Jackson - Summer NAMM News

[KevinDguitar]

is it a ping?

That's the first thing I thought when I read the no made in Germany thing..
PING was authorized to do a FR for Fender.. the only non Schaller "official" Floyd that I can recall.
BTW.. the pink RR w/floyd sounds cool!

[Brooke]

is it a ping?

What's wrong with Ping?

[Super_shredder]

i didnt say anything was wrong it was a question

[rjohnstone]

Jackson doesn't use Ping Floyds.
They are either German made " Floyd Rose® Original™ Double Locking 2-Point Tremolo" trems or they are Chinese built " Floyd Rose® FRT-O2000 Double Locking 2-Point Tremolo" trems.

[Super_shredder]

ok thanks for clearing that up

[ulijdavid]

I have not tried or know where to buy the Ping, but I have heard they are very well built. Also, John Suhr is now using the Ping exclusively over the Schaller made Floyd Rose for whatever that is worth.

[rjohnstone]

You can get Ping Floyds here... http://www.axcessories.com/products.asp?cat=148

[sonicsamurai]

that rr in metallic pink is rather hot!

[thetroy]

Anyone know if the Chinese Floyds are also being used by other companies on their imports, i.e. Shecter and LTD?

[toejam]

Also entering the line is the RR24 now with a maple neck.

They've always had maple necks. You mean maple fingerboards now. There's a difference.

[toejam]

I have not tried or know where to buy the Ping, but I have heard they are very well built. Also, John Suhr is now using the Ping exclusively over the Schaller made Floyd Rose for whatever that is worth.

I thought he was using Gotoh.

[slash-ed]

Gotoh is the one Suhr is using.

[toejam]

I've heard great things about the Gotoh Floyds.

And I always remembered people talking about Ping hardware as being crap many years ago. Maybe they're better now with the Floyds?

[bibz]

They're putters are pretty expensive, get a good wrap though

Gotoh's are good yeah, but ofr's still reign imo

[toejam]

I always thought it was funny how both Ping and Kahler made golf clubs and guitar hardware.