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@@jameshatfield6814 I ordered a couple more of the conversion rings (ones that actually fit!) and my plan is to paint them! 🤘

@@zloboslav_ The least amount of springs possible, to counteract your string tension will give you the best flutter. If you can get away with 2 angled, that will work the best. You’re going to have to experiment! Good luck. 🤘

@@Metalcop5150 Thank you! :)

Everything I stated in this video is fact based. If it wasn't, then I qualified it as an opinion. And You are correct. Everyone in the world has their own opinion.

All of my Gillis builds get the Floyd blocked for downwards travel only. This is how Brad's actual guitar is built, he just keeps his Floyd at a strong up angle, so that he can pull back. Honestly, that's not ideal, but it's what works for him!! It's hard enough to get a non fine-tuning Floyd in tune, without also then worrying about a Floating bridge. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@Metalcop5150 Curious... I have found the SHORT screws for the lock blocks in the trem.. but have you found higher quality ones such as stainless or titanium?.. My Kramer Focus has 2 LONG screws and i need them to be short ones for sure.. but dont know if they make high quality screws for the non fine tune trem.. titanium or stainless string block inserts also are a good idea..

@@bjstein4242 Just use real, original Floyd Rose parts. No titanium or stainless, just get the original equipment, made in Germany parts, they will literally never let you down.

@@putchmillernetwork1799 Titanium is a gimmick, plain and simple. I’m basing its harsh and shrill tones on those recording artists who notably have used it, and endorsed it. Saying the frequency of titanium is closer to bass than steel is pure nonsense.

@@Metalcop5150 it's not hard to go educate yourself believe it or not knowledge is free just like ignorance... when you say "recording artist tone" you are clearly talking about the sound they have recorded right? let me get that right lol you kinda just ended your own argument 🤣pickups and amp then a mastered sound lmao. regardless those brass/steel/titanium parts have very little to do in the long run of a recorded sound but still have a serious benefit over steel... if it makes an acoustic change in sound to what you think is positive then it will give your amplified sound an improvement... sound is subjective but science shows proof...

@@soilsample I wouldn’t go with a 37 to add weight, rather a big brass block in 32mm. You will lose the tiniest amount of down travel, which people actually complain about?! Lol You’ll still be able to slack your strings!! Music Lily on Amazon or eBay sells very inexpensive, solid brass blocks like $17. Or a real Floyd part will be around $35. 🤘

@@Metalcop5150 I'm using a Schaller 3801 Vintage Trem with Schaller's nickel plated brass block. I really like the quality of this block and already have the 37mm made by schaller on hand. However, I've decided to just keep the 32mm. I just like the way it feels.

They ship pretty quickly, I believe that I had mine inside of a week. Just an FYI, I'm selling the guitar from the videos. I have completely gone through it, added a Floyd Rose Special, and a Duncan Designed pickup, CTS pot, Switchcraft jack and metal plate, I also had custom made brushed aluminum plates made for the trem and cavity cover, just like a true Jackson Custom. I would do $300/shipped for mine. Otherwise, buying one from eBay, you will see all the work that it needs!! Plus fixing the trem post area! Yikes.

I didn’t really address that, as it will likely be different from guitar to guitar. The height of the bridge would be set up so that the action would be approximately 5/64” on the bass side and 3/64” on the treble side.

@@YooTooobJeff Everybody’s got an opinion on it. I’ll stick with Jimmy Page, Duane Allman, Billy Gibbons, Zakk Wylde and Joe Bonamassa. They all prefer the tailpiece decked, for its enhanced tone and sustain.

I have a beautiful old Strat style neck with a floyd rose trem that has started to suffer from a rattling truss rod. He told me I needed to trash it. 😮

@@kjsdestin I’m not sure what the fix is for that, but I’m sure there is one!! My guess would be to use wood glue in the cavity. One quick Google search later: commonly fixed by filling the voids with diluted wood glue. Lol

@@richlaurich9997 I can neither confirm nor deny that… 🤐

Lol....😂😂😂. I saw that vid. Anyways...good videos. Liked the Bubba build. I built one myself.

I know!! Tomorrow's the big day. I feel like there will be some staggering prices paid for all of JB's gear. The estimates are just laughable. Everything will sell for 5x the estimates at a minimum. lol

@@richlaurich9997 I assume you’re talking about for the locking clamp? I own a router, but that would require a pretty extensive jigging system both for the neck and the router. Far more complicated than it needs to be. Using the Dremel, I can make the large cuts, easily guided by hand. Then I can use a flat file to ‘sneak up’ on just the right depth and platform for the locking clamp. A friend offered me a routing table, I need to check that out! Thanks for watching and commenting. 🤘

@Metalcop5150 i used a radius block clamped to the neck. Then my router had a flat surface to ride on. Easy peasey.

@ Cool. My method works great as well.

@@soothsayerslunk1 Locking clamp is required for this setup. Locking tuners make for easy string changes. They do very little for tuning stability. A proper locking clamp is the absolute best for tuning stability.

@@Metalcop5150thanks for the insight.

I’m debating on buying a new guitar 😭 or fixing my old Ibanez gio. I’m currently practicing on a grandpas guitar/acoustic but getting that itch for a electric guitar

@@davidturkos8502 Absolutely!! His pink Jackson Soloist from 1984 is the coolest of the cool! 🤘😎

@@omegaman2183 The issue is really with thinking of the battery tender as a “Charger”. It’s really not. It does ‘trickle charge’ over time and then it MAINTAINS the battery, basically floating the determined level of charge. It’s my understanding that the AGM batteries require a different maintenance program than a lead acid battery. I’m not an engineer, so it’s really beyond my understanding. An alternator just flat out charges a battery at 14.4 bolts, like an old toaster style battery charger, that was supposed to charge the battery in 2 hours. Completely different technology from a trickle charger/ maintainer. Check the comments, I believe someone else explained it better.

@@MinussHuman I haven’t thought about it because it simply doesn’t happen. I’ve been playing Floyd Rose equipped guitars for 40 years and this has literally never happened to me. Just as an FYI, Floyd Rose has been using pictures, in their literature, showing this spring arrangement since the early 80’s. The middle spring is always under tension, just a tiny bit less than the angled springs and it never falls out.

Thanks for watching and commenting! 🤘

You're going to have to keep your eyes on the used market. When I bought this one, there were only a couple of brand new ones, still available. A quick internet search found 2 available from Guitar Center, both used. One is $499 (with a giant ding in the forearm cutaway) the other $599, appears to be in excellent condition. Good luck!

No, I used the H&R Springs for the Explorer! Part #51630 I actually broke one spring and bought another complete set from the Tire Rack. It looks like they’re getting more in from H&R this week! 🤘

Some on eBay right now. www.ebay.com/itm/235907765906?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=m4ilaxkfqz-&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=cLYy-T-2RE2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

@@russellgreig4765 Crutchfield certainly knows their stuff!! I’ve been a customer of theirs since about 1990 or so. I remember my stepfather questioning me buying electronics through the mail?! But he was quickly converted and then used them exclusively. Long story short, I’d listen to their advice. 🤘😎🤘

@Metalcop5150 yes I've bought from them for about the same amount of time. I'm just not sure what the purpose of the aux adapter is ...I'm hoping with today's updated technology there won't be as much background noise.

@ It may be an issue of combining the new technology with the old? Assuming you have an older head unit, like I do.

@@maverick_trail In a perfect world, you would NOT use drywall screws!! I just left them in because Wayne/Michael Charvel installed them! And they’ve never let me down. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@Murphy_R9 Mike has at least 3 legit San Dimas Charvel Holdsworths. I would like to do videos on them as well!!

@@Metalcop5150 Yeah and IF i am not mistaken he also has a old Prepro Charvel VH II Bee that JB gave him? as well as a 1960 LP burst that he is holding for JB. Lucky bastard!😁

@@vox1962 Welp, Vivian had a nice little grouping of Charvels and I doubt that he had Duncan Customs in all of them, all of the time. As for the Invader? My experience with them is that they are practically uncontrollable unless you are playing. It’s an on or off proposition. Tons of hard to control feedback, as I recall. Your mileage may vary, but me personally, I didn’t like the pickup. I can’t remember what Mike said about them (it was a long time ago) but I believe he had the same experience as me and didn’t really like the Invader. Thanks for watching and commenting. 🤘

@@Metalcop5150 Yeah Viv used JB's, Custom's ,full shreds,

Lol I think that term, although it’s not correct, is here to stay!! 🤪

Completely agree. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@msean100 All the Floyd Rose literature, dating back to the early 80’s literally shows pictures of this spring arrangement. /|\ There must be a good reason for it!! Lol Likely because it works. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@agcacustoms2852 I wasn’t sure if Hamer used the FR II. I know that Hamer used the more ‘traditional’ Schaller double locking Floyd though. The FR II is a good and innovative trem. I’ve never had any issues w/ them staying in tune either. As long as you don’t abuse them, pretending to be Steve Vai!! Lol Thanks for watching and commenting. 🤘

@@edheani Yes, it came with keys to lock/unlock the half doors. Funny story: when I sold the Jeep on, I gave the guy the keys, ignition/stock doors, center console etc. and I couldn’t for the life of me remember what those extra keys were for!! 🤣 (It did finally come to me… 🤦‍♂️)

@@spooky3120 Lol, not at all. As long as it’s not touching the back of the tunomatic, it’s perfectly fine. In fact, many say ‘that break angle’ gives you better tone! That’s why Gibson made angled back headstocks - for (alleged) tone benefits. The tunomatic set up like this? Good enough for: Duane Allman, Jimmy Page, Billy Gibbons, Zakk Wylde and Joe Bonamassa?! Good enough for me. ✌️

Definitely great necks. The absolute closest thing that you could get to an original San Dimas Charvel, at that time!! lol

"If you are playing sustain really never comes in to the equation." Huh? That is a pretty blanked and untrue statement. As far as *if the overwrap increases sustain? I've never really done an A to B comparison. However, I'll defer to pro players like Duane Allman, Jimmy Page, Billy Gibbons, Zakk Wylde and Joe Bonamassa who all prefer their tailpiece cranked down to the body which necessitates the overwrap. I think they all get pretty decent (and varied) tones using that setup.

@@SonicVR12 It’s an amazing guitar. The crown jewel of my collection for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting. 🤘

@@ZacharyMoonshine Not too hard. The worst part is cutting up the neck for the Floyd locking clamp. That takes some fortitude and precision! Lol I mark the cut lines with blue tape and the cuts are well shallow. Then I sneak up to the level platform that I need w/ a wood file. That way you don’t have to ever use any shims. I have a metallic gold Mystic now, just like the one I had when I was a kid. But this one has the trem, mine from back in the day was a hard tail. No plans for a Floyd… yet!! These things are creeping up in value?! A perfect mint example can fetch $1K believe it or not!! Looking for an original Peavey Mystic case, if you happen to have one or know of one? Thanks for watching and commenting. 🤘

@@clemguitar63 All of my guitars HAVE the screw in arm or they GET the screw in arm installed! Lol It’s what I cut my teeth on, and I’ll never get used to another style arm. Call me old school or set in my ways, but the screw in arm is all I’ll use. Thanks for watching and commenting! 🤘

@@kevinsibert3160 I haven’t lost any in many, many years!! Lol When I got my first Floyd Rose, I actually cracked and broke a couple of string blocks from grossly over tightening them!! Duhhhh I learned A LOT about the Floyd through trial and error. Many errors. Thanks for watching and commenting. 🤘

@Metalcop5150 We've all overcranked FRs and screwed them up. Live and learn. The FR Special will actually work well, but if you even remotely overtighten anything, it's gone. I always suggest that the Special parts be replaced with 1000 series if the player is able.

@@AlKaholiq I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about the Red Bishop!! I’ll definitely have to check one out. Thanks for watching and commenting! 🤘

Did you think that I’d be machining one from scratch?! Forging the steel myself? GTFOH with this nonsense comment. 🤐🤡

@Metalcop5150 not forging but miling and use a lathe maybe...? But anyway.