Non recessed Floyds have higher action?

[cdwillis]

All the guitars I've had with tremolos have been recessed, I want a guitar with a nonrecessed Floyd to stick a D-Tuna on but I'm curious about the action. Will I be able to get action as low with a nonrecessed as with my recessed tremolos?

[VitaminG]

yep. The neck is angled back more on a guitar with a non-recessed trem, so while the strings will sit further away from the face of the guitar, it is possible to get your action just as low, recessed or non-

[neilli]

Yes, it's all about the neck angle. Non recessed will have a 'greater' neck angle to allow the strings to pass evenly across the neck and along to the saddles on the bridge.

Don't forget that you need a non recessed, and non-floating bridge for a D-tuna. If it floats, you'll need to block the 'upward' movement of the bridge....

[toejam]

Don't forget that you need a non recessed, and non-floating bridge for a D-tuna. If it floats, you'll need to block the 'upward' movement of the bridge....

You can also bring the Floyd down to rest on the body, but you'll need to shim the saddles up so your action won't be so low that you fret out. I did that on my Charvel Star, as I don't feel the need to be able to pull up on the bar. And I just use my fine tuner if I want to do the Drop D thing.