Pwrmac7600
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Actually thinking about building another warmoth build. Did the Tele deluxe last time, thinking about doing a single hum, hardtail strat this time.
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Just in the middle of doing a Mary Kay on this Tele , Needs clear coat . 3lb 10oz one piece, you don't get many solid tele bodies this light.
Just search for "staggered locking tuners".Now, looking for Tuners.
I would like locking tuners.
Is there a short set where I could avoid having to install the string tree?
Thanks.
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This is another one showing how you can finish a Warmoth neck to compete with anything out there. Frets and fingerboard edges dressed.
Gotoh 510 delta are the best locking tuners you can buy.Now, looking for Tuners.
I would like locking tuners.
Is there a short set where I could avoid having to install the string tree?
Thanks.
These are built buy an OEM Korean company with a big margin. Not even close to the engineering quality of Gotoh, even the cheapest.
I have a set of Kluson Revolutions staggered on a Tele and have been more than pleased with them. They aren't locking so I can't speak to how well Kluson's locking design functions. As far as the need for a string tree, the guitar already had a string tree for the E and B strings which I left on. I usually add another string tree for the G and D strings on strats and teles but haven't felt the need with the Klusons.Now, looking for Tuners.
I would like locking tuners.
Is there a short set where I could avoid having to install the string tree?
Thanks.
Those are the Gotoh SGS510Z magnum ones you mentioned?It's the locking on the plain strings that fails. The metal is soft enough to imprint the plain string and not grip it over time, same problem on the other two I mention . Others work ok but the Gotoh are just better made and never give issues . I would not use the self locking variety though only the traditional wheel back type.
Agreed on the wheel lock vs self-locking. Gotoh tuners are clearly in the top 3 best tuners on the market today IMO: Kluson, Gotoh, Schaller. My Ibanez RGDIR6M came stock with Gotoh SG381 MGTs (staggered) and they are great feeling tuners. Don't know how well they would do without string trees on a Fender neck but their height is comparable to the Sperzels. Sperzels are nice and have long been known for being great locking tuners but their tuning mechanism can feel a bit clunky in my experience.It's the locking on the plain strings that fails. The metal is soft enough to imprint the plain string and not grip it over time, same problem on the other two I mention . Others work ok but the Gotoh are just better made and never give issues . I would not use the self locking variety though only the traditional wheel back type.
Not only but all the ones without the lock wheel on the back. They work but no way as convenient and unless you tighten them down with a coin as well the string keeps going flat until they are tight enough.Those are the Gotoh SGS510Z magnum ones you mentioned?
I haven't had any issues with mine... But I only have 1 set.These are built buy an OEM Korean company with a big margin. Not even close to the engineering quality of Gotoh, even the cheapest.
I've been wanting a holoflake Tele for a while. With black hardware tho...Here’s my 1st Telecaster and 1st Warmoth Build… this guitar is awesome !! Great tone and playability….
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@Andy Eagle These look beautiful! In the USA, I'm trying to find those tuners with the same buttons. So far I can't find them.Gotoh 510 delta are the best locking tuners you can buy.
https://www.wdmusic.co.uk/hardware-...-traditional-locking-tuners-18-1-ratio-p13478
Here’s my 1st Telecaster and 1st Warmoth Build… this guitar is awesome !! Great tone and playability….
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