The simple tool I didn't know I need! FZG Tremolo Switch

FZG has a kickstarter campaign running for this simple, but beautifully engineered tool that gives you control over your floating tremolo. Let's install it and see how it performs!
Here is the campaign:
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[@PaulCooksStuff]

The tools aren't rusty. They're custom shop relic'ed.

[@fzg-parts]

Hey there! Thank you very much for the great responses! What Henning says at 4:40 is very important. I have noticed the problem and will correct this point shortly in the instruction manual, which you can find on the FZG Parts website. Always check that there is enough space between your trem block and the bolt of the Tremolo Switch to be abele to adjust the stop screw properly!

[@allboutthemojo]

Interesting, so it's a little bit of a guesstimation and tedious install, and involves putting a hole in the small space between your springs with not much room to correct a mistake if you make one. Really great tool for people that like to spend time installing products , adjusting, re adjusting and still not getting it perfect vs playing 😄

[@EytschPi42]

The install was actually very easy. Anyone can do it!

[@BigHairyGuitars]

I'm just going to apply a big "THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!" to everything said in this entire episode.

[@EytschPi42]

EVERYTHING?

[@PooNinja]

🤣

[@theEDUCATOR2]

It's worthwhile to watch it over again with this saying in mind.

[@davetbassbos]

"one sinks in, the other doesn't"

[@davetbassbos]

"We are a little bit further back than they recommend"

[@AaronConlon-er2pg]

just installed, and can confirm: the install is unnecessarily difficult, and the bolt should absolutely be a knurled flat thumb-adjustable screw instead. For $100, they should either have that front screw mount offset or allow the piston piece to be removed during install, and include a proper way to adjust. Yes, I say "proper" because the one that they include is just about as incorrect as it gets.

[@ellg5278]

I just bought one and it finally arrived today. It’s takes about a week to get it in the states. It’s a solid design and works.

[@saarangnarayan123]

This is an amazing design. Might want to add a felt tip on the screw head that meets to block in order to eliminate any rattle. REALLY interested in getting one!

[@PooNinja]

I was thinking about a bit if felt as well 🤘🏽

[@saarangnarayan123]

@@PooNinja what you’re saying is that you FELT the same way about it?

[@PooNinja]

a soft fuzzy feeling that makes me wanna wang my whammy, I’m a floater.

[@dalenicholas1984]

I've been using small door bolt locks to achieve the same outcome for like 35 years. Sure they don't have the fine tuning wheel, but at like £2.50 per bolt lock I can deal with that.

[@KidNato]

-Spend extra money to get floyd on your guitar. -Spend extra money to defeat floyd on your guitar. Yep, I've been there. Lol

[@kameel68]

Eddie VanHalen has made his Floyd Rose dive only....

[@KidNato]

@@kameel68 Eddie also blew up a lot of Marshall amps. Have you tried that yet?

[@kameel68]

@@KidNato I know. But if you want to switch to drop D for a specific song, this good be a good solution.

[@larskronke]

Would'nt hard rubber on the end of the screw solve the rattle problem?

[@dugbert5]

Nice, but they should include the necessary wrenches.

[@fzg-parts]

I am currently looking for suppliers for small cheap wrenches like the ones that come with the sweden furniture.

[@vasotoe]

Super clever thingy! I like

[@jasonyltan7672]

Works a little like the Ibanez ZR trem stabiliser which is totally underrated, unless you're fan of trem flutters.

[@Kkorkykatt]

amen, good call

[@PooNinja]

Dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge… wait deck and dive and tune in less time!! It could be a real show saver during a live performance 🤘🏽

[@PooNinja]

Hungry hungry hedgehogs? Is that a new game?

[@vasotoe]

And that's a funny movie 🤣

[@PooNinja]

@@vasotoe 🏐

[@fickbasterd]

for those who wonder how to adjust a floyd rose in any tuning you want in less than 5 minutes here is my tip: 1.block the trem (best tremblock against the body) that your trem is in perfect perpendicular position to the body 2. loosen the 3 locking screws on the nut 3. tune down in whatever tuning you want (the trem shouldnt move … if it does move thighten the claw in the back so the springs are pulling the block 4.if your guitar has the desired tuning lock the 3 screws and pull out the block 5. now everything is out of tune .. dont worry just tune back to pitch with the screws in the back (trem cavity) boom 5 minutes and everything in tune

[@Broccoli_Highkicks]

Basically a fancy version of sawing off a small piece of scrap wood to stick behind the vibrato block. Personally I just don't buy guitars with floating vibratos anymore, but I do still have a few... Presumably you could combine this with an EVH D-tuna and be all set ;-)

[@jeffhershberger]

Seems to me the Tremol-No is more functional and has been around for years

[@reubenkincaidband9781]

Man, I love Germans. Great video Henning!

[@terryenglish7132]

Where I'm sitting its a another solution to a nonexistent problem. I just unscrew my Strats whammy bar and enjoy the natural reverb. I guess if you're playing live going OoT would be a problem, but the traditional getting a wedge shaped Cedar Shingle and tapping it between the whammy block and the wood seems much easier and definitely cheaper.

[@stephanematis]

Neat. I would edit the backplate to have a cutout to access this device. I sponsored it, will compare it to my other such devices.

[@alexandergermanov4528]

It's easier to put Tone Vise Pitch Shifter for Floyd Rose ) for the drop

[@kaustik185]

thanks for doing all that with a clean tone!

[@chickenbeek]

I've had a floyd on almost every electric guitar for 35 years and that's multiple dozens of guitars. Never had a problem with em. They stay in tune like a champ, they are not super fun to intonate but don't really have to do that but once in a blue moon. IF you break a string live, ur fked but i can't even recall the last time i broke a string and i pick with a 2mm heavy hand and play thrash and death metal.

[@brentfox805]

Maybe put a bit of felt (or rubber or something) on the adjustment screw to dampen the vibration so it doesn't require as much pressure. That could solve the problem of having to re-tune after adjusting the setting on the tool.

[@MrCaedo]

Hey Henning (and viewers), I got a concept for a floatig trem that will stay in tune, regardless of string tension (string gauge, breaks, bends, tuning), but I've come to realize that the manufacturing precision needed for smooth operation is beyond good and evil. That means the prize will easily be 200€ per trem, unless they are manufactured in large quantities. Do you think there is a market for this? I will build a prototype during the winter, but I'd like to get your thoughts anyways :D Keep up the great work!

[@EytschPi42]

if it truly works people might spend the money

[@lokarrsboots9337]

Absolutely! I'm interested! Edit: Also, 200 bucks for a trem isn't that out of the ordinary, especially considering the promise your particular trem makes. That would be totally worth the investment.

[@rocknrollcrazynites]

did you give up on this

[@maxmustardman298]

Somebody seems to have developed a similar fine piece of tech, made in Germany. Check out Martin Kronbichlers Guitar Guard Hardtailer, new at thomann from july this year. Maybe he could send Henning a piece ?

[@RaxFx]

sounds like a Harmony Comet .-)

[@EytschPi42]

haha... insider!

[@RaxFx]

reminds me of a sliding toilet lock

[@milade92]

it's very cool but the adjustment is def impossible for someone like me who'd have to figure it myself. Thnks

[@EytschPi42]

rather easy to do actually

[@JayBeBerg]

I had a similar stopper and every time I used the locked trem for vibrato it went clunk clunk clunk. Maybe some felt on the bolt would help but might not keep in tune as well.

[@Kkorkykatt]

Nice idea & this is the second channel where i have seen it in action,good idea and it seems to work- BUT (isnt there always a but? lol), it will cost 65 euro!?(kickstarter price) Seriously? Imho, thats at least 10 euro too expensive & although there are around 30 free places left where you can pledge & pick it up for 50 euro on Kickstarter, maybe the price ought to be rethought,especially as it will not be suitable for all FR type trems- just a suggestion, not trolling.

[@fzg-parts]

Hi, thanks for the comment. I could now explain how the price comes about, but I can also understand that the customers don't care anyway. What counts for you is what you have to pay and that's Ok. But I just want to say this: I don't have a big company behind me. I founded FZG Parts as a one man company a few weeks ago. I have to set up a sales structure and bear all the costs alone for prototyping, building the homepage, pay for marketing things. If Kickstarter fails, I will have thrown a few thousand euros down the drain. I have developed the Tremolo Switch primarily for myself and want to give you the opportunity to buy it so you can use it yourself. That's all. Hope it's Ok for you.

[@FunkyELF]

Daryl Braun's channel did their review too... they said if you have 3 springs it should go on the bass side. Looks like this was installed on the treble

[@EytschPi42]

and why would he say that?

[@Kkorkykatt]

@@EytschPi42 ask him :)

[@EytschPi42]

I see no reason why one side would make more sense than the other

[@brianmckenzie1318]

Wonder if DB thinks the heavier strings have the strongest pull on the trem block?

[@scoreofallthings4896]

What amp did you use in this video? That's a fine clean tone.

[@EytschPi42]

Tone King Sky King

[@johnjgibson6807]

Genius Idea 👍👍🎶🎶🎸

[@3rdtonefromthesun]

The most frustrating thing is that I want one now but can’t get one, in fact unless the Kickstarter is fully backed in time then no one will get one. 😭

[@OliverAmberg]

One word: Bigsby :) (for the Erbsenzähler among us - I am fully aware that a Bigsby is NOT a Floyd Rose)

[@msmm.2871]

Yo lo que necesito es un dispositivo que bloqueé completamente el puente, no sólo una acción, si no ambas.

[@krisitantobias]

How do i purchase??

[@duncanbeale9535]

Wouldn't it be easier to line it up, take the bridge out to install it, then put the bridge back in?

[@FunkyELF]

I just got my first floating trem guitar (G&L Comanche Tribute). Since it's an s-style guitar I wanted to try out tuning in E flat. I'm now just realizing why it took so long to do, and then why it took so long to tune back up to E natural. I'd maybe spend $30 on this for the convenience, but not 80 Euro. Just think of the relative price to the guitar... on my Comanche it's about 10% the price of the guitar.... on a $400 Mexican fender, it'd be like 20% the price of the damn guitar.

[@Kkorkykatt]

exactly, i made a comment about the price-2 expensive.

[@JaredGunstonTV]

Sort of like the tremol-no?

[@ThomasvonWelt]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@australier263]

Take a Rockinger black Box! It's cheaper and much better! Only for 20€.

[@tonefish3825]

I figured if a 1 way trem was good enough for Eddie, it's good enough for me. I block all of my floating Floyd's with wood blocks.

[@lucasperboni674]

just get a Tremo-no. Best solution ever and no holes need to be drilled.

[@GitarrenimNetz]

Rockinger Black Box Tremolo?

[@christianboddum8783]

Not the same, can't be locked, but works on the same idea ;-)

[@GitarrenimNetz]

@@christianboddum8783 But keeps the guitar in tune when a string cracks - have that long years in my Strat.

[@maxmustardman298]

not as easy to adjust, but more versatile..the hassle to install is about the same thoug ;)

[@colinrobertson4569]

Is this similar to the tremelno ? Not sure if that’s how you spell it.

[@kameel68]

Seems like a better system than the Tremol-no.

[@Nicolae8607]

Is not better to have tremolo-no..I ask because I stay a way from floydrose because is a pain to change the strings or do drop tunig

[@savvas773]

I prefer the tremmory

[@Illuminatus5]

What did Dave Friedman say that you just drilled 2 holes into one of his guitars?

[@maxmustardman298]

it can breathe now...

[@leebuck8532]

I'm from Pittsburgh, could you say yinz instead of ya all lol?

[@justsofrivolous]

Fleefooting trem is that German ?

[@terryenglish7132]

Hedgehogs are adorable, why can't it be an American invasive species instead of Pythons, Asian Carp, and Kudzu.

[@aimeeou812]

Fu-tone black box is better and out years ago

[@aprilschauer4864]

Did he say 80 till 90 euros for this little thing?..lol

[@nunocarmona]

Nah! I prefer my own system (patent pending :-D)

[@xlg7]

changing the steel nut and bolt to nylon eliminates 98% of the contact chater,,,

[@Robert-Peterson]

This product isn't worth the price and it's certainly not an "original idea". You can do the same thing with a $2 gate latch.

[@andresilvasophisma]

The best tremolo switch is a Tune-O-Matic bridge.

[@kayjay7585]

or you get a gate lock with some rubberbands and only pay 2€.

[@kostas4758]

Overpriced and there are already a lot of ways to block trem , do a market research before you release a product

[@pbosche]

Yep, funding was unsuccessful

[@constantinosmavroyannis9409]

lmao 80-90$ for something practically useless? who keeps playing when a string breaks? change the string or use a backup guitar.

[@EytschPi42]

I've seen it over and over again.. you finish the song....

[@Broccoli_Highkicks]

You can't stop playing live in the middle of the song, it looks so unprofessional. And as Henning explained, changing one string still means the whole guitar going out of whack, which this device solves. For string changing convenience alone over the years, such a one-time investment is worth it. Because it costs a lot more to chuck the guitar out of the window in a blind frustrated rage...

[@constantinosmavroyannis9409]

@@Broccoli_Highkicks and what if the song has parts that need the broken string? Afaiac it's backup guitar or stop the song.

[@EytschPi42]

stopping the song is the very last thing you should ever do… it is unprofessional

[@constantinosmavroyannis9409]

@@EytschPi42 yeah...well...shit happens and sometimes you cant "fly" through them. i for one would rather see a musician honestly stop the song and maybe play it again than fumble through it trying to cram it in 5 strings. no biggy

[@samhyans5403]

Never drill or screw anything into the body of your guitars. Look into tremol-no instead

[@_jovian]

just use a Tremol-no

[@daveredfern8258]

Not so efficient German tech.

[@ziggy8757]

for 80 bucks id rather buy a tremolno...its a much better product than this one....otherwise use 3 or 4 coins taped together to do the same as this tool...