Gotoh Floyd Rose - Does it come in cosmo black?

[bdk]

I've looked at allparts, guitarpartsdepot, etc, and seem to only find it in chrome, black and gold. Anyone know where to get a cosmo black one? Or if they even make it in cosmo?

[OLIE_ROCKS_THE_80'S]

Originally Posted by bdk

I've looked at allparts, guitarpartsdepot, etc, and seem to only find it in chrome, black and gold. Anyone know where to get a cosmo black one? Or if they even make it in cosmo?

I don't think they make it in that finish! I'm almost sure...

[michblanch]

Heres a list of guitar parts dealers. Hope it helps.

http://www.seymourduncan.com/dealers/online-sales/

[albee1952]

stewmac.com has just announced Gotoh tuners in cosmo so MAYBE bridges and other hardware will follow(we can hope). Unfortunately, it appears that cosmo hardware is quite a bit more expensive than other finishes.

[nullsys]

Without trying to sound mean...
There are alot of posts on jemsite here about cosmo hardware being of the poorest quality.
I for one agree with them, it wears off after as little as 2 weeks. Sometimes it can take a year or two but your left with rust, brassy color or just a horrible monotone of different grey shades.

You might be best stickin with gold,chrome or black.

[quik]

I was thinking the same thing, nullsys. Cosmo wears off very easily. Black is much more durable, in my experience.

[toshiro]

Didn't they ban the plain black plating in Europe? I know lots of sites list black as "no longer able to ship to Europe", and OFR's which used to be black on some stock guitars are now cosmo(Schecter/ESP).

Black Gotoh trems and locking nuts seem to be out of stock, or in short supply, everywhere also.

[rvai]

why was plain black plating banned?

[toshiro]

Originally Posted by rvai

why was plain black plating banned?

Now, I'm not 100% here, but it was an environmental thing. After looking for the article I read, and coming up blank, if it is an issue it's probably RoHS compliance based.

[alecmm61]

theres tons on the bay

[toshiro]

There are 2 black Gotoh trems listed, yes. Both use the same stock photo, but one has a shot of the trem that looks suspiciously chrome-black.

Really, I would avoid cosmo if you're getting a new trem anyway. As others have said, it wears poorly over time.