I cut my teeth on a Floyd Rose equipped flying V back in the 80s and I feel like I got pretty good with it. Once the dive bomb sickness subsided, I realized it could be used tastefully as an accent and didn't have to overpower my playing. Fast forward twenty years and I got my Strat. I loved having the trem again, but constantly having to fine-tune diminished my excitement for playing. Several set-ups from knowledgable guys resulting in my being told that to enjoy the tremolo, I'd have to settle for some tuning instability. Heck with that. I screwed in the claw, slapped five springs on it, and decked the bridge. Voila--no more tuning problems and I love that guitar.
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