axis floyd rose ?

[meknight50]

I have not played/owned any guitars with a floyd rose (fr) bridge....I've been a bit leary of the high maintenance they have been associated with...BUT I was in my local music store, and looked at an axis today and since the bridge does not float,
does that eliminate some/most/all of the legendary headaches of the fr bridge?

tuning up hassles, replacing stringsset up intonation etc...

Thanks..

MattK

 

[Colin]

Even the best locking trem will take longer to setup (intonate, change string etc) than a non locking sytem. Once setup the MM trem works well and personally I'm glad they are mounted flush and don't float.

 

[lumberjack]

Colin said it all in his last sentence. It's much less of a headache to set up because "it does not float" The floating floyds are much more of a pain in the butt.

 

[brentrocks]

Colin said it all in his last sentence. It's much less of a headache to set up because "it does not float" The floating floyds are much more of a pain in the butt.

right on!!!

 

[wired]

Floyds are great & the maintenance really isn't as bad as some people make it out to be. I have to say though, as someone who has used Floyds exclusively for years, the MM vintage trem w/ locking tuners works way better than I ever thought it would. Makes string changes quicker too.

 

[Larry]

It takes me 20 minutes to change strings lock allens strech strings ect. After that i never have to tune with my Floyd.

 

[Beavis5150]

The Floyd is really no big deal to work with. I think it's a myth started by naysayers that it is.

Floating Floyds are somewhat of a pain to tune though.

 

[pauldogx]

Everything you need to know about Floyd set up and maintanence can be found in the Erlewine books----you should buy both ----but How to Set-up Your Guitar gives alot of step by step instructions. I've never found floyds to be any more of a pain than any other trem system. Ever try to properly set up a Fen*** trem? Just as much of a bear.

 

[dojo]

Buy a trem tool that mounts on the back of the headstock. My biggest problem with locking trems is running out of room with the fine tuners and not having a wrench handy.

 

[blackspy]

^^ Yeah.. I buy a whack of them at a time, and keep them around all the time like picks. I have one in my pocket right now.!

 

[Hutch4545]

Matt, the non-floating Floyd, IMHO is the way to go.

And ever since using the EBMM/Gotoh's on my EVH & Axis guitars, no other Floyd feels "right."

 

[glockaxis]

^^ Yeah.. I buy a whack of them at a time, and keep them around all the time like picks. I have one in my pocket right now.!

...and I thought you were just glad to see us here at the forums!