Members mosiddiqi Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 I'm going to check some of these guitars out this weekend..but was curious about what you guys thought. As far as I know, the OFR on these is actually a cheaper version. How does it compare to the Schaller or Gotoh or indeed the actual OFR?..sound wise?..tuning stability? Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poolshark Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 Haven't owned one myself, but it's supposed to be a Korean OFR, just like the one Gibson uses on the LP Axcess. I hear the quality is quite good, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armitage Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 Now, there are Original Floyd Rose made in Germany by Schaller... and an Original Floyd Rose made in Korea... and an Original Floyd Rose made in China (for OEM use only). They're all called originals because Floyd Rose now has the rights back and can do as he pleases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Argh! Zombies! Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 For the sake of informed debate: My understanding is that the phrase "Original Floyd Rose" is reserved for the German versions of the tremolo. These Charvel trems, at least, are not labeled "Original Floyd Rose" other than by mistake in reviews. A look at the spec sheet will tell you these are labeled "Floyd Rose FRT-O2000" by Fender/Charvel, they're not being passed off as OFRs. The FRT-O2000 was also used on the American series of reborn Charvels, and didn't seem to bother people then. You'll also find it on some nice Jacksons. I just wanted to point those things out, before {censored} kicks off. I've seen the arguments here! I have no Schaller or Gotoh trems to compare my O2000 to, just a closet full of Edge-loaded Ibanez. I'd prefer a pop-in bar, but I like how it feels and works just fine. If it turns out to be made from a lower grade metal than the OFR then I'm sure, if I use this one trem on this one guitar so much that I wear it out, I can stand to pony up $100+ in a few years for an OFR. At which point I'll be glad they gave us a route that will accept standard Floyds, and not some proprietary thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vikingrat Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 The guys at Performance Guitars told me the best is now the Gotoh. I had a Charvel San Dimas that i was going to have them do a trem switch on but i wound up selling the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mosiddiqi Posted February 23, 2011 Author Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 Coo, thanks for the replies! ..I've been GAS'ing for a superstrat and these seem like too much of a bargain to not at least go into my top 3 "must try" list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 I own three guitars with this trem and racked up a lot of gigging hours on them (probably 100-110 shows, 4hrs at a clip). Especially my LP Axcess which was my number one gigging guitar. all of these trems have had zero problems and I'm convinced that they are excellent trems, I will admit I am skeptical about chinese/korean machined goods (mostly due to poor metallurgy), and hated the idea at first but I was wrong, and the O2000 series trems deliver the goods I have the money and the means to replace each one of these OEM trems but I haven't because to be honest, I think it would be a waste of money for perhaps a marginal improvement in performance and slight improvement in aesthetics. They really are good. here's a more recent pic of my socal w/ this trem. the guitar is well broken in/scratched/worn, went thru probably 40-50 string changes. but the trem is holding up great. pic is huge so just click on link - lower right shows tremhttp://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4279966566_027abb7dbc_o.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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