trem or bridge studs material

losgatosrg350dx · #1 03-13-2008, 05:24 PM

the qiuestion is, has anyone ever made woden floyd rose studs...my neighbor friend, swears he lathed out wenge floyd rose posts for the fulcrum, but i couldnt beleive it, o u guys prefer wooden, composite, ss, brass, or what..?

jb4674 · #2 03-13-2008, 05:35 PM

You can't be serious.

Jimmy

losgatosrg350dx · #3 03-13-2008, 05:39 PM

no seriously, the guy is using wooden stud posts, i couldnt beleive it at all, claims it has more sustain

i dnt kno wim comfy with steel, i dont like brass all that much like on the floyds

but seriously im wondring if anyone else has tried this before..?

brothersnowgone · #4 03-13-2008, 09:23 PM

I call BS. At around 90 pounds of force on the average guitar bridge, those knife edges will cut through any wood posts me thinks?

losgatosrg350dx · #5 03-13-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by brothersnowgone

I call BS. At around 90 pounds of force on the average guitar bridge, those knife edges will cut through any wood posts me thinks?

thats what i said, but im going over to the guys houe in a week and im going to get a picture to substantiate it

were turning a rg350dx into a jem with evo in it, pics will be available once the pups come in on order wich should be any day

and my neighbor friend has a couple jems.....he claims he put wood as the posts, i didnt beleive it, altho i am skeptical i started a poll to see if anyone else heard of this...?

i know some people use acrylic, but thats the farthest ive ever thought

**Ayrton** · #6 03-13-2008, 10:15 PM

losgatosrg350dx · #7 03-13-2008, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Ayrton

the anticipation is only greater with ur enthusiasm, im going to get pics, i promise!!!! i said it was bs too, but they guy is a OG and says its for realls

**Ayrton** · #8 03-13-2008, 10:21 PM

This was just the perfect thread for me to post some BS pics, thats all....

ColinMmmmm · #9 03-14-2008, 12:14 AM

If it does turn out to be wood - see if he'll let you give the trem a whirl. I mean anyone could make some wooden posts and show 'em off, but using them might be a different story . . .

losgatosrg350dx · #10 03-14-2008, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ColinMmmmm

If it does turn out to be wood - see if he'll let you give the trem a whirl. I mean anyone could make some wooden posts and show 'em off, but using them might be a different story . . .

hey now im not saying its the best, but his words were exact on it, and says its bad ass, i dont know, he mentions its better for sustain

but like i said, its just a interesting iddue, im going to check it out soon and post pics for sure

Lefty Robb · #11 03-14-2008, 03:03 AM

Meh, when in Rome

Besides how does wood give better sustain than METAL???

losgatosrg350dx · #12 03-14-2008, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Lefty Robb

Meh, when in Rome

Besides how does wood give better sustain than METAL???

duuuude i never said it was true, i posted this poll to see what others had to say

personaly i like the sound fo ss....not a floyd fan, but i love steel/steel cam kahler with ss rollers

but this guy has it, and after we wire up the rg350dx, turn it inot a jem evo setup.....were going to play the rg, and play the jem, just for fun

in the conversation the guy told us he has one with wodden studs....crazy maybe, bs on the sound maybe, but ill post pics, its still an interesting issue

Darin · #13 03-15-2008, 11:13 AM

I would think that wood would dampin any sustain. Take a 2x4 of wood and steel, hit them both with a hammer and see which one viberates longer. Put your ear at one end and hit the other and see which one tranferes the sound better across the length of it. Wood for an acoustic guitar would vibrate well because of the construction. But a wooden dowel as a trem stud should absorb rather than transfer vibrations.

**elcid** · #14 03-15-2008, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by losgatosrg350dx

were turning a rg350dx into a jem

Do you or your friend have a magic wand? If not, will you be using your dad's?

losgatosrg350dx · #15 03-15-2008, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by elcid

Do you or your friend have a magic wand? If not, will you be using your dad's?

why is everyone here impossibly retarded

there are differences in jems playablity
but the insults and the insanity based on my enthusiasm is just a joke on your parts

you guys are completely rude and possibly really do think low of yourseves if all you ever do is place attacks here on the forum, seems as though, you cocider yourselves what...moderators, so you moderate, contribute, and and involve yourselves in alienated nazi actions......what ever happened to having a good time

yes i agree wood wouldnt be the best, that is why i started this thread....but its was a a new issue and i will bring more info to the table, early this week after that parts come in, and we have a chance to compare them

the idea was
to take our rg350dx, wich i may add is very similar to a jem, but without the same neck and wood specs

but on the other hand all our attempts are to do is to switch the electronics
i even stated were going to compare it to a real jem loaded with evo full setup

so i didnt say were going to TURN IT INTO A FULL JEM replica...just a jem setup, its already got the edge2 trem and just a regular rg neck with wizzard contour with i think a basswood body

so yeah you guys gotta kill the whole thing for me dont you..???

and the fact was after converting the rg setup, we were going to compare the two for fun

then the guy told us about the wooden studs

as amazing as it was, im going to check it out

but each's tone is to thier own right, so maybe he loves it

personaly id go with ss
and keep my dad out of this, hes a og with tons of old gear, but doesnt deserve to be included in the convo