I've always loved the whammy bar ever since I heard Slayer's 'Reign in Blood' and Nocturnus's 'The Key' - so I started with the floating bridge and have never looked back. Takes a little while to get used to and about twice as long to change a set of strings and tune up but the benefits far out weigh the difficulties IMO. I would never buy a guitar now with a fixed bridge but that's just me, I'm too used to having it there - probably use it every time I play lead now.