Swapping Tuners...

[fsmith]

Jon,
How big a deal is it to swap out the old style tuners in my AL with newer locking tuners? Are any modifications (i.e. new holes need to be drilled) needed to the headstock or is it a straight bolt on swap?

I had it apart this weekend to change out the pickguard and it was cut wrong so I had to restring while I ship the old pickguard back. I'll have to do it all again when the new one arrives and this made me realize how much I love the locking tuners on my other guitars...

thanks,
fred

 

[francric]

remember the MusicMan Law..........................

 

[fsmith]

Which is...

 

[tommyindelaware]

ring me when u get a chance.........
i put locking tuners on my 90 morse w/o new holes. using low profile lock washers.

Jon,
How big a deal is it to swap out the old style tuners in my AL with newer locking tuners? Are any modifications (i.e. new holes need to be drilled) needed to the headstock or is it a straight bolt on swap?

I had it apart this weekend to change out the pickguard and it was cut wrong so I had to restring while I ship the old pickguard back. I'll have to do it all again when the new one arrives and this made me realize how much I love the locking tuners on my other guitars...

thanks,
fred

 

[francric]

Which is...

Here ya go............

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17521

 

[threeminutesboy]

as long as you keep the original parts, no pb I guess

I have added a coil spilt on my Axis

 

[tommyindelaware]

i'm gonna have some fun w/ this one.............
time to dig out the camera....

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

Tommy, bust out the pics of you with the sawzall

 

[fsmith]

Here ya go............

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17521

no mods allowed eh? Hmmmmm....

tough bunch. I'm thinking if the mods enhance the guitar without taking away from the original intent it's all good.

I'm going to have to talk to Henry, there's gotta be a loophole somewhere and if there is he'll find it...

 

[NorM]

No mods allowed my fanny. So was steve Morse guilty when he added a synth pickup to his no. 1?
It's my guitar and I will do as I please because it makes me happy. If I am to be accused I hope Luke is on the panel of judges.
Fred, I swapped out the tuners on my SiLO bass with the locking tuners. The only hole I had to drill was in the machine head to accept the low E string. Worked for me.

 

[fsmith]

NorM,
Thanks for the info... I'll be calling CS to order up a set of locking tuners then.

 

[Jimi D]

no mods allowed eh? Hmmmmm....

What, I can't play...

Hey, I have a (stupid) question... I know you can tighten or loosen a tuner's action via the little screw in the top edge of the tuner button, but if I wanted to swap out my tuner buttons with a different kind, is it just a matter of removing that screw and then sitting the new button on the tuner and replacing the screw? or are there little springs or crap that can fall out and ruin my whole day?

 

[fsmith]

Nah, we love ya Jimi...

How's the rosewood axis??? Loving life I'd bet.

 

[francric]

No mods allowed my fanny.

You can mod your fanny all you want just not your EBMM..................Music Man Law................

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

What, I can't play...

Hey, I have a (stupid) question... I know you can tighten or loosen a tuner's action via the little screw in the top edge of the tuner button, but if I wanted to swap out my tuner buttons with a different kind, is it just a matter of removing that screw and then sitting the new button on the tuner and replacing the screw? or are there little springs or crap that can fall out and ruin my whole day?

Thats just how you do it. No springs to be found!

 

[Jimi D]

Thats just how you do it. No springs to be found!

Thanks Tim

 

[tommyindelaware]

What, I can't play...

Hey, I have a (stupid) question... I know you can tighten or loosen a tuner's action via the little screw in the top edge of the tuner button, but if I wanted to swap out my tuner buttons with a different kind, is it just a matter of removing that screw and then sitting the new button on the tuner and replacing the screw? or are there little springs or crap that can fall out and ruin my whole day?

there is a washer that acts like a spring between the button & the case of the tuner. thats wahat gives u the ability to vary the action of the tuner key. they are able to come off.

question not stupid.......

 

[Bungo]

No mods allowed my fanny. So was steve Morse guilty when he added a synth pickup to his no. 1?

...or when he stuck it on the grinder!!! Fairly serious mod that one!

 

[adouglas]

I don't view bringing a guitar up to current spec as a "mod" per se.

Replacing pickups and/or electronics, replacing the bridge with something not used on EBMMs...THOSE are mods.

Besides, locking tuners are the greatest invention since Da Bongo.

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

...or when he stuck it on the grinder!!! Fairly serious mod that one!

And EBMM eventually changed the bolt pattern on the rest of the production line guitars, huh?