Floyd rose string slack

[1_n_only_jtm_]

So I have a music man axis. I ended up switching the Floyd rose from the original music man Floyd rose to a OFR cause the base plate of the music man one is ruined, and I don't feel like sending the whole unit in to Erinie ball bla bla bla. So here's my thing, after using some parts from the music man trem and putting them in the OFR, why when I use the whammy bar the strings don't slack as much as the music man trem? When I had the music man trem the strings slacked super easy, it's like you didn't have to try. All the strings slacked E,A,D,G, and maybe even the B. But with the OFR, the G slacks kind of easy, but to get the E to slack you have to have the bar touching the body and the A and D strings arn't even slacked . This is what happened to my evh Wolfgang special.

 

[kestrou]

You've answered your own question... Mixing parts between different manufacturer/model Floyds changes the whole geometry of the device.

Pick one and go with all the parts from that one.

Kevin

 

[steevo]

I find the OFR very heavy to use on my strat, more so than any other ive tried on any other guitar. Id double check your setup though, they should slacken off easy enough.

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[frantic29]

Mixing and matching parts can definitely have an effect but the big deal between FR type bridges are the knife edges. The part that pivots up against the screws. Depending on these angles and how level or un-level you have the bridge can make huge differences in the responsiveness of the bridge. Chances are these angles are slightly different on the OFR vs MMFR causing your difference in responsiveness.