Multi-Geared Tuners - Gimmic or cool Gadget?

[LateStart]

Anyone checked out these tuners with different ratios on different strings?

http://my.graphtech.com/ratio

Interesting idea... thoughts...

 

[txbumper57]

That is an Interesting concept, I don't know what the full benefits would be in tone if any. I would be curious to know if there is any advantage over a set of the same ratio tuners. I can tell you that my OCD would probably go through the roof with an unmatched looking set of tuners on the back of my headstock. Not that I would see them when I was playing but I would know they were there and that might bug the $h!t out of me! LOL :livid:

 

[GuildFS4612CE]

I don't know if they'd look unmatched...I'm more curious, as they're essentially matched to string gauge, as to what happens if you change string gauges?

Thanks for reminding me about these...it's a question I'll have for the Graphtech guys at NAMM in Jan.

 

[adorshki]

Not that I would see them when I was playing but I would know they were there and that might bug the $h!t out of me! LOL :livid:

It'd bug me even if it wasn't even my guitar.
:biggrin-new:

 

[txbumper57]

I was thinking along the lines of Open Backed tuners on an Acoustic with the exposed gears, It would be kind of hard to make those all look the same.

 

[AcornHouse]

Looks like the kind of thing the AGFers will go gaga over.

And then start arguing over what the proper ratio for each string should be.

 

[jcwu]

Looks like the kind of thing the AGFers will go gaga over.

And then start arguing over what the proper ratio for each string should be.

That would depend on if you play standard or open tuning, and if you use a man-made or natural material plectrum, and the relative humidity of the room compared to the dampness of your armpit when you are playing.

 

[Rayk]

That's cool folks who use multi tunings would/love this

 

[walrus]

That would depend on if you play standard or open tuning, and if you use a man-made or natural material plectrum, and the relative humidity of the room compared to the dampness of your armpit when you are playing.

LMAO!! :highly_amused:

walrus

 

[LateStart]

I am wondering if the different ratios would result in roughly the same amount of turn on each string to have an equivalent change in tension? That would be kinda cool. Also should reduce string breakage.

 

[walrus]

I'm thinking, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"...

walrus

 

[fronobulax]

It claims to solve a problem I have never encountered. I use my ear when tuning and I really have no idea how much I have turned, or not turned, the tuner. If you use different tunings I can imagine it might be faster to re-tune once you had trained yourself to use these but you are still going to have to make micro-adjustments so what have you really gained?

 

[Zelja]

I think it's a great idea. Forget their "one turn equals one tone" blurb & just realise you will having finer tuning adjustments on the thicker strings of the same type. I know I have some issues on some guitars where tuning a g string for instance is a pain as a slight turn yields a huge result. This would fix that & make change in turns be roughly the same on all strings.

I don't think I'll be rushing out to retrofit this on all my guitars but it makes sense to do this on new instruments, IMO.

 

[dreadnut]

Will they improve my playing?

 

[fronobulax]

Will they improve my playing?

Depends. Do you strive to play in tune?

 

[5thumbs]

Depends. Do you strive to play in tune?

Hah! Love it!

 

[davismanLV]

It claims to solve a problem I have never encountered.

HAAAAA!! That's where I am on this one..... :encouragement:

 

[chazmo]

Depends. Do you strive to play in tune?

Do they make 'em for 12-strings?