Do you Floyd?

[Sascha Franck]

Snake oil got you there.

No. Decades of experience got me there. Graphtech saddles do a kickass job. No way around it.

 

[Eagle]

No. Decades of experience got me there. Graphtech saddles do a kickass job. No way around it.

You only have issues with regular saddles if they are worn and have a sharp edge or burr.

 

[Eagle]

They also sound different ,not in a good way.

 

[Sascha Franck]

You only have issues with regular saddles if they are worn and have a sharp edge or burr.

I have by now replaced the saddles on 4 vibrato and 1 non vibrato guitar. Brdiges include a Wilkinson VS100, Gotoh 510, G&L Legacy system, so quite some decent stuff. And on ALL these guitars, string life was very noticeably improved. And yes, I inspected the saddles very carefully, loking for sharp edges and what not.

They also sound different ,not in a good way.

I disagree. Usually I didn't even notice, just on my Anderson I did - and actually prefered the sound with the Graphtechs.

 

[Eagle]

I have by now replaced the saddles on 4 vibrato and 1 non vibrato guitar. Brdiges include a Wilkinson VS100, Gotoh 510, G&L Legacy system, so quite some decent stuff. And on ALL these guitars, string life was very noticeably improved. And yes, I inspected the saddles very carefully, loking for sharp edges and what not.



I disagree. Usually I didn't even notice, just on my Anderson I did - and actually prefered the sound with the Graphtechs.

If you like the tone fair enough but it is definitely different. String life is hard to measures we are all different . I work regularly with easily over a 100 full time gigging players and none of them have issues with breaking beyond maintenance, but non of these guys would dream of going beyond two shows before a string change.

 

[Sascha Franck]

but non of these guys would dream of going beyond two shows before a string change.

I do. For good reasons, because I simply don't like very fresh strings much.

 

[State of Epicicity]

Graphtech does change your tone for sure, making it softer. I would just compensate with my settings, but I did think it sounded better before. I'm wondering Andy, extending this logic, why not use a metal nut for non locking bridge guitars? Separately, how do you feel about Graphtech nuts for open strings?

 

[DrewJD82]

We'll need to set up some Floyd Rose Games and get people to submit videos of their prowess.

Gold Medal winner gets a lifetime supply of side-cutters for snipping them useless, little ball-ends off.

I leave ‘em on!

 

[Sascha Franck]

Graphtech does change your tone for sure, making it softer.

That's what they say. However, I couldn't even measure it using some before/after recordings on my G&L.

 

[Eagle]

Not always softer but obviously different acoustically very obvious.

 

[Eagle]

I do. For good reasons, because I simply don't like very fresh strings much.

I’m with you on that one.

 

[FuzzyAce]

I wouldn't say graphtech saddles sound softer, it's just the top end frequency changes for better or worse is up to the player. I used them for a number of years on all my guitars and if anything I believed they sustained the note ever so slightly longer. Just my observations -- yours may be totally different. Now my favorites are raw brass, something about the attack I really like.

 

[State of Epicicity]

I did hear a slight difference using Graphtech saddles on my Epiphone Les Paul, but it wasn't a bad thing, just a slightly softer attack, as it hit my ears. It was still incredible tone on that guitar. I still pine after that tone today.

 

[Baba]

If you like the tone fair enough but it is definitely different. String life is hard to measures we are all different . I work regularly with easily over a 100 full time gigging players and none of them have issues with breaking beyond maintenance, but non of these guys would dream of going beyond two shows before a string change.

I agree with @Sascha Franck, I have graphtechs on 2 of my PRSi, an American Strat bridge, and a Godin with a Gibson-style bridge, ALL were breaking, once in a while, at the bridge saddle, only on the high E and B strings, (the two strings I bend the most, and probably cause the most burrs because of how small they are), and string breakage was GREATLY reduced to almost non-existent but just installing Graph Techs, and I certainly didn't change the way I play.

Definitely not snake oil for me.

Having said that, I don't replace my strings, (Elixirs) until they are due to break anyway, so, grain of salt. Even so, my non Graphtech guitars strings' break faster than those with the Graphtechs.

 

[joezlo]

Yes.
Constantly:

Horses.
Thunderstorms.
Growls.
12 speed transmissions.
Volume Swell Specters.
Divebombs.
Minor third slow drops.
Harmonic squeals from hell.
Spring scrapes against the block.
Behind the retaining bar ghosts.

 

[unix-guy]

I’m curious as to why it says MFG Floyd Rose
stamped on the right .
Any insight on why it’s stamped like this ?

It says "Floyd Rose Patents"... Although, I'm not sure why. Maybe because it has fine tuners? Not much FR like about that one...

 

[unix-guy]

I own about 25 electrics currently. Aside for a Tele partscaster and a few basses, every guitar I own has a Floyd Rose bridge of some sort (mostly original Ibanez Edge), or a Gotoh 2-point 510.

They are integral to my playing style. My hand is never far from the bar!

When I play a fixed bridge guitar I have to re-think things because I'm so used to having them.

 

[Sascha Franck]

When I play a fixed bridge guitar I have to re-think things because I'm so used to having them.

Pretty much the same here. I do however explicitly grab a non-vibrato guitar every now and then, because I sometimes notice some vibrato overdose in my playing.

 

[State of Epicicity]

I don't use it the most often, but I absolutely need a Floyd available to me. Without it, I go nuts.

 

[megametal7]

yeap... i love it but hate string change/tuning....