A couple of tremolo questions...

[PacificaJonny]

Hi there, I have a few questions which I just need cleared up by the experts (you dudes!)

1) Would replacing a TRS Pro (on a yamaha pacifica 821D) with an Official Floyd Rose Pro make that much of a difference- Would it keep me in tune much more and would it benefit my sustain/tone? (I already have FRP, and I asked Aidy at Soundcontrol in manchester- he said it wouldn't make much difference so I'm confused after reading opposite opinions in Ed romans place and the FR website)

2) Do more trem springs and less spring tension/ or same amount of springs with a different arrangement benefit tuning? Or does it work the other way or does it not matter?

3) My springs a much more flexible now than what they were a while ago- should I replace them?

4) If I did replace the trem, how would the 'feel' of the new trem differ to my TRS? Wud it be more sensitive, smoother, get more pull on it etc?

Thanks alot- and please answer my questions I'm kinda desperate as I have gigs coming up in the coming months :S (hardly eva gigged: quite young) and in my solos I do tend to use a mixture of Harmonics, Vibratos, *Divebombs and major pull ups*- so I need to be able to rely on my trem for tuning stability, and I do like to sustain notes too.
Because it's a trs *PRO* it wouldn't need any routing for the FRPro to go in except for the pivot screws would it?
If Aidy asks me why I want the FRPro puttin' in what should I say?

Thanks agen- sorry if this post dragged a bit :S
Regards
Jonny

[fettouhi]

If the TRS is anything like the TRS on the Ibnaez guitar (which I think it is) then you will get an improvement in stability of the trem because the FR is made better metal.

Regards

André

[Epicus Furor]

when i had a TRS in an old Jem 555 i replaced it with an original floyd rose, it improved the tuning stability and playabilty/sustain/tone 100% ... I highly reccomend the originals

[Epicus Furor]

BTW If the TRS is the same sort of thing as Ibanez's, the originals floyd should fit nice and snuggly.

[JESTER700]

Measure the posts. Most Yamaha Pacificas I've had (RM-ProII trems) had different stud spacing than a Floyd. If it's the same, the Floyd should work fine. The Yamaha trems had some cool innovations, but the pivot points were softer than an OFR, so the swap might be worth it - IF your current rig is going out of tune. Locking trems shouldn't do that.

[PacificaJonny]

The post spacing is different, is it possible to fill them in or somet and then drill new ones to accomodate the new posts in the right positions?
Regards
Jonny

[PacificaJonny]

Hey dudes, turns out the trem post spacin was n is the same! The fine tuners are slightly offset to the right so Me and my dad just took about 3-5 mm off and nail varnished the cavity! We got it in and now I really do stay in tune!
Cheers!
Jonny