I have a guitar question.
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@RyanHyde woo! I'm pretty regularly wishing for a set of calipers anyway, so I will get myself some and get on the road to locking tuners. Thank you so much!
It’s a matter of taste, but I’m not a fan of locking tuners. The old style fender split post tuners are rock solid, easy to use, and much easier to deal with in a stressful situation like a string change at a gig. Locking tuners overcomplicate a none issue problem (imho).
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It’s a matter of taste, but I’m not a fan of locking tuners. The old style fender split post tuners are rock solid, easy to use, and much easier to deal with in a stressful situation like a string change at a gig. Locking tuners overcomplicate a none issue problem (imho).
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It’s a matter of taste, but I’m not a fan of locking tuners. The old style fender split post tuners are rock solid, easy to use, and much easier to deal with in a stressful situation like a string change at a gig. Locking tuners overcomplicate a none issue problem (imho).
@L0wKey @alisynthesis See, I like them because they make strong changes so much faster. No winding needed- pull the string through as tight as you safely can, tighten the nut, tune up, clip the excess, you’re right as rain. Hardly even need to stretch the strings since there’s no slack in the winding to deal with.
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@L0wKey @alisynthesis See, I like them because they make strong changes so much faster. No winding needed- pull the string through as tight as you safely can, tighten the nut, tune up, clip the excess, you’re right as rain. Hardly even need to stretch the strings since there’s no slack in the winding to deal with.
@L0wKey @alisynthesis That said, that’s all they’re good for is faster string changing. Once the tension is settled, standard tuners do just as good a job staying in tune. People who think locking tuners help with tuning stability more generally don’t know what they’re talking about.
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@L0wKey @alisynthesis See, I like them because they make strong changes so much faster. No winding needed- pull the string through as tight as you safely can, tighten the nut, tune up, clip the excess, you’re right as rain. Hardly even need to stretch the strings since there’s no slack in the winding to deal with.
@RyanHyde @L0wKey i've really only had three guitars in my life that I've played a meaningful amount: My Taylor acoustic that I got when I was 18 and will never part with, a 70s American Strat that was an absolute weapon, and this guitar. I never had any issues like this with the first two, so I am very inexperienced on this front.
I never thought about it this way, but even though I buy keyboard instruments like they're going out of style, I keep a guitar for a long freaking time.
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@RyanHyde @L0wKey i've really only had three guitars in my life that I've played a meaningful amount: My Taylor acoustic that I got when I was 18 and will never part with, a 70s American Strat that was an absolute weapon, and this guitar. I never had any issues like this with the first two, so I am very inexperienced on this front.
I never thought about it this way, but even though I buy keyboard instruments like they're going out of style, I keep a guitar for a long freaking time.
@alisynthesis @L0wKey I buy guitars until I’m out of wall space. Then I buy one more.
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@alisynthesis @L0wKey I buy guitars until I’m out of wall space. Then I buy one more.
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@alisynthesis @L0wKey I buy guitars until I’m out of wall space. Then I buy one more.
@alisynthesis @L0wKey Case in point. The one that’s by the desk changes sometimes.
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@L0wKey @alisynthesis See, I like them because they make strong changes so much faster. No winding needed- pull the string through as tight as you safely can, tighten the nut, tune up, clip the excess, you’re right as rain. Hardly even need to stretch the strings since there’s no slack in the winding to deal with.
As I said, it’s a matter of taste/preference. I think what I’m trying to say is that they aren’t just ‘better’. They do the same job differently with pros and cons depending on the user’s preferences. In my opinion, they add a lot of extra complexity to a simple tool. The only tuners I’ve had break (not wear out, that happens to anything with a gear in it eventually) are locking ones.
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@alisynthesis @L0wKey Oh definitely. My one Arturia keyboard is more than I’ll ever need because I’m genuinely bad at keys. But I still wanted a nice keyboard, so here we are
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As I said, it’s a matter of taste/preference. I think what I’m trying to say is that they aren’t just ‘better’. They do the same job differently with pros and cons depending on the user’s preferences. In my opinion, they add a lot of extra complexity to a simple tool. The only tuners I’ve had break (not wear out, that happens to anything with a gear in it eventually) are locking ones.
@L0wKey @alisynthesis Entirely fair.
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@RyanHyde @L0wKey i've really only had three guitars in my life that I've played a meaningful amount: My Taylor acoustic that I got when I was 18 and will never part with, a 70s American Strat that was an absolute weapon, and this guitar. I never had any issues like this with the first two, so I am very inexperienced on this front.
I never thought about it this way, but even though I buy keyboard instruments like they're going out of style, I keep a guitar for a long freaking time.
I have a few Theseus’s guitars. They’ve all been with me for a long time and have been through a lot of parts each. They’re all very good friends, and intimately mine.
They’re tools at the end of the day, and I treat them as such. Each modified to my use case and preference. Reliable, and comfortable.
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@alisynthesis @L0wKey Case in point. The one that’s by the desk changes sometimes.
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I have a few Theseus’s guitars. They’ve all been with me for a long time and have been through a lot of parts each. They’re all very good friends, and intimately mine.
They’re tools at the end of the day, and I treat them as such. Each modified to my use case and preference. Reliable, and comfortable.
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@RyanHyde thanks! Here's the headstock and a little drawing of the tiny logo etched into the back of the tuners. Never noticed the logo until today!
They don't feel wobbly at all, but i'm not sure that tells me anything.
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The soul remains the same, even as the body (and other parts) changes.
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@alisynthesis @L0wKey Case in point. The one that’s by the desk changes sometimes.
@RyanHyde @alisynthesis @L0wKey Are those Railhammer Humcutters in the Rivolta? And what are in the Yamaha?
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@alisynthesis @L0wKey Another detail to watch for (if someone already mentioned it, I missed it) is the position of the little screws on the back of the headstock. I once ordered Gotoh locking tuners after double checking the main hole/shaft depth and diameters, and realized when they arrived that the little screws were all positioned differently than the existing screw holes. Had to either drill or get a different set of tuners.
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@RyanHyde @alisynthesis @L0wKey Are those Railhammer Humcutters in the Rivolta? And what are in the Yamaha?
@tpherndon @alisynthesis @L0wKey They are! I like them a lot.
The Revstar has a set of GFS Surf 180s. I love GFS pickups. Cheap, sound great, easy to switch out
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I have a guitar question. Is it normal to have to retune your guitar every time you put a capo on and take it off?
I'm not talking like the 8th fret, I'm talking like the 3rd fret.
Does this mean my guitar needs to be set up or is that just how it goes? The electric guitar I play now, which I love, has this behavior, and I don't remember experiencing it before with other guitars.
(Jimmy) Paging @samvarma
@alisynthesis @samvarma I notice that my electric guitar is a little like this. In the studio it's easy enough to check and correct. Live, I doubt anyone would notice.
My six string acoustic doesn't suffer from this problem.
And, yes, my electric does have a tremolo mechanism, although the arm is not currently connected.
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