![]() ![]() These get 4 stars because they are very stiff. ![]() The previous set was nickel, that was a 5 star set, absolutely perfect. This is my second set of these as a drop-in replacement for a USA PRS that had the vintage style tuners. The tuners installed very easily and work much better than the stock tuners. Received what I was expecting and in a very reasonable time period being international shipping. has been of top quality and the professionalism is top notch. Search our store for item # BU-CBB for new installations.Įverything I have ever ordered from P.L. ![]() Typical conversions bushing will have 10mm OD and 1/4" ID. **SD90 MG-T (Magnum Lock Traditional) have a 1/4" diameter string posts. The "Magnum Lock-Trad" combines classic functionality with Gotoh technology. This is GOTOH new thumbwheel style locking tuners. These are 3 per side individual tuners just like the originals but with the Gotoh Magnum Lock system built into the string post. Gotoh® Vintage Style locking guitar tuners thumbwheel locking mechanism are designed for a vintage-sized(11/32”) peghole that will maintain that classic look with no drilling or modification to your headstock. Will not fit guitars with screw in bushings without using conversion bushings(sold separately)**. Vintage 11/32" headstock bushing holes required.New Thumbwheel Style Magnum Lock Traditional.Sorry you had issues but i don't think it was inevitable if you had used them differently. 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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