Fender Strat Floyd Rose
How do I persuade my parents to buy me a new guitar.?
This particular guitar I am asking for is not similar to what I already own ( a Fender strat). What I am looking for is something that has a Floyd Rose tremolo system, or something similar. How do I make them give in?
Don’t starve yourself…… It’s the begining of November which means wait 55 days till Christmas and let ure parents know you really want it ,, or save up your pocket money if you get it . that’s what I donE and Managed to buy myself an iPod touch at £250 … Hope this helps liam’ry
Fender Strat Floyd Rose
Where to go for left handed guitars and left handed bass guitars? Part Four – lefty Iceman guitar
These days, with more and more major guitar manufacturers ceasing to make their products in left hand, one might well ask the question “where do I go for left-handed guitars and left-handed bass guitars these days?”
In actual fact, there are guitar and bass models that are popular with guitarists that you cannot get left handed at all. Some have never been available in left hand.
Fortunately there is one guitar brand in the world that makes left handed guitars and left-handed bass guitars only: Gaskell Guitars.
Gaskell Guitars (http://www.gaskellguitars.com) is from Australia, and was started by New Zealand-born left-handed guitarist Kevin Gaskell.
Gaskell Guitars is international renowned for “lefty guitars and basses, designed by a lefty, for lefties only.”
Gaskell makes guitars and basses that are otherwise not available in left hand option by original manufacturers. Here is another one in our series of articles on this subject:
Ibanez, a renowned Japanese guitar manufacturer that is strongly identified with excellent quality “superstrat” style guitars (Fender Strat style bodies with Floyd Rose tremolos) have a model called the Iceman. It is more widely known as a “Paul Stanley guitar” by the more casual guitarists.
Today, it has been re-popularized by Sam Totman, from Dragonforce.
It was designed by Ibanez and Greco working together in 1974. It was released in 1975 by Ibanez as the “Iceman” and by Greco as the “Mirage.” Greco sold theirs to the Japanese market only and Ibanez sold theirs internationally.
Even though it has been in and out of production for 35 years it has never been made in left hand by Ibanez!
Gaskell Guitars makes a left handed Iceman style guitar!
Gaskell’s is called the “Ice-Axe” and is inspired by the 1990′s version.
No matter where you live in the world you can get a Gaskell guitar or bass without too much hassle. And now you can get an Iceman style guitar for the first time!
I suggest you look at their website for more info. It is worth it! You will be surprised!
Left-handed guitars and left-handed basses only. Designed by a lefty, for lefties. How much more better than that can you get it?
About the Author
Kevin Gaskell is the business owner and designer of Gaskell Guitars which is a manufacturer of left handed guitars and basses, located in Sydney Australia. Gaskell guitars are available world wide. http://www.gaskellguitars.com
WHy wont my guitar stay in tune (lowered action)?
I lowered the action on my fender strat with a floyd rose. The action was way to high so i could not move fast around the fret board so i lowered it. The bridge now cannot dip very much unless i get it routed out and it will not stay in tune at all! Do i just need to keep playing and tuning it back in alot until it gets used to the tension or what?
Hello there,
When you lowered the action, did you readjust the setup for the Floyd Rose? You will need to do that. Someone suggested that the neck will get adjusted to the new action and then stay in tune. That makes no sense at all.
Later,
Fender Stratocaster Floyd Rose Japan 1990s