Floyd Rose's original double-locking tremolo, precision made with hardened steel parts and a nickel-plated brass sustain block.
11 guitars checked: 3 likely drop-in, 4 needs verification, 4 not compatible.
For your Jackson Rhoads RR3
Likely drop-inThe genuine tier of Floyd Rose this guitar actually ships with, confirmed by Jackson's own product page.
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Being re-verified
Bridge type
Tremolo (Floyd Rose double-locking)
ConfirmedString spacing
54mm
ConfirmedRequires proper routing for trem cavity. Mount locking nut. Setup intonation and spring tension.
11 guitars checked: 3 likely drop-in, 4 needs verification, 4 not compatible.
Shares the same mounting footprint as your stock Floyd Rose 1000 Series bridge. Should bolt into the existing route.
Floyd Rose's Original and 1000 Series share the same basic routed footprint and stud spacing, a well established cross-compatibility within the Floyd Rose family.
The genuine tier of Floyd Rose this guitar actually ships with, confirmed by Jackson's own product page.
Jackson's own product page confirms this guitar ships with a genuine Floyd Rose 1000 Series, matching this genuine Floyd Rose Original directly, at the confirmed 74mm post spacing.
Shares the same mounting footprint as your stock Floyd Rose 1000 Series bridge. Should bolt into the existing route.
Floyd Rose's Original and 1000 Series share the same basic routed footprint and stud spacing, a well established cross-compatibility within the Floyd Rose family.
ESP has confirmed this bridge shares its mounting footprint with this guitar's stock Floyd Rose 1000SE, so a full swap is a real option, though it is worth double-checking your exact stud spacing before ordering.
ESP's own forum support confirms the Floyd Rose 1000 Series bridge shares its cavity footprint with the genuine Floyd Rose Original, so a full swap is a real, documented upgrade path, though the exact post spacing R-number of the nut and studs should be checked against your specific unit before ordering.
Help confirm this fit
This guitar's exact stock tremolo system is not confirmed, and different Ibanez systems are not interchangeable with a generic Floyd Rose. Confirm your exact bridge model before ordering.
This guitar's exact double-locking trem model is not confirmed, and different Ibanez Edge-family systems use genuinely different cavity routing and stud spacing from a generic Floyd Rose Original. Cannot assume fitment without knowing the exact stock system.
Help confirm this fit
This is the genuine upgrade path from the Special this guitar ships with, and it mounts on the same studs and footprint. One thing to check first: guitars built around a Special are sometimes routed tighter, and if yours is, the cavity may need a little relief to keep full upward travel on the arm.
Floyd Rose's own Swapping Your Floyd Rose guide lists the 6-string Original, Custom Shoppe, 1984, Special, 1000 Series Original and Titanium as sharing the same dimensions and swappable without additional routing, so an Original mounts on the same studs and footprint as the Special this guitar ships with. Tier alone is not a fitment reason here. What holds this back from a clean drop-in is a caveat in that same guide: the Special's string lock screws are shorter than the Original's, and some manufacturers route smaller, tighter cavities on bodies built around a Special, in which case a little more routing is needed to keep upward tremolo travel. Whether Jackson routes tight on this model has not been confirmed either way. Verified against floydrose.com, September 2026.
Help confirm this fit
This is the genuine upgrade path from the Special this guitar ships with, and it mounts on the same studs and footprint. One thing to check first: guitars built around a Special are sometimes routed tighter, and if yours is, the cavity may need a little relief to keep full upward travel on the arm.
Floyd Rose's own Swapping Your Floyd Rose guide lists the 6-string Original, Custom Shoppe, 1984, Special, 1000 Series Original and Titanium as sharing the same dimensions and swappable without additional routing, so an Original mounts on the same studs and footprint as the Special this guitar ships with. Tier alone is not a fitment reason here. What holds this back from a clean drop-in is a caveat in that same guide: the Special's string lock screws are shorter than the Original's, and some manufacturers route smaller, tighter cavities on bodies built around a Special, in which case a little more routing is needed to keep upward tremolo travel. Whether Jackson routes tight on this model has not been confirmed either way. Verified against floydrose.com, September 2026.
Help confirm this fit
Ibanez
This is not the same system as this guitar's Lo-Pro Edge tremolo, and the routing underneath is different. It will not drop in as a straight swap.
A generic Floyd Rose Original uses different cavity routing and stud spacing from the Ibanez Lo-Pro Edge, confirmed by the Ibanez owner community's own cross-compatibility reference. It will not drop into this guitar's existing routing.
What fits instead
Ibanez
This is not the same system as this guitar's original Edge tremolo, and the routing underneath is different. It will not drop in as a straight swap.
A generic Floyd Rose Original uses different cavity routing and stud spacing from the original Ibanez Edge system this guitar ships with, per the Ibanez owner community's own cross-compatibility reference.
Ibanez
This is not the same system as any of this guitar's tremolo variants, and the routing underneath is different. It will not drop in as a straight swap.
A generic Floyd Rose Original uses different cavity routing and stud spacing from any of the Ibanez Edge-family systems this guitar has shipped with across its production run, per the Ibanez owner community's own cross-compatibility reference.
Ibanez
This guitar's stock Edge Zero II system uses different routing than a generic Floyd Rose, this will not drop in.
Ships with an Edge Zero II, a distinct double-locking design from a generic Floyd Rose Original with different cavity routing and stud spacing, per the Ibanez owner community's own cross-compatibility reference.
If you have fitted any of these to this Floyd Rose Original Tremolo (Right-Handed), tell us what you found and we'll update the data.
