In short: Floyd Rose double-locking tremolos are more popular in general and more widespread in different genres whereas Kahler is more popular in metal genres. However, Floyd Rose licenses their system for manufacturing by many different entities.
Keeping this in consideration, are Floyd Rose Guitars good?
For a start, a well set-up double-locking Floyd Rose is still the best way to keep a guitar in tune, at least for serious vibrato (ab)users. Second, a vibrato is only as good as the guitar it’s bolted to. In the case of these four contenders, the build quality is consistently outstanding.
Then, are Kahler tremolos good? Because of its sheer mass, the Kahler has a desirable sustain and works very well. Its tremolo is cam-oriented: a single cylindrical cam rotates within the housing. It can be best described as a moving tailpiece in which the strings pass through rollers on the saddles that don’t bear any friction.
Regarding this, can you replace a Floyd Rose with a Kahler?
You cannot just fit a Kahler to a guitar that was never designed for one and expect it to work. You will need to do some highly invasive and very expensive modifications that can easily go wrong and cause irreparable damage. The resale value of the instrument will be totally ruined.
Do they still make Kahler tremolo?
Today, Kahler no longer produces fulcrum-based tremolos. Neal Moser offers Kahler bridges on many models, and the Jackson and ESP Custom Shops currently offer Kahlers as a custom option.
What is better than a Floyd Rose?
The Kahler Tremolo is the most popular alternative to Floyd Rose bridges because it has a double-locking feature (when combined with their locking nuts) that does not allow the strings to go out of tune, and can perform the same extreme pitch bends that the Floyd Rose is known for.
When did the Kahler tremolo come out?
When was the Kahler Tremolo invented?
Introduced in 1985, this patented KAHLER® design made history as the first widely accepted alternative to traditionally styled fulcrum tremolo bridge systems.