Floyd Rose Shimming

[nikosss.b]

Hello everyone,

I own a Warmoth but this thread is about an old guitar of mine and I thought I'd get your help here.

The old tremolo system on the guitar is defective and I want to install a new Floyd Rose Trem. The radius on the guitar is 15.75' (400mm). Floyd Rose trems are 10' or 12' if they are shimmed.

I read about shimming the trem but I have 3 questions:

1. Based on this http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=1983.0, it says that I can go up to a 16' radius if I shim the saddles. Does it matter if my radius is 15.75? Do I need to match it exactly?

2. The 0.2mm shims are very expensive and are only available in Australia for some reason. In the US, I could only find 0.15mm ones. Having said that, I don't know how to get the proper radius with these 0.15mm shims. Should I just go with 0.2mm or can I still make it work with 0.15mm?

3. Do I need to get the R10 nut as described in the following table to match my radius?

Appreciate the help!

 

[Strat Avenger]

16" is close enough.
Shimming is easy. I've done it on my Warmoth Soloist with Floyd Rose.
Buy the shims that are made for it.
Put 2 shims under the High and Low
E saddles, and 1 shim under the A and B saddles. There should be no shim under the D and G. The nut radius should be the 15", assuming it is a 1-11/16" width (1.68").

 

[nikosss.b]

16" is close enough.
Shimming is easy. I've done it on my Warmoth Soloist with Floyd Rose.
Buy the shims that are made for it.
Put 2 shims under the High and Low
E saddles, and 1 shim under the A and B saddles. There should be no shim under the D and G. The nut radius should be the 15", assuming it is a 1-11/16" width (1.68").

Thanks man! I just can't figure out which shims to buy. I can't find 0.2mm shims in the US; they're all 0.15mm. The only 0.2mm ones are from Australia https://www.ebay.com/itm/Allparts-Saddle-Shims-for-Floyd-Rose-Locking-Tremolo-Set-of-12-Made-in-USA/254066493337?hash=item3b278b0799:g:HV4AAOSwImRYNA2y:rk:8f:0

Do you know where I can find 0.2mm ones?

 

[aarontunes]

16" is close enough.
Shimming is easy. I've done it on my Warmoth Soloist with Floyd Rose.
Buy the shims that are made for it.
Put 2 shims under the High and Low
E saddles, and 1 shim under the A and B saddles. There should be no shim under the D and G. The nut radius should be the 15", assuming it is a 1-11/16" width (1.68").

Yup, this.


I would only add: remove the 4-saddle shim that ships already installed in the OFR first. Then install the aftermarket shims as described above.


You can see how to remove the 4-saddle shim here:


[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY1gzg5LoPc[/youtube]

 

[nikosss.b]

16" is close enough.
Shimming is easy. I've done it on my Warmoth Soloist with Floyd Rose.
Buy the shims that are made for it.
Put 2 shims under the High and Low
E saddles, and 1 shim under the A and B saddles. There should be no shim under the D and G. The nut radius should be the 15", assuming it is a 1-11/16" width (1.68").

Yup, this.


I would only add: remove the 4-saddle shim that ships already installed in the OFR first. Then install the aftermarket shims as described above.


You can see how to remove the 4-saddle shim here:


[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY1gzg5LoPc[/youtube]

Yeah, I read that somewhere too! Thanks for the reminder!
I just need to find the 0.2mm shims...

 

[stratamania]

E BAY you will find Floyd Rose shims there.

 

[Strat Avenger]

Yeah, should have mentioned you have to remove the shim that comes installed from the Floyd Rose factory.

 

[nikosss.b]

E BAY you will find Floyd Rose shims there.

But again the problem is that the shims that are available are 0.15mm thick, whereas in the guide that I saw, they mention 0.2mm shims. I can't find those anywhere in the US

 

[nikosss.b]

Yeah, should have mentioned you have to remove the shim that comes installed from the Floyd Rose factory.

Do you know where I can find 0.2mm shims?

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

I've done with multiple layers of tinfoil.

 

[stratamania]

E BAY you will find Floyd Rose shims there.

But again the problem is that the shims that are available are 0.15mm thick, whereas in the guide that I saw, they mention 0.2mm shims. I can't find those anywhere in the US

8 thousands of an inch is 0.2mm if you allow for rounding when converting.

https://www.allparts.com/products/bp-2214-shim-set-for-locking-saddles

It would not matter to me if I order from the US or Australia. As long as the price and postage is reasonable.

 

[Strat Avenger]

I wish I could help, but I just don't remember where I bought mine. It was back in 2010. I know I ordered them online.

 

[nikosss.b]

E BAY you will find Floyd Rose shims there.

But again the problem is that the shims that are available are 0.15mm thick, whereas in the guide that I saw, they mention 0.2mm shims. I can't find those anywhere in the US

8 thousands of an inch is 0.2mm if you allow for rounding when converting.

https://www.allparts.com/products/bp-2214-shim-set-for-locking-saddles

It would not matter to me if I order from the US or Australia. As long as the price and postage is reasonable.

Thanks man!

 

[fdesalvo]

You won’t notice any diff with those eBay shims. I have them on two diff locking trem guitars and my action set up low and fast.