Floyd Rose Special Tremolo (Right-Handed)

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Charvel list a recessed Floyd Rose 1000 Series on the Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 HH FR. 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 the Special uses the same route and studs. Pulling existing studs and inserts can strip the post holes, in which case they need doweling and redrilling. Floyd Rose describe the 1000 Series as carrying the design, materials and features of the Original, while the Special uses zinc alloy saddles and a zinc alloy block, so fitting a Special here is a like-for-like replacement, not a step up.

Why we say this

Floyd Rose lists the Special as sharing dimensions with the Original, so it fits the same route and studs as the genuine Floyd Rose Original this guitar ships with. It is a step down in materials, with zinc alloy saddles and a zinc alloy sustain block in place of steel and brass, and its string lock screws are slightly shorter, which only matters on bodies routed tight.

Why we say this

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 with each other without additional routing. This guitar ships with the 1000 Series, so the Special uses the same route and studs. Two caveats from the same guide: the Special's string lock screws are marginally shorter than the Original's, which only bites on bodies routed tight around a Special rather than to Original spec, and pulling existing studs and inserts can strip the post holes, in which case they need doweling and redrilling. On tier direction, Floyd Rose describes the 1000 Series as carrying the design, materials and features of the Original in a Korean-made bridge, while the Special swaps zinc alloy saddles for steel and a zinc alloy sustain block for brass. Fitting a Special here is a like-for-like replacement, not a step up.

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Multiple retailer spec sheets confirm this exact guitar ships with a genuine Floyd Rose Special, matching this bridge directly.

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Jackson's spec for the X Series King V KVX, as listed by retailers, gives a recessed Floyd Rose Special double-locking tremolo, the same bridge as this one.

Why we say this

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 with each other without additional routing. This guitar ships with the 1000 Series, so the Special uses the same route and studs. Two caveats from the same guide: the Special's string lock screws are marginally shorter than the Original's, which only bites on bodies routed tight around a Special rather than to Original spec, and pulling existing studs and inserts can strip the post holes, in which case they need doweling and redrilling. On tier direction, Floyd Rose describes the 1000 Series as carrying the design, materials and features of the Original in a Korean-made bridge, while the Special swaps zinc alloy saddles for steel and a zinc alloy sustain block for brass. Fitting a Special here is a like-for-like replacement, not a step up.

Why we say this

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 with each other without additional routing. This guitar ships with the 1000 Series, so the Special uses the same route and studs. Two caveats from the same guide: the Special's string lock screws are marginally shorter than the Original's, which only bites on bodies routed tight around a Special rather than to Original spec, and pulling existing studs and inserts can strip the post holes, in which case they need doweling and redrilling. On tier direction, Floyd Rose describes the 1000 Series as carrying the design, materials and features of the Original in a Korean-made bridge, while the Special swaps zinc alloy saddles for steel and a zinc alloy sustain block for brass. Fitting a Special here is a like-for-like replacement, not a step up.

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Guitar ships with a Floyd Rose 1000SE, ESP's own licensed variant, which is a different specific product from the generic Floyd Rose Special even though both sit at a similar price tier. Cavity and stud match has not been independently confirmed.

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Ibanez's own spec for the S1070PBZ lists the Edge-Zero II with ZPS3Fe. The Edge-Zero II uses its own cavity routing and stud design, which a generic Floyd Rose does not share, so this will not drop in without body work.

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Ships with an Edge Zero II, a distinct double-locking design from a generic Floyd Rose Special with different cavity routing and stud spacing.