tone and playability differences between rr1 and rr1t?

[my03]

Hey ssk, cheers for the link, sorry i should of been a bit more clear in my previous post, i did note the manufacturer's specs as being 9-42 from the website, but when i put the set of 9-42 diadarios on the rr5fr the bridge was so far off flush with the body it wasnt funny!

what i should of asked is what brand or model of 9-42 i could get that is best suited for the factory setting?

im not very handy with the guitar, but i did manage to mess around with the trem claw screws to make it sit flush again....but the action feels higher now and basically i just want to be able to keep the factory setting

cheers

[Mr Sandman]

^^^^^^ hey man, I`m not that up with the ins and outs of guitar mechanics either and I`ve only just recently (less than one year) converted to Charvel and FR... I don`t feel like writing out a loooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggg reply but after reading your last few comments I`m thinking that maybe you need the hardtail!

Also, a factory set up is one thing. But take it to your tech anyway, if he`s a good guy, even if it`s just to ask him to take a look at it.
You spend that much money on a guitar why not spend another hundred or so to get it set up properly especially if, like me, you don`t really know what you`re looking at.

Just my 2 cents, hope it helps

[Scooter]

I like both. The only differences I see are neck angle and more wood. I prefer an OFR because I'm used to it. But I use it too. If you don't use the OFR, get the RR1T. Tuning stability has never been an issue on any Jackson I've ever had, unless a tuner is loose/bad. Look around youtube also for some vids on how to set up your Floyded guitar too, you may change your mind again if you get that 'just right' feel.

[Chad]

......RR1 vs RR1T? As in Recessed Floyd versus Tom Bridge?


...depends on which shape you prefer I guess.


As said, big thing is what bridge height is comfortable for you, as there is a big difference and the angled neck is way more comfy I reckon standing, unless your left hand is longer than your right. Tom bridges are purist, unadulterated rock n roll in the purist sense. Hank Marvin had/has a trem, hell, he even played/plays the same neck angle and bridge position format as an RR1. Basically what these recessed Floyd metallers won't tell you is that secretly, they are basically playing a namby Strat, at least in format.

Look at the roots of the TOM Bridge guitars in the 30's and 50's and then look at who played Fenders...(Excluding mr Jimi, as obviously he was an alien, so he is discounted)

A TOM bridge guitar, now that is a real man's instrument. Its soul is in the roots of the earth spanning back thousands of centuries and the interaction and reasonance, harnessed, shackled even between guitar and player is completely unadulterated and in its purist form. Hence of course, why you can do unison bends so easily on a TOM Bridge guitar.:idea:

I will say this though. If you want to get a ghostly apparition to appear on film but remain invisible to the naked eye, then you must co ordinate the frequency of the light source of your projector with the films frame rate. Works great on CCTV in garages in Christian areas.

If anyone has any bright ideas on what TOM bridge would be suitable for me I can offer up more enlightening random information for free if you want.

You can be a heavy handed muter on a TOM bridge and really attack it. Recessed floyd can be sensitive to this style, unless you fit overly gauged strings and valve springs from a truck engine. Tonally both can be equally good or bad for magic reasons. Depends if you really want a floyd or not and if your style calls for it.

What is this crap?

Seriously?

[ginsambo]

Well if someone has to ask.

Only thing I'd say is that I've never seen a RR1T go secondhand, whilst there are plenty of RR1's about. Is it rarer or something, are there less of them about, or is it just that people cling onto them?

I think if you were to forgo floyd, then having a Tom bridge neck angle /Les Paul set up with a big plus of the additional benefit of clarity of a longer scale length makes for an awesome guitar.

I guess it just pains me that Floyds are standard equipment these days on most Jacksons, even the sacred RR.

Why have a floyd, especially a recessed one when you don't use it?

[Devotee]

Thing is ginsambo, most people who do have a Floyd DO use it. That's why they buy a guitar equipped with one in the first place... The fact that you haven't seen many RR1Ts go second-hand is probably an indication that Jackson sell more RR1s.

Just because you don't know how to set up or play a guitar equipped with a Floyd doesn't mean the tremolo system itself is inherently flawed, it just means that you're a retard