Remove The Floyd Rose To A Fixed Bidge With Tremolo ? Options

[Keilnoth]

Hey guys,

I own an Ibanez RG270 with Floyd Rose, tremolo, floating bridge, etc.... When I bought it, I thought that would be cool because I won't need to retune my guitar every few hours of playing.

But now, I don't really like it because I cannot drop to Eb or D easily, it takes me 10 minutes to tune my guitar and when I use the tremolo (which I like) I have some tuning issues because the bridge don't go back to its initial position.

So, I thought I could buy a new axe with a fixed bridge. But that's a pretty expensive solution for sure. I am still a beginner and not sure I should spend that much money in new stuff (even though I would love to buy new stuff but I am resisting the temptation ).

Has one of you already removed a floyd rose from a guitar ? Is it possible to change the whole bridge and replace it with a fixed one ? Or will that be as expensive as buying a new guitar ?

I have read a lot about blocking the bridge which could solve at least one of my problems. So what if I block the tremolo so it can only be pulled out and then I unscrew the floyd rose near the neck. Will that works ?

[DeepRoots]

Have you checked out the tremel-no? I think it could solve most of your problems and isn't too drastic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiZnipHc1ec
http://www.tremol-no.com/

[Keilnoth]

Thanks for the link. Will check that.

[Sensible Jones]

Unfortunately you can't 'remove' the FR and replace it with anything. You could get a Luthier to remove it and then fill all the cavities with Wood Blanks and then fit a fixed Bridge but this would be too time consuming and prohibitively expensive!!!!
The best option as DR says is the Tremel-no or as you feared a new Guitar with a fixed Bridge.

[Nadir]

Have you checked out the tremel-no? I think it could solve most of your problems and isn't too drastic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiZnipHc1ec
http://www.tremol-no.com/

This looks like nice solution. Great stuff is that you don't have to drill into your guitar, especially beginners. I read some reviews and mostly feedback is good. Price is between 60-70 $.

[ZakkWylde]

Block your trem with a Tremol No as stated before, a luthier could make your guitar into a fixed bridge but it would cost a lot of money and your guitar will not sound as a real fixed bridge, just closer to it...

You can sell your guitar tho and get yourself a guitar of the same quality used with a fixed bridge...

[Praetorian]

I am in the EXACT same situation as you. I HATE the Floyd Rose on my guitar since I change tunings quite frequently depending on the song. I have a Tremol-No and it works pretty good. I am considering selling my guitar for a fixed bridge for the increased sustain. The tough thing is...I absolutely love the guitar except for the bridge. I LOVE how it plays, feels and sounds. I am going to hate myself if I sell it, and am unhappy with the new guitar.

What to do...what to do...

[botoxfox]

+1 for the Tremol-No. It's definitely the easiest way to go.

[Marc_Maiden]

if you are lucky, you can find a fixed bridge version of the edge III bridge....the rg270 however comes with the worlds worst trem in my opinion...id sell that 270 in a heart beat and find something of better quality...actually, id rather just deal with it, save up, and buy a better axe in general...that 270 wont get you that great quality of a guitar...no offense

[Praetorian]

if you are lucky, you can find a fixed bridge version of the edge III bridge

Is there such a thing?

[Tolek]

Tremol-No is probably the best solution, but another solution came to my mind, as well:




Btw, I have an Ibanez JEM555WH and I got interested in installing a Tremol-No. What should I buy? Here are actually two Tremol-no´s: http://www.voxhumanawebstore.nl/webstore/a...amp;x=0&y=0

This post has been edited by Tolek: Sep 26 2009, 01:33 PM

[Keilnoth]

You can find the Works With list there : http://tremol-no.com/workswith.asp
For Ibanez it's the small clamp which is recommended.

if you are lucky, you can find a fixed bridge version of the edge III bridge....the rg270 however comes with the worlds worst trem in my opinion...id sell that 270 in a heart beat and find something of better quality...actually, id rather just deal with it, save up, and buy a better axe in general...that 270 wont get you that great quality of a guitar...no offense

The Ibanez RG270 has some good reviews on the net so I am pretty sure it's still a good guitar. But perhaps not its tremolo. And I don't really need good quality gear because I am still a beginner. And well, I like my Ibanez.

So, I think that I will fix the Tremolo with a Tremol-No and then, when I become better buy a new guitar without tremolo and without floyd rose. I went to my local guitar shop today and saw some nice Schecters.

It's good to have 2 guitars anyways.

And perhaps when I will have my new guitar I could still change the pickups on the Ibanez and make it a good guitar with an incredible sound.

[Sensible Jones]

Tremol-no´s: http://www.voxhumanawebstore.nl/webstore/a...amp;x=0&y=0

One of those is for 3 Springs and the other is for up to 5!

[Tolek]

One of those is for 3 Springs and the other is for up to 5!

Ah, ok, just noticed the difference. In my JEM there are 3 springs, but there can be up to 5 springs. Thanks.