Original Floyd Rose brass sustain blocks (not oversize) £10 each

FelineGuitars · May 2020

Original brass sustain blocks in 42mm, 37mm,32mm (and we have one that has been reduced to 40mm too)

Original Floyd Rose blocks made by Schaller - removed from German made Floyd Rose tremolos when a shorter/longer block or an oversize block has been needed

However if you have a Floyd Rose with the wrong size block on it and this is what will let you use that Floyd Rose or Schaller tremolo in the guitar you intend to use it in, then it may be the answer to your problem

P&P is about £3 in UK (large letter signed for)

Paypal welcome

champ222 · May 2020

Ill have one of these, i just need to figure out which size i need

bloodandtears · May 2020

I'd like to try a 42 on my charvel JT6 but I'd need to make sure the 3 screws would fit.

prowla · June 2020

@FelineGuitars Not sure if you got my reply, but I'd like one of the .42 ones, for my Schaller bridge.

FelineGuitars · August 2020

bloodandtears said:

I'd like to try a 42 on my charvel JT6 but I'd need to make sure the 3 screws would fit.

@bloodandtears We do a special version of the cold rolled steel Fatcat block for the Jackson JT6 designed to fit perfectly

https://felineguitars.com/products/fatcat-guitar-components-fat-steel-block-for-jackson-jt6-tremolo-42mm

Image: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2568/7568/products/FatcatJT6-424_1_1024x1024.jpg?v=1598626138

bloodandtears · August 2020

No offence mate but at £39 I doubt I'd hear the difference..

hollywoodrox · August 2020

PM’d on the 32mm

hollywoodrox · August 2020

prowla said:

@FelineGuitars Not sure if you got my reply, but I'd like one of the .42 ones, for my Schaller bridge.

That’s one of the best looking strats ,love it

FelineGuitars · August 2020

bloodandtears said:

No offence mate but at £39 I doubt I'd hear the difference..

You'd HEAR the difference - the price tag doesn't affect your hearing

But what you are saying is you don't wish to spend out on a custom made part and that's ok.

We all have to live within our means.

kipple · September 2020

Can I buy a 37mm and a 42mm please. Sent you a PM

Funkfingers · September 2020

bloodandtears said:

charvel JT6 … need to make sure the 3 screws would fit.

They will not.

The JT-6 baseplate and sustain block adopt a fastening screw spacing all of their own. (30.5mm to the FR’s 34mm.)

FelineGuitars said:

bloodandtears said:

No offence, mate, but at £39 I doubt I'd hear the difference.

You'd HEAR the difference

I agree. I did a block and saddle upgrade on a Floyd Rose Special. (Kick out the zinc, muthafuckas!) Noticeable improvement. Admittedly, this is difficult to describe in writing.

bloodandtears · September 2020

Funkfingers said:

bloodandtears said:

charvel JT6 … need to make sure the 3 screws would fit.

They will not.

The JT-6 baseplate and sustain block adopt a fastening screw spacing all of their own. (30.5mm to the FR’s 34mm.)

FelineGuitars said:

bloodandtears said:

No offence, mate, but at £39 I doubt I'd hear the difference.

You'd HEAR the difference

I agree. I did a block and saddle upgrade on a Floyd Rose Special. (Kick out the zinc, muthafuckas!) Noticeable improvement. Admittedly, this is difficult to describe in writing.

please try...

kipple · September 2020

FelineGuitars said:

bloodandtears said:

I'd like to try a 42 on my charvel JT6 but I'd need to make sure the 3 screws would fit.

@bloodandtears We do a special version of the cold rolled steel Fatcat block for the Jackson JT6 designed to fit perfectly

https://felineguitars.com/products/fatcat-guitar-components-fat-steel-block-for-jackson-jt6-tremolo-42mm

Would the cold rolled steel block make a difference to a Floyd rose that has the brass block ?

FelineGuitars · September 2020

kipple said:

FelineGuitars said:

bloodandtears said:

I'd like to try a 42 on my charvel JT6 but I'd need to make sure the 3 screws would fit.

@bloodandtears We do a special version of the cold rolled steel Fatcat block for the Jackson JT6 designed to fit perfectly

https://felineguitars.com/products/fatcat-guitar-components-fat-steel-block-for-jackson-jt6-tremolo-42mm

Would the cold rolled steel block make a difference to a Floyd rose that has the brass block ?

Absolutely - that is the whole point of them .

Brass fattens the mids at the expense of top and bottom response, whilst the steel has a slight fattening effect but keeps the crisp top end and tightens the bass>

I had an old charvel with a original non fine tuner Floyd that had a steel block and the tone was quite noticeably different which made me have to get some custom blocks made

kipple · September 2020

FelineGuitars said:

kipple said:

FelineGuitars said:

bloodandtears said:

I'd like to try a 42 on my charvel JT6 but I'd need to make sure the 3 screws would fit.

@bloodandtears We do a special version of the cold rolled steel Fatcat block for the Jackson JT6 designed to fit perfectly

https://felineguitars.com/products/fatcat-guitar-components-fat-steel-block-for-jackson-jt6-tremolo-42mm

Would the cold rolled steel block make a difference to a Floyd rose that has the brass block ?

Absolutely - that is the whole point of them .
Brass fattens the mids at the expense of top and bottom response, whilst the steel has a slight fattening effect but keeps the crisp top end and tightens the bass>
I had an old charvel with a original non fine tuner Floyd that had a steel block and the tone was quite noticeably different which made me have to get some custom blocks made

I know what you mean about the brass, The oversize brass blocks for my money are even worse and not usually to my liking. I find they really kill the top end and lose a lot of articulation. the sound with the oversize brass blocks seems to be a lot more one dimensional.

kipple · September 2020

What sizes do you do the steel block in

FelineGuitars · September 2020

kipple said:

What sizes do you do the steel block in

32,37,42 and a couple of oddball ones and custom sizes to special order

https://felineguitars.com/collections/bridges-and-bridge-parts/products/fatcat-guitar-components-fat-steel-block-for-floyd-rose-42mm

jester22 · October 2020

What size would fit my old German floyd in my frankenwolf

FelineGuitars · October 2020

jester22 said:

What size would fit my old German floyd in my frankenwolf

measuring is the way to tell that- measure the depth of the one that is in there, assuming it is the right size

kipple · October 2020

I would like to buy one of the 37 mm steel blocks, I tried your website but I could not see any way of ordering one

FelineGuitars · October 2020

kipple said:

I would like to buy one of the 37 mm steel blocks, I tried your website but I could not see any way of ordering one

To be found there in the shop under guitar bridges - click below & just choose the 37mm height from the drop down menu

https://felineguitars.com/collections/bridges-and-bridge-parts/products/fatcat-guitar-components-fat-steel-block-for-floyd-rose-42mm?variant=31849973022818

I have one packed and ready if you want to order tonight

kipple · October 2020

FelineGuitars said:

kipple said:

I would like to buy one of the 37 mm steel blocks, I tried your website but I could not see any way of ordering one

To be found there in the shop under guitar bridges - click below & just choose the 37mm height from the drop down menu

https://felineguitars.com/collections/bridges-and-bridge-parts/products/fatcat-guitar-components-fat-steel-block-for-floyd-rose-42mm?variant=31849973022818

I have one packed and ready if you want to order tonight

Thanks. Just ordered one
cheers Ian

FelineGuitars · October 2020

Thanks Ian - all packed and ready to ship

kipple · October 2020

FelineGuitars said:

Thanks Ian - all packed and ready to ship

Thanks. VERY early Xmas pressie from my missus... Been wanting to try one for ages

kipple · October 2020

Ok Soooo.. I installed the Feline steel block today.

I thought about trying one for awhile and even spoke to feline on the phone at one point about the steel blocks but honestly no offense to feline I was slightly put off by the price and that has held me back from doing this until recently.
Here is WHY I decided to try it...
About 3 months ago ish I bought an ESP built kramer from the mid 80s one that was for Japanese domestic market only. It's easily my best sounding guitar by a long way and it also responds differently to my playing compared to my other guitars with floyds especially on the noodly type stuff.

I also have a couple of ESP Lynch Kami 1 guitars here and both are early custom shop ones from mid 80s, really great guitars but the ESP built Japanese Kramer even beats those so once I got the Kramer the bug bit me really hard for the sound it has and playing feel.

So... I recently swapped the Floyd from the Japan kramer into one of the ESP Lynch Kami 1 guitars and voila there you go that made the difference. one of the ESP Lynch guitars has a Floyd the other has the synclair so I put the Floyd from the Kramer into the ESP lynch that has the Floyd.
Anyways it took me awhile before the penny dropped and eventually I figured out that the ESP japan Kramer has a STEEL block on the floyd...so hence I bought one of the feline steel blocks....

Today I put the Feline Steel block into a reissue Kramer nightswan and all I can say is FUUUCK YEAH !!!!! Same result as my Japanese Kramer with the steel block

In all honesty I think that the success of the steel block would depend largely on the guitar and what someone's expectations are. it's like everything else one mans meat is anothers poison.
It also probably makes a difference that I am very much in the dislike camp for the oversize brass blocks as I feel they rob the top end of a guitar with a Floyd and ruin the note articulation when getting all noodly. I found adding a brass claw when using a brass block with some guitars is a big improvement in bringing back the top end but while a brass claw worked with some guitars for me it didn't work with many...

The steel block to my ears adds the fatness but keeps the top end very nicely and is more open sounding on chords... To my ears at least it sounds WAY better than the oversize brass block and it makes the touch response/playing feel much better.
I also have another reissue Kramer nightswan here which belongs to a mate so I was able to make a direct comparison between the sound of a brass block and steel block just so I would know its not my ears/mind playing honeymoon tricks on me, Definitely an VERY noticable difference between the 2 guitars.

Sorry this is a bit long winded but it's a fair bit to drop on a component especially without knowing if it would actually work for me and not seeing any other positive comments out there it's a leap of faith, plus I factor in that way back, when the big brass blocks started gaining popularity I initially I really bought into the oversize brass block thing, but it honestly never worked for me and quite frankly some of the prices of the brass blocks after shipping and VAT left me feeling like I had really had my pants pulled down hence being cautious over buying a steel one but the steel ones definitely work for me on my 80s kramer and putting the feline one on a reissue kramer is a great result and now it seems quite cheap considering the improvement it has made so if this helps anyone decide to give it a go then it's all good.

FelineGuitars · October 2020

kipple said:

Ok Soooo.. I installed the Feline steel block today.

I thought about trying one for awhile and even spoke to feline on the phone at one point about the steel blocks but honestly no offense to feline I was slightly put off by the price and that has held me back from doing this until recently.
Here is WHY I decided to try it...
About 3 months ago ish I bought an ESP built kramer from the mid 80s one that was for Japanese domestic market only. It's easily my best sounding guitar by a long way and it also responds differently to my playing compared to my other guitars with floyds especially on the noodly type stuff.

I also have a couple of ESP Lynch Kami 1 guitars here and both are early custom shop ones from mid 80s, really great guitars but the ESP built Japanese Kramer even beats those so once I got the Kramer the bug bit me really hard for the sound it has and playing feel.

So... I recently swapped the Floyd from the Japan kramer into one of the ESP Lynch Kami 1 guitars and voila there you go that made the difference. one of the ESP Lynch guitars has a Floyd the other has the synclair so I put the Floyd from the Kramer into the ESP lynch that has the Floyd.
Anyways it took me awhile before the penny dropped and eventually I figured out that the ESP japan Kramer has a STEEL block on the floyd...so hence I bought one of the feline steel blocks....

Today I put the Feline Steel block into a reissue Kramer nightswan and all I can say is FUUUCK YEAH !!!!! Same result as my Japanese Kramer with the steel block

In all honesty I think that the success of the steel block would depend largely on the guitar and what someone's expectations are. it's like everything else one mans meat is anothers poison.
It also probably makes a difference that I am very much in the dislike camp for the oversize brass blocks as I feel they rob the top end of a guitar with a Floyd and ruin the note articulation when getting all noodly. I found adding a brass claw when using a brass block with some guitars is a big improvement in bringing back the top end but while a brass claw worked with some guitars for me it didn't work with many...

The steel block to my ears adds the fatness but keeps the top end very nicely and is more open sounding on chords... To my ears at least it sounds WAY better than the oversize brass block and it makes the touch response/playing feel much better.
I also have another reissue Kramer nightswan here which belongs to a mate so I was able to make a direct comparison between the sound of a brass block and steel block just so I would know its not my ears/mind playing honeymoon tricks on me, Definitely an VERY noticable difference between the 2 guitars.

Sorry this is a bit long winded but it's a fair bit to drop on a component especially without knowing if it would actually work for me and not seeing any other positive comments out there it's a leap of faith, plus I factor in that way back, when the big brass blocks started gaining popularity I initially I really bought into the oversize brass block thing, but it honestly never worked for me and quite frankly some of the prices of the brass blocks after shipping and VAT left me feeling like I had really had my pants pulled down hence being cautious over buying a steel one but the steel ones definitely work for me on my 80s kramer and putting the feline one on a reissue kramer is a great result and now it seems quite cheap considering the improvement it has made so if this helps anyone decide to give it a go then it's all good.

Thanks for the review.

That was exactly my findings.

Having swapped out many strat trem blocks for a steel one and found it to make pretty much the biggest improvement of anything we did to various strats, and also I had a Charvel with a VERY EARLY non locking floyd with a STEEL BLOCK that just sounded so much better than any other floyd we tried on it I was pretty much sold on the idea .

So we had our guy make some and knew as soon as we fitted them that it was so right in terms of getting a more balanced sound - it sort of "un-floyded" the guitar sound wise while still giving the performance. I know that they can seem a little expensive but it may so improve the sound that you don't need to keep trying new pickups to dial out the overly mid heavy sound the floyd gives.

M1ck · October 2020

Are there any 32mm brass ones left?

FelineGuitars · October 2020

M1ck said:

Are there any 32mm brass ones left?

no - just a 37mm and lots of 42mm ones

M1ck · October 2020

FelineGuitars said:

M1ck said:

Are there any 32mm brass ones left?

no - just a 37mm and lots of 42mm ones

Shame, thanks for the reply.

kipple · October 2020

FelineGuitars said:

kipple said:

Ok Soooo.. I installed the Feline steel block today.

I thought about trying one for awhile and even spoke to feline on the phone at one point about the steel blocks but honestly no offense to feline I was slightly put off by the price and that has held me back from doing this until recently.
Here is WHY I decided to try it...
About 3 months ago ish I bought an ESP built kramer from the mid 80s one that was for Japanese domestic market only. It's easily my best sounding guitar by a long way and it also responds differently to my playing compared to my other guitars with floyds especially on the noodly type stuff.

I also have a couple of ESP Lynch Kami 1 guitars here and both are early custom shop ones from mid 80s, really great guitars but the ESP built Japanese Kramer even beats those so once I got the Kramer the bug bit me really hard for the sound it has and playing feel.

So... I recently swapped the Floyd from the Japan kramer into one of the ESP Lynch Kami 1 guitars and voila there you go that made the difference. one of the ESP Lynch guitars has a Floyd the other has the synclair so I put the Floyd from the Kramer into the ESP lynch that has the Floyd.
Anyways it took me awhile before the penny dropped and eventually I figured out that the ESP japan Kramer has a STEEL block on the floyd...so hence I bought one of the feline steel blocks....

Today I put the Feline Steel block into a reissue Kramer nightswan and all I can say is FUUUCK YEAH !!!!! Same result as my Japanese Kramer with the steel block

In all honesty I think that the success of the steel block would depend largely on the guitar and what someone's expectations are. it's like everything else one mans meat is anothers poison.
It also probably makes a difference that I am very much in the dislike camp for the oversize brass blocks as I feel they rob the top end of a guitar with a Floyd and ruin the note articulation when getting all noodly. I found adding a brass claw when using a brass block with some guitars is a big improvement in bringing back the top end but while a brass claw worked with some guitars for me it didn't work with many...

The steel block to my ears adds the fatness but keeps the top end very nicely and is more open sounding on chords... To my ears at least it sounds WAY better than the oversize brass block and it makes the touch response/playing feel much better.
I also have another reissue Kramer nightswan here which belongs to a mate so I was able to make a direct comparison between the sound of a brass block and steel block just so I would know its not my ears/mind playing honeymoon tricks on me, Definitely an VERY noticable difference between the 2 guitars.

Sorry this is a bit long winded but it's a fair bit to drop on a component especially without knowing if it would actually work for me and not seeing any other positive comments out there it's a leap of faith, plus I factor in that way back, when the big brass blocks started gaining popularity I initially I really bought into the oversize brass block thing, but it honestly never worked for me and quite frankly some of the prices of the brass blocks after shipping and VAT left me feeling like I had really had my pants pulled down hence being cautious over buying a steel one but the steel ones definitely work for me on my 80s kramer and putting the feline one on a reissue kramer is a great result and now it seems quite cheap considering the improvement it has made so if this helps anyone decide to give it a go then it's all good.

Thanks for the review.
That was exactly my findings.
Having swapped out many strat trem blocks for a steel one and found it to make pretty much the biggest improvement of anything we did to various strats, and also I had a Charvel with a VERY EARLY non locking floyd with a STEEL BLOCK that just sounded so much better than any other floyd we tried on it I was pretty much sold on the idea .

So we had our guy make some and knew as soon as we fitted them that it was so right in terms of getting a more balanced sound - it sort of "un-floyded" the guitar sound wise while still giving the performance. I know that they can seem a little expensive but it may so improve the sound that you don't need to keep trying new pickups to dial out the overly mid heavy sound the floyd gives.

Do you know if the Fat Cat Steel block will fit a Floyd Rose Pro

prowla · October 2020

Well, I had mixed results with mine...

Feline were great and got it to me as I would have wished.

I then set about dismantling my guitar to fit it and lo-and-behold, it was identical to the one I already had there!

Ho-hum, what a donut!

Still, I do have a spare one now for if I happen to pick up another Floyd...

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