Jeff Loomis Signature Stone Tone Floyd Rose Sustain Block!

[@ToddGillespie1977]

I love all your trem mod content. Your channel is the best source for this type of material. Much appreciated!

[@bvanhoosen]

Thanks man! Trems are so modular, it's a lot of fun to try different aftermarket parts. At least I think so lol

[@rudweller]

wow, I am impressed much clearer, fuller clean boost. blown away. great demo.

[@bvanhoosen]

Thanks so much! I noticed the same

[@skyhorseprice6591]

Even on my phone, I could hear the difference. Awesome sauce🤟🤟

[@bvanhoosen]

Hell yeah!! 💪💪

[@davidwood9966]

Just to prove that people on the internet will buy anything here is a rock.

[@bvanhoosen]

I need big stones to go with my big wood

[@skyhorseprice6591]

🤣🤣​@@bvanhoosen

[@StoneToneProducts]

Great video Bryce ! More mass more more pressure and vibration bigger the performance. Wood steel and stone all working in unison. Thanks brother for all your support ! 😎

[@bvanhoosen]

Thanks so much!! Loomis block is KILLER

[@ManuSDP]

Nice to see someone else use the comp+OD combo on distorted tones!!

[@bvanhoosen]

One of my favorite things to do! Or comp+EQ as a boost. Lots of cool options out there!

[@gearhead2017]

Wow! What a difference in tone,jeff was in arch enemy for a few years,he's on their deceivers cd

[@bvanhoosen]

Indeed he was! Big fan of Nevermore as well.

[@mattdylan664]

that sounds amazing, lots of dynamic range and clarity throughout, is there any noticeable difference in feel or is it about the same?

[@michaelgallegos8811]

Very cool bro i wonder if that would be worthwhile upgrade on 1000 series Floyd Rose trems i have 4 guitars with 1000 series. Yeah i noticed a huge difference in your sound it woke up the guitar! U did some nice touring i noticed maybe someday I see u live somewhere sometime peace bro from the Mountains of Northern New Mexico 🫡🇺🇸🍺🎸🎼🎵🎶🎛

[@bvanhoosen]

Hell yeah man, hope you can make it out sometime!

[@Rokken2Dokken]

One could say the granite term block rocks. ::rimshot:: I’m here all week, folks.

[@bvanhoosen]

It does ROCK. And big tones require big stones 😉

[@QwikVidz]

Seems louder. Thanks.

[@truescotsman4103]

I put a steel block on my Floyd. More edge and brighter with maybe a bit more sustain especially in the highs. Killer harmonics.

[@StoneToneProducts]

Floyd Rose has never manufactured steel blocks, they and zinc coated Brass from way back because Floyd didn't like how brass tarnished and pitted over time.

[@truescotsman4103]

@@StoneToneProducts those are nickel plated brass actually. And I agree with you I don't think any production Floyd Rose ever sold with a steel block. But I was doing some research and I came across some of the early prototypes Eddie was using and other people had that Floyd Rose was providing that had steel blocks. Stratocasters use a steel block. I found an aftermarket company that makes a steel block and put one on my Floyd Rose and I love the sound of it. It seems to have more cut and it doesn't have the brassiness of a brass block. It has more bite and more Edge and it's a little more clear in the middle it's fatter. Hard to describe other than to say the brassiness is gone and the middle is filled in a little better

[@StoneToneProducts]

@@truescotsman4103 I've known Floyd Rose and the owner Andy Papiccio now for almost 12 years and they clearly have said they have never manufactured steel blocks so that may have came from a aftermarket company but the first three bridges Floyd produced in his garage before the fine tuners were introduced were given to Eddie Van Halen Neil schon and Brad Gillis.. the rest is history 🤘🏻😎

[@truescotsman4103]

@@StoneToneProducts I know the whole story. Steel blocks were experimented with if you look you might find the same articles I read. I stated clearly that I know Floyd Rose never made ancel Bridges with steel blocks. They did make prototypes and the first ones they made had steel blocks. Maybe do some more research. They didn't like the way steel sounded so they decided on brass.

[@OFFICIALAZURITEKING]

With that definitely sound more like Chuck Shuldiner style Tone. It is more punchy and quality with the Signature one compared to the original.

[@BerserkersBattle-816]

Sick creepshow tank. That distortion is wicked. Definitely notice a change... Love your content and its amazing information for gear heads who want to get a signature sound. I remember DIMEBAG was the only one playing solid state back in the 90s over tubes and he was always looking for better and better tone. He definitely found it.

[@bvanhoosen]

Hell yeah man, thanks so much for watching and dropping a comment! Greatly appreciate it

[@rudweller]

lights on tubes hot... golden.

[@bvanhoosen]

Lololol

[@jamesmoses4066]

I actually got the titanium block recently... Not for tone or sustain, but because all the parts on my guitar always rust so fast! Now almost all the hardware on mine is titanium, bridge is much lighter and easier to dive.

[@bvanhoosen]

I haven’t used too much of the titanium stuff! I can definitely appreciate having a rust free bridge though, that happens to me as well! 😅

[@scottmelton3092]

Ya , it’s in your head….. it doesn’t do anything. Love Loomis though. Favorite metal guitarist.

[@liys540]

did you try chris poland signature block ?

[@bvanhoosen]

I have not! Definitely interested though

[@guitarsbymetaljay]

Anybody remember that guy in the 70s who put a rock in a box and became a millionaire? Same concept

[@StoneToneProducts]

Not even close..

[@mrjoe9308]

the main problem is that those blocks cost way too much compared to brass one's ...

[@Rokken2Dokken]

@@mrjoe9308 ain’t got nothing on titanium

[@bvanhoosen]

lol yeah the titanium big blocks are a bit spendy!

[@StoneToneProducts]

@@Rokken2Dokken Tone is subjective, it works for some folks and not others.. 11 yrs with Floyd Rose as my global distributor. Haters gonna hate..

[@Rokken2Dokken]

@@StoneToneProducts I was talking price. I’ve only used a zinc block. Didn’t even realize they made stone sustain blocks.

[@Tomekkplk]

The tonal difference is 0. This is a waste of money and at this point a scam.

[@bvanhoosen]

The output of the guitar definitely increased, so it wasn't 0 difference. But all of this is for fun and entertainment, and part of the fun of guitar is experimenting with different things. None of it is life or death, and you don't need to spend your money on any of it.

[@arbazann]

​@@bvanhoosenFair enough lol

[@brandonjackson5865]

I feel like all of the tone improvements are negligible but different materials and weights could improve the feel of your guitar, maybe make it feel more alive or resonant. It’s not going to make any kind of massive improvement but it could make flutters and other trem tricks more extreme, a heavier block would take a longer time to return to zero right ? More weight would take the springs longer to stabilize. I like checking out this channel because he’s pretty much doing and trying everything. Nah you don’t need big blocks but if you want it and your kids aren’t starving there’s worse things to blow money on. At the end of the day whatever someone does to their guitars is their business and if they feel like it makes it better (not necessarily tone) then it’s a worthwhile mod for them. I put a brass block on my RG with an edge lo pro and honestly can’t tell much difference between it and the pot metal block, but it didn’t make the guitar worse so it’s staying in it . There’s better upgrades to do first but if you’ve done everything else and like modding why not. If someone wants and can afford one of those titanium FR who am I to tell them that’s stupid. It would be stupid for me because they cost about as much as my nicest guitar.

[@bvanhoosen]

Exactly! I started playing because it was fun, and now I try different pieces of gear because it’s also fun. Still less money than a sports car I guess (although that seems really fun as well).

[@StoneToneProducts]

@@brandonjackson5865 Floyd Rose carries the 31mm ST Edge Lo Pro sustain blocks and they will improve your guitar tone.