Schaller locking tuners?

[chcjunior]

Are they worth the money? I'm considering slapping some in my SG and Schecter...

[midnite_man]

Re: Schaller locking tuners?

You might want to consider Sperzel's as well. Some peg-hole reaming would probably be in order, especially with the SG, but I sure do like mine in my Epi LP.

-Bob

[guitar-mod]

Re: Schaller locking tuners?

I've used both Schaller and Sperzels and they are both really nice. Changing strings is a quicker and less painful experience.

Andy

[Jeff_H]

Re: Schaller locking tuners?

Some of the locking models now have a mechanism where there is no thumb screw to tighten. My Grovers are like that....you twist the post until it clicks into place and the holes line up. Insert the string and turn the post and the "inner post" turns until it locks on the string, and then the whole post turns as normal. Retains the stock look.

I also had the Fender/Shaller locking tuners on my USA strat and liked them a lot as well. Haven't tried the Sperzels, but they have a good rep as well.

My biggest criteria isn't brand, it's matching as closely as possible the stock look of the guitar. Grovers would probably be the closest on your SG or Schecter.

[midnite_man]

Re: Schaller locking tuners?

Good point, Jeff, on keeping the look stock. I think I'll be switching out my stock tuners on my new Strat sometime soon. Call me lazy or whatever, but I really like the simplicity of locker's over conventional tuners.

-Bob

[Hoss]

Re: Schaller locking tuners?

i have sperzels on my moore...i love em...

i'll always put locking tuners on my guitars from here out!!!

[chcjunior]

Re: Schaller locking tuners?

Thanks for the feedback. I believe I'll check into the Grovers as I would like to keep the stock look as much as possible. This a nice solution to holding off the GAS for a while till I get some cash stock piled. I've discovered that using the principle of ONLY CASH FOR GAS certainly slows down the process!

[Mincer]

Re: Schaller locking tuners?

I love locking tuners...I don't care much for a stock look, either, so I like the LSR tuners a lot as well. Convenience and tuning stability is more improtant to me than what it looks like.

[FenderBoy]

Re: Schaller locking tuners?

Depending on what you pay they are worth the money for
1. Tuning Stability
2. Increased speed of string changes
I installed some Fender locking tuners (you can find them on the Fender site) on my strat and couldn't be happier. The time I save changing strings is amazing. I think that they cost $60 and took less than 20 minutes to install. I'm not sure if these would fit your axes but I didn't need to drill or modify anything on my guitar.

I encourage you to try lockign tuners!!!!

[Seraphial]

Re: Schaller locking tuners?

Absolutely! I slapped some schaller locking tuners onto my USA Fat Strat as soon as I got it. Worth the money - especially after tremming a little.