Does anyone prefer non-recessed FR?

[Musician78]

If so.. then why? Aesthetics?

[toejam]

Yes, I prefer it. The guitar will have more of a tilt to the neck angle, and it puts the bridge higher off the body... like a Les Paul with TOM bridge.

[Sunbane]

Same reason as Toe stated. The bridge sits higher off the body, which creates a better angle for my picking hand, and the angled back neck feels more natural somehow.

Btw, all my non-recessed Floyds are fully floating, and I can easilly pull up on them all day, to all my hearts content.

[toejam]

Yep, the angled neck feels better to me, also.
Though, when I had my Charvel Star, I kept the Floyd down on the body and shimmed the saddles up just because I wanted the trem on that guitar for dive-bombing only.

[Tekky]

Yes please!

Though if I have a guitar that has a recessed tremolo, I prefer the Schaller style. Non-recessed I prefer the OFR

[Musician78]

Yes, I prefer it. The guitar will have more of a tilt to the neck angle, and it puts the bridge higher off the body... like a Les Paul with TOM bridge.

That makes sense. I wonder why I could not figure that out, lol. Anyhow, I guess I would hate it as I love having my picking hand close to the guitar.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

That makes sense. I wonder why I could not figure that out, lol. Anyhow, I guess I would hate it as I love having my picking hand close to the guitar.

You might not hate it... Give it a try. I have not had a non-recessed Floyd since a Kramer I had in the 80's and I don't have any problem with my Charvel SD1 at all.

It doesn't really make that much difference to me either way, I personally wouldn't turn down a really great guitar based solely on recessed or non-recessed tremolo.

[Musician78]

I personally wouldn't turn down a really great guitar based solely on recessed or non-recessed tremolo.

Na... I would have to try it first.

[Jack Napalm]

I am starting to prefer a non-recessed floyd now. I still play my recessed ones but the non-recessed ones just feel better for some reason. Must be the neck angle.

[shreddermon]

I like em both, but Toe nailed why I prefer non-recessed. It's all about the neck angle.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

That's TWO of you weirdos who like the neck angled, just for the neck angle...

I guess I'm just not that picky. About SOME things, I mean.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

Na... I would have to try it first.

I meant that specifically from my perspective... Yeah, I think you should try it, but what I was really trying to get across is to me it's not something I really care about either way.

[markD]

i hate non recessed floyds. all the things you guys like are what i hate. i like a very streamlined feel, and a recessed floyd manages to create that for me

[toejam]

That's TWO of you weirdos who like the neck angled, just for the neck angle...

I guess I'm just not that picky. About SOME things, I mean.

There's a lot of old-school players that prefer J/Cs (and other manufacturers) with that angle and non-recessed Floyds. I can deal with recessed but like non-recessed a little more.
Though, after having played on guitars with Floyds for many years, all of my guitars have fixed bridges at the moment. I'll eventually have to buy another Floyded guitar again.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

Yeah, my first Floyd was non-recessed, too... They didn't make them any other way.

But I remember when I bought my Charvel 475 I was all excited about the recessed Floyd. I think that was mostly because of the ridiculous amount of pull-back.