anyone here have a guitar with a floyd rose pro tremolo system?

[04silverz 10+ year member]

trying to change my strings and i lost the allen key for where the strings go in adn cant find the right size

i even bought two new sets of allen keys, one metric and one standard, and they still dont have the right size

im thinking its a metric since the 1/8" is too small and 5/32 is too big and the metric one i bought doenst have one that fits either

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[RebelDogg 10+ year member]

I always keep one in my Warlock case for just that reason.

Check your local music shop, they're bound to have one and will probably give it to you if they're cool. If you live near a Guitar Center, I'm sure they'll have something.

Edit:

If it's a real Floyd Rose, I believe they use 2 or 3mm. It varies. If it's a licensed Floyd, could be anything. I know the one for my Jackson Kelly and the one for my B. C. Rich Warlock are different sizes.

 

[04silverz 10+ year member]

i think its a 9/64

what an odd size

i havent opened the pouch yet to verify but i couldnt find any metric between 3 and 4 so if this isnt it i dont know what to do

 

[RebelDogg 10+ year member]

Whatever you do, don't just settle for something. If you strip one of the screws, you have to buy a whole new nut. I think they're like $20. I'm sure if you go to a Guitar Center (or if you have a smaller music/guitar shop around, that'd be better. They tend to be cooler.) they'll give you what you need. At the very least, loosen it for you.