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The difference? Well... Each has it's + AND -. Let's start with the floyd...<br /><br />Yes, the floyd keeps it's tuning better. A well set up, quality floyd will divebomb and do whatever you want without detuning. I'm not sure about the quality af Fender one's though; for the price, I'm a bit skeptical about it's tuning stability...<br /><br />Normal tremolos will do minor waggles and vibrato techniques without detuning. However, they do detune when divebombed, and they are harder to bend (i.e. put up more resistive force).<br />HOWEVER, floyds can kill sustain on a guitar compared to a normal tremolo. They are also more difficult to setup, change strings on etc. due to loking nuts on the neck, and having to cut the "balls" of strings. For changing tunings they can be a pain as well, but I've never tried retuning a normal tremolo, so I can't comment on this comparatively.<br /><br />Interestingly, another characteristic of floyds is that they increase the treble response and decrease the bassiness of a guitar, due to the strings vibrating through a floating piece of metal, more so than a normal tremolo.<br /><br />The verdict? Well, unless you're planning to divebomb and make motorbike noises on a guitar, I'd go for a traditional tremolo, it'll sound better and be easier to cope with.
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