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Floyds in Strats

Strats with Floyds are dead sexy and a major improvement!
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Don't do it, you'll devalue your strat for the sake of 80s nostalgia!
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...that is the question. So I've officially gone strat mad and now have 4 of them. A Warmoth/Fender hybrid (which already has a Floyd), a Mexi, a USA and a USA Deluxe. It would be really nice to be able to use the trem without going out of tune. Personally, I get rather excited about a Strat with a Floyd, but is it something that devalues them or makes them harder to sell one day? Is it sacrilege? Is it just plain wrong? What do you think?
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mate, I'm saving for another LP so I can floyd it - so the answer is.....
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if ya want to be dif, i havnt seen a strat with a fixed bridge and stoptail :wink:
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I love Strats, and I hate Floyds, so there's my answer. The only Floyd I like is the Pink one.
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Dive only FTW :)
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i have a friend named Floyd. he loves his music but doesnt seem to be doing so good with the ladies anymore due to not showering so. . . i say Do NOT Floyd :P
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are you gonna floyd my deluxe man?all good.we still on for saturday in warkworth? :D
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Um, if you actually plan on USING your Floyd then go for it. If its just there for shits and giggles then i'd say no.

Or if you really want it there just for something different (not entirely sure how a floyd on a strat is different, but roll with me on this one) then maybe a kahler trem?

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denden wrote:then maybe a kahler trem?
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well duh. Wonder how I voted ;)
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Tsuken wrote:well duh. Wonder how I voted ;)
so cant anyone else see the problem? :wink:
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Ironbird13 wrote:
Tsuken wrote:well duh. Wonder how I voted ;)
so cant anyone else see the problem? :wink:
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rocklander wrote:
Ironbird13 wrote:
Tsuken wrote:well duh. Wonder how I voted ;)
so cant anyone else see the problem? :wink:
:shock: dewd.. mocking a shrink? playing with fire :| :wink:
:lol:

Actually, I thought while typing that I might be lacking credentials to back up my pro-Floyd assertion. Of my 5 electrics, only 2 have locking trems, and the one I'm getting Ash to build will make that 2 of 6 with locking trems.

... then again, I have no strats, so perhaps that's it. I think Richie Sambora would agree that a strat needs a Floyd:

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:? dood has the tiniest feet.. what's up with that?
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rocklander wrote: :shock: dewd.. shrinking a mock?
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