TalismanRich
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A couple of the tuners on my 535 are getting flakey. The high E seems to be seizing up somewhat, it gets really hard to turn. The D seems to drift, which makes tuning vary after only a song or two.
So, I've been looking at tuners to replace the stock Grovers which I'm pretty sure they are just the 102 Rotomatics. I've been considering going to locking tuners, and have narrowed the candidates down to Grover 502 Rotogrips, Gotoh Magnums, or Graphtech PRL-8341 Ratios.
One thing that I DON'T want is to have to redrill anything on the headstock. Anyone have experience with the Ratio tuners? I like the idea of consistent turns for tuning. They come with plates that match up to the original holes. Plus, you can get Ratios with keystone buttons instead of the kidney beans, which I would like to have, but they are more expensive. Obviously the Grovers are a drop in replacement. How about the Gotohs? Are they are drop in replacement? I can't seem to find the spacing between the mounting hole and the screw (0.413 inches). Has anyone used them?
Any other candidates that might work?
So, I've been looking at tuners to replace the stock Grovers which I'm pretty sure they are just the 102 Rotomatics. I've been considering going to locking tuners, and have narrowed the candidates down to Grover 502 Rotogrips, Gotoh Magnums, or Graphtech PRL-8341 Ratios.
One thing that I DON'T want is to have to redrill anything on the headstock. Anyone have experience with the Ratio tuners? I like the idea of consistent turns for tuning. They come with plates that match up to the original holes. Plus, you can get Ratios with keystone buttons instead of the kidney beans, which I would like to have, but they are more expensive. Obviously the Grovers are a drop in replacement. How about the Gotohs? Are they are drop in replacement? I can't seem to find the spacing between the mounting hole and the screw (0.413 inches). Has anyone used them?
Any other candidates that might work?