Putting an OFR7 in an Edge/LoPro 7 route

Randy · 03-24-2008, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by Drew:

Cool.

Updating with pictures:

Here's the one I was referring to, from a guitar released after the decommissioning of the Edge7, and possibly after that of the LoPro7:

Tough to see cause it's black, but here's the route on a UV body designed from the ground up for a LoPro7:

Notice the fact the back of the trem is almost exactly flush with the body.

Here's what mine's like:

As you can see, there's maybe another half inch of space... Not a HUGE amount, but my hunch is it should be enough, especially if that first picture is the second, tighter trem route...

Thanks for the measurements, Dave - I'll check it out tonight and see if it should work.

heffergm · 03-24-2008, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metal Ken

C7Fr's come with licensed floyds. ;p

Really??? They're all advertised as OFR's:

SCHECTER C-7 FR JEFF LOOMIS Electric Guitar w/ Case NEW - eBay (item 290215229959 end time Mar-27-08 08:57:19 PDT)

All the others I've looked at say the same. Oh well, one more option in the toilet.

ibznorange · 03-24-2008, 02:01 PM

thats not a C7 FR
thats a loomis, which is the same body style as a C7 FR
C7 FR
Loomis (Loomis FR)

Drew · 03-24-2008, 02:07 PM

Well, based on the fact that

1.) in that first picture, it's clear that the "shoulders," at least, of the route are deep enough for an OFR,
2.) it really appears that the oldschool UV trem route is deeper than the newer AANJ RG7 body's route, and that you only need a couple additional milimeters to get an intonated OFR7 into an edge body, and that
3.) theoretically, the Edge7 and OFR7 bodies should be almost identical (and I do know people have had luck swapping Edges for OFR's on older Ibby's,

I grabbed a chrome OFR7 from GuitarPartsDepot a moment ago.

If it doesn't work out, I'll probably sell it here to one of you guys, or hold onto it for a custom.

Metal Ken · 03-24-2008, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heffergm

Really??? They're all advertised as OFR's:

SCHECTER C-7 FR JEFF LOOMIS Electric Guitar w/ Case NEW - eBay (item 290215229959 end time Mar-27-08 08:57:19 PDT)

All the others I've looked at say the same. Oh well, one more option in the toilet.

Thats a loomis. It goes like such:

C7, C7FR - Cheaper bolt on, have licensed trems, duncan design pickups
C7 Blackjacks - No trems, set neck, JB's
C7 Hellraiser - Now come with OFR,
C7 Loomis - OFR

When you said C7, i just assumed you meant the regular C7, since those are only like 400-450$.

heffergm · 03-24-2008, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ibznorange

thats not a C7 FR
thats a loomis, which is the same body style as a C7 FR
C7 FR
Loomis (Loomis FR)

Ok, you may have guessed I could care less about these guitars... suffice to say, one of them comes with an OFR7.

Stitch · 03-24-2008, 02:12 PM

What you going to do with the LoPro7?

heffergm · 03-24-2008, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drew

I grabbed a chrome OFR7 from GuitarPartsDepot a moment ago.

If it doesn't work out, I'll probably sell it here to one of you guys, or hold onto it for a custom.

?!?!?!?!?

I don't think they actually have them. I'm guessing you came across that page for the OFR7 by way of a search engine, rather than navigating from within their own site. Last I spoke to them (a week ago), the don't have any.

If that has changed, PLEASE let me know

ibznorange · 03-24-2008, 02:17 PM

Yeah...
It also shows OFR7's for pictures, but the pictures are for lefty OFR's instead...
Im gonna laugh when you end up with a lefty 6 string OFR

Drew · 03-24-2008, 02:18 PM

They're on the page, and they just took my order.

Stitch, Probably sacrifice it on an altar to Metal Ken to summon the Nether Spirits of Sheer Evilness to salvage my shitty alternate picking.

All kidding aside, I'm not sure. The thing's pretty shot, it's all pitted and shit, and the body has stripped out around the arm holder such that there's now play in the system you can't dial out. I tried replacing the arm holder, but it's the body.

I think it's already spoken for, via PM, but if not I can let you know, lol.

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Drew Fear the Polo! • Super Moderator • Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 29,191 Real Name: Call me Ahab... Main Seven: 1991 Ibanez UV7PWH Main ERG: Sherman 5-string bass Rig: Mesa Recto-verb 50 Thanked: 140	They're on the page, and they just took my order. Stitch, Probably sacrifice it on an altar to Metal Ken to summon the Nether Spirits of Sheer Evilness to salvage my shitty alternate picking. All kidding aside, I'm not sure. The thing's pretty shot, it's all pitted and shit, and the body has stripped out around the arm holder such that there's now play in the system you can't dial out. I tried replacing the arm holder, but it's the body. I think it's already spoken for, via PM, but if not I can let you know, lol.

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