The Floyd Rose bridge

Since we’re doing a remake of the 1982 version of the Frankenstrat, we’re going to use a Floyd Rose with the fine tuners and the locking nut.  Normally this bridge comes in chrome, gold, or black, but I was able to find it in a special make called Antique Silver.  This means that the Floyd Rose already looks 20-25 years old.  It looks dirty, scratched, and beat up.  I love it!  This is a great piece, and it comes with the whammy bar, the spring claw, all the springs, the locking nut, the string retainer, and the bushings.  It’s so complete that even the bushings, the bar, and the locking nut are in that great Antique Silver color.  It really gives an authentic look to it.  However, Ed didn’t use bushings during his construction.  He used Old School Floyd Rose screws, and actually used black screws that didn’t match the bridge.  Accordingly, I purchased the original black screws and will use these instead.  Also, even though the bridge looks great as-is, I plan on relicing it further, to give it more of Ed’s touch.  All of the black pieces will need a great deal of destruction.

Floyd Rose in antique silver

Floyd Rose in antique silver