Floyd Rose Strat retrofit

[NLD09]

I've been thinking about getting a Floyd for my stratocaster. It's got a vintage 6 point bridge right now.

my questions are, exactly how will I need to modify this guitar?

Will the neck need to be shimmed?

What problems will I run into with a compound fretboard, and would it make more sense to order a neck with a straight radius?

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

If not recessed, neck will need to be shimmed.

 

[Nando Vallart]

That's not a real good idea... The modifications won't be reversable...

I think you should buy a new body and neck, prepared for FR...

But if you really want, you'll need to route the body (you'd better buy a template, stewmac sells, other might sell too) and the neck will need to be routed to the locking nut, most times it won't get as pretty as the ones build since the beggining to FR because the lengh of the nut from the end of fretboard tend to be shorter than the locking nut...
I'm not sure if it'll need to get the neck pocket angled too...

 

[NLD09]

What about the Super-Vee system? I did a search and read some.

Any idea how the super vee would work with a compound radius?

 

[Alfang]

I agree with NonsenseTele, keep your strat, and keep it stock,

Build a new guitar with Warmoth parts and build it for a Floyd from the start.

But to answer your question, the pickguard needs to be modified, you will need to modify your trem route and add studs for the floyd. You'le want to add a locking floyd nut too. You don't have to, but to use the floyd to it's potential, you do.

And dont recess the floyd. Good luck let us know what you do.

 

[yyz2112]

To answer about the compound radius, I have found that Floyds need to be tweaked. Specifically, you'll need saddle shims to raise some of the strings to a suitable radius, since the saddles aren't individually adjustable like a stock vibrato.

 

[NLD09]

It seems like all those problems could be fixed with the Super-Vee. Anybody here used one?