bigsby and locking tuners - EDTHEWARD - 23:38 03-12-05
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Hello
wondering if anybody that uses a bigsby has had any improvement of staying
in tune by adding locking tuners?
or for that matter replacing a standard tuneomatic with a roller bridge?
I realize I can't go all EVH on it, just looking for some input.
thanks
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Re: bigsby and locking tuners - Keith Adams - 01:44 04-12-05
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I dont know Ed the ward but I've heard that many roller bridges have a
propencity for rattling. Wouldnt doubt that the rattling varies in its
severity /or lack of from bridge to bridge .
Might want to check em out before you shell out your dough
"EDTHEWARD" <BLARG@BLARG.NET> wrote in message
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Hello
wondering if anybody that uses a bigsby has had any improvement of
staying
in tune by adding locking tuners?
or for that matter replacing a standard tuneomatic with a roller
bridge?
I realize I can't go all EVH on it, just looking for some input.
thanks
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Re: bigsby and locking tuners - Grumpy - 07:04 04-12-05
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"EDTHEWARD" <BLARG@BLARG.NET> wrote in
news:Toukf.136640$Hs.71701@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com:
> wondering if anybody that uses a bigsby has had any improvement of
> staying in tune by adding locking tuners?
>
> or for that matter replacing a standard tuneomatic with a roller
> bridge?
>
I've done both.
There's no question, if you want to use any kind of vibrato, you're
better off locking down the strings somewhere. Locking tuners are the
easiest mod to make (no drilling through the neck as in the case of
locking nuts).
The main advantage of locking tuners is that there is no slack in the
string --you don't wind the string, you pull it through as tightly as
possible, then lock it down. There's no where for the string to move
(unlikely that you'll pull on it hard enough to stretch the metal
either). Some people are able to wrap their strings so well that they
don't slip at all, even with a whammy bar. But I'm not one of them.
In fact I put locking tuners on any guitar I plan to play on stage--just
one less part of the staying-in-tune chain to worry about.
I also put a roller bridge on one guitar --as Keith points out, it
rattles a lot, but that's only an issue when playing unplugged.
Otherwise, I've had no issues with it, guitar stays in tune just great,
haven't broken any strings.
Usually I use Graph Tech saddles, because I tend to break strings. I also
use their trem nut and string trees. Anything to reduce the friction of
the strings.
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Re: bigsby and locking tuners - EDTHEWARD - 09:18 04-12-05
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Re: bigsby and locking tuners - Grumpy - 17:57 04-12-05
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> thanks grunpy, do you have any recommendations on locking tuners?
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Go for the set that looks the best to you. Seriously. The only locking
tuners you'll find are from name brand companies, so one's just as good as
any other.
I personally go for Grover minis, just like the way they look (they're also
lighter weight than their larger size) and it's an all-in-one design, no
thumbscrew to deal with. They're also less expensive than the others, you
can get them for $41 at StewMac.
If I had a vintage strat or tele, I'd go for the Gotoh Vintage Style
Locking Tuners, a little pricier, but nice lookin'
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