What Are LICENSED Floyd Rose Temolos? Are They ALL BAD?? 

Advice of life: I replaced all my FR Specials with Schaller Lockmeisters! It´s the exact same bridge as the og FR but with Schaller stamp on it and costs here in Europe about half the price than the og FRs.

I have upgraded my licenced Jackson Floyd Rose with stainless steel saddles and Schaller's tremolo arm. The total cost was less than $50 and made a huge difference. If you're not a heavy tremolo user but would like to have an option to use it every now and then, I think that this is a solid, affordable option to consider.

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I have a Floyd rose special and it’s flush to the body with dive only. The only problem I’ve had with it is the bar broke on me at the collar and I had to crudely use another bar and that works just fine. I recommend you look to make sure there is no crack in the collar piece if you have one because that ultimately led to the failure of the bar

Fernandes' licensed FR models are tip top. They make em themselves in they're Japanese factory. It was actually my 1st good experience with a locking trem. The others were an edge-3 a licensed jackson from the early 90s...they were nightmares and then i got the Fernandes setup and i said "my god...a locking trem that works advertised."

Do a video on Ibanez Edge pro floating bridges!!!

Thanks for the information. I have an 87 strat with a system 1 tremolo and I am going to swat the tremolo with a gotoh ge1996t.

The nice thing about most licensed FR teens, if you want to upgrade, you can usually drop one right in, with little issues. Dropped one into my EVH lefty Wolfgang standard. Took longer to intonate, than to swap!

I solved this problem ages ago. I install OFR on my guitars. Yeah, a bit more expensive, but i have the satisfaction knowing its great quality and will last.

Hey man, great discovery in this channel, I've just subscribe to it. You definitely have to do a video about Floyd Roses greatest rivals: Edge and Lo-Pro edge.

NOTHING wrong with the licensed FLoyd Rose on my Jackson, I don't care what you say, it has worked FINE for me for going on 18 year now (I have even refretted this guitar and NOT replaced or needed to do anythning to the trem outside of tightening screws when i first got it)

I love my Peavey licensed trem on my '98 Wolfgang Special it has performed just as well over the years as any original floyd I've had!

I have a Schaller Lockmeister on my guitar and it's FANTASTIC and virtually identical to the Original Floyd. But the advantage they offer is various radiuses on the bridge and nut, so you're not limited to 10 inches like the OFR.

You just got a new subscriber, sir! Cheers from Brazil!

I have a Jackson Kelly from 1996 (Jackson Professional, MIJ). On it came the JT580LP, made by Takeuchi. Looks better than other licensed bridges. I did change the arm base for a Schaller one because the original wouldn't stay in place.

No mention of the GOTOH GE1996T? That is amazing bridge used on alot of high-end guitars. And it's still cheaper than the Oginal Floyd Rose.

I have a licensed Floyd by Schaller on my 96 Hamer Californian, they actually put hardened steel inserts on the base plate. I swapped all the screws and saddle blocks for Fu-tone Titanium one's and used there Brass big block as well. Super solid setup!

love ur channel big fan btw. i got to ask u something, i got jem jr i want to install gotoh but not to drill new posts so can i use the new studs on the stock posts ?

It would be awesome to have a video about differences in measures and direct replacements, because it is always a theme of confusion...

I would like to throw my two cents in. I'm not a fan of everything they do, but Guitar Fetish sells a few very good vibrato units. They have a couple of "Floyd-oids", one of which is made of steel with a brass sustain block. I've bought two of these and went with the full Monty install on one of them. Sparing you all the gory details, these vibes transformed the guitars that got them. Longer sustain, improved tone, and higher volume all came with the transplant. ALSO coming with the transplant was significantly greater weight! Those two guitars started out light, but have become some of the heaviest guitars I own. Not knocking the product, but anyone considering it should know about that issue. Hasn't stopped me, but I'm working on a guitar with great tone and sustain, but is light enough for long-duration stage use. No, I don't play out, but I wanted one, so I'm working on it. While I'm on the subject, my light stage axe is a Jackson with a hockey stick headstock and a large amount of string displacement from nut slot to tuner. This impacts tuning stability badly, and I want to be able to use the 2-point vibe freely. Does anyone have any ideas for a solution?

I have a Kramer Striker 200ST with a licensed under Floyd Rose Patents, Floyd Rose Tremolo that I'm working on for someone else. Is it any good? Should I recommend replacing it or can it be upgraded &/or repaired? Also it missing the tremolo arm, are they still available? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

The kramer licensed trem is really good. I have one on my Pacer classic. Unfortunately the new models come with a FR special

One of the best Licensed Floyd I have is on my my 2002 Bc Rich Mockingbird SE. I have no idea who made it what it's made of but it's lasted better than the 1000 Series that came of my 2004 Warlock. The other Licensed I like is on my late 80s Bc Rich Bich with a screw in bar. It is a bit worn on the knife edges but I love it's feel, I have a work around for worn Floyd's anyway.

The best licensed floyd rose of all time is the Ibanez Edge. For some reason, they don't have to disclose the license anymore, but it's still a licensed floyd. Ibanez is genius in that they only used the hardened steel on the replaceable knife edges which were later determined to be so strong an so rarely replaced, they stopped selling them separately..... but the rest of the trem is of a much lower grade metal as it's just not neccisary anywhere but the knife edges.

Very informative video

Great. it ís fgood seeing a new video about a classic topic. (although can be cliché to some of us who already are saturated with this marketillness) this remains usefull to put out. Well done man. Not all are bad. Many are though. (not happy to admit, but if some werent so crappy it wouldnt make us this fixated on it...wich is a plus. Discovering truth from what we're lame compensations. Kinda like JDM people so passionately do...after buying their dreamcar the first things first, is to detect all the components wich the manufacturer had to compensate on, and make it a mission to replace those with high-end materials. How did Honda remain so victorious? because they delved deeper into whatever mistake("sin") there seemed to be. :) See how science actually removes sins, offers those to dissolve in the bright lights of truth. :P

To me the Original Edge is on par with the OFR even though it's "licensed." It seems to me that at times Ibanez has created other bridges, licensed as well, that weren't too great but the Original Edge is just phenomenal.

I put a Floyd Rose Original in a Jem Jr. With purple titanium inserts, tuning screws & a big brass block , all the parts came from FU Tone . GREAT PRODUCTS!

Have a Japan made Takeuchi bridge on my RC7 - works as swiss clock - zero problem so far (guitar is 15 years old)

Do you know if additional routing is needed to replace a licensed Jackson FR with an original Floyd?

Hey guys! I want to buy a Jackson SLX DX Soloist X Series Satin Black but it has a FR special on it. Is this a deal breaker? I never had a guitar with a tremolo so idk

I have a question about the Floyd Roses hopefully an Experienced Floyd Rose can help me out. Ok so, I have a Jackson guitar, reverse headstock and cant really tell you the model because it has no serial number. Anyways, the guitar came with THAT SAME EXACT "LICENSED FLOYD ROSE" black bridge except mine is chrome. Can anyone tell me what the technical name for that type of floyd rose called? Is it the 1000? Reason why I am asking is because I just purchased an Original Floyd Rose that looks exactly like mine except its...original, and I want to know if they would be the exact same measurements and what not. Also the bridge I have the saddles have tails and not screws like ive seen much more frequently, was wondering if I can use a screw saddle to replace the saddle with tail Idk if this makes sense or if you know what im talking about. Any input would be great thanks !!!

Replaced the LFR on my Schecter Avenger Damien FR w/ a Gotoh GE1996T. Best floating trem in the game!!!!

The original Ibanez Edge Trems are wonderful in my experience, only issue is that damn trem arm bushing that wears away and makes it super floppy

My Jackson Soloist came with a FR Special and in all fairness, it worked well for about 3 years. Then strings kept popping out of the saddles. I went through 5 sets of strings in 3 months. No matter how hard I tightened the lock screws, the damn strings kept popping out. After researching this problem online, I found out that this is a common problem with the FR Special. I replaced it with an Original Floyd Rose(Schaller) a couple of weeks ago and so far I've noticed a few things. Everything seems to be much tighter and solid now. Also, with the FR Special the Trem arm would constantly unscrew itself and would start rattling around while I was playing. I would have to re-tighten it between songs. With the OFR, I don't have to do that. The Trem arm stays wherever you want it. One other major difference is after I installed the OFR my guitar got much louder. It's like someone turned up the gain on my amp. I think that has to do with the OFR's sustain block. On the OFR it's made from nickel plated brass. On the Special it's Zinc alloy.

Schaller also makes the lockmeister. Which is the original Floyd rose with Schaller stamp on it. Same materials same everything

I bought a S/H Rally Guitar v shape that has a licensed One so will get that checked

The key is in the knife edges and the saddles, to my experience some fr special and clones have good usable hard knife edges, others have soft shitty knife edges. As for the saddles you can by stainless steel aftermarket ones for quite affordable.

I have a Kahler made in America "floyd rose" which has patent pending on the base plate - the quality is very high and the knife point are very hard. It has the advantage that I do not have to clip the ball ends off the springs. It is more than 40 years old I think. I also have a non locking FR which is clearly un-authorised

i love the jt 580LP.. i prefer it over the OFR.. ..jackson never breaks a string or goes out of tune if the strings are stretched.. i do however use 4 springs for a bit more rigidness/stability..

Does the Jackson js32 warrior have a good Floyd rose?

Had this bridge in the past, broke some saddles , and replaced them With graphtech parts and voila!!!!!

I have a Jackson JS32 Randy Rhoads with a licenced Floyd. But I'm a hobby player so I'm not too worried. It's not like I'd be gigging with it.

I can tell u the original steel bolts on the Floyd sound better than stainless replacements. I can also say that FU titanium sustain blocks and string lock blocks sohnd very noticably better than stock plus the lock blocks actually never turn to shit

I ordered a licensed FR tremolo bridge for $18 on Amazon, which included an R2 nut. The nut was junk and the screw threads on the E lock stripped in an a couple of days so I spent $40 on a real R2 by FR with no issues. The FR nut is clearly much better. The bridge, on the other hand, never had an issue and feels nice and chunky. to keep it in tune I use the Fender Tremsetter, which works like magic. I also made a flat steel support plate for the bridge screws which gives it a rock solid stability. The licenced tremolo is a great deal for the money. Naturally the German originals are going to be the best but for the money the licensed is not bad at all and works great.

can anyone please tell me if the hot rod speciel floyd rose system in my PT-FR-S green foam electric schector sun valley shredder is one of these crap systems thanks rock on brothers.

Floyd Rose Special can be upgraded to a high standard cheaply. The knife edge argument is not accurate, because in the Original and the Special, the Base Plate is made from "Hardened steel"

Floyd rose are my favorite

I remember Steve Vai used licensed Floyd on his Passion and Warfare guitar that literally made him famous, he also recorded his best album with it.

So you're telling me that my beloved '97 RR has a shit licensed FR on it? Now I am sad.

What's the difference between jackson by floyd rose and the floyd rose special? Thanks!

Hey bro, what about Ibanez Edge trems?

Can anyone tell me how to stop my saddle lock screws from touching my strings when i pull up? is this a standard floyd rose problem? i get about a full step bend and then the screws touch the high e and b string and cuts out...

Thank you it's good to know thus there are just to much choices now a day every one's or companies are nit straight up these day only to make a fast buck and dump.we can get a great piece of gear or a big disappointment have better odds at a casino..RocknRollFlat5

The licensed floyd on my 2007 MiJ Jackson DK2M has always worked like a charm. I will be replacing it with an OG Floyd very soon though, as it's taken its fair share of abuse over the last decade I've owned the guitar and is starting to wear down.

I tried to replace my Washburns Floyd rose with a Floyd Rose 1000 series but the knife edges are cut differently on the one base plate versus the one that came on my guitar the grooves don’t sit in the same way so the plate doesn’t fit on my guitar the right way it has a noticeable gap on the left side versus the right and I can’t find a suitable replacement that has the same cut outs as the Floyd Rose my guitar came with and it really Concerns me because if overtime my Floyd Rose breaks I don’t know what to do to replace it if anyone could help me please let me know I would greatly appreciate it

Hello! Double action floating bridges, my unfinished business... I have an old guitar from the 80s that had a Schaller floating bridge. But it's a French guitar, a Vigier that was designed to play jazz fusion jejejejeje. The system is bad because if you lose tuning, you have to adjust it in the nut with an allen key. Very impractical. The guitar has become a restoration project. Then I have a very economical guitar. I think it's a local German brand, Rocktile. It has a licensed floyd rose bridge. It's pretty bad. But I have managed to maintain the tuning, with the springs very tense. Microtuning sucks. The threads of the screws or those of the holes are very hard and irregular... But what is going to be asked of a guitar that cost me 145 euros ...? Finally I have a Korean Squier pending restoration. I want to conertir her in a kind of Frankenstrat. I thought about putting a cheap floating bridge on it. The prices of the original Floyd Rose are prohibitive for an old and cheap guitar hahahahaha. Maybe I'm the one who has no remedy... Hahahahahahaha Regards.

I’ve switched to Edge Trems and there is no going back to Floyd Rose!!! I will say that I have 3-4 new Jackson’s with licensed FR and yes the quality is low but they aren’t as bad as a lot of people say. Many of the issues with new Jackson entry level guitars like the JS and even X series is in setup. There are tons of complaints about the licensed Jackson FR bridges not returning to zero. 95% of these problems are caused by Jackson adjusting them too low. Simply raise the bridge about 1.5-2 full turns and it will work fine.

what about ibanez’s edge tremolos?

Nice

The FR1000 is exactly the same as the original. It is impossible to buy in store. it is supplied only on guitars coming from korea and is stamped "Floyd Rose".

i just use the wilkinson locking tremolo. it’s pretty good!

I heard the older Jackson liscensed Floyd Roses were good?

Can i have the jackson floyrose i think im gona use it

I have an original Kahler Spyder Floyd Rose licensed for sale...

I don't think the 1000 series get enough credit. They are pretty good!

The original is usually best. I have to admit I do have a Floyd 1000 in one of my guitars and in all honesty I have no problems with it. I beat the hell out of the thing and it bounces back every time. I was leary of it...thinking I would change it in time, yet it impressed me. Maybe I just got lucky with it? Idk

I have a patented Floyd rose that came with my diy guitar and it stays in tune

What is the difference between the Floyd Rose 1000 and the 1500?

I'm not positive but I feel like the quality even out of Germany has gotten lower over the years. Like the fine tuners on my one original from the 80s are much smoother than the ones I bought (stamped made in Germany) much later, 2000s

Actually Korean Floyd Rose 1000 saddles are made of Zinc Alloy. Threads are complete sh...t. Wear out in months of use.

Who makes Ibanez's Floyd Roses?

gotoh 1996 is honestly amazing, and its cheap compared to og floyd, stays very well in tune, and its made of steel

I had this Jackson bridge in RR3. It was a pain to play.

Playing ability; 99% Floyd Rose quality; 1% There, now you know what to focus on

Best bang for buck remains Gotoh. (sorry western world of ol roman patent fascism.) XD Allota younger players are already smarter than us old boutique loyalists. :P

Floyd Rose are complete waste of money guitar center charged me $875 to set it up and it's like every other month I have to go over there and get it redone so I just do the guitar out

No way, Korea is the land of Samsung

If anyone thinks any guitar part is better because of its geography is literally insane.

That jackson floyd you showed came on my dk2m pro....lasted maybe 5 years and knife edges chipped....garbage. but my late 80's original floyd on and that same guitar. All original parts and built like a tank. Only licensed floyd that is good is the early 90's Ibanez edge. Mine still works perfect.

EXH Floyds???

the belief that zinc alloy is a material that should be avoided, is just not true, just as much as the belief that all "licensed" trems are crap. Zinc alloy as well as the common name "stainless steel" are both generalized terms, and do not accurately represent the possible quality of the represented metals. Stainless steel is also an alloy, it is not a homogenous metal, it is made up of multiple different metallic elements that give the finished steel its's specific properties. The zinc alloy used in many different industrial applications as well as in guitar parts is also made up of multiple elements that give it its characteristics. stainless steel and zinc alloy both have varying grades of quality not only in workmanship and finish, but also in material purity and the forging process. good quality zinc alloy is actually very sturdy and is highly resistant to corrosion and wearing out, not as sturdy as a high quality stainless steel but, i digress. Zinc alloy is a great material to make a tremolo system out of, you just have to understand that metals benefits and weak points and how to avoid upgrading your guitar with parts made of harder metals or "upgrading" it with softer metals. when using a floyd rose special trem made of mostly zinc alloy, don't upgrade parts that are constantly moving or going through a lot of friction with stainless as the new part will want to wear out the zinc alloy contact surface. When i upgrade my FR Specials i typically will go with SS saddle blocks, SS string locking screws, SS nut locking screws, and SS saddle locking screws. This type of upgrade cuts down on destroying your zinc alloy components that are designed to rub against each other, while also giving your stationary components the ability to remain rigid even under high strain dive bombs or fast spastic squealing maneuvers. last but not least, there is such a thing as stainless steel trems that are total crap. You can also cause the same issues in a stainless trem by upgrading high friction parts with titanium parts, which are the most common upgrade from stainless.

The Floyd Rose special is a real Floyd Rose they are made in South Korea and you will find them on $1,000 to $1,100 guitars..you should have done a better research job..