool bridge concept. Love your videos!!!

I have one on my custom built guitar I had made, easily one of my favorite bridges next to the Gotoh brand Floyd Rose. I love the ease of setting it up and actually being able to do bends without taking the guitar out of tune, tuning stability is amazing, the range of motion is really good and how tight it is, plus being able to show people who are interested in my guitar when they ask about the bridge that there isn’t a route on the back is a bonus.

Another awesome demo from an awesome fellow! Way to go Max!!

I have a Tokai Pink Paisley LP and a Tokai LP Custom both fitted with FRX. Super happy. I fitted myself. The Custom needed a little route (small indent made to the top) to make space for part of the spring attachment. No big issues. These bridges absolutely rock!❤❤❤

Been considering putting one of these on my next project guitar and there were no reviews that went as in-depth as I needed. This video is perfect and the bridge is 100% going on the next guitar I make modifications to

I discovered this bridge because of you Max. I now have one on my Harley Benton SC Custom II EMG and I love it. Works EXACTLY like it should and looks fantastic!

I like the way it looks.

I could tell you really liked that guitar. You played that thing better than all the other I've seen you play.Great video,now I want one💪🏽🔥👍🏽

Cool video, thanks for sharing! Very helpful in deciding on if I need to purchase one. Thank you!

I have not had the pleasure of playing a guitar equipped with this bridge. In fact, I had no idea it existed until I watched this video. Max, I subscribed to your channel just now. I am a _looooong_ time Floyd Rose user and advocate. What that means is, I have 8 guitars, and every one of em has a Floyd on it. The whammy bar to me is like a little instrument of its own, but unlike other instruments must be attached to a guitar to work its magic. Setup can certainly be a gigantic torment if you don't know what you're doing, _but_ ... .....once you realize that the plane of the strings is what you need to match with the plane of the movable part of the bridge , you're all downhill from there. As long as the flat top surface of the movable bridge piece is _exactly parallel_ with the strings (and as long as you stretch your new strings as you install them), you literally cannot go out of tune. If you have the bridge sort of leaning forward (front edge low, rear edge high), when you drop or raise pitch with the bar, you're gonna come back a bit flat. Reverse that so the front of the bridge is high & the rear low, and you will come back sharp. Every.damn.time. Which brings us to the FRX. Imma tell ya right now, I like this thing a lot. Your concise, clear, and accurate demo style is superb, so much so that you convinced me that I need at least one guitar with an FRX on it. For anyone reading through these comments, I wanna say that what Max is telling you is like 1,000% correct. Floyd Rose units are something I know very well, it being that my very first Floyd was purchased by sending my guitar to Floyd himself, in Washington, where he installed it himself on my 1973 blonde Strat. This was when fine tuners were still in Floyd's inventive subconscious mind my Floyd Rose was the very first model. I think only EVH, Randy Hansen, and Brad Gillis were ahead of me; I got FR # 15 or something. This FRX bridge is bad _ass!_ Also, Max, so is that Sawtooth Voodoo guitar. So _duuuude,_ you sold me on two items, not one lol. Really like your demo style, Max, and it does not hurt that you're also an excellent player. I do not mean to sound like some snob, because I was a guitar noob when I first started, you were a guitar noob, Steve freaken Vai was a guitar noob lol...BUT...there is nothing more frustrating to me than trying to make a decision about a guitar or guitar gear based on a demo by someone who cannot ( _yet_ emphasis is there to hammer that nothing-wrong-with- being-a-beginner nail home) play very well. Sorry about the long winded comment🤣but you really did sell me on FRX and the Sawtooth guitar. †‡DISCLAIMER†‡ I am not being financially compensated for the views expressed here. This comment is so favorable towards Max, the FRX & Floyd Land in general, simply because I think the product and the dude demo'ing them are in point.

Another great video Max, keep up the good work and great playing. Peace from Ireland to you mo chara.

Hey Guitar MAX Thank you for the awesome content I installed the FRX on my single cut Sawtooth with no issues just took my time and did some work on the strat style as well

I’ve heard about those bridges, but I’ve never had the pleasure of playing one. Another great video Maxx, I think I will definitely check one out. 👍🏻

Every details in on the description..thats a must subscribe dude.

I'd forgotten these existed! 😳 Looks as much work as a regular Floyd though. Honestly the best low maintenance, easy to set, and tune, and most stable trem I ever have used is the Washburn Wunderbar on my old G2V. What a trem! Strings are straight through and the whole trem is surface mounted and rocks on a torsion bar and no springs. Simply cannot knock that thing out of tune! If I could I'd buy up a heap of them and replace all my Floyds! Great video as always Max! 👍

Just got mine in today, can't wait to put it on

A killer video, I'm not sure why this bridge isn't talked about more, it just makes sense. I'll be getting one for my ESP Phoenix!

I have one on every Paul except my 71' Gold Top with the baby-buckers with the Gibson logo on the pick up cover. Some when I did them when they came out, I had to block the bridge so I could put a D-Tuna on it. I never pulled up anyway but it appears, [at a glance] I wouldn't have had to do that "possibly" with that wheel you demonstrated. Absolutely LOVE THEM! Ironically I don't use a whammy bar often. I love them for how incredible they stay in tune more than the trem. I have a traditional Charvel, a Frankenstrat I had built with era accurate components that took longer to get than to have the guitar built and man did this luthier nail it! I'm glad you mentioned the bridge isn't bulky because it's not and you don't lose ANY SUSTAIN! Highly recommended product!!! Great Video!

Great stuff as always Max!! Thank you!!

super great review and presentation! very helpful.

Always Enjoy your content- subbed a long time ago and look forward to each new video!

Nice technology. I retrofitted my SG with a Duesenberg trem system that does not have you modify the guitar and is totally reversible. Neat upgrade if you don't want to rout or damage your guitar. It basically replaces the stop tail by mounting to the already installed posts. This Floyd rose fx looks very interesting. I would purchase the whole guitar system.

I have 3 frx units. Wonderful piece. If you're deficient with set-up, don't even think about it. It's as much of a beast as a regular floyd to adjust. Once adjusted can't beat it....

I put an FRX on my Epiphone Les Paul and I absolutely love it. I also put in Seymour Duncan Black Winters and it’s amazing. Probably my best player right now

Always love you and respect your videos guitar Max and the time you put into and how you explain and break everything down it is amazing and I appreciate your time and doing all that. Me personally and the 30 years I've played I've only had one guitar that had a Floyd Rose it was late '80s Ibanez RG series when I was kid and I never really was a fan of the Floyd Rose system it does have his benefits but compared to you know your standard tremolo system and your stop tail style is really what I prefer

Great video ! I've thought about getting one for my Explorer for awhile. You really gave a great review one it and I'm now convinced to get one. That sawtooth is nice also. Ive had a few Kahlers back in the 80s and never liked Floyds, but this FRX is really cool. Thanks again and great channel !

Awesome video! I'm sold on the FRX!

Wow I love the color scheme on that guitar! The gold and dark gray is gorgeous. Plus I love the sound.

Great review as always, Max. Watching this video, I am reminded of the old surface mounted Washburn Wonderbar trem system from the ‘80’s. They don’t look the same, but the FRX is functionally doing the same things. I have one of the old Washburn Wonderbars and it’s great when it’s all set up perfectly. However, it takes forever to string, tune, fine tune, redo, and so on, ad infinitum. Good luck.

Haven't used it, but I think the more I think about the functions, the more I see how much work Floyd obviously put into this thing. His original "retrofitting an SG" video was cool.

What a clever piece of kit.

There is one other thing with the magic wheel that locks the bridge is that you can lean your picking palm on the bridge without activating the trem and detuning the strings. This would be why I normally would not touch a Floyd Rose as I find them unplayable, but this is a game changer. Great review thanks

Neat finally a video about it

Thanks Max ,great show !

I just recently got a Les Paul CM Black with one of these, freaking love it!

The thumbscrew also allows you to fix the bridge when changing the strings, which is a *huge* plus for a FR trem. Concerning the look: it may be a monster, but it still beats the Stetsbar in terms of sleekness and understatement. Which is saying a lot.

Just my two cents... I've played a friend's SG that he installed the FRX on. It plays very well, and like you said, it actually feels great under the hand...much better than I expected. I love the fact it can be retrofitted without permanent mods, AND it's mass gives added sustain from many testimonials....I tend to agree as well. My only beef with it is the bulk of the attachment plate/mechanism and how much real estate it takes up. Not such a big deal on a dedicated performing, or recording mule, but I'd think twice about putting it on a guitar that I value the appearance of as much as the playability, and tone. That said, I do think it's a cool way to get classic Floyd ultra stable tuning no matter what you throw at it. I'd definitely consider putting a guitar together around this system to get the benefits of the features, and make it look a bit less of an add on piece which is the main complaint I've heard about it.

Very nice and thorough demo! I've never played one of these bridges but I do own that Halo guitar, in part because I wanted one ever since seeing it on your channel :)

Wow I didn't know those existed... that thing is like my ideal bridge, it's perfect. Genius. I love it. Need to see them on mainline guitars like Ibanez and stuff.

It reminds me of the Kaller witch I have used for 35 years ever since they came out love it! This looks a lot like it...

Great analysis!

Excellent find! I was looking for a solution for my ESP Edwards, and thought about a Bigsby, but this looks like a win!

Thank You! Your such a Great splainer! Convinced' My Ever Embattled 'ex floyd' Prs just may live again!💪🎼🎸

I've gotten to the point where I've been able to adjust a Floyd inside and out where it holds up very well. It can still be a pain in the arse! lol. It's patients with the floyds mechanisms and a proper setup with the guitar in my opinion. Any device that comes out that helps make it easier, is definitely welcoming in my mind. Great review, like the channel, ROCK ON! This FRX seems like an ingenious device.

I recently got to know you Max, and I personally think, the way you speak and explain it’s just amazing. New subs right here. Quick question, do you teach music?

definitely looks cool and does sick dives

I have a Gibson CM Black with factory install. My favorite toy . Great review 👍

Nice. I want one on my next build.

I came for the Floyd, I stayed for the Sawtooth. Great video and demo!

Wow, that was pretty amazing!

Finally an honest opinion on this bridge! I have been on the fence for a few years on this bridge because of the videos that I have viewed that were not detailed enough. Thank you Max!

First time i'm seeing a floyd rose like this. 😯 👌👍 i like it

My DREAM GUITAR! That is BAD ASS AF! Love it!

Subscribed !! I need one of these for my Les Paul Studio Lite. 🎸

That white one looks awesome!

great review thank you

nice guitar bro. !!! great video !!!

Even though I don't have guitar cause my parents can't afford electric guitar I still love to watch your video haha

I put one on my Gibson flying "V" and have no complaints!!! Works great!!!

Love the hair man!

Wow! Sawtooth doing something pretty unique! Maybe a little oddball kind of. But I’ve always been a bit of a lover of all things oddball. 😜

Wow! That thing is cool. I think its beautiful in gold. Id love one and the guitar seems like a descent quality and price. I might have to save for one of those instead of the Dean Cadillac ive been saving for

I completely forgot about the Floyd Rose FRX; I think they've fallen out of public favor because people tend to go after a Stetsbar for an aftermarket TOM Tremolo upgrade Also Gibson did a few production guitars with an FRX in it: 2016 Gibson SG CM Black Floyd FRX

Sounds great and easy to install

Man It’s Beautiful! I’ve Never Seen One!

The bridge is ingenious. Getting one by buying a Sawtooth guitar is insane!

I put one on my Herman Lee.it already had a Floyd Rose on it, but the pressure on my posts ruined my posts. I had to do some routing on my guitar but my new rose works rather well and I'm glad I made the change.

I have 2 gold ones on both my Fernandes Ravelle models..love em.!!🤘🤘

Nice guitar, That FRS is way above my head!

Love the channel

It looks awesome, there are complaints about this bridge from the "divebomb" community in terms of range, I like to use the tremolo in a "gentle way", looks Goth to me and I really like all the features, plus the fact that the extra routing in the back is eliminated

I've been on the fence about FRX for a good while now I first saw them on those funky gibsons, fully black with red accents, made of ash, I believe and was really interested, but it's somewhat difficult and understandably pricey in my country, so it was in the back of my mind, occsionally rearing it's head I was interested in owning guitar with your typical floyd, but it never seemed worth it, too much hassle Keep in mind I'm using hipshot's hardtails almost exclusively at this point, even tune-o-matic seems... suboptimal after so many years on big and smooth hardtails After this video, I might actually get some cheapo used arrow and install an FRX on it, for the fun of it, if nothing else, so thank you for comprehensive video, Max!

Love you Max.

So you got me super into this so I am indeed buying a hardtail Ibanez for 350, swapping in this trem, and swapping out the Ibanez pups for Fishmans and the standard tuners for locking rotomatics. All chrome. Gonna look hot!

I have a pretty heavily modded Les Paul Studio that I want to put one of these on. To me it seems like it would have immense amounts of musical and instrument maintenance utility. The aged finishes they make for them look very cool.

I love the feel/control and over engineered look of the FRX. My complaints are added weight and getting the action set up low without fret buzz.

I’d like to see a model/option where the large frame is in black while the bridge (resembling a traditional FR) is chrome/gold. I think that would help considerably with the bulky look of it.

great video, a good reference i’ve seen of the bridge is annihilator’s jeff waters’ insistence on using these over the years, specially since, as a gibson endorsee, he definitely has access to other stuff, yet still chooses to use the bridge.

Looks like a killer system!

Love your channel, I'd be interested in a review of a guitar with the hipshot trilogy bridge installed. It appears they stopped making them, but I still see them for sale from time to time and it seems they would be useful.

The FRX Vibrato combined with a Sustainer Pick-up looks like a very interesting idea 😘✌🏻🖖🏻! Need to admit, neither have I ever played a Guitar with the FRX, nor have I modified one of my Guitars 😀!

Genius design 👏👏👏

Been looking at one of these for my flying v

Yo, love your work man, what effects have you used on your GTX100, sounds mint

It sounds incredibly articulate.

Excellent, informative review and demo, Max! I have a few Floyd’s, and have had no trouble with originals. The others can be problematic in ways, and I have found wear points on the some others can get a bit weak after much use. You get what you pay for. I actually forgot about this FRX model. Seems worth investing in, considering the quality. Must admit I’m too lazy to look it up, so I’ll just ask… Have you ever reviewed the Evertune?

wow that bridge is amazing , from what you pointed out I too think it's far superior than the original . But I do wish they did have some cheaper versions , I was really interested in getting one until I heard how much they were . That whole guitar is beautiful . 🐾🐶🎸

I've never played one but it seems to me that you could set the thumb screw in a position where when you pull up, it would stop in tune to where you set it. Like two semitones or something. I did that to my strat with a vintage trem by loosening the mounting screws and adjusting the springs. Or something like that, there's a video on how to do it. It's really nice to just pull it up until it stops and that's in tune

I remember looking for trems to put on a build I was making. I stumbled across the FRX before I knew it was made for Gibsons, but I thought it would look badass on a Strat-style body. Maybe one day I’ll route a Fender body to fit one.

THANK YOU for reviewing this! Been dying of curiosity about it because I'm a Floyd freak🤩🤩 Is it similar to a Kahler or does it feel truly Floyd-flavored?

Great Video Max! I love that guitar and as far as set up on that Bridge it seems doable and looks flippin cool lol! The only floyd rose I have is on my 1986ish? metalic pinkish ibanes pro line from highschool, and that is not a real floyd rose. the othere color that you showed reminds me of Randy's Les paul. so cool. thanks for the video and what is the relic HSS in white behind you?