Worth building a guitar around this

[rgand]

I recently had a set of flat-wounds laying around and I found myself thinking about building a guitar for them. I'd say your bridge/trem inspired build is fully legit.

Damn, that would mean I'd need to build 8 more guitars.

 

[fdesalvo]

I know. Maybe my post doesn't read well.

So this sucker drops right in on warmoth's floyd spacing?  I'd imagine it needs the 10mm post routs.  Has me curious about how it would fit inside the floyd pickguard cutout. too.

Edit:  Looks like the Schaller's post spacing is 74.3mm and both Floyd variations are at 74.0mm. 

I read one older account of a guy who used the Wilkinson route with the 2000 bridge and the only mods were 10mm post holes and extending the bass side of the pickguard's bridge route 6mm. 

 

[Cagey]

The post spacing is close enough for rock 'n' roll. The difference between 74.0mm and 74.3mm is .011", which is negligible. Some vibrato bridges deliberately allow for variation in post spacing - see left post pivot below - because wood is a softer material to work with than metal and dimensions can't always be guaranteed to precise tolerances.

 

[fdesalvo]

Cool.

Here's a link to the build using the 2000 Trem here on the forum: http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=24023.0

 

[fdesalvo]

Some random thoughts.

Living with an older Ibanez 540SLTD has really impressed the value of a floyd on me in a huge way. It's such an expressive system, but I can't live with a locking nut on two guitars. I need one that I can drop d on occasion, so my next build will be something like:

-locking tuners
-lsr roller nut
-locking them w/without fine tuners

I'm thinking I can get away without fine tuners, so that opens up some options. Floyd has reissued their original locking trem and it looks fantastic.  Im also open to the version that W sells as an option. I use capos oftentimes and fine tuners could be put to good use.

One thing I miss from my other guitars that had angled neck pockets was the taller string height off the body. I like having some air down there.  The 540SLTD has the strings just above the deck. A little too tight for my taste. 

Debating on a wizard vs standard thin vs 59 carve on the neck. I love the speed and comfort of the Ibanez. No cramping at all, but there's no depth to the tone. My experience leads me to believe that the fatter warmoth necks with vintage truss rods have the tone and feel I love most. I may end up on a standard thin, despite the fact I feel the 59 is so comfy, albieit slowr than the wiz.

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Some random thoughts.

Living with an older Ibanez 540SLTD has really impressed the value of a floyd on me in a huge way. It's such an expressive system, but I can't live with a locking nut on two guitars. I need one that I can drop d on occasion, so my next build will be something like:

-locking tuners
-lsr roller nut
-locking them w/without fine tuners

I'm thinking I can get away without fine tuners, so that opens up some options. Floyd has reissued their original locking trem and it looks fantastic.  Im also open to the version that W sells as an option. I use capos oftentimes and fine tuners could be put to good use.

One thing I miss from my other guitars that had angled neck pockets was the taller string height off the body. I like having some air down there.  The 540SLTD has the strings just above the deck. A little too tight for my taste. 

Debating on a wizard vs standard thin vs 59 carve on the neck. I love the speed and comfort of the Ibanez. No cramping at all, but there's no depth to the tone. My experience leads me to believe that the fatter warmoth necks with vintage truss rods have the tone and feel I love most. I may end up on a standard thin, despite the fact I feel the 59 is so comfy, albieit slowr than the wiz.

Don't underestimate the value of a Tremol-No. 

I've been using em for a decade now, and on an axe with no fine tuners, just lock it into either hard tail or dive only, and then detune the low E, and you're ready for drop D rather quickly.
I can't see using any Whammy equipped guitar without it any more.

 

[fdesalvo]

Been looking at em lately. I can see the appeal. I'm seriously considering one for this next build.

Some random thoughts.

Living with an older Ibanez 540SLTD has really impressed the value of a floyd on me in a huge way. It's such an expressive system, but I can't live with a locking nut on two guitars. I need one that I can drop d on occasion, so my next build will be something like:

-locking tuners
-lsr roller nut
-locking them w/without fine tuners

I'm thinking I can get away without fine tuners, so that opens up some options. Floyd has reissued their original locking trem and it looks fantastic.  Im also open to the version that W sells as an option. I use capos oftentimes and fine tuners could be put to good use.

One thing I miss from my other guitars that had angled neck pockets was the taller string height off the body. I like having some air down there.  The 540SLTD has the strings just above the deck. A little too tight for my taste. 

Debating on a wizard vs standard thin vs 59 carve on the neck. I love the speed and comfort of the Ibanez. No cramping at all, but there's no depth to the tone. My experience leads me to believe that the fatter warmoth necks with vintage truss rods have the tone and feel I love most. I may end up on a standard thin, despite the fact I feel the 59 is so comfy, albieit slowr than the wiz.

Don't underestimate the value of a Tremol-No. 

I've been using em for a decade now, and on an axe with no fine tuners, just lock it into either hard tail or dive only, and then detune the low E, and you're ready for drop D rather quickly.
I can't see using any Whammy equipped guitar without it any more.