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New tuners? (media.piefed.social)

submitted 3 months ago by allelopath@piefed.social to c/guitars@lemmy.world

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I bought this guitar like 3 years ago, HImor brand, made in China, for like $225. I like it quite a bit. One downside though is that the tuners suck, too much play in them. What can you recommend as a replacement?

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[–] ultimate_worrier@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Others have mentioned this: Your E, A, and D strings are wound through the machine heads in the wrong direction. They should wind counterclockwise while the G, B, and high E should be wound clockwise.

“Gotoh SGV510Z EN07 MG-T GS” is the absolute best you can buy. The codes all mean something

SGV510Z fits the holes you already have and has a 1:21 tuning ratio (once you use these, you’ll never go back)
MG-T is traditional Locking (absolutely no cons to switching to locking tuners)
GS: gold satin finish
EN07: wooden button matching your orginals

No better tooling in the world than Japanese. Even German tooling pales in comparison, IMO.