Tone Question

[poolboydave]

can anyone give me their opinion on whether an original floyd rose has a deeper tone than the jackson schaller floyd?

Thanks, Dave

[St.James]

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I don't think it will do a thing for the tone.

Some will say the OFR will produce better sustain than the Schaller, but I haven't noticed any difference in the 2 as far as tone or sustain.

[Sunbane]

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Some people claim that the Schaller has a more mellow tone than the OFR, but although I own both I haven't been able to verify.

[DonP]

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I have two RR's - one a 1992 with a Schaller, and an OFR in a 1995. I think the pickups are making a lot bigger difference (J80, J90C + midboost vs. a pair of OEM Bill Lawrence USA's).

[shredmonster]

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I have read Floyd uses harder steel than the other manufactures.
And I have read their springs are 25% stiffer.

[dg]

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If anything, I think it's the opposite. I've switched around between an OFR & JT-590 on a few different guitars & the Floyd always sounds brighter to me. I think the hardened steel vs. diecast baseplate makes the difference. It's more noticeable acoustically than through the amp, imo.

[poolboydave]

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Thanks for the response everyone. I have a 1988 Dinky bolt on that has a OFR and a 1989 Soloist with the Jackson Schaller and the OFR has a beefier tone then my soloist. And both guitars are loaded with the same pickup, which is a Duncan Distortion.

I was thinking about swapping out the trems to see if there was a difference, but I thought I'd get some opinions from the jcf faithful first.

Thanks, Dave

[Freyr]

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I remember when I seen suffocation live one of their guitarists had a bone nut before the locking to improve the tone on open notes, sounds abit overkill to me...

I've always been impartial to the OFR, I stay with the classics.

[Sunbane]

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Thanks for the response everyone. I have a 1988 Dinky bolt on that has a OFR and a 1989 Soloist with the Jackson Schaller and the OFR has a beefier tone then my soloist. And both guitars are loaded with the same pickup, which is a Duncan Distortion.

I was thinking about swapping out the trems to see if there was a difference, but I thought I'd get some opinions from the jcf faithful first.

Thanks, Dave

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I'd guess that the sound difference you are hearing has more to do with bolt-on vs. neck-thru. On the bolt-on guitar, the body wood should have a greater impact on the sound than it does in the neck-thru.

[mm2002]

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Schaller/Dinky combo has a "heavier" tone in my opinion. I may sell my soloist and get another dinky. I just like the sound of bolt-ons better. They just seem to have more balls to me. The OFR also sounds tinny compared to the Schaller.

[poolboydave]

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I'd guess that the sound difference you are hearing has more to do with bolt-on vs. neck-thru. On the bolt-on guitar, the body wood should have a greater impact on the sound than it does in the neck-thru.

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really? i would have thought just the opposite would be the case. that the neck-thru would have more beefier sound than a bolt-on. this is my first neck-thru jackson. thanks sunbane!

[DonP]

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I'd guess that the sound difference you are hearing has more to do with bolt-on vs. neck-thru. On the bolt-on guitar, the body wood should have a greater impact on the sound than it does in the neck-thru.

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really? i would have thought just the opposite would be the case. that the neck-thru would have more beefier sound than a bolt-on. this is my first neck-thru jackson. thanks sunbane!

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LOL! Comparing a neck-thru to a bolt-on is like apples to oranges. That has a much bigger impact than OFR vs. Lic. Floyd Rose. Swap the two bridges and see if there is a difference in tone.

[poolboydave]

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LOL! Comparing a neck-thru to a bolt-on is like apples to oranges. That has a much bigger impact than OFR vs. Lic. Floyd Rose. Swap the two bridges and see if there is a difference in tone.

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i'll do that. it might be a while, cuz i play out with the dinky (bolt-on) with OFR fairly often and i'm not sure i want to chance it sounding light crap for a few gigs.

[St.James]

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Of the 5 Jacksons I have 2 have OFR's and the 3 have Schallers. 3 are identical with the exception to one having the OFR and I notice no difference in tone or playability between them.

[shredhed]

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My experience has been that any FR with hardened steal sounds brighter than one with hardened inserts like a Schaller.
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