New Floyd Rose FRX Retrofitting Tremolo Instructions

Years in the making, the Floyd Rose FRX Tremolo System has finally been approved and manufactured! This is the official instructional video, where Floyd himself guides you through the installation and possible set-up variations of this revolutionary system. The FRX is designed to retrofit Gibson-style guitars, and comes with both standard and metric posts to retrofit both Gibson and Epiphone guitars, along with many other guitar brands that utilize the Tune-O-Matic bridge and tailpiece combo. The bridge can be easily set up blocked (EVH style), fully floating and a new variation called “assisted floating” for better tuning stability than ever before on a floating Floyd Rose system. No routing is required, only two small wood screws are necessary to mount the FRX locking nut behind your guitar’s existing nut!
Thanks for watching, and feel free to contact [e-mail] with any questions!
If you would like to be one of the first guitarists to pre-order and receive this system, pre-order directly from FloydRose.com!

[@Glennquagmire1912]

11:50 ! Even the CREATOR of these damn bridges forgets to use the fine tuners

[@spiritzweispirit1st638]

Supposedly the Gentleman from ' 'Coherent Sound and Light' Licensed the Idea to Mr Floyd Rose'_4 Decades Ago (Heard it in a Namm Interview) 🎸

[@samanderson6079]

@@spiritzweispirit1st638 it was actually Eddie Van Halen that came up with fine tuners.

[@ARayMaddy]

Had to laugh at 11:45 when Floyd himself started to tune with the headstock tuners...LOL.... I expect that from 'non-Floyd' players but caught me by surprise on this video...

[@olivaguitars4926]

This is definitely a design flow

[@thewurm9177]

Funny as hell! Maybe he was stoned when he made the video (:D

[@spiritualcramp8000]

pretty obvious the locking nuts were not locket yet

[@jadenharrison]

They nut wasn’t locked yet

[@c.f.pedraza4057]

The man himself probably hates his own design. Lmao

[@grzesiekL91]

I found it funny when he said "Hi, i'm Floyd Rose". I mean, i'm so used to hear "I have Floyd Rose on my guitar" my whole live that it's weird to actually hear guy come up and say "I'm [the] FR".

[@wiseguy9202]

LOL I thought the same!

[@justinwaddle5286]

A tutorial created by the creator- It doesn't get any better than this. I crave as much information on any given subject or procedure as I can possibly get, and this video certainly delivers. Outstanding Mr. Rose. This cemented my decision to buy one of these for my next build.

[@goredrinker2740]

This guy reminds me of that teacher that starts tellin' a story and before you know it, school's over, you're single again and the police are looking for you in 5 different states

[@gtrman1263]

+Cristian Popa HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA good one ...

[@bluesdriver6354]

Thats REALLY FUCKIN' FUNNY!!! Good job!!!

[@mineguitarerer]

I don’t get it

[@jackc6716]

@@mineguitarerer Me neither

[@smgames9873]

That made no sense but it was funny as hell

[@Jaidezilla]

I had the surface mount Floyd trem that was made in the 80s on my Les Paul. I really hope these are made far better than those. They sounded like a tin can and broke within a month with light use. I've always been a Floyd fan otherwise. The F.R. trem was one of the single greatest contributions and innovations to the instrument ever. It changed entire genres of rock playing. Thanks you for all of that.

[@AndyLifeInVideo]

Really surprised that something like this didn't come out sooner! Brilliant idea, FR!!

[@LechQuem]

Holy shit! Floyd Rose... Is a guy!?

[@ManiacGuitar98]

No shit sherlock

[@bullspit9952]

DUH what kind of dumbass parent would name their little girl Floyd?!?!

[@SammyandTex2]

MrJv123jv yes and he was in a band Q5 www.metal-archives.com/bands/Q5/1449

[@brogoram]

BullSpit maybe he thought its a pure brand name..

[@Trey-jl9ru]

LechQuem What chick do you know named Floyd?

[@UnfluffyGaming]

Huh, I was considering finding a floating trem for my SG just a few hours ago with a friend. This may be a sign. Good job Mr Rose.

[@pzenari]

It's like being lectured on General Relativity from Einstein himself

[@ctgblue]

I love the 'it's a problem if you drill through the head stock." I'm guessing there are people who don't wrap a piece of tape around the drill bit to guide the depth, but they probably aren't trying to install one of these on a $1000+ guitar. You usually only do that once...

[@noahcalland8316]

The laugh says he learnt that the hard way.

[@krf3064]

He was probably thinking of EVH :)

[@33PFK]

I LOVE that you went to the tuning peg after you'd set the clamp. You are human ;) Robert Swanson

[@ryanb82]

Kinda takes a shit on Gibson's robot tuners doesn't it.

[@darkavatar1819]

Gibson's robot tuners took a shit on Gibson's robot tuners...

[@crimsun7186]

You mean the tuners that aren't even made by Gibson, but a rebrand of Tronical tuners?

[@gregmullins6927]

It's good to know that,I've got a Tone Pros bridge on my 339,will that be a good match with the F.R lock nut?

[@brucedavis8736]

Respect my Brother.robot tunings for robots.lol

[@hetfield2x4]

actually I own both bridges and though it has its quirks, overall I prefer the Tronical tuners

[@john564holloway]

Thank you, Floyd, for this demo. Splendid work. I love your design of the original and this FRX takes it up a notch.

[@jridder81]

I just ordered one of these! Thank you FR for helping me keep my guitars in tune all these years

[@rclarkrep100]

Great design. Floyd Rose Tremelo systems ROCK! Thanks for helping me over the years.

[@user-fu8dz6rq1t]

Hell Yes I just bought a new Gibson SG and I just seen this so I ordered it I can't wait to put it on my new guitar I am so Stoked I always wanted a SG with a Floyd👍 God Bless Floyd Rose 👍🇺🇲😎

[@timeiseverything4]

Legend. I am certain he doesn't need the $ but still inventing and giving online tutorials. I think he should post videos of his EVH stories. This is a truly awesome invention. I love a floyd just for tuning stability. My music room is humidity controlled so I can tune a guitar, lock my floyd, pick up a month later and still in tune.

[@RockNRoller66]

13:05 He has already accidentally gouged a small hole through the paint with the allen wrench.

[@bretolson8484]

Thank you for personally creating this tutorial. I’m going to consider this for upcoming builds (and one of my own guitars first :) . You truly care about your products, that is evident.

[@TimberMoto]

I love my Floyd Rose equipped guitars, but I really wish setting the intonation was easier (original Floyd).

[@TheWolvesCurse]

they have a product now called "hollow points" that makes intonation as easy as with a tune-o-matic system. go check their website for it.

[@MainPrism]

@@TheWolvesCurse idk about as easy (yes I own some) but definetly WAY easier than setting them by hand.

[@deadratsalad4]

I finished my build on a LTD Viper-400 and installed the FRX and this trem is the BEST tremolo system I have ever played,I had to tweek some adjustments and just use it for diving and this is incredibly smooth,with a quick allen wrench adjustment you can control the tension on the downward force,I just sold my Epiphone with a regular trem and this is a keeper,by far the very best trem I have ever played,thanks Mr. Rose.

[@AdolfFauci]

Will this work on a hello kitty acoustic guitar?

[@richietownsend6737]

No way would I modify a Hello Kitty guitar and mess with the value.

[@SoundlabStudios63]

Hello kitty acoustics are best modified by adding a pickup, then running them through a korg miku, and then two boss metal zones

[@mostafaeasa4699]

Thank you for all you did/do to influence the music! :)

[@Theo-hc5ob]

Very nicely done, Floyd! I Love your Trems!

[@Plowguitarist]

Thank you sooo much Mr Rose for the greatest tremelo system the planet has ever seen. There is NO equal. All my tremelo guitars are equipped with Floyd Rose originals. 15 in all, and I wouldn’t trade them for anything. 🙏🏼🤘

[@johnwade7476]

awesome. love the adjustments you can make can't wait to see the Rail Tail in 2016

[@troyredford149]

Just ordered mine. Can't wait for it to arrive!

[@wiseguy9202]

The man the myth himself! The EVH family and many more owe you a debt of gratitude sir!

[@PatrickMonfort]

Well done! Finally some very good explanations, the best on the internet. a big thank-you.

[@jhp110]

Great video always nice to see the guy who made the part showing you how to install it thanks for the video!!

[@metalmantiss8654]

Great instructional video, just bought one and can't wait to get it on and set up. I hope it's worth it!

[@DennisTrovato]

this is so awsome i'd totally replace my old FR with this one. great job!!!

[@markdicicco9520]

Well worth the wait. Took a couple of hours to retrofit to my 78 Les Paul Standard. Had to watch sections of the Video over to get the finer points dialed in. Fine tweeking the next day made it 100%.

[@DrumWild]

At 5:06 I'm interested in seeing how you set the intonation, since it appears to be one hell of a monster feat to accomplish. I think this is a very, very important step that should not have been skipped.

[@haddoxguitars9158]

It looks like it's the same as the original floyd rose bridge. You have to slack the string, loosen the nut with an allen key, nudge it a bit in the right direction, tighten everything back up and repeat with every string. Once you get it set up though you don't need to adjust it again unless you change string gauges or tunings. Hope this helped

[@ganon420]

Man this is great for LP/sg and the many copies. I will have one of these, I am a huge supporter of Floyd Rose.

[@tdw57]

The man, the legend. I'm getting one to put on my Les Paul. Thanks AGAIN, FR!

[@heathwatsonguitar]

Good on you Floyd. I love your bridges.

[@qafmbr]

Excellent! I was waiting for you to plug in and wail though!

[@guitarninja5005]

Floyd is a friggin' genius. I sent him my first guitar in 1980. Since he has been on the cutting edge of innovation. So all you others shut TFU.

[@gmmakesmehurl]

Lighten up, Francis.

[@kittymarlu526]

Aww you made Gary Kahler cry

[@gmmakesmehurl]

2 years on and no one gives a shit, Thom.

[@morrigan7066]

@@gmmakesmehurl You seriously came back after two years just to insults this, that's pretty low

[@gmmakesmehurl]

@@morrigan7066 I love irony.

[@ThePacovalencia]

Mr Floyd Rose, you're a genius!! Ty for all !!

[@davidBarrel]

MG! Floyd Rose himself! pleased to meet you man!

[@nerdsworthpoindexter6661]

Very nice!

[@bigsbyfreak]

Man the first Floyd Rose I can really say "I wont mind to put one on my guitars!". And the idea of the up locking, was THE thing missing for making them perfect for me :-)

[@AndrewKahnn]

That is awesome!

[@tonsilva8484]

my congratulations for you Floyd from Brazil thi's a great invention for all guitarists of the world.

[@newmexicosaint]

I’m obviously late to the game but man I sure dig the FRX. The stability and the looks are off the charts. Thanks Mr. Rose for the design.

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

Not to bore us with the most important part. Setting it up! lmao.

[@Nick-rs5if]

Floyd, you're a genius!

[@theproblemwithkidsthesedays]

Floyd dropping the wrench to a Floyd Rose trem on the ground is a mood

[@zepromz]

11'53", Floyd Rose himself reaches for a headstock tuner after the nut is locked. Glad to see we all do this from time to time, even the inventor :) Looks like a great product though, very tempted to drop the money and try one.

[@Legolord567]

My store got the part! My guitar is repaired thanks!!

[@rhykko77]

I am traditional in my visual tastes for a trem (Fender, 6 screw or 2 point) and have stayed away from Floyds. but this unit really is a solid option for stoptail guitars! Kudos Floyd Rose!

[@j3emt]

Cool man wish I had one.

[@modal_derp]

I just learned this exists.... DAAAAAAAAMN. awesome.

[@guitarman6632]

I love my 2016 limited edition Gibson SG Black , came factory with FRX ! It's now 2022 and I still have it mint ! Only 4 ever sold on the net since 2016 ! 4 more years and I'll let it go tor the fat cash !

[@BlvckjvckRecordings]

I’m definitely adding this to my Epiphone SG

[@lg2k5]

Ooopss u did'it again... U are a genious sr.😎

[@ambientfree]

Just genious. 20 minutes of tuning the guitar and NO ONE word about tuning the measure. I wasted about an hour trying to find dat damn screw.

[@martinclayton7260]

Amazing, I love that SG, I just nearly bought one the same? I wouldn't probably fit this trem system to a higher end Gibson, but to something like a studio, or special, definitely! M

[@TheMogie75]

That's badass

[@johnsimms3957]

I love the original Floyd Rose bridge.

[@mockingbirdave]

No Amp?... com on man! we want to hear it cranked up! ♫

[@spiritualcramp8000]

Floyd can't afford it LoL

[@brucedavis8736]

I like the nut setup

[@thecutiehawk]

HI FLOYD!!! NICE TO SEE YOU

[@sonnybedez7040]

Wow all these years

[@nauglefest]

Seeing Floyd Rose making this product available gives me hope for owning and playing Gibson guitars. Just add the Floyd Rose FRX and some DiMarzio Evolution humbuckers to upgrade that Gibson to something that I can deal with. Thank you Floyd Rose.

[@StevenVPhotography]

please make one for 7 string guitars !!! I'd love this upgrade on my ESP Stephen Carpenter baritone 7...

[@DayCMeTrollinGaming]

I want one on my explorer now ;)

[@coreycann6751]

Seems labor intensive but works great! I tried one at namm in 2016 on an sg standard and it was amazing

[@erhan5266]

I'm definitely going to get this for my Les Paul ! 👀

[@borgonianevolution]

I bought one of these for a guitar I built for last years Great Guitar Build Off that Crimson Guitars held. Sadly I set my neck a hair to deep into the body and the FRX would not go low enough to get a decent action. I did however use it on my BC Rich Mockingbird and it went on and set up easily enough although getting that ball thingy dialed in is quite the trick. There is not a lot of room for error with that step. Took FOREVER to dial it in where it would reliably return to center. I just restrung it and it is off just a hair again which is what reminded me about that. Over all Its a nice setup. A tad pricey but a brothers gotta make a buck. It does add a chunk o weight to your guitar but on a good note it helped greatly with the Mockingbirds tendency to neck dive.

[@brandonhupp5264]

Genius! \m/

[@heavymetalhalloween]

Sg with whammy bar that looks cool well done

[@renznolasco6953]

wow!! I hope that we have that here in the Philippines. :)

[@b.scottfarthingsworth]

Years ago I bought the Original Floyd for Les Pauls. A big hunk of metal that stayed intune, but was not really comfy. Stiff and just ended up using parts from it for other floyds. That thing was nfg. I have bought so many Floyds over the years (I have dozens of em)- loyal customer/user.

[@simonkormendy849]

I recently bought one of these Floyd Rose FRX trems to install on my 2013 Gibson USA Les Paul Studio, so I go through the installation instructions step-by-step, checking three times in a row that I had done everything right, and found that it didn't work anything like it was supposed to, strings still kept going out of tune all the time, even after stretching the strings in, setting the action right, the intonation right, locking the strings down right, etc, the strings randomly went sharp or flat, even after adjusting the fine tuners, and adjusting the spring tension right, it also wouldn't flutter like conventional Floyd Rose trems do, finally gave up on it after breaking three strings in a row.

[@AlbertoJorgeSoares]

Great!

[@brianelkins8604]

Hey Floyd, I've gotta ask man. Why haven't you ever came out with a design for a Floyd Rose bass tremolo? I know it's a niche market, but their is a market, small as it may be.

[@spiritualcramp8000]

because khaler has taken it all

[@assnapkined9295]

Brian Elkins because Floyd *is* a guitarist. As an inventor he’s probably mainly inspired to invent things that solve problems that he personally comes across

[@triplesevensix291]

Floyd that is fucking genius man!! Take a bow mate. A+. I love it!!

[@ZacMetal99]

Tbh I am very excited about this. Planning on modding a cheap Flying V (basically bought for the body + neck) and this is the first thing I look to buy. /,,/

[@wolfgangwolfdogplaysguitar701]

I can't wait for a 12 string Floyd rose bridge

[@adityayuliprasetya8841]

i'm not sure about drilling my sg... how about scenario when floyd rose bridge part mixed with schaller locking tuner? it's still going to work?

[@wolfgangwolfdogplaysguitar701]

I need that tremolo on my SG And I'm going to set it up to floating mode

[@electricring]

This is a good idea, surprised no one has come out with something like this already. The advantage is that your Gibson will finally be in tune, and stay that way! That being said, there are a few curious things about this design: 1. Cutting the ball ends off of the string, I have always disliked this about FR designs. Why not design it so you can leave the ball ends on and then clamp? 2. Everything adjusts with hex keys. I know this is standard for many guitars, but wouldn't a way to avoid that be more innovative? Notice how he skips over the part where you have to get the strings on and get that puppy intonated. My experience with FRT is that it always takes lots of time, and is somewhat painful. 3. You avoid routing the body, but you still have to put extra holes in the headstock. I would have to play it to see how it feels for picking hand muting and such. I am not much of a FRT player though, so maybe I am not the target market. IDK, doesn't seem to be that big of deal to me

[@jacobvieira5723]

well to address your first issue, the problem with leaving the ball ends on (khalers and ibanez trems let you do this) is that the ends of the strings (just above the ball where the string comes back up and is wrapped around a few times) is a weak point. Not many string companies make this part strong enough. Most players that use khalers will actually solder the ends of their strings to fix this issue. It is actually easier and more secure to just clip the ends off or do the Tom Morrello thing and put the strings on backwards.

[@Taldaran]

Jacob Vieira you still have to clip off the ends of the wound strings when you do the Morello thing.

[@electricring]

Jacob Vieira True about the string ball ends, I have had them just fail on regular guitars. What I was thinking was a mechanism that allowed you to feed the ball in, then clamp the string without having to remove the ball end. Cutting the string ball off is just an extra step that could, in theory, be eliminated.

[@Andyjpro]

You could just put the string through the tuning posts backwards so that the ball end is on the headstock side. No ball end removal necessary and it really cuts down on the eye poke factor

[@rjmaksym7692]

It's worth it once it's finished and wire clippers aren't to hard to come around

[@rybones1311]

It's cool, but for a starting price of 399.00 you can pick up a good used guitar with a floyd already in it.

[@MtnDewBlahajBlast]

you're right but it's designed for high end Gibsons which range around $1000 or more so $400 isn't too bad for an add on for that,

[@fatty1843]

Thats MSRP. It should sell around 250-300

[@TwoAMBlacktop]

For 399 you'll get a guitar with a "Licensed Floyd Rose".

[@rybones1311]

alscort93 I bought a 1986 Kramer Focus single pickup with Original Floyd Rose for $150. Pawn shops can be your friend. ;)

[@TwoAMBlacktop]

Luck is luck and used is used lol. New, the US made Floyd is $200, or you can pick up a Korean Special for $85, but you might as well get an aftermarket licensed Floyd probably made by the same sweat shop for $60-70.

[@MusicTutorJay]

Practicing this set up will take as much time as learning basic chords & strumming

[@wearewriters4906]

I can't believe there is no left-handed version of the FRX... I almost cried when I found out...

[@wearewriters4906]

+We Are Writers Why are we always... left out... :(

[@officialfloydrose5849]

+We Are Writers There may eventually be a lefty version, but apart from the position of the arm, the FRX can be strung lefty just like all of our bridges. The reason is volume of demand vs. cost of machining. We STILL have many Original Series lefty bridges that were made in the 90's and we only made a few thousand.

[@wearewriters4906]

+OfficialFloydRose Thanks for answering quickly. I understand the issue. I should be able to live with the problem of the arm. :)

[@Patrick33194]

+OfficialFloydRose ahh, a bumber, but i understand. does this bridge really work this good? it looks amazing and so much better than the origional floid!

[@MrPivotmaster56]

+We Are Writers I wish us leftys could have as much guitar options as right handed people do :(

[@davidgiesfeldt6650]

Have built with Vega Trem and Babicz … love to mod my long board stats and teles to take this vs a full route…

[@konbounma7857]

Hey Floyd can you please make more left hand systems. There is no left hand FRX sets anywhere. Love the Floyd.

[@capitanvonchickenpants8492]

Nice to see Floyd , the trem looks beautiful , I'd be worried about drilling holes in a Gibson headstock though, I wonder how well it would work with a string Butler instead of a locking nut??

[@newmexicosaint]

I was hopeful and Tried that. It’s a no go… 1. The break angle on the headstock creates unstable tuning 2. The Nut takes a beating with the strings grinding on it.

[@fredhe1412]

I am wondering if this will work on a esp or ltd guitar with tune o matic bridge? will the head stock part fit? and what about a baritone guitar? thank you so much:D

[@nokomisnichols]

I love Floyd Rose tremelos. they are the best on the market. Only the FR trems has the floppy string dive bombs that come back in tune. I dont like any other trems but the Floyd Rose.

[@tulyar1043]

Do you do the locking nut assembly with the larger truss rod cover for a Gibson flying V? thanks.

[@jamiee172]

Floyd Rose tremolos are great but the best tremolo system I have ever used was the Washburn Wonderbar system. The only problem is they don't make them anymore.

[@borgonianevolution]

Agreed. I had it on an A20V back in the early 80's that got stolen as well as on my RR 11v I STILL own to this day and it works as good as day one as long as you are diligent with cleaning it. I have seen some where they have worn thru the finish and the mechanism is so gunked up it barely moves at all let a lone returns in tune.

[@bjl1000]

Looks like hell. Works great.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

What adjustments are needed for slack tuning? And, if locking type tuning pegs and a graphite nut are used instead of the FTX supplied locking nut will the instrument have stable tuning?

[@intrsoul]

Dear Mr. Rose - is there a possible variation of this you could develop that would retrofit old Kahlers? There are so many classic 80's guitars w/ Kahlers that could have new life with Floyds. Pls pls pls.

[@martinluraschi6640]

The sistem is great! Is it also to be installed on an epiphone explorer guitar?

[@tomg3915]

Question: When setup in full floating mode, will the FRX hit to painted are of the body and cause damage?