Best Gibson Replacement Tuners?
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Best Gibson Replacement Tuners?
2010 Les Paul Junior won't stay in tune. Mechanical slip suspected... Help? Advice?
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Re: Best Gibson Replacement Tuners?
Do you want to keep the same look?
I put Hipshot locking tuners on everything these days, you could change the button over if you needed to and there's no screws involved as they come with a mounting plate so it's 100% reversible.
I put Hipshot locking tuners on everything these days, you could change the button over if you needed to and there's no screws involved as they come with a mounting plate so it's 100% reversible.
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Re: Best Gibson Replacement Tuners?
Gotoh SD90's for Kluson style and SG381 for the normal style. Both in locking. I have used the UMP Hipshots, but have found that the stagger of them is a bit short for some headstock.
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Re: Best Gibson Replacement Tuners?
You can even get 3-a-side SD90s with spilt shafts — the way all (non-locking) tuners should be.
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Re: Best Gibson Replacement Tuners?
Are they pulling sharp or slipping flat?
It's worth checking the nut slots IME. On all the Gibson and Gretsch guitars that have taken up residence at my place (some brief, some long term), I've had to flare the nut slots slightly on the A, D, G, and B strings to avoid tuning instability. The angle back from the nut to the tuner is a bitch for causing snags.
If you need to change, Gotohs are my fave.
It's worth checking the nut slots IME. On all the Gibson and Gretsch guitars that have taken up residence at my place (some brief, some long term), I've had to flare the nut slots slightly on the A, D, G, and B strings to avoid tuning instability. The angle back from the nut to the tuner is a bitch for causing snags.
If you need to change, Gotohs are my fave.
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Re: Best Gibson Replacement Tuners?
+1 for checking nut slots. I've never needed to replace a tuner, but have had so file plenty of but slots.bender wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:04 pm Are they pulling sharp or slipping flat?
It's worth checking the nut slots IME. On all the Gibson and Gretsch guitars that have taken up residence at my place (some brief, some long term), I've had to flare the nut slots slightly on the A, D, G, and B strings to avoid tuning instability. The angle back from the nut to the tuner is a bitch for causing snags.
If you need to change, Gotohs are my fave.
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Re: Best Gibson Replacement Tuners?
A freudian slip perhaps?
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Re: Best Gibson Replacement Tuners?
Not even gonna bother correcting my post. It's better the way it is.
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Re: Best Gibson Replacement Tuners?
I fitted these Kluson 19:1 to a SG a few years back. Really liked them. Bit of an art deco thing to the design. Went straight on without any drama.
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Re: Best Gibson Replacement Tuners?
Get a better guitar. What are you doing with a LP Jnr anyway?! That's not a Slowy guitar.
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Re: Best Gibson Replacement Tuners?
I've ordered Grover Tuners for the Gibson Tobias as that's the original part. Had no problems with them on other Basses.
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Re: Best Gibson Replacement Tuners?
These look awesome
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Re: Best Gibson Replacement Tuners?
It is extremely rare for tuners to slip due to their worm gear design.
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Re: Best Gibson Replacement Tuners?
Thread wormsizzlingbadger wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 4:04 pm It is extremely rare for tuners to slip due to their worm gear design.
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Re: Best Gibson Replacement Tuners?
Yep, it is much more likely to be the strings catching in the nut...think of it as a feature. Those gibson string spacers/butlers work well
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