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Eb's for Floyd Rose Tremolos!

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    Exclamation Eb's for Floyd Rose Tremolos!

    I'm sure this has been asked 1000 times, but I searched for it and didn't find anything good.

    But is there a special set strings made for locking trems? I heard that for floyd rose tremolos you need a less elastic string since the nut is locked.

    Any help would be much appreciated!

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    You don't need special strings for a Floyd, you just have to clip off the ball end. Been using Super Slinkys on my Floyds for a lot of years. No problems to report.
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    You can also string them backwards, so the ball end is at the tuners. Speeds up the process.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TonyEVH5150 View Post
    You can also string them backwards, so the ball end is at the tuners. Speeds up the process.
    Exactly what I do.
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    So, sorry for the noob question but, you can't use RPS strings on a Floyd then?
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    Sure you can. Kind of defeats the purpose, though.
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    Steve Morse uses RPS strings on his.
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