A Mighty Gilbert-o Question about his blocked floyds...

[Seventh Avenged]

Hey y'all.

i know i may not get this done, but i've been always wondering how he gets his Ibbys converted to hardtails.

I've seen pics where it looks like its been covered by a metal plate-type deal, but i've seen some where it looks like he glued in blocks of wood.

how does he do it? and get the hardtail bridge also?

and is there any aftermarket way to do the same thing?

[sully]

check the sticky thread about blocked floyds for a method.

[Seventh Avenged]

i know, bro, and thanks for the reply.

he just completely gets rid of them for a hardtail bridge, and it just always intrigued me.

i have mine all blocked, but just was interested in how he did it.

thanks!

[dg]

There's a tutorial on projectguitar.com. Not sure if this is how PG did his, but it is the link that came up a few times when I searched:

http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/tht1.htm

[sully]

oh, sorry man! i didn't know that he did something other than just blocking it.

[Model1VH2]

Very cool tutorial.

I'm just wondering why someone would go through all that trouble.
Ya wanna hardtail, buy a hardtail.

[Seventh Avenged]

good call man.

i guess paul really like the sound and feel of his.

he converted all of the trem-equipped guitars i've seen him with.

and sully, its all good bro!

[dg]

WRT to the tutorial, his method for dealing with the lines where the wood block meets the body is interesting. It might be a good option for people who don't want to use the Bondo / glazing putty method to fill cavities. If you're hell-bent on using wood blocks, this looks like a pretty sound approach. I still think I'd use a thin coat of Evercoat glazing putty before priming as insurance, though.



Rout groove




Epoxy-based filler




Prime & sand

[Mr White]

Ive had that bookmarked and have been itching to do it for some time now