Model 2 n floyd rose

[Steevda]

is it possible to install a real floyd on a model 2
i have a kahler licenced floyd on there now
or is the kahler just as good

[Tekky]

Re: Model 2 n floyd rose

Not without modifying the tremolo posts and tremolo route of your guitar. The width of a Floyd Rose tremolo and the Kahler fulcrum tremolo are different. The Kahler tremolo is a good one (from what I've been told) so keep it well maintained and it should serve you well.

[vklobucar]

Re: Model 2 n floyd rose

Only those Charvel/Jacksons that came stock with a JT-6 will allow for nearly trouble free installation of either a Schaller or Original Floyd Rose.

General opinion is that the OFR is the finest of them all followed by the Germany made Schallers.

It should be noted that the OFR is some what brighter sounding (due in part to the higher quality of metal perhaps?) than the Schaller version.

To fully exploit the OFR you would need to have a machine shop "widen" the notches of the mounting posts as they are a touch to narrow. Having said that unless you are wild like Vai with your trem the original Jackson posts work just fine.

Any other trem will require new posts to be drilled.

[toejam]

Re: Model 2 n floyd rose

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General opinion is that the OFR is the finest of them all followed by the Germany made Schallers.


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The OFR is made by Schaller in the same West German factory, just a little bit different. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[skorb]

Re: Model 2 n floyd rose

not surprising, Schaller makes some good quality shit. their tuners are killer.

[pinto79]

Re: Model 2 n floyd rose

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General opinion is that the OFR is the finest of them all followed by the Germany made Schallers.


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I'll take an Edge over a Schaller any day. But the OFR is the best...

[Tekky]

Re: Model 2 n floyd rose

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General opinion is that the OFR is the finest of them all followed by the Germany made Schallers.


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I'll take an Edge over a Schaller any day. But the OFR is the best...

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What? I'd rather jump into a swimming pool full of broken glass than take an Edge over a Schaller. There was a magenta Fusion DLX with the maple fretboard in a Guitar Center. I wouldn't buy it because it had an Edge tremolo instead of the Schaller-made JT590. The price they were asking was more than I wanted to pay because there was no way in hell I was sticking with that tremolo.

[skorb]

Re: Model 2 n floyd rose

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I'd rather jump into a swimming pool full of broken glass than take an Edge over a Schaller.

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that's some descriptive imagery there! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[mab8485]

Re: Model 2 n floyd rose

I love the edge on my 80's rg. The tuning stability is rock solid. Just curious what you don't like about them tekky?

[Jackson-Charvel]

Re: Model 2 n floyd rose

I'm satisfied with the Edge on my Roadstar II RS440. Rock solid!

[JBall008]

Re: Model 2 n floyd rose

I've had a couple 80s/90s RG's and the Edge is solid, IMO.

[pinto79]

Re: Model 2 n floyd rose

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General opinion is that the OFR is the finest of them all followed by the Germany made Schallers.


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I'll take an Edge over a Schaller any day. But the OFR is the best...

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What? I'd rather jump into a swimming pool full of broken glass than take an Edge over a Schaller. There was a magenta Fusion DLX with the maple fretboard in a Guitar Center. I wouldn't buy it because it had an Edge tremolo instead of the Schaller-made JT590. The price they were asking was more than I wanted to pay because there was no way in hell I was sticking with that tremolo.

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I had a US Rhoads with a Schaller a BC Rich with a Schaller and I've had a Charvel 750XL with a Schaller and they all were much too stiff for my liking. nothing I would do would smooth them out. I even resorted t 2 springs and really light strings and they all fely clumsy. I currently have 2 Edges and 2 OFR's. They are one an even keel for me. I could never get a Schaller to flutter, and nothing flutters like an Edge. Just ask Steve Vai [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] If they weren't so expensive, I would have tried one on the 750XL. I have a JT-500 on a PS-2 that I like... it's a copy of a Schaller for those who don't know... But I could never get on with the JT-590.

Different Strokes I guess... [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[straycat]

Re: Model 2 n floyd rose

The edge just looks funny on anything other than an Ibeehead.