The COMPLETE DIY guide to installing a FLOYD ROSE Tremolo in a Stratocaster

This is a full step by step tutorial showing how to install a Floyd Rose style double locking tremolo in a Strat style guitar. This process is NOT the same as installing one in another guitar, the strat design has some challenges that need to be overcome in order to get a solid reliable installation.

*Prices mentioned in this video are subject to change without notice. Please check the links below for current pricing.

Here are the parts and tools I used in this video (FULL DISCLOSURE - These are affiliate links):

Chrome Floyd Rose knockoff:
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String retainers for locking nut on strat:
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Sawtooth hangers (for reinforcing the tremolo/pickup cavity):
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Black and Decker rotary tool (This is what I use, I like this better than the dremel and it’s actually cheaper):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MUSLCC/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000MUSLCC&linkCode=as2&tag=gunsandguit0a-20&linkId=4db46c056e8792d30a507629f9e11bcc
rotary tool remote line kit (flex shaft):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XY9CSXY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B06XY9CSXY&linkCode=as2&tag=gunsandguit0a-20&linkId=a53fb8ce25eadfba8294a3d1d0191c84
sanding belts:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZD2JBM/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B003ZD2JBM&linkCode=as2&tag=gunsandguit0a-20&linkId=16f302726cd035e404a2e1bbc69fc6f0
Router (This is the cheaper one I showed in the video, obviously I ended up using a plunge router I bought off Facebook Marketplace):
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Mechanix M-Pact work gloves:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00939MQX8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00939MQX8&linkCode=as2&tag=gunsandguit0a-20&linkId=60512e7461624280fd67c7e972ba0c32
drill/driver (this isn’t the one that I have, but it’s cheap and got good reviews):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XTY4Q63/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B06XTY4Q63&linkCode=as2&tag=gunsandguit0a-20&linkId=439373c182d6361c38526fa30994834f
titebond wood glue:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002YXDZ8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0002YXDZ8&linkCode=as2&tag=gunsandguit0a-20&linkId=5a28147696eb4d1203f28ba2d8e75824

Full disclosure: I am an Amazon Associate, and the links in this description are affiliate links, which means that if you make a purchase, it doesn't cost you any more money, but I will earn a commission.

The summary of this tutorial:
-install locking nut (must remove wood from top of the fretboard)
-reinforce the tremolo and pickup cavities for the bridge mounting posts (so you don't crack or blow thru the wood into the pickup cavity)
-drill and set your post holes
-route for tremolo body
-install string retainer on the headstock

That's all there is to it!

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