Has anyone mounted a floyd rose to a unmodified start body for dive only?

I got a strat style body and a original Floyd fits in the trem hole, Dropped straight in sitting flush on the body but only barely. I took a quick measurement while holding a neck in pocket and it looks like the scale length might work for intonation too. Has anyone had experience fitting a Floyd to a strat without having to modify the body at all other than drilling for new studs?

 

The neck I plan on using is a weird spec WD strat neck. Its thicker and slightly wider in the heel so if shimming is required it wont be much. Is it normal for a Floyd to drop straight into a strat body? I thought the trem bar nut got in the way or it wouldn't sit flat.

I didn't plan it but after checking the Floyd saddle radius is 12 inch and the neck is also 12 inch radius with larger frets. I just bought the body for $40 bucks and the Floyd and neck have been sitting around for 7 years.

I haven't played a Floyd guitar since the 80s so am now unfamiliar with them.

 

I gather than it will sit a bit higher once mounted on the studs.
There is no room for sideways or forwards movement so the studs would need to go where it sits now. I think there will be room to intonate and the string alignment looks ok judging by the string holes in trem block on rear and using a ruler from top.

I was going to mod the neck to fit the locking nut but might just use the string retainer bar with original bone nut to save the hassle. Do you think it would hold tune using the original nut and lubing it?

 

Thanks, Ill have a look at the Guthrie model. I think you are right about leaving the string bar off as after more thought I think the bar is just to keep proper string angle in the locking nut so the strings lay on the base and don't go out of tune when clamping down. Unnecessary if I don't fit the locking nut.

 

The body i'm using hasn't been drilled for anything yet. I just noticed that the rear trem cavity is misaligned which could make this a big pita as well. I was thinking it will make for an easy decent guitar but seeing the misalignment issue it might make the Floyd option a nightmare as I think it needs even tension which could be hard to achieve unless I just use 3 springs and line them up on angle to the claw to compensate.

 

I'm not sure I want to work with it as is or just ask for a replacement as I just bought it. Its a nice light body so a shame they stuffed the rear route up. It's out by quite a lot. If it was a free body or older I'd just hardtail it or expand the rear route but now I've been gearing up for the Floyd id like to stick with it because ive blocked my other strats trem and don't own a guitar with a working tremolo. I'll shoot the seller a message and see what they have to say about it.

 

It fits and dives when testing. I measured and it looks like intonation will be possible where it sits. Once its sitting up a bit on the studs it should have even more range of movement so i'm hoping all with be ok. I can't return it now because I just re shaped the cutaways to closer match my early 60's strat body. It had generic belly cut and the wrong contour line on the top. 15 mins with the belt and palm sanders has fixed that and shaved some weight off too. I'll straighten the rear route out too before painting.

 

Getting closer with the Floyd strat, body is now painted in Rustoleum 2x base coat and i've started prepping a neck for it.

 

Thanks, I wasn't sure about that tort guard but after going over the white black white edges with tru oil tinted dark brown I like it. Kind of looks like a thick one piece tort guard.
It's a $8 buck blank guard from china.

I'm going to install a single black humbucker (tone zone or super distortion) on angle in the bridge and have one black volume knob.

 

Thanks, I'm digging the look of it too. I just hope I can get it playing nice and staying in tune. It will be a while until I get it finished because i'm putting another couple of partscasters together at the moment. I'm kind of going back and forwards between them all when I get time. They were unfinished bodies too so i'm painting as I go and the weather allows. I haven't owned a floyd guitar since the mid 80's so i'm looking forward to playing it when it's sorted. I've been dusting my fingers off and trying to work up Van Halen's I'm the one for the test run.

I don't know that i'd be wanting to route a av 65. This was a $40 buck body so gave me the confidence to possibly screw it up.

That Floyd is also heavy, this body weighed 0.9kg or 1.98 pounds so it shouldn't be too heavy when finished. Just something to consider if you plan to fit a Floyd to your guitar.