Ping Floyd Rose
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SustainerPlayer
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I have a Ping Floyd Rose on my Cabronita Shredder.
I don't know if the come in several versions. But mine is with a plated block. And I had a problem with it being a little too large to fit the Warmoth Recessed route as seen on the above picture. I had to enlarge the route to get it to fit.
I haven't a/b'ed against an OFR - but to me it sounds good.
As for wear it is too early to say if it has issues.
I don't know if the come in several versions. But mine is with a plated block. And I had a problem with it being a little too large to fit the Warmoth Recessed route as seen on the above picture. I had to enlarge the route to get it to fit.
I haven't a/b'ed against an OFR - but to me it sounds good.
As for wear it is too early to say if it has issues.
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Tipperman said:
"Up there with an OFR", but $75-100 cheaper. Why? Cheaper materials and construction, that's why.
So it has the 'Floyd Rose' name on it. BFD. Ping paid Floyd Rose for the right to use their name on Ping's product.
End of story. And certainly nothing to do with 'quality'.
Simply put, its licensed copy at 2/3rd's of the price for a reason - its not as good as the real thing. The only exception to this
rule is Schaller whom Floyd Rose has used almost since day one to manufacture their bridges for them. In fact, I think Schaller
makes a superior bridge to the OFR.
Talking Warmoth - you're spending all this money on a custom built guitar, just to equip it with something sub-par. If one
surf's the various guitar related forums on the 'Net, you will find pages upon pages of threads of people bitching about why
their licensed FR clone is not doing X, Y, or Z properly.
I ask SustainerPlayer, I know its not an issue for you and you're happy with your Ping - but all things being equal - would you have
rather had an OFR that you could have just dropped in and used out of the box, or, you're totally cool with having had to remove
wood and paint from your finished guitar body just to get it to fit and function properly?
I'm not attacking anyone here, after all - they surely must function on some level otherwise people wouldn't buy them. I guess I'm just
of the old school that says: Do something right, or don't do it. And I fully realize this is all just my opinion, even *I* don't think that FR
trems are by any means the pinnacle of bridge design. Ping and Gotoh (can't speak to Ibanez Edge clones) make a functioning product.
I guess I'm just puzzled by decisions to save a few bucks on a copy when the real thing is only those few bucks more... with none of the
headaches of a knock-off. :dontknow:
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ORCRiST said:
The truth is that I originally bought the Ping on sale - a "spur of the moment" thing. And having it laying around my box of "guitar stuff" I decided to put it to use and build a guitar around it. So this guitar would probably not have existed if I haven't surfed that web shop. :icon_biggrin:
So to answer your question. If I was to deliberate build a Floyd Rose guitar I would go with an OFR or Schaller. I have had both previously. And I normally go for "the best" with regards to my builds. And of course I could have been without the extra hassle with fitting it in.
But for now it works. If it turns out troublesome it will be replaced with a OFR or Schaller.
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Bruno said:Maybe when I touch it with my hand I will change my personal *FR licensed racking* :glasses9:
At the moment, the best floyd licensed are: Ibanez LowPro, Schaller and Gotoharty07:
this! so very this. I am all in on the Lo Pro from ibanez. Hands down one of the best trem units on the market.
Gotoh holds a licence for floyd rose bridges, but they redesigned huge parts of the trem, including a harder knife edge, other tremarm-mechanism, the finetuners are at an angle, and some other minor things. they're trem is not just a 'good' unit like the ping, its one of the BEST units. as I've said it before, Suhr wants them, and they are really great.
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Time to get my thread NECRO on!
I just bought a Ping from GuitarFetish, called their Super Heavy Duty FR in black. IT was around $80 with a big brass block.
My Ibanez 1995 RG470 Lo TRS2 trem broke a saddle when I was restringing it yesterday. I looked at an Ibanez Edge, but nothing new and in good shape for less than $200. I was going to get a OFR or a Graphtech (heard they are bad with sustain), but for $80 why not give it a try? I have heard that the GF Super Heavies are made by Ping, so why not see for myself?
One question I had about the Lo TRS2 and other trems like that model, it looked like I could just take out the screw and the little block and put the string in through those holes? I guess it would become a single locker then, but if I did that I might not have broken the saddle when I was tightening it with the screw? The metal plain fatigued and snapped the saddle in half when I tightened the B string down. I only have had this guitar about 3 week from a used shop. It plays great, love everything but I read about how bad the Lo TRS2's were, and my 1st string change it breaks...
If I have to route the bottom for the brass block I am not that worried, I have a good router and plenty of bits. I actually routed a OFR on another guitar for a top recessed mount, I used the StewMac templates and ball-bearing bit sleeves and it came out good. So, if I have to remove some wood from the bottom I think I can handle it.
What I really don't get is why people are still going with Floyds? With things like Termking and some other new tremolo I saw this weekend(Stetsbar?), I would think this is a better way to go for tone, sustain, string breaks, note bends, etc?
Sorry for the necro, I just got a PING.
Dave
I just bought a Ping from GuitarFetish, called their Super Heavy Duty FR in black. IT was around $80 with a big brass block.
My Ibanez 1995 RG470 Lo TRS2 trem broke a saddle when I was restringing it yesterday. I looked at an Ibanez Edge, but nothing new and in good shape for less than $200. I was going to get a OFR or a Graphtech (heard they are bad with sustain), but for $80 why not give it a try? I have heard that the GF Super Heavies are made by Ping, so why not see for myself?
One question I had about the Lo TRS2 and other trems like that model, it looked like I could just take out the screw and the little block and put the string in through those holes? I guess it would become a single locker then, but if I did that I might not have broken the saddle when I was tightening it with the screw? The metal plain fatigued and snapped the saddle in half when I tightened the B string down. I only have had this guitar about 3 week from a used shop. It plays great, love everything but I read about how bad the Lo TRS2's were, and my 1st string change it breaks...
If I have to route the bottom for the brass block I am not that worried, I have a good router and plenty of bits. I actually routed a OFR on another guitar for a top recessed mount, I used the StewMac templates and ball-bearing bit sleeves and it came out good. So, if I have to remove some wood from the bottom I think I can handle it.
What I really don't get is why people are still going with Floyds? With things like Termking and some other new tremolo I saw this weekend(Stetsbar?), I would think this is a better way to go for tone, sustain, string breaks, note bends, etc?
Sorry for the necro, I just got a PING.
Dave
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A Lo-TRS 2 is considered the worst trem Ibanez ever offered. It's a good thing you didn't try to put an Edge or Lo Pro in there they would not have fit. People looking to replace those use either OFR's or Edge Pros. Make sure you change the garbage studs out as well.
