For the past several years there has been a lot of interest in aftermarket tremolo upgrade components. Sustain blocks, springs, and even the humble spring claw have been reworked to provide better tone and sustain. Killer Guitar Components (KGC) are one such company that offer a myriad of upgrade parts …
A floating Floyd Rose type tremolo has a whole range of fantastic uses, but a few issues too. If you break a string your bridge goes out of whack, and guitar horribly out of tune. You can’t just tune to drop-D or equivalent either. A few solutions have come out …
I’ve been working my way through my Ibanez RG550 RFR reissue, testing out a range of Floyd Upgrades tremolo parts. First up was the Brass Sustain Block for Ibanez Edge. In my review of the brass sustain block I found it made for a massive tonal upgrade over the nasty-looking …
The guitars I mainly like to play are Ibanez RGs with floating tremolos. The necks are perfect for my hands, and the bodies feel comfortable sitting down or standing up. The one problem I’ve had with them is the tremolo units. Don’t get me wrong, Ibanez build some of the …
Ibanez have made some fantastic locking tremolo bridges over the years. The Edge and Lo Pro Edge are highly regarded amongst Ibanez enthusiasts, and the recently discontinued Edge Pro is starting to receive a lot of praise too. There is a problem inherent to floating tremolo bridges though. They quite …