Reply With QuoteUpdate: I'm really enjoying this guitar. Great tonal balance for me - good bass and top, not excessive middle. The only thing I'm not liking? The Grovers suck. Lots of sloppy slippage. I've always been more of a Schaller fan. Can they be improved?
great find, parker! congrats!
my 2 ct, all the best,
michael.
* '84 Pilot SB-602
* '86 T-250
* '87 Nightingale
* '98 Starfire IV
* '13 GSR T-400
* '14 M-85
* '17 M-20
...some more stuff and myself. ;)
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Update: I'm really enjoying this guitar. Great tonal balance for me - good bass and top, not excessive middle. The only thing I'm not liking? The Grovers suck. Lots of sloppy slippage. I've always been more of a Schaller fan. Can they be improved?
1957 X175 (ex)
1960 Starfire III (ex)
1962 X175
1966 Starfire III (ex)
1966 Duane Eddy DE-400
2002 Starfire III-90
I love Schallers too, but I've never had a problem with Grovers.
1960s: [ SFIII ]
1970s: [ S70 | S300AD ]
1980s: [ X79-3 | 2x X80 | X82 | X100 | S270 | S281 | BHM1 ]
1980s: [ S300AD | Detonator | Liberator Elite | SF4 | D46 | AA ]
1990s: [ 2x S100 | X170 | X170T | SF4,5 | BB | NB | NB DX ]
1990s: [ X2000 | X3000 | DV72 | BHM1 ]
2000s: [ SF3 | SF4 | BB-90 | X160R ]
2010s: [ 2x T-Bird ]
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I'm happy with the fit in locking version...Originally Posted by parker_knoll
my 2 ct, all the best,
michael.
* '84 Pilot SB-602
* '86 T-250
* '87 Nightingale
* '98 Starfire IV
* '13 GSR T-400
* '14 M-85
* '17 M-20
...some more stuff and myself. ;)
*official WUZZATONE (made by Coastie99) endorser*
That will be the upgrade. Lockers make life with a Bigsby much better!
"Steve, you are a man of many goats."~ capnjuan
"Alternatively, you could just go the ultra-relic route with it. Basically go for a look that says the amp was on fire and they put it out using belt sanders."
(amps - I need a "99" & "50")
Do the actual pegs lock from any movement or does it just lock the string down?
I have these:
https://www.grotro.com/Grover/2154a941-6e5d-484f-a28c-2640779e7038/LOCKING-ROTOMATICS/Roto-Grip-Locking-Rotomatics-502-Series
They lock the string on the post, so there are close to zero windings. and the are tighter and faster than the 501's.
I like them. Same with the Gotoh Version I have on the T-400 btw.
Last edited by krysh; 02-09-2019 at 08:18 AM.
my 2 ct, all the best,
michael.
* '84 Pilot SB-602
* '86 T-250
* '87 Nightingale
* '98 Starfire IV
* '13 GSR T-400
* '14 M-85
* '17 M-20
...some more stuff and myself. ;)
*official WUZZATONE (made by Coastie99) endorser*
OK, I get it, thanks
Which guitar is that?
Are you concerned that the tuners are "unwinding" the string? Or do the pegs feel loose?
1960s: [ SFIII ]
1970s: [ S70 | S300AD ]
1980s: [ X79-3 | 2x X80 | X82 | X100 | S270 | S281 | BHM1 ]
1980s: [ S300AD | Detonator | Liberator Elite | SF4 | D46 | AA ]
1990s: [ 2x S100 | X170 | X170T | SF4,5 | BB | NB | NB DX ]
1990s: [ X2000 | X3000 | DV72 | BHM1 ]
2000s: [ SF3 | SF4 | BB-90 | X160R ]
2010s: [ 2x T-Bird ]
My Reviews: GADsGuilds.com
My beef with Rotomatics isn't about stability (they're fine) but feel. I can never get a sense of how much I need to turn a tuning key to get x amount of pitch change.
My '71 S-100 has a set of '50s-era Grover Sta-Tites on it via the guy I bought it from. They're fantastic! Super stable and very precise. I wish the newer ones, while okay, were this good.
-Dave-
1962 F-20 Troubadour
1970 M-75 Bluesbird
1971 S-100 "Black Cherry"
1973 S-100 "Nature Boy"
1990 Nightbird Custom
1999 X-170T
2013 NS M-75 Aristocrat
2016 NS S-200 T-bird
c. 1971 Foxey Lady
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