Floyd Rose introduces new USA-made Original saddle sets in various configurations, crafted from premium hardened tool steel with precision CNC machining. Available in chrome and black finishes now.
The new facility offers immediate availability of the legendary Floyd Rose Original saddles in multiple radius configurations for the first time. Engineered to perfectly match specific fretboard curvatures, these saddle sets provide a range of radius options without the need for individual saddle shims. Alongside the classic 12” radius, Floyd Rose has unveiled 8”, 10”, 14”, 16”, and 17” radii saddle sets. Crafted from premium hardened tool steel with precision CNC machining and finished with durable, smooth plating, these saddles are built to withstand the demands of intense performances. Chrome and black sets of USA-made Floyd Rose Original Saddles in various radii are available now at the company’s website, followed by gold and black nickel finishes in the 4th quarter of 2024.
The new Floyd Rose manufacturing center in North Carolina was designed to meet growing demand while ensuring the highest quality available using modern high-tech processes. Bringing production in-house enhances control over every aspect of the process including engineering, material selection, quality control, and scheduling. The facility features four Haas VF-seriesCNC machines, delivering precision machining fine-tuned for high efficiency and clean surface finishes. Alongside machining, the company has established a state-of-the-art metal finishing department and acquired stamping equipment with new capabilities added monthly.
At the heart of the Floyd Rose USA manufacturing center is a dedicated team of engineers and technicians who excel in their craft and are deeply passionate about the legendary product line. With decades of collective experience, the company’s experts meticulously craft each component to exacting standards.
“We are ecstatic to be making these new Original saddles in the USA, giving us better control over quality and production times while offering more robust options like these new radii,” said Andrew Papiccio, longtime president of AP International Music Supply / Floyd Rose and an original owner of Kramer Guitars. "With this new state-of-the-art facility, we are poised todeliver unparalleled quality and performance to musicians worldwide. As we integrate newproducts into this facility, we are expanding our commitment to ‘Made in America’ craftsmanship.”
The company plans to ramp up production of parts and innovations at their USA factory forFloyd Rose and their new AxLabs Hardware division.
For more information, please visit floydrose.com.
Expanding its line of boutique guitar products, Gosh Amplification has introduced the Problem Solver 50-Watt all-tube amp head.
The single-channel Problem Solver amp excels at capturing the iconic sounds of the British 2204 circuit but adds a new level of versatility and tone-shaping capability. The Problem Solver offers a unique 4-position rotary AGE switch located on the amp’s back panel that allows you to adjust your tone stack and select the sonic profile of different eras: ’63, ’66, ’81, and ‘23. The back panel also includes a special Mid Boost toggle switch for adding highs and mid-range punch.
The amp’s front panel offers familiar options – Presence, Bass, Middle, Treble, Master, and Gain controls – along with the Problem Solver’s special Depth control, which allows you to precisely shape your low-end articulation and tightness.
Featuring a time-tested tube configuration -- 2 x EL34 power tubes and 3 x 12AX7 preamp tubes– the Problem Solver is designed to deliver huge flexibility in a professional-grade, user-friendly package. Beyond paying tribute to rock ‘n’ roll classics, the Problem Solver intends to thoroughly celebrate timeless tone, and it's hand-wired to meet the needs of today's musicians who wish to explore a new era of sonic possibilities.
The Problem Solver offers the following features:
- 50-watt all-tube head, hand-wired in the USA
- 4-way AGE Voicing Switch: explore iconic tones spanning different eras -- ’63, ’66, ’81and ’23 -- with ease
- Mid Boost Switch: elevate your highs and mids for enhanced solo performance
- Depth Control: sculpt your low-end frequencies for a fuller, more dynamic sound
- Intuitive EQ: redesigned layout for precise tone shaping and ease of use
- 2 x EL34 power tubes, 3 x 12AX7 preamp tubes
- Mercury Magnetics transformers
- Bias test points on chassis for easy biasing and tube swaps
- 4, 8, and 16-ohm impedance selector switch
Gosh Problem Solver | PG Plays
The Problem Solver Amp is available for a street price of $2,800 and can be purchased directly from the Gosh Amplification website.
For more information, please visit goshsound.com.
Tommy Colletti, Music Zoo founder & owner, starts a new journey with his own USA-built custom guitars.
Flame Top Mandolin Burst
The Speed of Sound is a bolt-on construction instrument featuring the Patent-Pending "ResoLink" - a brass plate which links the body and neck to aid in resonance, sustain and articulation. The 'Reso-Link' is tuned specifically to sonically connect the neck and body to aid in the sympathetic resonance of each note. There's a defined note separation and sparkle added to the tones of the guitar that make it reminiscent of the touch-sensitive response of vintage guitars that have had decades to acclimate as a musical instrument and vibrate as one whole piece.
The tone woods of the guitars (fretboards to necks and tops to bodies) are joined together using hot hide glue. The use of hide glue is a process adapted from vintage guitar construction, violin makers, and stringed instruments from decades and centuries past. Hot hide glue adds sustain and brilliance and brings out the natural tonal properties of the wood. The pickups are designed in collaboration with Mark Stow of OX4, a well-respected pickup winder known for his incredibly accurate PAF replicas.
The pickups are a blend of some of Tommy and Mark’s favorite original PAF pickups from the late 1950s. The introductory sets also include a reverse magnet neck pickup to replicate the Peter Green & Gary Moore-owned Burst pickup that has become popular over the last few years. It delivers out-of-phase single coil sounds as well as blistering humbucking tones. The bridge pickup not only takes the best attributes from those early PAFs pickups, but combined with a slightly degaussed Alnico 5 magnet and 42 enamel wire, delivers a sound unmatched in current handmade pickups today.
The hardware and electronics of the guitar are also built of the highest quality materials. The Speed of Sound features a brass tremolo design made popular in the late '70s through early '80s. They are constructed from 360 brass, and the bridges are available in hard-tail and tremolo models. They provide a unique tone and sustain tuning stability due to the unique shape of the bridge saddle. Of course, models are available with Floyd Rose tremolos upon request. The Speed of Sound is wired with vintage-accurate cloth-covered 22-gauge wire with authentic paper-in-oil capacitors and vintage-taper potentiometers designed to get great tones delivered from zero to ten.
Roasted Birdseye Top Merlot Finish
Features
- Solidbody Electric Guitar
- Maple Top (Options for Roasted, Quilt & Flame Maple)
- More Top Wood Options include Ash & Mahogany
- Colletti Carve Neck with Heavily Rolled Shoulders
- 5 Degree Headstock Angle • Brass Side Dots
- 25.5" or 24-3/4" Scale Length Options
- 1.65” Width Brass Nut • Jumbo Nickel Frets
- Specially-Voiced OX4 Pickups with Reverse Magnet Neck Pickup
- Emerson Paper in Oil .022 capacitor
- Mojotone Vintage taper volume and tone potentiometers with Cloth Wiring
- Brass Ground and Jack Plates, , Legacy Control Cavity
- Patent-Pending Reso-Link
Introducing the Colletti Guitars 'Speed of Sound': Vintage-Inspired & American-Made!
Currently, the Colletti Guitars Speed of Sound is available exclusively at The Music Zoo. You can shop at The Music Zoo's website, or make an appointment to the showroom in Farmingdale, New York.