Replacing the floyd rose on a pro mod?

[Harmonious]

Hi, I have a USA San Dimas model 1, 2008 model. I wondered if anyone has replace the floyd rose bridge for a standard bridge? If so, how easy is it, what bridge did you use etc? Any pics? Thanks.

[ginsambo]

If you are stuck on a vintage trem or hardtail and want a nice looking, different spec. playable guitar, keep the neck, order a body off KNE Guitars or something, ask for one piece mahogany, order a bridge from Wayne Guitars and go with a natural oiled mahogany finish like the customs or Music Zoo ones. Sell the korean OFR and body on Ebay and you'll have a nice guitar for little money. Any mods like that to a pro mod are just not worth it I shouldn't think, although you could fit a vintage trem I suppose and fill the floyd posts......but ...why?

[Carbuff]

If you mean replacing the bridge with a different floyd, then a german OFR will fit right in. If you mean to make it a hardtail bridge then you should just block the trem.

[Harmonious]

If you mean replacing the bridge with a different floyd, then a german OFR will fit right in. If you mean to make it a hardtail bridge then you should just block the trem.

Thanks for both your replies. Yes, I'd like a hardtail bridge. I was hoping it might be simple to swap the Floyd out for a hardtail and use the existing holes etc. If not, is there a guide here on how to block the trem out? Thanks again.

[Capelo]

Check the Tremol-no, it is a clamp that goes inside the trem cavity and basically turns your FR into a fixed bridge (www.floydupgrades.com sells them) . I believe there are a couple of videos on youtube explaining how to install them.

[SausageofPower]

+1 on the Tremol-No. I've got them in my Floyded guitars and, assuming you set them up right, they're handy devices that don't have any effect on the feel of your bridge. I'd avoid the clamp types and use the pin types though.

[vondran]

Thanks for both your replies. Yes, I'd like a hardtail bridge. I was hoping it might be simple to swap the Floyd out for a hardtail and use the existing holes etc. If not, is there a guide here on how to block the trem out? Thanks again.

To block the trem, you only need to cut a piece of wood that fits between the trem sustain block and the inner part of the trem cavity. Then you just tighten the spring claw so the trem block is firmly pressed against the block and holds it in place - do not glue the block in. Below is a picture. The wood should be a hardwood, e.g. maple, mahogany, ... as the string vibrations will now go through the sustain block to the body through the wood block you insert. Also you want the block thickness so the trem is approximately level with the body once the block is inserted and tightened down.

[CowboyFromHell]

Looking at that pic it seems that would keep you from pulling up on the trem arm but it wouldn't keep you from pushing down on it or keep the string tension from pulling it forward thus defeating the "conversion" to a hardtail-type bridge. To do what's the OP is asking wouldn't it require a wooden block in front of and behind the trem block?

[Ward]

Depends how tight you screw the claw in, and how many springs you use.

I block all my trems by putting a stop where the pic shows, then cranking the screws nice and tight so that the bridge can't move. Even when doing 17 octave bends the trem stays in place.

[vondran]

What Ward said is correct. If you put the block in and really tighten up the claw (maybe even add a spring or two), the trem isn't going anywhere.

[ozzuk1]

Schaller make a traditional vibrato that has the wider ofr post spacings it wouldnt have the fine tuners etc and would feel more like a hardtail..

You can use metal, theres plenty of info online on how to block, I would also put something behind the bridge to stop it from diving...

Floyd upgrades make a trem stop device or you could use a barrell bolt lock that you cna get for $4 from home depot or another hardware store handy if you want a quick switch between floating and dive only.

http://www.lonephantom.com/2012/02/the-4-tremolo-stopper/

However I did find a usefull youtube video where the guy used metal washers stacked up to block the bridge I would think that metal would transfer more vibration into the wood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQps87LGK8Y

I think thats the video using 4-5 springs with lots of tension should make it pretty solid...

Thought I would ad some alternatives...