oh, i'm fine on guitars with a locking nut, it's the ones without which are the problem.
Quote from: JonnyI am completely lost in reading that Philly. I just want to replace the die-cast tuners in my Ibanez without having to do any extra drilling, lol..:lol: Show us a picture of the back of the headstock.I'd guess you'd be fine with Gotohs, Planet Waves or some Schallers, you'd definitely need to drill to fit Sperzels.Do you want locking ones?
I am completely lost in reading that Philly. I just want to replace the die-cast tuners in my Ibanez without having to do any extra drilling, lol..
Think locking would be a bit pointless if the locking nut was present? Aren't they more expensive?I was thinking Planet Waves, since it makes it easier on the re-stringing.
i'm a big fan of the planet waves ones although its sometimes difficult to trim the string with thicker gaugesthis year i have mostly been using sperzels - relatively lightweight and quite customisable... i like that the tuner can be taken apart and swapped for left handed and the shaft feels really solid with no wiggle... the planet waves also have very little wigglenobody likes a wiggly shaft!!!
The planet waves ones are good too but a pain in the arse if you are doing tech work and need to take the strings off again to make adjustmentsYou have to use a new set of strings each time!You might go through 6 sets of strings on a tricky job- argh!But they are pretty stable otherwise
Quote from: JonnyThink locking would be a bit pointless if the locking nut was present? Aren't they more expensive?I was thinking Planet Waves, since it makes it easier on the re-stringing.Planet Waves are locking!! :lol: http://www.planetwaves.com/ptoolsdetails.aspx?ID=5Looking at your pic, those are the type with no set screw, so they're probably held in place by a pin as I tried to describe. These Wilkinsons might fit:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6-in-line-Wilkinson-chrom-locking-guitar-tuners-No-3or4_W0QQitemZ140207733046QQihZ004QQcategoryZ22672QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262I don't know if they'll be any better than what you have already, though. For most other tuners, you'd need to drill holes for the set-screws - for example:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6-in-line-Wilkinson-chrome-locking-guitar-tuners-No-2_W0QQitemZ140232876548QQihZ004QQcategoryZ22672QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262
Oh dear. I kind of contrdicted myself there.I have three exams on Firday give my brain a rest!
I have Sperzel locking tuners, and my guitar rarely goes out of tune, and when it does it is only ever an extremley tiny change in pitch that most people wouldn't be able to hear. It stay's in tune sometimes perfectly for over a month.
Why does the locking nut make any difference when it's the same type of tuner? :? Do you string up, get it roughly in tune then clamp it quick before the high E falls off its tuner? :lol: