Sat Jun 30, 2018 12:25 pm
Sat Jun 30, 2018 3:00 pm
pjr114 wrote:Hi,
I have three G&L USA guitars and I've decided to replace the tuners with locking tuners. Two have G&L standard tuners, a Bluesboy 90 and a Z-3, so I'm assuming that's an easy swap using the G&L locking tuners on its web site.
The third guitar is a Fallout and after looking up my stat sheet I find that it has Sperzel tuners. Does this mean I have to go with Sperzel locking tuners? Or will G&L's do the job. If it's Sperzel, how do I determine which ones to buy. I see a set on Stew Mac for in-line Sperzel locking tuners and I'm wondering if these are the ones.
Thanks,
pjr
Sat Jun 30, 2018 3:30 pm
pjr114 wrote:Hi,
I have three G&L USA guitars and I've decided to replace the tuners with locking tuners. Two have G&L standard tuners, a Bluesboy 90 and a Z-3, so I'm assuming that's an easy swap using the G&L locking tuners on its web site.
The third guitar is a Fallout and after looking up my stat sheet I find that it has Sperzel tuners. Does this mean I have to go with Sperzel locking tuners? Or will G&L's do the job. If it's Sperzel, how do I determine which ones to buy. I see a set on Stew Mac for in-line Sperzel locking tuners and I'm wondering if these are the ones.
Thanks,
pjr
Sat Jun 30, 2018 5:33 pm
pjr114 wrote:Hi,
I have three G&L USA guitars and I've decided to replace the tuners with locking tuners. Two have G&L standard tuners, a Bluesboy 90 and a Z-3, so I'm assuming that's an easy swap using the G&L locking tuners on its web site.
The third guitar is a Fallout and after looking up my stat sheet I find that it has Sperzel tuners. Does this mean I have to go with Sperzel locking tuners? Or will G&L's do the job. If it's Sperzel, how do I determine which ones to buy. I see a set on Stew Mac for in-line Sperzel locking tuners and I'm wondering if these are the ones.
Thanks,
pjr
Sat Jun 30, 2018 8:28 pm
Sun Jul 15, 2018 3:12 am
yowhatsshakin wrote:pjr114 wrote:Hi,
I have three G&L USA guitars and I've decided to replace the tuners with locking tuners. Two have G&L standard tuners, a Bluesboy 90 and a Z-3, so I'm assuming that's an easy swap using the G&L locking tuners on its web site.
The third guitar is a Fallout and after looking up my stat sheet I find that it has Sperzel tuners. Does this mean I have to go with Sperzel locking tuners? Or will G&L's do the job. If it's Sperzel, how do I determine which ones to buy. I see a set on Stew Mac for in-line Sperzel locking tuners and I'm wondering if these are the ones.
Thanks,
pjr
Hey pjr,
The restrictive factor is the number and position of location pins on these tuners. They differ slightly between brands but not between locking and non-locking tuners of the same brand. So yes, stick to G&L Locking tuners for your US made Bluesboy 90 and Z-3, and use Sperzels for the Fallout. The latter should have a matte grey finish and have "Sperzel" engraved on the casing of the tuning machine. You can find more on tuning machines used by G&L throughout time here.
- Jos
Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:13 pm
dhgleaves wrote:So just a general question. Is there any advantage of open tuners? I ended up with a set of Hipshot open locking tuners.
dhgleaves wrote:p.s., you currently have all of those G&L guitars in your collection?
Tue Jul 17, 2018 9:57 am
dhgleaves wrote:pjr114 wrote:Hi,
Oh, and one other option that wouldn't require any modification of the guitar (i.e., drilling) would be Hipshot locking tuners with the universal mounting plate.
David
Fri Jul 20, 2018 12:14 pm
Fri Jul 20, 2018 5:22 pm
pjr114 wrote:Hi everyone,
So I made the switch on all three and it went quite smoothly. The G&L locking tuners were a breeze on the Bluesboy 90 and Z-3. The Sperzel switch on the Fallout was slightly more taxing as I didn't realize the nut was not 10mm as the G&Ls were, but I worked around it without too much of a problem. Also switched out a Strat with Fender locking tuners and that went very well, very straight forward.
Locking tuners are certainly not a necessity but I like them. Changing strings is quick, easy and accurate. I have them on 10 guitars now. I wanted to also change them on a ES-339 and MIM Tele but those have vintage tuners and it's not as straight-forward on which tuners will do the job. The vintage tuners seem a little more involved. For now the Tele has slotted vintage and those are very easy to change strings on, and the 339 is not much of problem either.
pjr
Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:04 am