Floyd Rose moves manufacturing from Germany to US

[stratjacket]

Looks like Floyd Rose has moved production from Germany to the US. Interesting, story says it gives them greater control and prevents unapproved design changes. Sounds like the German manufacturer was making design changes on their own. I wonder if will see slightly different Floyd type models coming under a different name from the old German factory.

https://www.floydrose.com/blogs/news/usa-series-production-update-august-2025

 

[Dave L]

Schaller has already produced the OFR as the Lockmeister for many years, ever since the Floyd patents ran out. Same exact thing as it always was.

 

[Alpha Stryke]

Majority of FR products is in Indo / Jina.
USA FR = $600+ trems get ready.

 

[cardinal]

Yeah the Lockmeister is Schaller's take on the "original" Floyd Rose since Floyd Rose took back production into the US.

I have a US Floyd that I didn't end up using. It looks beautiful. The nickel plate is good; all the edges are crisp; and the fine tuners are smooth. The German ones are nice too, but the look of the US one somehow stands out.

 

[Dave L]

Yeah the Lockmeister is Schaller's take on the "original" Floyd Rose since Floyd Rose took back production into the US.

I have a US Floyd that I didn't end up using. It looks beautiful. The nickel plate is good; all the edges are crisp; and the fine tuners are smooth. The German ones are nice too, but the look of the US one somehow stands out.

The Lockmeister has been out for well over ten years, and also sold to Floyd as the OFR.

 

[technomancer]

This happened well before they announced it, the US ones are great. At this point the only thing Schaller has going for it are the different radius nuts, and I think Floyd is coming out with those soon too.

 

[napalmdeath]

I'll take a Gotoh 1996T all day long. I'd like to see more companies use them, I don't understand why they don't. It cuts cost, (aside from the cheap-ass 1000 series that's inconsistent - could get a good one, could get garbage).

 

[Geo]

Germany is fucked, broke, no energy and full of muzzies.

Not a surprise.

 

[Geo]

My new Ultra Luxe Stratocaster has one, I did not notice any difference.

 

[Alpha Stryke]

I'll take a Gotoh 1996T all day long. I'd like to see more companies use them, I don't understand why they don't. It cuts cost, (aside from the cheap-ass 1000 series that's inconsistent - could get a good one, could get garbage).

Got that right im so over $400 dollar FR's. FR is totally going to price themselves out of the market.

 

[Chubtone]

Floyd have been USA made throughout all of 2025 so this all happened over a year ago. The prices didn't go up much at all.

 

[ZEEGLER]

Got that right im so over $400 dollar FR's. FR is totally going to price themselves out of the market.

Gotoh Floyds are legit!

 

[Geo]

I was able to snag a chrome floyd rose 1000 of their website for $135. That's not a bad deal.

 

[Racerxrated]

I've had over 20 USA and MiJ Charvels from the 08-11 run. All had the 1000, and I gigged hundreds of times with those Floyds without issue. Over time, the ones I've kept I've loaded with OFRs just because. I'd buy an old Kramer Focus, swap the OFR for the 1000 and sell the Kramer. But that wasn't out of necessity; just my OCD 123 about having an OFR.
The 1 Gotoh I had, was on an old Ibanez RG. If I hammered on the trem, every once in a while the side without the post wrap would jump the post and the bridge literally came off the guitar. Yes, this actually happened more than once. It was my second/drop D/break a string on my #1 guitar so it didn't see a lot of playtime but no Gotoh for me.

 

[BlueParfait]

I'll take a Gotoh 1996T all day long. I'd like to see more companies use them, I don't understand why they don't. It cuts cost, (aside from the cheap-ass 1000 series that's inconsistent - could get a good one, could get garbage).

I know this one.

It's supply. Unless you are Japanese, supply chain management with Gotoh seems to be nuisance. That's what I gathered from the local dealer and the local builders

Bet you that's one of the reasons Suhr moved onto using locking tuners from that other factory, or commissioning their own trems since a few years ago