Floyd Rose Recess

[m4rk0]

does anybody know where I can buy one of those thin rubber mats that go in the floyd rose recess?
not the blocks, just the thin rubber pads..

 

[DangerousR6]

does anybody know where I can buy one of those thin rubber mats that go in the floyd rose recess?
not the blocks, just the thin rubber pads..

I've never seen them for sale anywhere. You might be able to find something in a craft store..And make your own.... :dontknow:

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Curry works for F-holes and recess holes too.

 

[Steve_Karl]

I've never seen one but bicycle tire inner tube comes to mind as a possible DIY.

 

[dmraco]

PM me with your address.  I will send you a piece.

 

[Strat Avenger]

I have some of that material, but chose not to use it because I think it has a dampening effect on the guitar. It basically acts like an insulation, which is not good for vibration and tone. I chose to leave it off when I noticed that all the high-end guitars I've seen don't have it.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

I have some of that material, but chose not to use it because I think it has a dampening effect on the guitar. It basically acts like an insulation, which is not good for vibration and tone. I chose to leave it off when I noticed that all the high-end guitars I've seen don't have it.

So does your body when you're playing it.

 

[Strat Avenger]

I have some of that material, but chose not to use it because I think it has a dampening effect on the guitar. It basically acts like an insulation, which is not good for vibration and tone. I chose to leave it off when I noticed that all the high-end guitars I've seen don't have it.

So does your body when you're playing it.

Perhaps, but like I said, none of the high-end guitars have it (I wanted my Warmoth to resemble a high-end custom guitar), and I really can't see any purpose for it other than maybe the look of it...

 

[ORCRiST]

PM me with your address.  I will send you a piece.

Beat me to it, DMRACO!

Also, I got my mine via Ebay.

Perhaps, but like I said, none of the high-end guitars have it (I wanted my Warmoth to resemble a high-end custom guitar), and I really can't see any purpose for it other than maybe the look of it...

I like it for the whole "it protects my paint" thing...  :icon_scratch:

 

[JimBeed]

I have some of that material, but chose not to use it because I think it has a dampening effect on the guitar. It basically acts like an insulation, which is not good for vibration and tone. I chose to leave it off when I noticed that all the high-end guitars I've seen don't have it.

Surprising, thought high end customs would put some in and add £5 a square centimeter  :laughing7:

 

[m4rk0]

PM 's have been exchanged

so what do they call these things?? FR mats? pads? rubbers??

 

[DangerousR6]

PM 's have been exchanged

so what do they call these things?? FR mats? pads? rubbers??

FRogan's... :icon_biggrin:

 

[jay4321]

Does zilch to the sound, I've put padding in a couple Floyd guitars (going way back to my 2nd guitar). You might be able to detect it in a lab. If anyone thinks their ears are that good hit me up. I work out of AC would give ridiculous action on a wager to see it.

P.S. - Cut up a padded mousepad. The $4 variety at Staples (black) are perfect.

 

[Strat Avenger]

Does zilch to the sound, I've put padding in a couple Floyd guitars (going way back to my 2nd guitar). You might be able to detect it in a lab. If anyone thinks their ears are that good hit me up. I work out of AC would give ridiculous action on a wager to see it.

P.S. - Cut up a padded mousepad. The $4 variety at Staples (black) are perfect.

It acts as a sound deadener. much like the same concept of lining a car's floorboards with sound deadening matting. Whether or not the effect is significant is debatable, but there would be no other reason for the more expensive guitars to "not" use it. I had a couple of ESP LTDs that had the stuff, then I got a more expensive Standard ESP, and it did not have it. 'Same with Ibanez. The more expensive Japanese models did not have it, yet the cheaper Korean ones did. It's a known fact that thick paint/finish deadens a guitar's sustain. So why would foam rubber lining be any different?...

 

[dmraco]

It it not do much for sound...I hoping I am thinking about the same thing...it simply protects both the floyd and the wood when doing MASSIVE whammy pulls.....I hope this is what you needed.

See photo...sorry for the poor quality....

 

[AutoBat]

if putting sound absorbing material did anything, then these two musical instruments would suck:

 

[m4rk0]

It it not do much for sound...I hoping I am thinking about the same thing...it simply protects both the floyd and the wood when doing MASSIVE whammy pulls.....I hope this is what you needed.

See photo...sorry for the poor quality....

that is exactly what I need!!!

 

[Cagey]

Does zilch to the sound, I've put padding in a couple Floyd guitars (going way back to my 2nd guitar). You might be able to detect it in a lab. If anyone thinks their ears are that good hit me up. I work out of AC would give ridiculous action on a wager to see it.

P.S. - Cut up a padded mousepad. The $4 variety at Staples (black) are perfect.

It acts as a sound deadener. much like the same concept of lining a car's floorboards with sound deadening matting. Whether or not the effect is significant is debatable, but there would be no other reason for the more expensive guitars to "not" use it. I had a couple of ESP LTDs that had the stuff, then I got a more expensive Standard ESP, and it did not have it. 'Same with Ibanez. The more expensive Japanese models did not have it, yet the cheaper Korean ones did. It's a known fact that thick paint/finish deadens a guitar's sustain. So why would foam rubber lining be any different?...

A Floyd that isn't floating is a sinful waste, so one would deserve whatever one got for trying to make any other setup work. Given that, some black padding in the clearance route isn't going to affect anything, since the energy transfer takes place through the mounting posts anyway.

As for finish thickness affecting tone, that's an urban legend with absolutely no basis in fact, at least as far as electric guitars go. Acoustics are a different story. Finish makes a lot of difference on those, which is probably where the myth started.

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

I put a piece of mirror plexi in my Ibby 7 when I repainted it a few years ago.
I always hated the look of the mousepad under the trem.

 

[Patrick from Davis]

You can always buy a sheet of sticky back craft foam.  I know you can get them online, they make it easy to decorate the pad on a pedal.  Custom Wah grippers...  Anyways, just google, "sticky back craft foam," and it will come up.
Patrick