10/5/2023 0 Comments Gotoh vintage locking tuners bluex![]() Paul Reed Smith®, PRS®, Custom 24®, Custom 22®, McCarty®, Special Semi-Hollow®, Hollow Body®, Studio®, Modern Eagle V®, 509®, Paul’s Guitar®, DGT®, Mark Tremonti Signature®, Santana Retro®, CE-24®, Silver Sky®, Fiore®, S2®, SE®, S2 Standard®, SE Standard®, Mira®, Starla®, Vela®, Mark Holcomb Signature®, Zach Myers Signature® and the distinctive headstock, body design, hardware & electronics of PRS guitars are registered trademarks of Paul Reed Smith Guitars. The STRATosphere is not affiliated with Paul Reed Smith Guitars, Limited Partnership. Therefore, Gibson products purchased through The STRATosphere are not covered under warranty by Gibson Brands, Inc. The STRATosphere is not an authorized dealer or reseller of Gibson products. LES PAUL®, SG®, ES®, EXPLORER®, FLYING V®, GIBSON®, the corresponding body shape designs and headstock designs are registered trademarks of Gibson Brands, Inc. The STRATosphere is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or affiliated with Gibson Brands, Inc. All applicable Fender products are covered under warranty by The STRATosphere. Strat®, Stratocaster®, Esquire®, Telecaster®, Tele®, Jazzmaster®, Jaguar®, Mustang®, P Bass®, J Bass®, Fender® and the distinctive headstock design of Fender guitars are registered trademarks of Fender® Musical Instruments. Sorry you had issues but i don't think it was inevitable if you had used them differently.The STRATosphere is not affiliated with Fender Musical Instruments. Thats one of several reasons USA standards and deluxes sound so different from the vintage models. Thats why people like these.they don't just benefit cosmetically by looking like the originals, they keep the same fender dynamic unlike heavy cast tuners do. Unless you prefer gibson style dynamics, but for me i want my fenders to respond like a vintage fender. Thumbwheels require a heavy cast tuner that will seriously change the guitar's dynamics and in a bad way IMO. I've owned i guess about 6 or 8 sets of them and never had one come off.Īs to thumbwheels, they are fine if you don't care about changing the guitars tone. As for the part coming off, only if you unscrew it way too much. If you notice, the slot is very wide and theres a reason for that.a penny or one of many different coins will work perfect w/o slipping and is always available in your pocket. Wow, i dunno how i have made it thru about 20 years of using these with great results ! First of all, you don't need a screwdriver, which by the way can and will slip out and scratch the guitar. If you want quick string changes and the faster break in, get the Sperzels (or others with a big thumbwheel design) and just deal with the aesthetics. If you are after the vintage look, I'd say to just stick with the traditional which so many of us love. In summary, I would not recommend these tuners to anybody. Not really a big difference if your winding technique is solid. ![]() This is because there are less windings around the post that need to get pulled tight. Which kind of defeats the purpose of these things.Īs far as tuning stability goes, I do notice that the strings take a little less time to settle in. If you don't, it's not much different than winding strings onto a standard tuning post. I suppose if you have a string winder on hand it's not too bad. What this means is that you have to turn and turn and turn the tuner until it takes out all of the slack and tightens down. ![]() Using a flat head wouldn't really work to tighten them either because the string is passing through and would need to turn with each rotation. This is partly due to the fact you don't have a large thumbwheel to torque them tight yourself. The last gripe is that these are self locking tuners. Kind of like finding a lost contact lens. When taking off a low E string, just a couple of turns and - whadya know - the tuner top has came undone and is now floating around on the ground somewhere, probably fell through a crack on stage or underneath the couch. Then, the flathead part of the tuner just loves to come completely unscrewed and fall off when it is loosened. So this means that the quick string changes that locking tuners are lauded for are out the window. What this means is that when you are removing the string, you need a flathead screwdriver, or other makeshift tool. Rather, there is a flat head slot on top of the tuner. ![]() (Of course, it is this aesthetic that I was after, which I now realize led to a huge compromise in function). So here goes -įirst, there is no big thumb wheel to tighten and loosen the locking mechanism. I wanted to give some time before I gave a review. I wanted to try some locking tuners on a strat I have recently set up to float.
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