i got my Floyd copy made in korea from Doremi...

cost me RM200 only...

Ooo... RM200? Are they any good?

err... as long u set it up properly. it will work fine.
=)

pass it to me, and i gurantee you i'll get it out of tune in less than 10 secs.

err... slightly out of tune if too drastic divebomb and pulling la...

but i found out that with lubbing it, performance will be better.

i'm using universal industry standard leadscrew grease.

This is weird man, you traded one cheap floyd for another cheap floyd?

The one that came with your LTD can't be any worse than this RM200 one.

The main difference with cheap floyd and the good ones is only one really.

Durability.

Cheap ones might work for a few months but beyond that, the knife edges will probably start falling apart.

With the good ones, you can expect them to probably outlast you. I have been abusing my Edge Pro for almost 4 years. The knife edges is still as fresh as when I got it back in 2003.

err... i bought those korean floyd copy for my another guitar...
not for my LTD...

LTD still waiting for my friend to get OFR in indonesia....

of course, i do agreed that floyd copy material is not as durable as OFR.

however, proper maintenance and treatment for knife edge definately will pro-long it's life time.

even OFR also the same. =)

actually, from all the OFR equipped guitars i seen from the 80s/90s.
the piece that always wears out is the bridge posts, the knife edges are still as durable as ever.

also remember, OFR are made from stronger material, ie. stainless steel.
thats another reason why cheap licensed trems dont stay in tune is cos of the very soft alloy used.
even if you regularly use the cheap trems, with proper maintenance etc.
it will still wear out.
and if you dont use it, well whats the point then? go get a fixed bridge instead

ya, agreed that posts will be worn out easily for floyd copy also.
let's see how long it can stand for me and for next bridge replacement again... hehe

if 1 floyd copy (200RM) can stand for 1 year, i still think it's worth... =)

anyway, it's ok since it's not installed in my main rig.

ohya, everydying, how much is OFR price in south east asia market now?
need to survey abit before i get it.

This post has been edited by akeiser: Nov 5 2006, 10:11 AM

OFR? too expensive.
think prices increased again.

even the schaller which is the floyd rose II, IIRC last yr/early this yr, stewmac was selling it for about USD170 or so.
now its USD210.
so that means OFR now must be USD260-290.

guess thats why SG and MY no one wants to bring in.

the schaller trem is still a good one, some actually prefer it over the OFR cos the string lock screw is shorter.

You are way off with the prices. In warmoth, the OFR is only USD170 for the chrome one and USD165 for the schallers (chrome).
Check it out here
http://www.warmoth.com/hardware/bridges/br..._floyd_original
http://www.warmoth.com/hardware/bridges/br..._floyd_schaller

perhaps those are old stock.
stewmac is not the only one who quotes USD210 for a schaller.

even the site given by metalzone has the same prices.
http://universaljems.com/cart/bridgelocking.htm

allparts.com has an even better price for the schaller, USD285.

This post has been edited by Everdying: Nov 5 2006, 09:00 PM

Hmm, this is seriously weird. I never though I see the day where the real thing costs more than an Ibanez Edge Pro. Now the Edge Pro doesn't seem that expensive anymore.

Someone better go get all those available at warmoth before the price increases.

Thats why lar... akeiser... get the gotoh trem. universal jems selling the Gotoh Floyd Rose, Chrome, With Locking Nut at sale price of $123.75. It is just as good as an OFR.

I was looking at the shipping and OMG!!!

Shipping also around RM100 di. It is probably cheaper to actually order from ishibashi. At least you will get your stuff in three days.

My experience with ordering stuff from USA is that they usually take three weeks to a month to arrive.

This post has been edited by noisetrigger: Nov 6 2006, 02:34 AM

stewmac takes 5 days
shipping USD23 for dhl express.

tham should be placing an order soon i think.
i need a new floyd arm, and still thinking of getting the wilkinson VSVG trem to replace on my highway one.


This post has been edited by Everdying: Nov 6 2006, 02:43 AM

But stewmac only carries Schaller FR right? Not even OFR me thinks.

yea, not many actually carry OFR nowadays cos too expensive i guess.
i checked the floydrose site, both MY and SG have no distributors now.
closest is thailand.

fender does still own floyd rose right?
wonder why fender and floyd rose arent under the same distributors then.

I bet Bentley can order for you since the OFR is in the Fender catalog. But getting a quote from them is a different story. Probably the next time I want to order something, I should just throw some money in their face first.

In fact, that's what a friend of mine who used to work their told me to do to get them to order something for you.

ps-Fender owns the designs and patterns for the OFR, effectively giving them the power to license and revoke the FR design to/from anyone. I actually heard a rumour a few months back about how Fender is going to stop licensing the FR and stopping production so they can introduce a new design or something along those lines.

Probably the increasing prices have something to do with this.



This post has been edited by noisetrigger: Nov 6 2006, 03:13 AM