Floyd Rose

This article is about the guitar vibrato system. For its inventor, see Floyd D. Rose.
Floyd Rose Original

The Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo, or simply Floyd Rose, is a type of locking vibrato arm for a guitar. Floyd D. Rose invented the locking vibrato in 1976, the first of its kind, and it is now manufactured by a company of the same name. The Floyd Rose gained popularity in the 1980s through guitarists like Eddie Van Halen, Neal Schon, Brad Gillis, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Alex Lifeson, who used its ability to stay in tune even with extreme changes in pitch. Its tuning stability comes through the double-locking design that has been widely regarded as revolutionary; the design has been listed on Guitar World's "10 Most Earth Shaking Guitar Innovations"[1] and Guitar Player's "101 Greatest Moments in Guitar History 1979–1983."[2]

  1. ^ Gill, Chris (December 2006). "10 Most Earth Shaking Guitar Innovations". Guitar World. Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  2. ^ Blackett, Matt. "101 Greatest Moments in Guitar History 1979 - 1983". Guitar Player. Retrieved 2010-10-07.