Difference Between Floyd Rose Single Locking and Double Locking

I did this video as a response to "How To Change Guitar Strings on a Floyd Rose bridge Part 1 of 4" because that video shows really great close ups of the Double Locking System around the 6 minute mark. My video shows close ups of a Floyd Rose Single Locking system as a comparison. A video like this one would have been helpful to me when purchasing my first guitar with a Floyd Rose. Everything I could find on the internet referred to a Floyd Rose as a double locking system. But I found a factory new guitar that was advertised with a Floyd Rose Single Locking system, and nobody that I spoke to could explain to me what the difference was. I went ahead and bought it because the price was right and it was my first ever guitar purchase. What I discovered was that the single locking system has less moving parts as far as fastening the string goes. However in hindsight I see that it doesn't allow you to choose to attach the ball end of the string at the head because the ball is required on the bridge end. Beyond that it's a pretty easy, simple system. Enjoy...

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• Left
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• Rose
• Single
• Locking
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• replacement

[MargaretsLight]

hey., I have a question., are they good, I mean, the tremolo system, can you do a lot of whammy bar divebombs and squeals without it going out of tune? please answer me.,

[StovetopMusic]

@MargaretsLight That, is the idea, that you are supposed to be able to do all these kinds of tricks, and the design is such that it should stay in tune when you do that.

[MargaretsLight]

@StovetopMusic are the strings not weak though? like, are they gonna break easily due to the fact that the ball ends are the string's holder of tension? (cause it's not double locking.,)

[StovetopMusic]

@MargaretsLight I had the original strings break at the ball when I pulled on the whammy bar way too hard. When I used better quality strings, I haven't had that problem.

[Feet4hands]

Many thanks for the video. If yours is single locking, what does the double locking system do that the single doesn't and why should re-stringing be a problem? Nice beach by the way. Regards

[StovetopMusic]

@Feet4hands Both systems should sound the same. The only reason this one is a little easier to restring is because you don't have to cut the ball off. So the the only 'lock' this one has is at the nut. The ball stays on the bridge end. With a double locking system you would also have to clamp it down (lock) at the bridge end too. I hope this answers your question clearly.

[darusgn]

@JPGuitarGuyFutrell yes it does

[dime133]

My double locking FR on my ESP is amazing, it always holds tune unless the strings are old and even if so it barely goes out of tune, just barely..divebombs, bar dumps and all. I LOVE FR DOUBLE LOCKS! So much more user friendly and efficient.

[JPGuitarGuyFutrell]

does the single-locking have fine-tuning pegs? I'm curious because I'm actually getting the right handed version of that guitar for a project.

[SuperFilipcar]

dude tanks so much im restoring a guitar and i am boying this kind of a tremolo