Has anyone here tried a GFS Heavy Duty Floyd yet?

[bombtek]

I'll admit I'm a fan of their pickups, but it took a lot of research before I made the decision to try those out. I'm kind of doing the same 20th this unit here:
http://www.guitarfetish.com/NEW-Heav...EEL_p_518.html

[PowerTube]

You do realize that's a licensed copy, right? Very few copies are as good as the original Floyd. Schaller and the Ibanez Lo-Pro come to mind.

Having said that, I've ordered a few things from GFS and so far, it's all been top notch.

[eakinj]

I have a number of their pickups and their support is really good, but I haven't tried their bridges yet. I honestly can't imagine that it's bad, as they seem to try to keep their stuff to a high standard, might be a risk to buy one, but maybe not. You may want to ask them about their return policy then there's less at risk.

[PowerTube]

I have one of their single-coil sized rail humbuckers in one Strat and a Duncan Hot Rails in a another one. Honestly, I like the GFS version just as much and it's a lot cheaper.

I also have one of their brass Strat sustain block/bridge combinations and it's also very nice.

[BenoA]

Interesting! Keep us posted if you buy one. I wonder how it compares to a cheap "Floyd Rose Special". Got one of those on a LTD model and having issues of stability with it.

[Number Of The Priest]

You do realize that's a licensed copy, right? Very few copies are as good as the original Floyd. Schaller and the Ibanez Lo-Pro come to mind.

Gotoh makes highly respected tremolos. As you mentioned, the Ibanez Lo-Pro Edge, but also the Ibanez Edge (aka "Original Edge") and the Gotoh GE1996T High Stability Tremolo System (http://g-gotoh.com/international/product/ge1996t.html and analyzed and reviewed by xenophobe here: http://www.jcfonline.com/threads/133...ighlight=gotoh) are well-made trems with great build quality.

For this GFS trem, I'd be curious to know more about the metals that comprise it. It mentions solid steel baseplate, steel studs with bronze inserts, brass sustain block... but nothing about the other components like the saddles. The fact that they don't mention the saddles being steel leads me to believe they are hiding the possibility that they might NOT be made of steel, but perhaps zinc alloy (like the Floyd Rose Special). Because in marketing, if something is a selling point, YOU WILL BE PROUD TO DECLARE IT.

[BenoA]

Gotoh makes highly respected tremolos. As you mentioned, the Ibanez Lo-Pro Edge, but also the Ibanez Edge (aka "Original Edge") and the Gotoh GE1996T High Stability Tremolo System (http://g-gotoh.com/international/product/ge1996t.html and analyzed and reviewed by xenophobe here: http://www.jcfonline.com/threads/133...ighlight=gotoh) are well-made trems with great build quality.


For this GFS trem, I'd be curious to know more about the metals that comprise it. It mentions solid steel baseplate, steel studs with bronze inserts, brass sustain block... but nothing about the other components like the saddles. The fact that they don't mention the saddles being steel leads me to believe they are hiding the possibility that they might NOT be made of steel, but perhaps zinc alloy (like the Floyd Rose Special). Because in marketing, if something is a selling point, YOU WILL BE PROUD TO DECLARE IT.

Good point NOTP! The issue I have with my Floyd Special are the insert blocks. The strings slips out of them too easily.

[straycat]

Never had one problem with a FR special or Gotoh floyd either.
This may be a decent unit so give it a try and see how you like it.

BenoA when clipping the ball ends off be sure you clip off the fat part of the windings as well.

[BenoA]

BenoA when clipping the ball ends off be sure you clip off the fat part of the windings as well.

I always do. I don't know if I got a bad unit or what but the Special I have gives me tuning nightmares. I own many guitars with whammy bars, and this one is a serious piece of crap.

I'm thinking switching it for a Gotoh. Just need to verify the dimensions first.

[Nightbat]

Because of the baseplate, these look like drop in replacements for the old Takeuchi trems