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Old 04-16-2008, 10:39 PM   #21 (permalink)
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so you dont recommend the sanding down and replacing the bridge option?
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Old 04-16-2008, 11:05 PM   #22 (permalink)
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I have NEVER played a guitar that had a Floyd route filled that didn't sound like shit. It just kills the tone of the guitar. I would buy a replacement LoTRS and block it.
deff somethin to think about
tone could (and almost certainly) be affected and aparently in bad way
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gettin a replacment floyd and blocking it would prob be the best option
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Old 04-17-2008, 08:08 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Old 04-18-2008, 12:56 AM   #24 (permalink)
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yeah. put in a cheap replacement floyd, block it in place (excellent tuning stability that way too ) and all that jazz. works much better

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whats up, i recently got an Ibanez S 470 for free from a friend of mine that hasnt played since middle school. It has some cosmetic damage as well as an issue with the floyd rose, the whole bridge part is missing and i was wondering if anyone could help me figure out how to replace that or if it would be too much of a pain in the ass to put a different type of bridge in there? any info would be appreciated, thanks

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buy a new ZR trem, count your lucky stars they aren't as expensive as OFR's... which is what Im saving for.
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Old 04-29-2008, 09:46 PM   #26 (permalink)
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buy a new ZR trem, count your lucky stars they aren't as expensive as OFR's... which is what Im saving for.
Yeah, dude's in the US, where Ibanez trems cost more than an OFR..
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Old 04-29-2008, 10:11 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Yeah, dude's in the US, where Ibanez trems cost more than an OFR..
Waaaay more.

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Old 04-30-2008, 11:19 PM   #28 (permalink)
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and +86 on just getting an OFR and block it. The LoTRS was shite anyway
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