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  • Is the Schaller Floyd Rose the exact same as the JT-590?

    Have an old pro on which I want to replace the trem.

    http://www.warmoth.com/Schaller-Floy...-P577C694.aspx

    Thanks,
    Garrett

  • #2
    yes
    Henrik
    AUDIOZONE.DK - a guitar site for the Jackson and Charvel fan

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    • #3
      No they are not exactly the same. Saddles are in different positions relative to the post, and locking nuts on a Floyd stick out further.

      Quality wise, I'd take either.

      Tone wise, some say the Schaller is warmer, the Floyd has more of an edge.

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      • #4
        DonP, he's referring to the Schaller Floyd Rose. Not the OFR.
        Henrik
        AUDIOZONE.DK - a guitar site for the Jackson and Charvel fan

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        • #5
          Originally posted by jackson1 View Post
          DonP, he's referring to the Schaller Floyd Rose. Not the OFR.
          Shit! You are correct.

          JT-590 is exactly the same as the Schaller.

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          • #6
            So is the JT580LP and the FR Pro identical too?
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            • #7
              Originally posted by Twitch View Post
              So is the JT580LP and the FR Pro identical too?
              No. A FR Pro has different dimensions and string spacing.
              I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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              • #8
                So the 580 is just loosely based off the Pro, is there an identical Schaller to the 580?
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                • #9
                  The Schaller would be a 590. They made nothing identical to a 580.
                  There was a regular Jackson JT580 with long locking bolts before the JT580LP, then a '94 JT580LP with a squared baseplate like an OFR.
                  I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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                  • #10
                    Thanks guys!

                    Actually replacing it for a totally superficial reason The old one is the wrong color, but its perfectly functional

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                    • #11
                      Just a thought, Im sure you could find all this info through the search function, but maybe there should be a drop in replacement chart that gets stickied. I understand that it is a crap shoot sometimes but a sticky could put an end to this reoccurring topic. Also, my 580LP and JT6 are reliable as well, but Ive often considered upgrading just because.
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                      • #12
                        Twitch, the Tremolo Info Project should at least answer some of the questions. The page tries to answer which tremolos can be swapped for an OFR and also different things to look out for. A nice chart it is not (yet), I'm afraid, because swapping is sometimes complex. I'm not trying to promote my own site, but it's the only Jackson / Charvel related tremolo comparison I've seen, apart from the info spread out here on JCF.
                        Last edited by jackson1; 10-15-2010, 02:41 AM.
                        Henrik
                        AUDIOZONE.DK - a guitar site for the Jackson and Charvel fan

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                        • #13
                          I was wondering about this myself. My JT-590 is rusted and the string blocks keep falling out.
                          Fuck ebay, fuck paypal

                          "Finger on the trigger, back against the wall. Counting rounds and voices, not enough to kill them all" (Ihsahn).

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                          • #14
                            I still want one of these. My local store can't get them. Are they exclusive to USA?
                            Fuck ebay, fuck paypal

                            "Finger on the trigger, back against the wall. Counting rounds and voices, not enough to kill them all" (Ihsahn).

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                            • #15
                              No. http://www.thomann.de/gb/schaller_fr_tremolo_ii.htm
                              Henrik
                              AUDIOZONE.DK - a guitar site for the Jackson and Charvel fan

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