A Gotoh 1996t is about $120 on Amazon. Hardened steel baseplate and studs, brass block. Lots of other reasonably priced options available if you don’t want a locking nut.
Edit: Harley Benton has 4 Fusion III models that come with a Floyd Rose 1000 and go for $345 or $498 right now, depending on the specific model. The FR1000 has hardened steel knife edges and studs.
My guess:
IMO, that Gotoh may be a better trem than an OFR these days. They make awesome stuff.
I agree. That’s what I replaced the pot-metal Floyd in the SBS with. The difference in feel and return to pitch is not subtle, and it flutters like a hummingbird wing.
Ibanez Original Edge is still my favorite.
I haven’t had any problems with my JIVA JR Edge Zero II
and getting one of these made the trem loads better since I’m not the biggest fan of the threaded collar style trem arms.
https://redbishop.jp/EN_RBIA3.html
Well I ended up getting something totally different. An Edwards LP. Maybe a shredder guitar sometime down the line. This thing is beautiful and plays amazingly well.
Can’t go wrong with an Edwards. ESP is a very reliable family of brands.
Yeah it’s impressive. What were their other brands?
ESP, LTD, E-II. I think they had another one like Zep-II or something like that.
Even a $300 LTD is guaranteed to be an absolute pleasure to play, and most of them are marketed towards shredders.
Man. I’ve dreamed of having an Edwards LP for ages now. Very very nice.
