Installing a Floyd Rose in a Standard Strat
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 8:25 am
Hello my friends,
First time here on MIMF, was referred to by a friend of mine who swears on the inspiration and expertise he finds here. Now I find I am in need of some sound advice, being quite the beginner myself.
I just completely stripped down and re-finished my Standard Strat, and before I decided to solder the wiring back together and slap on the stock trem, I decided to upgrade to a Floyd Rose. What I did not realize, however, is there will be some routing involved to make it a true "floating tremolo", or I can just 'hard mount' it to the existing hole and forsake the dive bombs. I'd rather do it right the first time - I've spend a lot of time on this and I'm rather proud of it, however I have no idea what to rout, or where, etc. If there is anyone who can give me some detailed insight, you would find me very appreciative. I can also provide photos of the project so far, if needed. Also, I have searched this forum before I decided to post for help, and did not find much specific to my cause, so I do hope that this post isn't a redundant one.
First time here on MIMF, was referred to by a friend of mine who swears on the inspiration and expertise he finds here. Now I find I am in need of some sound advice, being quite the beginner myself.
I just completely stripped down and re-finished my Standard Strat, and before I decided to solder the wiring back together and slap on the stock trem, I decided to upgrade to a Floyd Rose. What I did not realize, however, is there will be some routing involved to make it a true "floating tremolo", or I can just 'hard mount' it to the existing hole and forsake the dive bombs. I'd rather do it right the first time - I've spend a lot of time on this and I'm rather proud of it, however I have no idea what to rout, or where, etc. If there is anyone who can give me some detailed insight, you would find me very appreciative. I can also provide photos of the project so far, if needed. Also, I have searched this forum before I decided to post for help, and did not find much specific to my cause, so I do hope that this post isn't a redundant one.