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| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 1.7 inches | | Product Width:
| 10.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 4.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.06 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 37 reviews |
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18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
These are Ping Korea manufactured.Mar 24, 2011
By o'neal lane
I ordered these as I think the Fender Schaller locking tuners are great stuff.
Here are some things to know about the particular tuners:
These tuners work fine but be aware they are not "Schaller" Germany manufactured, but "Ping" of Korea. That being said they seem to work just fine. As with most Fender stuff its quality and built like a Sherman tank.
Additionally, know that these have the Fender "F" in script on the back of the tuner in the center of the tension knob. If that is not the look you want you may want to go for the higher priced Schallers.
Also they have the staggered post height. Three tall and three short. I put them on my MIM Stratocaster and the work well and look great.
I do not think you will be dissapointed.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Locking tunersJun 19, 2011
By Daneel van Eck
I purchased these thinking that they were the same as a Fender/Schaller locking set I had previously purchased for another guitar. When I unpacked them I noticed that they were different and looked them up. Apparently these are the Fender/Ping locking tuners. I tried them out and I find the construction and use much better than the Schaller items. These ones have the F logo on the back of each one. The rotating action of each one is much smoother than the Schallers and the gearing on these is 18:1 instead of the 16:1 of the Schallers which makes it much easier to tune accurately. I ended up fitting these to my American Strat and moving the Schallers to an old Squier. I'm very happy with them and will likely purchase them again for other Fender guitars.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Great replacemtents on an older MIM Strat!May 21, 2011
By bryzen
I replaced the stock tuners on my 1996 MIM Strat. The swap was easy. It didn't come with instructions and one thing you should know, there are two different sizes (3 each.) The short shafts are for e, b & g strings the taller are for the d, a and e strings. :)
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent turners, will not fit SquiersApr 07, 2011
By Lambert Manansala
These tuners are excellent. One issue I had with them was that the mount pins are approximately 2-3 mm further out than squier tuners (I own a Squier Deluxe Hotrail) this mean you will have to drill into your head. I have a drill press so it was easy for me to make a precise modification. Keep that in mind when purchasing these turners.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Installation couldn't be easier, and they are fantastic tunersDec 26, 2011
By Philip
I've had my MIM Strat for years. I love it, but it's never held tune very well. I blocked the trem and installed better string trees, neither of which helped much, so I didn't play that Strat as much as I might have otherwise. When you expect to need to tune every time you play, you just don't pick up that guitar as much.
Well, I got a set of these for Christmas, and I already love them. I'd put them on just to save myself the trouble of tying string knots when I change strings. With these tuners, all you do is loosen the set screws (they are the thumb knobs on the bottom of the tuning machines), take out the old strings, put each new string in through the bridge, put it through the post hole, and re-tighten the set screws. Now trim the excess string, tune up, and you're done! I don't know about you, but tying knots in the strings never came very naturally to me. I won't have to worry about those knots any more. And just sitting overnight is enought to show that these tuners have greatly improved the tuning stability of the guitar. Edit; it's now been two weeks, and I haven't had to retune yet.
As a few others have noted, there are no instructions with the tuners, but you really don't need them. Everything you need to know for installing the tuners and changing strings is in this review. Installation is very, very simple. Take off the old tuners by removing the old strings, and taking a 10mm wrench to remove the small, low nuts at the base of each tuning post. Try to tighten each nut a bit before you remove it, to get an idea of how tight the nuts are on the head. Once you remove that nut, the tuning machine should fall right out. Now take the new tuning machine, and put it back where the old one was. There are three holes for each machine; the one the post goes through, that goes all the way through the head, and two smaller positioning holes that don't go all the way through. It takes longer to describe it than figure out how the machine goes in. Put the washer and nut on the post, and snug it down finger tight. Then give it about a half turn or so with the 10mm wrench. That maple head is strong wood, so tighten it down well; you don't want the tuners shifting, which could affect tuning stability. Most 10mm wrenches won't be long enough to give you the leverage you'd need to overtighten, so give it a couple of grunts and try to match the torque you felt before you removed the old nuts. The only other thing you need to keep in mind is that these are staggered height tuners. The tuning machines for the low E, A, and D strings are longer, and the tuners for the G, B, and high E strings are shorter to keep the nut angle of the strings down. So make sure you put the right height posts in the right place.
These are great tuners, at a very reasonable price. Even if it's just to simplify the process of changing strings, I highly recommend these tuners.
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