Description
Used by more professionals throughout the world than any other. No copy can duplicate the double-locking design of the Floyd Rose Tremolo System that allows you to lock your guitar in tune at the nut and at the bridge. The Floyd Rose Tremolo System is engineered like no other tremolo system. Its high quality steel parts are precision-made in Germany to exacting specifications, and it’s available in a variety of nut sizes that will fit practically any electric guitar.
The tremolo kit contains the bridge, springs & claw, mounting studs, and all hardware necessary for installation. See attached documentation for product specifications
Available in Chrome, Black & Gold
R2 or R3 locking nuts sold separately here: R2 nut or R3 nut
Features
- Double locking
- Screw in trem arm
- 10.7 mm string spacing
: Floyd Rose Original Tremolo Kit
: FRT100
: FRT100
cjones (verified owner) –
This German-made OFR is still the best tremolo in the world, IMHO. If you are upgrading from a ‘licensed’ version you will notice a huge difference in quality and tone, mostly as a result of the hardened steel used throughout the OFR and precision machining.
What finish? Gary Moore said in a 1987 interview in Guitar World: ” It’s my opinion that the sound of a chrome-plated Floyd Rose Svstem is far and away better than, for example, a black system. The sound is fuller, with more sustain. An obvious difference.”
After swapping around Floyds in a half dozen guitars from classic Kramers to modern Charvels and even a rare Gibson Explorer Trem, I believe he’s right. Ever seen EVH playing a guitar with a black Floyd? So go for chrome. If you absolutely must have black, you can improve the tone by taking it apart, carefully masking off to expose all the areas where metal meets metal (the underside of the baseplate where the trem block attaches, the top of the baseplate where the saddles attach, the underside of the saddles themselves, and the groove where the string sits), and using sandpaper or micro mesh pads to remove the lacquer / powdercoat finish from those areas. Makes a big difference.
You’ll also get some incremental tone improvements from noiseless springs, more massive trem blocks (though not always), brass trem claws/screws, and functional improvements with titanium string blocks and stainless steel bolts, all of which you can find on the Solo site.
Also be conscious of your fretboard radius. The stock Floyd has saddles of three different heights which produce a radius of 12”, a ‘happy medium’ that works for most guitars, most of the time, but is rarely exact. This OFR comes with a shim pre-installed under the middle four strings that changes the radius to 9.5 or 10”, to match most Strats. If you have a really flat fingerboard or a compound radius like Charvel/Jackson or Warmouth (which produce a radius at the bridge of 18” to 20”), you will need to add shims to the outer strings to flatten the Floyd’s radius to have a perfect action. Most people (and indeed most manufacturers like Charvel) don’t bother with this, and as a consequence you have a 12” radius in your strings over a much flatter radius in your frets: the centre strings are always higher off the fretboard than the outer strings and your action can never be perfect.
Also pay attention to the nut size, per the chart. Most guitars are built around the R3 nut, but not all. Floyd makes six different nuts with different spring spacing, radius and width. Solo also sells excellent shims to raise the nut if you need to. A poorly selected or installed nut can ruin a guitar’s playability faster than almost anything.
As always, kudos to Solo for great service and really fast shipping to me in BC.
William Wells (verified owner) –
Just outstanding top to bottom! I wanted to swap out an Ibanez that shipped with a chrome floyd for a gold one. And I wanted a REAL Floyd, machined steel, not cast, so I wouldn’t split the saddles. Prices in USA were all $360 on up to over $500, so this is a great deal, and the real thing. The above review– I can’t speak to the chrome finish/ tone issues, but it sounds worth checking out. This original Floyd was nearly an exact replacement for the Ibanez Edge III I removed. A little tweaking. Now it has the feel of an original and an Ibanez neck, so fantastic! I’ll be buying more from Solo because this was a great experience. Thanks!
André Paquette (verified owner) –
Worth it!!!! Infinite sustain , stay in tune