Suhr Bridge Comparison Gotoh 510 vs Gotoh Floyd

The two most popular bridge choices for Suhr guitars are the Gotoh 510 and Gotoh Double Locking Floyd. Both of these bridges stay in tune and sound great! They also have a different feel and range.

What we wanted to focus on in this video is the tone. Is there a tonal difference between the Gotoh 510 and Floyd? In times past the double locking floyd bridges have frequently been a compromise, trading off tone for increased tuning stability and tremolo range. Is that still the case with the Gotoh bridges that Suhr is using?

Hopefully this video will help you hear what, if any, tonal difference there is between these two bridges.

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[sladeoriginal]

Come on guys, everybody knows blue guitars will sound completely different than red guitars.

[marind.]

NOT A TEST WHITHOUT THE AGRESSIVE WHAMMY TESt!!!

[CROW_DOG]

Gotoh 510 is warm and the Floyd has more sweeter mids which didn't give the better lead really but had more crunch impact maybe due to the pickup height or just the sound of that wood used. The only way you can compare something is by the swapping of components on the same guitar - although the routing may not allow for this?
In choosing a trem its design does base itself on tuning stability and variety of uses. I got my 510 to dive a perfect 5th and hold tuning by angling the saddles (a secret)

[JamesMaurer]

One thing that drives me nuts with any floyd style guitar is that the bar gets loose within the arm socket it's in and rattles after you use it heavily a few times. With the gotoh floyd rose did you notice that happening? 

[rodrigozamo]

HI, i don't know if you can help me with this but I bought a Suhr with the floyd type and I would like to change it for the 510 cuz I think it's brilliant and for some reason the cavity isn't large enough so it just goes down but can't go up... I already have another guitar with a floyd rose so I don't need this one to go up crazy but would be nice to have it go up just a bit so I'm looking for something smaller that will fit the cavity better but I don't know which model is compatible..

[itaxevasixn]

Floyd was the clear winner in my opinion.

[dorielementary]

I have lost the torque adjustment screw for my GOTOH 510 tremelo. I don't know if it is the 510T or 510S but it is the tiny little screw that adjusts how much tension is on the tremelo arm. Can you please tell me where I can order a replacement?

[Accountof]

@bmwm3cs
I've heard so much rumors about certain products that prove to be just rumors in a blind A/B Test.
Titanium tremolo blocks, handwired pickups, all Koa guitars etc. Its all personal preference.
If you like a certain piece of gear, you feel better about it and that makes you believe you hear a difference.

Not mentioning the true temperament fretboard though ;) I really think that this is an old, but still heavily underrated concept to improve tone, sustain, and intonation. Test that!

[rikh]

I thought the floyd had more beef too, they sound very close though

[badmuddy]

what's missing in the floyd's tone is FAR less than what the gotoh is lacking. the latter's cleans sound dull, hardly what i'd call "warm;" i'd be curious as to whether it has the gotoh block, or the stainless steel one. it lacks definition & sustain with dirt. my main complaint with the floyd is that it sounds a bit too clacky, & it's cleans lack a little body. but with the floyd, you can always roll back the tone pot; with the gotoh, you're stuck. the floyd also has more volume & sustain...

[briw]

Wow, wasnt expecting such a difference. That floyd sounded much stronger

[Morte_Deus]

timstamps for me gotoh 2:00 floyd 2:26

[bluematrix]

510 SOUNDS WAY MORE FULL AND NATURAL, THE FLOYD SOUNDS PRETTY PEAKY ...TOO MUCH ATTACK AND NOT BODY AND TAIL

[edibadork]

I'm a Floyd guy but the 510 sounds so much better imo.

[michael_caz_nyc]

I absolutely love my Gotoh 510 on my Suhr. It's: Tuning Stability is Phenomenal. oNe LovE from NYC.

[AndreNieri]

sounds like the floyd is a bit more midrangy and bright...

[itspedrodude]

id like to see a comparison on what moving the bars feels like and if the 510 has any slack when you pull it

[daneguitar]

That 510 sounds so much better than the Floyd that it isn't even funny.
Makes me sad because I love Floyds. Why can't someone from Floyd Rose make a new trem that doesn't sound cold and You know they could do it if they really wanted Of course, that would mean new

[TheWRPG]

Id be interested in a video comparing the feel and tuning stability of the 2 bridges. Does that exist?

[rodrigozamo]

I have a classic S with the floyd type and I´ve always noticed it had this dampening tone that does kill the sustain a bit, watching this demo I wish I ordered mine with the 510 which I have tried on a Suhr modern and does feel incredible.