Licensed Floyd rose replacement
Licensed Floyd rose replacement
Hate to steal the thread, but this does pertain a little to this.
I contacted ESP about switching from the ESP LFR to an OFR
this is what they said
Thank you for contacting ESP Guitars. The ESP-branded, Floyd Rose-licensed bridges used in production during this time will not only feature different dimensions, but a slightly altered overall shape when compared to the Floyd Rose Original or even 1000 Series bridge systems. This means that any aftermarket switch to an official FR product will require at least slight modification to the route and/or positioning of the body-mounting screws. We recommend that any installations or modifications be performed by a licensed guitar technician or luthier to ensure proper fit and function.
We apologize for this inconvenience, and hope that this limited information is helpful. Please feel free to let us know if you have any further questions or concerns.
anyone able to touch on this?
I fit an OFR to my 89 ESP M-1 and I had to route a few mm's off each side so the bridge wouldnt contact the body, then i filled the mounting holes with a dowl and redrilled the holes to use the new mounting screws (different threads). Then after assembling the guitar my strings were not centered down the neck, so i had to redrill to move the bridge about 1/8" to one side.. it was a bit nerve racking as i had to hand drill the new mounting holes, plus i may have damaged the value of the vintage ESP due to carving on the body, but she plays beautiful now.
You just nee one with a 42mm (R2) lock nut and a 37mm sustain block. Since it's set into the body and not sitting on top of it, if you get one with a standard sized block, it'll poke out of the bottom and won't really work well... if at all...
Problem with this being that nowhere I've found that sells OFR's detail what size block they come with. So it's pretty much, you buy it, if it sucks, you find a new one. Unless somebody with more experience could chime in... :|