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The original doesn’t even say ‘Made in Germany’ anymore.

Great question steverhinefrank5589! The “resting point” of the strings is definitely the rollers. They are just little ball bearings which are supposed to create less drag on the strings, due to much less surface contact, enabling the guitar to better stay in tune especially when using the tremolo.

Vielen Dank. Ich freue mich wirklich über Ihr Feedback. Rock on!

Agreed.

As I stated in the video, the FRO is machined and the Korean FR is bent. I never said the FRO base plate was bent.

Hi knightsoutdoors, I appreciate your opinion and contribution. Have you compaired them side by side? I have and they are not identical. Even the base plate is not made the same way, eveidenced by the way the fine tuner plain being bent and not machined. The fine tuners are not as smooth as the German original. The trem arm is slightly different, the screws are different (not size but material), and the saddles are a little different as well. Are the parts interchangable? Yes but the quaity of workmanship is not the same. I stand by my initial review based on the trems I physically reviewed. This is contrary to what FR has published on their website. Keep in mind, my comparison was done using the "made in Germany" original. The new originals are not made in Germany and I have not tried a non-German original.

Thank you for noticing. Lol!

Thanks for contributing Bruce!

Great question! You should be fine. according to what I’ve read, they both have a post center distance of 74 mm. The FR has an overall width of 90mm and the 1996t is 91.5 mm which will give you a little clearance with the FR. .5mm is just over 19 thousandths of an inch. I imagine visually, the difference would not be noticeable at all.

@@primaltone9064 That's a relief. 🙏🏻 thank you very much good sir

Haha. Thanks for the heads up. I'll do better next time!

Thanks. I’m glad I could help!

Yes

It’s a drop in fit.

No doubt

Great question! Yes. The Gotoh 1996t is also 54mm.

Got 2 black LockMeister last year ($197 ea.) and they pee on the Korean junk. Literally a German Floyd Rose but just says LockMeister.

Good point MOR 3D! I totally agree. The Schaller Lockmeister is identical to the German Floyd (other than being branded Schaller). It is top notch and less expensive than the German Floyd. Thanks for contributing. Rock on!

@@primaltone9064 exactly, I'm considering buying one for my second guitar and I was looking for videos doing comparisons about all those Floyds, so thanks a lot for the video man

The Gotohs are nice. Who is Mr. Black?

Why would you replace the original edge trem on the RG550??? The Edge trem is one of the best trems you can get!

@These_go_to_eleven_1959 because I cannot find one.

@@krumple4skin548 Because you cannot find one??? Find what??? I Asked why you are replacing the original edge that is on the RG550 now?

@These_go_to_eleven_1959 whoops. It's making a sound cracking noise then going out of tune when you dive bomb

Hi el ultimo, That’s a great question! It is not drop in fit. I don’t believe the posts are the same center distance from one to the other. Also, it may need a recess to achieve the desired string height. I hope that helps.

I just did, needed to re adjust many aspects of the guitar but it fits perfectly

@@Lati22 could you perhaps explain how to do it?

@@Galacticgospel. I wasn't the one who did it, it was my local luthier, so i can't explain it properly for you. The instalation varies from guitar to guitar, measurements are needed, took him a while, but its defenetly possible

@@Lati22 thank you

That is a great question Craig! With a conventional nut yes but the center of the roller nut ball bearings are at the same point where the conventional nut ends which requires the non reversible act of removing material toward the bridge. Unfortunately, once it’s done, there’s no turning back. LOL!

@@primaltone9064 cool thanks

My pleasure!

Sorry for the technical difficulties. At the time, I didn’t have a firm grasp on the editing.

Thank you for the kind words espiritguitar! Much appreciated!

Thank you qwertzqtx! I’m glad it helped.

Hi David, You won’t be disappointed with the Lockmeister. It’s the same as the OFR.

@@primaltone9064 can't wait, I'm also have a Jackson slime green but the tuning is rubbish when you play with the trem, and noticed it a special fr, just wondering if I get another lockmiester later on for it will it sort it, tons of people saying the same thing but no one saying what the fix is for it, Jackson should be ashamed selling a guitar that does not stay in tune. Any way thank you for input should have my trem in about two to three weeks for my kramer

Hi Magnus, To me, height wise, they feel pretty similar. However, the Gotoh when set floating, seems to be a little spongier but not in a bad way. Rock on!

Hi Andy, It was just a mixing issue.

Thank you zombiemosher! That is the best Floyd intonation tool I’ve come across. I’m glad you liked the video. Rock on!

Hi Craig, Thank you for your comments. Your point of view may be very helpful to anyone who’s “on the fence” about the Gotoh tremolo. I really like them as well. Rock on Craig!

Hi Chris, I don’t have any personal experience with swapping those two. From what I’ve read, the saddle radius differs. The Gotoh has a 12” radius and the Edge has a 16” radius which makes the Edge flatter. Also, the stud spacing is 73mm on the Edge and 74mm on the Gotoh. I believe the rout might also need to be modified. It is not a drop in situation.

The Lo Pro Edge is the best trem ever made. It came on the Jem there is no better trem for this guitar. If troubles replace with the same. Anything else would be a downgrade

The Gotoh would rather fit on Entry level 555 or Junior JEMS but not on the high end ones equipped with Edge or Lopro Edge

Thank you John. That’s a good point and good information.

Wow. That is a Great Point. I’m definitely going to have to research this. Thanks 🙂

Schaller has more variation to buy.

Hi Hitman, It will depend on your Les Paul. If you have a 50’s style, the nut will be slightly wider. If you take a measurement of the nut width you have now, I will find one for you. Please let me know.

The only difference between the OFR and 1000 Series is where it’s made. The FR website is a great source for information about the products and their construction and materials as they have it all laid out. The Korean 1000 Series is made with the old tooling from Schaller , Schaller got new CNC machines to produce the OFR and its parts. I understand some people have an issue with the 1000 saying the fine tuners don’t turn as smoothly as the original… I’ve not experienced that but if people will take and use just a drop of 3&1 oil on those fine tuners and run them in and out, they’ll operate perfectly… then just wipe the access away… when I bought a FRS to see what all the fuss was about with the knife edges… I put a little 3&1 oil on the post… no problems no matter how hard you push or pull on it, I do the same for all my OFRs and 1000s.

@@Ikillintel1 The story now is originals aren't even made in Germany anymore. They are prohibited from having the words "made in Germany" on them now. They obviously aren't made there anymore.. since it's not made in Germany anymore, you can't put "made in Germany" on them anymore. All of the originals now are prohibited from having those words on them.

Hi. It was flattened due to the bottom of the roller nut being flat.

@@primaltone9064thanks, that’s the bit that is putting me off

I did mine on a milling machine. It's down to one thousands . Not sure if it needed to be that exact , but wanted the distance to the first fret exact.

I have only ever heard good things about the Gotoh

I did not know about all that use of zinc in the Gotoh! That sucks. I think the best value Floyd style system is the Schaller branded version, the people who make the OFR. I have a few OFRs and a 1000, the OFR is definitely way ahead in terms of fit and finish, although the performance seems equivalent, so a 1000 is pretty decent value. Thanks for that insight about the Gotoh I was thinking of acquiring one, not sure I'll bother now

@@hydorah The only part that is zinc would be the bottom part of the saddle that bolts to the base plate. The part of the saddle the string clamps within is hardened steel along with the base plate. The block is brass. The GOTOH has several "upgrades" too like the fine tuners being tilted away from the hand, the saddles have a more ergonomic shape, the posts lock solid using an internal grub screw, the bass pivot is open ended to prevent binding with the posts, the push in arm bushing design and the screws that prevent the spring from coming out of the block. It is fantastic system made by a reputable manufacturer. The only downside is it not having many parts (if any) to customise as the Floyd Rose systems.

@@markharmon9892 I suspect the baseplate is not hardened through and through but SPOT hardened at the knife edges. They make no such claims on their own website about their product, it’s not fair to communicate on behalf of Gotoh when you don’t know either… information made public by a company is different than none or exchange via email… because employees can “ mis speak” in emails when it comes to legality, but when a company makes public statements of its products they’re held accountable… no public spec’s on the website except “ specially processed steel saddle” … see how deceptive and vague that comment is about their own product? The reason people believe that thing is on par with the OFR is the same reason people believed in the magic of the tone wood fairy 🧚 you got guys like The Tone King talking out his ass about the Gotoh material and construction because him and his buddies scored a deal to obtain Gotoh tremolo’s for pennies on the dollar for their custom made guitar line. Gotoh does not publish a material and construction list because they’d be held legally liable for false advertising when someone tests the material proving otherwise… but NOT publishing those details it’s all rumors and fandom that claim their product is this or that not them. There’s a reason the 1996T costs a fraction of the price of an OFR. There’s also a reason FU-Tone has his tremolos made by Gotoh .. because of profit margins… one way or another you’re not getting the same quality from Gotoh or FU-Tone that you’re from Floyd Rose.

@@markharmon9892 keyword HEARD not proven, not communicated publicly… rumors and hearsay.