redking
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Calling all Floyd aficionados!
I have a nice old Ibanez RG-410 "Roadstar" that I want to get into better playing shape - it's primary need is a refret, but also, the old Gotoh licensed Floyd Rose bridge (AKA first gen "Ibanez Edge") seems to be worn out and doesn't really hold a solid tuning between the fine tuning screws and the string lock screws appearing to have lots of "play" in them, and maybe the mechanism in general is just worn out. Does it make any sense to upgrade this old Gotoh Floyd with new fancy parts or should I simply just buy a new genuine German-made Floyd? Also, how do I know what model of Floyd would replace it? (It is a non-recessed model) I should note that I already put a big brass block on it which was cool for the tone, but performance wise it has no impact on the tuning stability, etc.
Thanks!
I have a nice old Ibanez RG-410 "Roadstar" that I want to get into better playing shape - it's primary need is a refret, but also, the old Gotoh licensed Floyd Rose bridge (AKA first gen "Ibanez Edge") seems to be worn out and doesn't really hold a solid tuning between the fine tuning screws and the string lock screws appearing to have lots of "play" in them, and maybe the mechanism in general is just worn out. Does it make any sense to upgrade this old Gotoh Floyd with new fancy parts or should I simply just buy a new genuine German-made Floyd? Also, how do I know what model of Floyd would replace it? (It is a non-recessed model) I should note that I already put a big brass block on it which was cool for the tone, but performance wise it has no impact on the tuning stability, etc.
Thanks!