Floyd Rose comes around at last!

shramiac · Post by **shramiac** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:53 am

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!!!

http://www.floydrose.com/catalog/upgrad ... -style-arm

Post by **Genebaby** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 12:33 pm

That's not like the push in arm of the 80's. What's going on there? Looks like it still screws on somehow.

shramiac · Post by **shramiac** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 1:05 pm

Looks like how my Petrucci and the Wilkinson wang work. Push the arm in and you adjust the swing tension with the grub screw. Tighten to have it solid or loose to have it swinging around like EVH does.

Post by **Genebaby** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 1:13 pm

Grub screw? Oh no, I hate needing a tool to adjust things which I might want to change on the fly.

The stupid D-Tuna got me with that. After it's locked and set you need to use an allen key to fine tune it. Stuff that, that's what fine tuners are for.

Post by **Genebaby** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 1:14 pm

I have zero issues with the collared arms that Schaller make. Copies are not as good, but the schaller is great. Adjust it on the fly for loose or tight or in between.

shramiac · Post by **shramiac** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 1:28 pm

Yes but the arm will wobble in the socket if the collar nut is loose! Not a huge amount but still annoying.

Post by **Genebaby** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 6:47 am

I can't say I've noticed that, it's all the non-Schaller ones that I swapped out I didn't like.

shramiac · Post by **shramiac** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:48 pm

For all interested (not Vic of course

), I picked one up and here is an "exploded" view.
Surprised that it didn't have a knob on the small end (shush Rick) like an Ibanez/Wilkinson/Musicman arm has to "click into" but none the less, it should work pretty well. Feels pretty snug in the nylon sleeve with the grub screw loose.

Post by **Genebaby** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:02 pm

Ugh, a grub screw.

Let me just change the tension on my Floyd arm, hang on, let me get my allen key. Hang on, let me find my allen key. Does anyone have an allen key?

Not a fan of nylon bushings either, as they wear out. The German made collared arm is still my best friend. Tight or loose when I want it, adjustable by hand.

Question I just thought of. So, when you put it in initially the grub screw is out and the arm is very loose? So you need to use the allen key every time you take it out of the case to adjust it to your liking, then undo it to put it back in? That is worse than I realised, as I put my Floyd arm in, screw in the collar, use it, unscrew it and put it away so the case can close. Hmmm........

shramiac · Post by **shramiac** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:57 pm

Ahhhh.....no. You set the firmness you like and the arm will still pop in and out. I doubt you'll touch the grub screw for years. While I'll admit the Ibanez/JT-6 arm bushes do wear out (still takes a year or so to do so), the sleeve goes the whole length of the arm and will no doubt, take many a year to wear out! I'll set up on weekend and see how she goes.

If it's good enough for Guthrie......

Vic, "Well, Andrew! If Guthrie told you jump off the Empire State Building, would you?"

Yes I'm quite, quite mad!!!

Post by **Genebaby** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 6:44 am

Ah, I see. Still not for me. If you could adjust it without a tool it's like it better.

What is it with this Guthrie guy, he gets whatever he wants these days!