Floyd Rose replacement for SOCAL

[blood5150]

Hello All...

I am new here. Just picked up my 1st Charvel last week. Got the Candy Green So-Cal....

Love it.

Anyway, from what Ive read here the R3 Floyd is the one that I should be able to just dump into this guitar correct?

It would be this one in an R3 version right?

http://www.warmoth.com/Schaller-Floyd-Rose-Tremolo-Chrome-P578.aspx

Thanks for your input and see you guys around on here... Now I have to stop myself from getting another one of these great guitars!

[metalhobo]

Schaller licensed more expensive than the OFR?

http://www.warmoth.com/Original-Floyd-Rose-Tremolo-Chrome-P117.aspx

The Schallers are good, but get the OFR.

[blood5150]

Schaller licensed more expensive than the OFR?

http://www.warmoth.com/Original-Floyd-Rose-Tremolo-Chrome-P117.aspx

The Schallers are good, but get the OFR.

Hmm... didnt see that one...That looks like the way to go.

I could just drop the R3 right in though.. correct?

[rjohnstone]

R3?
Are you talking about the lock nut size?

As for the Floyd, get a German made Floyd to replace the Korean built trem.

[blood5150]

R3?
Are you talking about the lock nut size?

As for the Floyd, get a German made Floyd to replace the Korean built trem.

Yeah... the locking nut size.... I heard some people say it was an R3..

True?

[dannyr]

There's no need to replace the locking nut. It will work perfectly fine with whatever trem you replce on there.

[metalhobo]

Yes, it is R3

[Newc]

Has anyone been able to break the new Korean OFR through normal use? Does it last as long as the Schaller-made one?

Can't denounce it as crap simply because of where it was made. Sung Hi Lee ain't crap, and she's Korean

[Spivonious]

I thought the Korean Floyds were made with the same materials and to the same specs as the German ones. Theoretically there should be no difference. Can anyone comment?

[Carbuff]

Gee, according to this guy theyre made in the good old USA.

http://cgi.ebay.com/USA-Floyd-Rose-Original-Locking-TREMOLO-Bridge-Black_W0QQitemZ200319667602QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item200319667602&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318

[rjohnstone]

I thought the Korean Floyds were made with the same materials and to the same specs as the German ones. Theoretically there should be no difference. Can anyone comment?

The materials may be the same, but some suggest the tolerances are not as good.
The fine tuners on the Korean ones are supposedly not as smooth.

I couldn't really care less where the thing is made as long as the damn thing works like its supposed too and doesn't fall apart.

[Biff Montana]

Newc +1

However he forgot a picture...
...and we all know that some threads are worthless without pictures.

[ToneZone]

I'll have two of those...

[Newc]

Newc +1

However he forgot a picture...
...and we all know that some threads are worthless without pictures.

Yeah well, all my pics of her are without clothes

[DHardmanJr]

To me the "OFRs" on the new production model series are pretty darn good. I don't see a big reason to replace them. I did put a new Schaller arm from stewmac on mine and a big block. The rest of the components seem just fine.

I'd be curious to know if anyone replaced theirs with a made in Germany OFR ... did it make any real difference?