Floyd Rose

Also known as: FR, Floyd Rose Original

Floyd Rose is an American guitar hardware company best known for inventing the double-locking tremolo system, a design that revolutionized electric guitar performance. Founded by guitarist and machinist Floyd D. Rose, who developed the first prototype in the mid-1970s while working as a jewelry maker in Reno, Nevada, the locking tremolo received U.S. Patent 4171661 in 1979. The system's ability...

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Floyd Rose Original Tremolo System Guitar Bridges and Tailpieces

$266.00 - $600.24

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Floyd Rose Non-Fine tuner tremolo Guitar Bridges and Tailpieces

$113.23 - $160.00

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Floyd Rose FRX Tremolo System Guitar Bridges and Tailpieces

$259.00 - $369.00

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Floyd Rose FRX Black Tremolo System Guitar Bridges and Tailpieces

$300.00 - $408.00

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Floyd Rose Special Series Tremolo System Guitar Bridges and Tailpieces

$76.44 - $141.00

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Floyd Rose Original Gold Guitar Bridges and Tailpieces

$7.46 - $439.99

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Floyd Rose 1000 Series Tremolo System Guitar Bridges and Tailpieces

$239.99 - $272.00

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Floyd Rose Discovery Solid Body Electric Guitars

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Floyd Rose Redmond Series Model 3 Solid Body Electric Guitars

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Floyd Rose V24 Arrow Solid Body Electric Guitars

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The company's flagship product, the Floyd Rose Original, has been in production since 1983, initially manufactured by Schaller in Germany. The product line has expanded to include the Floyd Rose Pro (a low-profile variant), the Floyd Rose Special and 1000 Series (more affordable Korean-made options), the FRX (a drop-in retrofit system requiring no routing), and the Rail Tail tremolo. Floyd Rose also produces guitars under its own name, including the International Series and Del Mar Series, along with upgrade kits, replacement parts, and accessories.

Floyd Rose tremolos have been used by Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Kirk Hammett, Dimebag Darrell, Brad Gillis, and Tom Morello, among many others. The company operates as a division of AP International Music Supply.

Floyd Rose has 10 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Guitar Bridges and Tailpieces and Solid Body Electric Guitars. Their gear is featured by 31 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Metal, and Reggae. Notable users include Dimebag Darrell, Stephen Carpenter, and Kirk Hammett.