Advice on a hardtail bridge for project

[prolead]

Hey guys,picked up a Warmoth alder soloist body on the bay.The pickup routes are done but nothing else.
This project is gonna be a spare axe I keep at work so I'm gonna skimp on a few things.
The finish will be tung oil,the neck will be a maple Charvel style neck from Musikraft.

All the guitars I own are Floyd Roses.In an effort to save money I want to go with something like a WIlkinson trem or tuneomatic.I simply don;t know what's reliable or good quality.

If anyone can make a recommendation i would appreciate it.Hope this is in the right section.
Thanks for any help.

[Axewielder]

I love the string-thru fixed bridges that Charvel currently uses, but I wish I had a source for them.

[DalyTek]

My Soloist has a Gotoh TOM bridge and stop bar and I absolutely LOVE it!

[prolead]

My Soloist has a Gotoh TOM bridge and stop bar and I absolutely LOVE it!

I have played a guitar like that before,I liked it but it felt awkward,would probably just take an hour to get used to it.
I'll research it now and check it out,thanks.

[DalyTek]

Yeah, it felt a little odd to me at first too, as I was so used to a Floyd, but honestly, I prefer this guitar to my others that have the Floyd.
It's like a Les Paul, but more comfortable and with an amazing neck.

[tomanyjacksons]

I put a Kahler hard tail on a friends Ibanez (required routing) and I really liked the feel of it. I generally use only Floyd rose equipped guitars. Got it from Whammi world.

[toejam]

You do realize that an actual hardtail bridge looks like this?
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[adampone]

been playing Floyds since '85. anytime I get a guitar that doesn't have a Floyd, I tell myself it'll be a nice change to have one that's different. after the honeymoon period, I end up installing a Floyd or getting rid of it because it doesn't have one.

maybe you can route it out for a more traditional Strat bridge, so that if/when you decide to pull the trigger on a Floyd, you're pretty much already there.

[prolead]

You do realize that an actual hardtail bridge looks like this?
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I do,and admit I know nothing about them.I just thought they looked simple and inexpensive.
I may look into the cost of getting a floyd routed,wanted to keep the cost down but i also want to enjoy playing it.

[TKEblue]

The gotoh tom is good from what I've read. And its dirt cheap since you wanna save money.

http://www.warmoth.com/Gotoh-Tune-O-Matic-C710.aspx

[toejam]

I do,and admit I know nothing about them.I just thought they looked simple and inexpensive.
I may look into the cost of getting a floyd routed,wanted to keep the cost down but i also want to enjoy playing it.

I only mentioned that because lots of people refer to hardtails as anything with a fixed bridge, and they're technically not actual hardtails.

[DeathThrashAttack]

i only mentioned that because lots of people refer to hardtails as anything with a fixed bridge, and they're technically not actual hardtails.

amen!

[GuerillaPete]

If overall height/profile is a concern, then go with a hardtail like Toejam says.
Also,hardtails are a bit easier to install/set-up. With a ToM bridge, there's a chance you may need to adjust the angle of how the neck meets the body in the neck pocket.

[Axewielder]

Ugh im confuzed

[TKEblue]

Is gibralter or whatever a brand or a type of fixed bridge? Just curious