Members Jeroen Posted September 8, 2005 Members Share Posted September 8, 2005 One of the strings on my '79 Gibson ES 335 will not stay in tune (ofcourse it's the g-string..). I'm thinking of replacing the tuners. That should be the solution, shouldn't it? But I don't have any experience with replacing them... Can't imagine it would be that hard to do. But which machineheads are best to buy? I think these will be my options. These are the original ones: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted September 8, 2005 Members Share Posted September 8, 2005 Any of them would be a good choice since they all have the correct "classic" look. It woud be nice if you could be sure they would match your existing screw holes. Maybe the Gotoh would be a safer bet? Better ask a Luthier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members _pete_ Posted September 8, 2005 Members Share Posted September 8, 2005 Are you sure the problem is the tuner? Worm gears rarely slip. Other likely causes are too many windings on the peg or a sticky slot in the nut. I would check the nut first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeroen Posted September 8, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 8, 2005 Okay, thanks for the advice, I'll check the nut. Any advice on what to look for / solve the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeroen Posted September 9, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 9, 2005 bump.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted September 9, 2005 Members Share Posted September 9, 2005 Take it in for a good setup and have them check the nut. It isn't likely the tuners. What gauge strings are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeroen Posted September 9, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 9, 2005 I use 10-46 DR strings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members M-1 Fan Posted September 9, 2005 Members Share Posted September 9, 2005 Nice piece! Like what was said before.....I'd look for other causes, nut, strings, bridge, etc. If it's just the "G" string it could very well be the tuner. As a quick test, you could switch tuners, like put the "B" tuner where the "G" tuner is. If that were my guitar, I'd want to keep it as origninal as long as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeroen Posted September 9, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 9, 2005 Originally posted by M-1 Fan If that were my guitar, I'd want to keep it as origninal as long as possible. That's not really an issue for me. If I happen to have to change the tuners, I can always keep the old ones ofcourse. So I could always fix it back to it's original state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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