Members Muckbound Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 I am in the process of building the perfect strat(at least I am hoping) and I need to know which tuning pegs are best. Are locking tuners any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Skilo885 Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 vintage style Klusons for sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpiritOfTheAge Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 Well i suppose it depends on the style you are after. I recently changed the machineheads on my strat as i'd been really hankering after some vintage kluson button type. So iwent for the official Fender vintage Klusons and to my suprise when i got them they had no other marking apart from the country of manufacture, japan! Thing is i was tossing up wether to go for the real deal (well the real brand i.e. Fender) or go for a quality alternative like gotoh. If i had known this before hand then i would probably have plumped for the gotoh's as these came in the same style a lot cheaper and even in a locking version which would have been a welcome bonus. check out Universal Jems for a good selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muckbound Posted November 10, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 I just want a set that won't go out of tune but they have to be gold.I thinks I am leaning toward gotoh locking tuners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muckbound Posted November 10, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 Universal Jems does have a good selection. I've never heard of them before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpiritOfTheAge Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 Originally posted by trevor j I just want a set that won't go out of tune but they have to be gold.I thinks I am leaning toward gotoh locking tuners Like these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muckbound Posted November 10, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 Those look great! Do they hold their tune well? I don't see japan on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpiritOfTheAge Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 tbh i have not strung them up yet , just put them on a few days ago (well a couple of weeks now :o, long story shory my wife doesnt know i got them as we are saving hard and this was a secret indulgence, and have not had a chance to nip out for any strings yet ) so i cant say if they hold their tune well as yet, but as they are made in japan (and are probably by gotoh anyway) i feel pretty sure they will function just fine. They dont have any marking on the part of the machinehead you can see, its on the inside of the machinehead. I'd imagine the Gotoh ones look exactly the same though and a bit cheaper to boot. I did have to get 10mm to 8 mm bushes to make them fit the larger drilled holes in the headstock, in fact the hole in the bushes was just a bit on the small side of 8mm so i had to drill these to fit the shafts of the machinehead which meant a bit more work than i had bargained for. However like you said they do look great, ive always loved the oval button dsign, especially on the learge strat headstock, just screams class to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lloop9 Posted November 11, 2005 Members Share Posted November 11, 2005 Get the Gotoh locking and adjustable height kluson, they rock!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ramblin Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 I've got Kluson Deluxe's on my MIJ strat '54 reissue. Really good tuners, and good lookin'... Now I do not like the looks of my US standard anymore.. Not so classy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adrianb Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 Originally posted by SpiritOfTheAge Like these That Strat neck looks silky. I think i just creamed my pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muckbound Posted November 13, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 I didn't think that I would see this thread up here again as this was a couple of days ago. I bought the Kluson deluxe gold tuners on e-bay. I can't wait for everything to come in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members anthony691 Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 Grover rotomatics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chorus_of_One Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 Grovers, by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members georges Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 Originally posted by Skilo885 vintage style Klusons for sure... Correct. Slotted ones, not the ones with holes. http://www.elderly.com/images/fmic/30N/FJVS-OW_headstock-front.jpg That stylee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 Originally posted by georges Correct. Slotted ones, not the ones with holes. http://www.elderly.com/images/fmic/30N/FJVS-OW_headstock-front.jpg That stylee Aren't modern Kluson tuners made by Gotoh and other makers (since the original Kluson company no longer exists)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members go cat go Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 I have the following types on my strats, - Klusons, locking Schallers and locking Grovers. The Klusons hold thier tuning as well as the locking ones. I hardly ever dive bomb these days so that makes a difference. I mostly got the locking tuners for thier convenience, string changes are much shorter. I also like to have at least 3 windings around the post of the low E and twice that for the high E. Stay away from Planet Waves locking tuners. I read a thread here or at another forum that they break after a short while. it has something to do w/ plastic parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muckbound Posted November 13, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 Originally posted by jerry_picker Aren't modern Kluson tuners made by Gotoh and other makers (since the original Kluson company no longer exists)? Whenever they arrive I'll look at what it says on the box. On e-bay they are listed as "Kluson deluxe tuning pegs stratocaster new" I'll let you know if they are actual Kluson's or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rtrivas Posted March 18, 2007 Members Share Posted March 18, 2007 That's right folkes. Nuttin has worked for me. I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM. Please help. I bought a beautiful clone of a Gibson L5CES and she's really sweet, but the tuning pegs are trailer park rejects. Unfortunately, the headstock is 13/16ths of an inch thick, and I can't find replacement tuning machines anywhere. I've checked all the big makers and most of the larger stores with no luck. Any suggestions? Thanks, Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted March 18, 2007 Members Share Posted March 18, 2007 My "perfect" strat has Klusons: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rand-O-Monium Posted March 18, 2007 Members Share Posted March 18, 2007 Don't Bother... You're Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hoddy Posted March 18, 2007 Members Share Posted March 18, 2007 My "perfect" strat has Klusons: True, but those are Klusons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted March 18, 2007 Members Share Posted March 18, 2007 vintage style Klusons for sure... The best current vintage style Klusons are made by Gotoh. JMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted March 18, 2007 Members Share Posted March 18, 2007 The best current vintage style Klusons are made by Gotoh. JMO.Doesn't TonePros own the rights to the Kluson name now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members asdfjkl semi Posted March 18, 2007 Members Share Posted March 18, 2007 warriorpoet, has the ring-style string retainer caused you any problems? i was thinking about switching to that one but i didn't know if the materials or string spacing would cause it to bind. its either going to be that or graph tech trees for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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