Floyd Rose Install: Installing a Floyd Rose Tremolo on Your Guitar

Floyd Rose Install Video

In this video, you’ll see me doing the following using a Kramer Baretta Special. Same process for any Strat type guitar::

Routing the nut shelf for the locking nut
Marking the centerlines and stud hole locations for the Floyd Rose (74mm spacing)
Setting the scale length to 25.5"
Drilling 10mm holes for the Floyd Rose studs without a drill press, using a drill guide for parallel holes
Mounting the nut and using self-centering drill bits
Enlarging the tremolo cavity with a router to create space for the new tremolo
Modifying the original humbucker with an Alnico II magnet swap and wax potting
Soldering the electronics
Setting up the guitar for optimal playability