11:50 ! Even the CREATOR of these damn bridges forgets to use the fine tuners

@spiritzweispirit1st638

3 жыл бұрын

Supposedly the Gentleman from ' 'Coherent Sound and Light' Licensed the Idea to Mr Floyd Rose'_4 Decades Ago (Heard it in a Namm Interview) 🎸

@samanderson6079

3 жыл бұрын

@@spiritzweispirit1st638 it was actually Eddie Van Halen that came up with fine tuners.

A tutorial created by the creator- It doesn't get any better than this. I crave as much information on any given subject or procedure as I can possibly get, and this video certainly delivers. Outstanding Mr. Rose. This cemented my decision to buy one of these for my next build.

Had to laugh at 11:45 when Floyd himself started to tune with the headstock tuners...LOL.... I expect that from 'non-Floyd' players but caught me by surprise on this video...

@olivaguitars4926

7 жыл бұрын

This is definitely a design flow

@thewurm9177

4 жыл бұрын

Funny as hell! Maybe he was stoned when he made the video (:D

@spiritualcramp8000

4 жыл бұрын

pretty obvious the locking nuts were not locket yet

@jadenharrison

3 жыл бұрын

They nut wasn’t locked yet

@c.f.pedraza4057

3 жыл бұрын

The man himself probably hates his own design. Lmao

This guy reminds me of that teacher that starts tellin' a story and before you know it, school's over, you're single again and the police are looking for you in 5 different states

@gtrman1263

8 жыл бұрын

+Cristian Popa HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA good one ...

@bluesdriver6354

7 жыл бұрын

Thats REALLY FUCKIN' FUNNY!!! Good job!!!

@mineguitarerer

5 жыл бұрын

I don’t get it

@jackc6716

4 жыл бұрын

@@mineguitarerer Me neither

@smgames9873

4 жыл бұрын

That made no sense but it was funny as hell

I found it funny when he said "Hi, i'm Floyd Rose". I mean, i'm so used to hear "I have Floyd Rose on my guitar" my whole live that it's weird to actually hear guy come up and say "I'm [the] FR".

@wiseguy9202

3 жыл бұрын

LOL I thought the same!

It's like being lectured on General Relativity from Einstein himself

Huh, I was considering finding a floating trem for my SG just a few hours ago with a friend. This may be a sign. Good job Mr Rose.

I had the surface mount Floyd trem that was made in the 80s on my Les Paul. I really hope these are made far better than those. They sounded like a tin can and broke within a month with light use. I've always been a Floyd fan otherwise. The F.R. trem was one of the single greatest contributions and innovations to the instrument ever. It changed entire genres of rock playing. Thanks you for all of that.

Really surprised that something like this didn't come out sooner! Brilliant idea, FR!!

I LOVE that you went to the tuning peg after you'd set the clamp. You are human ;) Robert Swanson

I love my Floyd Rose equipped guitars, but I really wish setting the intonation was easier (original Floyd).

@TheWolvesCurse

4 жыл бұрын

they have a product now called "hollow points" that makes intonation as easy as with a tune-o-matic system. go check their website for it.

@MainPrism

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWolvesCurse idk about as easy (yes I own some) but definetly WAY easier than setting them by hand.

I love the 'it's a problem if you drill through the head stock." I'm guessing there are people who don't wrap a piece of tape around the drill bit to guide the depth, but they probably aren't trying to install one of these on a $1000+ guitar. You usually only do that once...

@noahcalland8316

3 жыл бұрын

The laugh says he learnt that the hard way.

@krf3064

2 жыл бұрын

He was probably thinking of EVH :)

Holy shit! Floyd Rose... Is a guy!?

@ManiacGuitar98

9 жыл бұрын

No shit sherlock

@bullspit9952

9 жыл бұрын

DUH what kind of dumbass parent would name their little girl Floyd?!?!

@SammyandTex2

9 жыл бұрын

MrJv123jv yes and he was in a band Q5 www.metal-archives.com/bands/Q5/1449

@brogoram

7 жыл бұрын

BullSpit maybe he thought its a pure brand name..

@Trey-jl9ru

7 жыл бұрын

LechQuem What chick do you know named Floyd?

Thank you for personally creating this tutorial. I’m going to consider this for upcoming builds (and one of my own guitars first :) . You truly care about your products, that is evident.

Thank you, Floyd, for this demo. Splendid work. I love your design of the original and this FRX takes it up a notch.

I finished my build on a LTD Viper-400 and installed the FRX and this trem is the BEST tremolo system I have ever played,I had to tweek some adjustments and just use it for diving and this is incredibly smooth,with a quick allen wrench adjustment you can control the tension on the downward force,I just sold my Epiphone with a regular trem and this is a keeper,by far the very best trem I have ever played,thanks Mr. Rose.

13:05 He has already accidentally gouged a small hole through the paint with the allen wrench.

Kinda takes a shit on Gibson's robot tuners doesn't it.

@darkavatar1819

7 жыл бұрын

Gibson's robot tuners took a shit on Gibson's robot tuners...

@crimsun7186

7 жыл бұрын

You mean the tuners that aren't even made by Gibson, but a rebrand of Tronical tuners?

@gregmullins6927

7 жыл бұрын

It's good to know that,I've got a Tone Pros bridge on my 339,will that be a good match with the F.R lock nut?

@brucedavis8736

6 жыл бұрын

Respect my Brother.robot tunings for robots.lol

@hetfield2x4

3 жыл бұрын

actually I own both bridges and though it has its quirks, overall I prefer the Tronical tuners

I just ordered one of these! Thank you FR for helping me keep my guitars in tune all these years

Great design. Floyd Rose Tremelo systems ROCK! Thanks for helping me over the years.

Hell Yes I just bought a new Gibson SG and I just seen this so I ordered it I can't wait to put it on my new guitar I am so Stoked I always wanted a SG with a Floyd👍 God Bless Floyd Rose 👍🇺🇲😎

Thank you sooo much Mr Rose for the greatest tremelo system the planet has ever seen. There is NO equal. All my tremelo guitars are equipped with Floyd Rose originals. 15 in all, and I wouldn’t trade them for anything. 🙏🏼🤘

Legend. I am certain he doesn't need the $ but still inventing and giving online tutorials. I think he should post videos of his EVH stories. This is a truly awesome invention. I love a floyd just for tuning stability. My music room is humidity controlled so I can tune a guitar, lock my floyd, pick up a month later and still in tune.

Will this work on a hello kitty acoustic guitar?

@richietownsend6737

3 жыл бұрын

No way would I modify a Hello Kitty guitar and mess with the value.

@SoundlabStudios63

3 жыл бұрын

Hello kitty acoustics are best modified by adding a pickup, then running them through a korg miku, and then two boss metal zones

At 5:06 I'm interested in seeing how you set the intonation, since it appears to be one hell of a monster feat to accomplish. I think this is a very, very important step that should not have been skipped.

@haddoxguitars9158

8 жыл бұрын

It looks like it's the same as the original floyd rose bridge. You have to slack the string, loosen the nut with an allen key, nudge it a bit in the right direction, tighten everything back up and repeat with every string. Once you get it set up though you don't need to adjust it again unless you change string gauges or tunings. Hope this helped

Great video always nice to see the guy who made the part showing you how to install it thanks for the video!!

Man this is great for LP/sg and the many copies. I will have one of these, I am a huge supporter of Floyd Rose.

The man the myth himself! The EVH family and many more owe you a debt of gratitude sir!

Well worth the wait. Took a couple of hours to retrofit to my 78 Les Paul Standard. Had to watch sections of the Video over to get the finer points dialed in. Fine tweeking the next day made it 100%.

Just genious. 20 minutes of tuning the guitar and NO ONE word about tuning the measure. I wasted about an hour trying to find dat damn screw.

Well done! Finally some very good explanations, the best on the internet. a big thank-you.

awesome. love the adjustments you can make can't wait to see the Rail Tail in 2016

Man the first Floyd Rose I can really say "I wont mind to put one on my guitars!". And the idea of the up locking, was THE thing missing for making them perfect for me :-)

Thank you for all you did/do to influence the music! :)

The man, the legend. I'm getting one to put on my Les Paul. Thanks AGAIN, FR!

Just ordered mine. Can't wait for it to arrive!

this is so awsome i'd totally replace my old FR with this one. great job!!!

Great instructional video, just bought one and can't wait to get it on and set up. I hope it's worth it!

Very nicely done, Floyd! I Love your Trems!

my congratulations for you Floyd from Brazil thi's a great invention for all guitarists of the world.

11'53", Floyd Rose himself reaches for a headstock tuner after the nut is locked. Glad to see we all do this from time to time, even the inventor :) Looks like a great product though, very tempted to drop the money and try one.

Mr Floyd Rose, you're a genius!! Ty for all !!

MG! Floyd Rose himself! pleased to meet you man!

I love my 2016 limited edition Gibson SG Black , came factory with FRX ! It's now 2022 and I still have it mint ! Only 4 ever sold on the net since 2016 ! 4 more years and I'll let it go tor the fat cash !

I am traditional in my visual tastes for a trem (Fender, 6 screw or 2 point) and have stayed away from Floyds. but this unit really is a solid option for stoptail guitars! Kudos Floyd Rose!

Good on you Floyd. I love your bridges.

Excellent! I was waiting for you to plug in and wail though!

Not to bore us with the most important part. Setting it up! lmao.

I love the original Floyd Rose bridge.

I’m obviously late to the game but man I sure dig the FRX. The stability and the looks are off the charts. Thanks Mr. Rose for the design.

I recently bought one of these Floyd Rose FRX trems to install on my 2013 Gibson USA Les Paul Studio, so I go through the installation instructions step-by-step, checking three times in a row that I had done everything right, and found that it didn't work anything like it was supposed to, strings still kept going out of tune all the time, even after stretching the strings in, setting the action right, the intonation right, locking the strings down right, etc, the strings randomly went sharp or flat, even after adjusting the fine tuners, and adjusting the spring tension right, it also wouldn't flutter like conventional Floyd Rose trems do, finally gave up on it after breaking three strings in a row.

Floyd, you're a genius!

Floyd dropping the wrench to a Floyd Rose trem on the ground is a mood

Wow all these years

please make one for 7 string guitars !!! I'd love this upgrade on my ESP Stephen Carpenter baritone 7...

I’m definitely adding this to my Epiphone SG

I just learned this exists.... DAAAAAAAAMN. awesome.

My store got the part! My guitar is repaired thanks!!

Seems labor intensive but works great! I tried one at namm in 2016 on an sg standard and it was amazing

I like the nut setup

I can't wait for a 12 string Floyd rose bridge

Floyd is a friggin' genius. I sent him my first guitar in 1980. Since he has been on the cutting edge of innovation. So all you others shut TFU.

@gmmakesmehurl

4 жыл бұрын

Lighten up, Francis.

@kittymarlu526

4 жыл бұрын

Aww you made Gary Kahler cry

@gmmakesmehurl

4 жыл бұрын

2 years on and no one gives a shit, Thom.

@morrigan7066

4 жыл бұрын

@@gmmakesmehurl You seriously came back after two years just to insults this, that's pretty low

@gmmakesmehurl

4 жыл бұрын

@@morrigan7066 I love irony.

That is awesome!

Great idea, but I would be more interested in a trem that mounts the same, but less bulky, and works with locking tuners instead of a locking nut.

Very nice!

Years ago I bought the Original Floyd for Les Pauls. A big hunk of metal that stayed intune, but was not really comfy. Stiff and just ended up using parts from it for other floyds. That thing was nfg. I have bought so many Floyds over the years (I have dozens of em)- loyal customer/user.

Floyd Rose tremolos are great but the best tremolo system I have ever used was the Washburn Wonderbar system. The only problem is they don't make them anymore.

@borgonianevolution

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I had it on an A20V back in the early 80's that got stolen as well as on my RR 11v I STILL own to this day and it works as good as day one as long as you are diligent with cleaning it. I have seen some where they have worn thru the finish and the mechanism is so gunked up it barely moves at all let a lone returns in tune.

I want one on my explorer now ;)

Seeing Floyd Rose making this product available gives me hope for owning and playing Gibson guitars. Just add the Floyd Rose FRX and some DiMarzio Evolution humbuckers to upgrade that Gibson to something that I can deal with. Thank you Floyd Rose.

I'm definitely going to get this for my Les Paul ! 👀

Amazing, I love that SG, I just nearly bought one the same? I wouldn't probably fit this trem system to a higher end Gibson, but to something like a studio, or special, definitely! M

Sg with whammy bar that looks cool well done

Cool man wish I had one.

I bought one of these for a guitar I built for last years Great Guitar Build Off that Crimson Guitars held. Sadly I set my neck a hair to deep into the body and the FRX would not go low enough to get a decent action. I did however use it on my BC Rich Mockingbird and it went on and set up easily enough although getting that ball thingy dialed in is quite the trick. There is not a lot of room for error with that step. Took FOREVER to dial it in where it would reliably return to center. I just restrung it and it is off just a hair again which is what reminded me about that. Over all Its a nice setup. A tad pricey but a brothers gotta make a buck. It does add a chunk o weight to your guitar but on a good note it helped greatly with the Mockingbirds tendency to neck dive.

It is a little cathartic watching Floyd Rose himself sit in front of a tuner for a long time to get a floyd tuned right.

I need that tremolo on my SG And I'm going to set it up to floating mode

Practicing this set up will take as much time as learning basic chords & strumming

HI FLOYD!!! NICE TO SEE YOU

Have built with Vega Trem and Babicz … love to mod my long board stats and teles to take this vs a full route…

Never knew Floyd Rose was a guy… thank you sir for your thing!

Floyd that is fucking genius man!! Take a bow mate. A+. I love it!!

No Amp?... com on man! we want to hear it cranked up! ♫

@spiritualcramp8000

4 жыл бұрын

Floyd can't afford it LoL

wow!! I hope that we have that here in the Philippines. :)

Hey Floyd can you please make more left hand systems. There is no left hand FRX sets anywhere. Love the Floyd.

That's badass

I like just putting the bridge on and skipping the locking nut. Get locking tuners and you're set, Gotoh makes a locking tuner that looks just like the Gibson stock tuners and I've tried them all, Gotoh makes the best hardware. A cool thing about this system is if you want to put your fixed bridge back on for recording rhythm work you can for maximum tone. This is a nice system

Nice to see Floyd , the trem looks beautiful , I'd be worried about drilling holes in a Gibson headstock though, I wonder how well it would work with a string Butler instead of a locking nut??

@newmexicosaint

9 ай бұрын

I was hopeful and Tried that. It’s a no go… 1. The break angle on the headstock creates unstable tuning 2. The Nut takes a beating with the strings grinding on it.

I've always called it a vibrato bridge, but if Mr. Floyd Rose himself calls it a tremolo bridge, hell who am I to argue the point 😏

Ooopss u did'it again... U are a genious sr.😎

I'm Sorry, I just received mine in the mail, opened the box and it was incredible with a beautiful gold finish. Almost too good to believe until I flipped it over and realized I had bought Pot Metal (inexpensive die cast zinc ) with a shiny finish, It even looks like the knife edges are pot metal, I sending it right back....One drop and it's likely to fracture . Unless I got a bootlegged copy (fake) which would make sense but I don't think is the case, Why did you cheap out on manufacturing, You are a legend in tremolo's , your original model was all German hardened steel, your Speedloader was incredible fine machined steel, except for the fact you can't get strings for it and makes it obsolete it was a perfection way ahead of it's time. Now this Pot metal unit, really? unless you can get one of the 10 only limited (unobtanium) Titanium units made for $2999.00, you have to go with cast monkey metal that's lighter than aluminum. Could you at least make one thats machined steel with hardened pivots to put on Premium guitars. Bring back the love, sorry, highly disappointed . Please tell me I'm wrong, is this why there's no information listed about what's it's made of.

I love Floyd Rose tremelos. they are the best on the market. Only the FR trems has the floppy string dive bombs that come back in tune. I dont like any other trems but the Floyd Rose.

Man... reform Q5. You know the world needs them back....

Hey Floyd, I've gotta ask man. Why haven't you ever came out with a design for a Floyd Rose bass tremolo? I know it's a niche market, but their is a market, small as it may be.

@spiritualcramp8000

4 жыл бұрын

because khaler has taken it all

@assnapkined9295

4 жыл бұрын

Brian Elkins because Floyd *is* a guitarist. As an inventor he’s probably mainly inspired to invent things that solve problems that he personally comes across

I didn't even know floyd rose was a person...awesome...

This SG is probably the most in-tune SG in this freaking planet lol

Clever stuff. Wonder if it would work not drilling to install the locking nut and just having locking tuners? I guess so, but maybe not as well for heavy dive bombing etc.

Tbh I am very excited about this. Planning on modding a cheap Flying V (basically bought for the body + neck) and this is the first thing I look to buy. /,,/

I can't believe there is no left-handed version of the FRX... I almost cried when I found out...

@wearewriters4906

8 жыл бұрын

+We Are Writers Why are we always... left out... :(

@officialfloydrose5849

8 жыл бұрын

+We Are Writers There may eventually be a lefty version, but apart from the position of the arm, the FRX can be strung lefty just like all of our bridges. The reason is volume of demand vs. cost of machining. We STILL have many Original Series lefty bridges that were made in the 90's and we only made a few thousand.

@wearewriters4906

8 жыл бұрын

+OfficialFloydRose Thanks for answering quickly. I understand the issue. I should be able to live with the problem of the arm. :)

@Patrick33194

8 жыл бұрын

+OfficialFloydRose ahh, a bumber, but i understand. does this bridge really work this good? it looks amazing and so much better than the origional floid!

@MrPivotmaster56

8 жыл бұрын

+We Are Writers I wish us leftys could have as much guitar options as right handed people do :(

Awesome!! You need to make a 7 string version of this!!

@nirki

3 жыл бұрын

For gibsons with 7 strings? lol

@AlikaMadis

3 жыл бұрын

@@nirki No. ESP's and even Schecters often have tune o'matic bridges. Not just Gibsons... Though, many of these guitars that I'm referring to are string through, this is not always the case. I have known quite a few guitarists that have owned fixed bridge 7-string guitars from companies like these that would have loved the option to have a Floyd. A lot of these people ended up installing Kahler top mounts instead... In fact, a couple of Death Metal bands that I was in insisted on their guitarists having 7-string guitars with Floyd Rose bridges. However, this is more important for the lead guitarist. If you're more of a groove guy, that mainly plays drop tuning rhythm guitar that relies strictly on low "chuggs" and pinch harmonics, then maybe all that I'm saying doesn't apply. In conclusion, IF it's worth it for Floyd Rose to make a top mount floating bridge for Gibson (6 string) guitars, it shouldn't be that far off to make them for 7 string. After all, Kahler made one...

@nirki

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlikaMadis but this bridge is made for gibsons not for 7 strings, im pretty sure there is a 7 strings floyd rose on ibanezes

@AlikaMadis

3 жыл бұрын

@@nirki Uhm. Not really. This isn't only for Gibsons, but anything with a tune o'matic and stop tail piece... That's one of the many standard fixed bridges of the guitar world besides the hard tail strat and the many variations of that. Gibson just uses that style almost exclusively. As I said, ESP and Schecter (as well as other companies) use this bridge style also. They just seem to prefer the string-through variety of the same bridge, which Gibson also uses often (ex: Gibson Korina Flying V), but not as often as the variation with the stop tail piece. And no, Ibanez guitars have NEVER come standard with Floyd Rose bridges. You're thinking of the "Edge" system or their other systems based on the Floyd bridge, which are not made of the same high quality steel as a floyd rose. So you can expect problems with heavy use. Again, it really depends on your level of professionalism and experience, but I feel even on a semi-professional level, you can expect problems with bridges with lower grade metal. I'm not saying that the Ibanez floating system is bad, but I, like many other guitarists, prefer Floyd Rose for quality, consistency and tone.

@nirki

3 жыл бұрын

But I guess a seven string stop tail piece is bigger than the 6 strings one

Talking about the nut or anything that requires small screws....you don't need to drill anything, you can go with the screws alone and they will just go in by themselves. In case you wanna make sure the screws go straight softly hammer a small nail first to create a channel. You won't crack the wood as long as you don't go super fast in with an electric screwdriver. I've done this over and over on many of my guitars....just don't waste your time drilling. Drilling also can create a problem if the hole is too wide. Believe me, just don't drill, is only needed when the screws are thick.