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GregRitchie
Post subject: Gotoh Tuners
PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:29 pm
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Has anyone had any experience with Gotoh tuners or their quality? I was thinking of putting some on a strat. Thanks!
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Post subject: Re: Gotoh Tuners
PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:49 pm
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Gotoh used to be OEM on many Strats -- MIA, MIM, and MIJ.

FMIC switched to Pings a few years back to save $$$.

The Gotoh's were very good IMO, the Ping's less so.

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Post subject: Re: Gotoh Tuners
PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:12 pm
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Retroverbial wrote:
Gotoh used to be OEM on many Strats -- MIA, MIM, and MIJ.

FMIC switched to Pings a few years back to save $$$.

The Gotoh's were very good IMO, the Ping's less so.

Arjay



+1...Arjay is correct the gotohs were very good tuners :mrgreen:

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Post subject: Re: Gotoh Tuners
PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:16 pm
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The Gotoh's were also dimensionally identical with vintage or repro Kluson Deluxe machines.

The Ping's are not.

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Post subject: Re: Gotoh Tuners
PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:35 pm
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Retroverbial wrote:
The Gotoh's were also dimensionally identical with vintage or repro Kluson Deluxe machines.

The Ping's are not.

Arjay


I believe it, I think you must walk around with a Micrometer in your back pocket :!: :lol:

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Post subject: Re: Gotoh Tuners
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The reason I know this is because I've done numerous Gotoh-to-Kluson swaps on earlier Fender re-issue necks and the Klusons could actually use the Gotoh bushings if I happened to be too lazy to remove them from the headstock. The Ping's string post is dimensionally larger in diameter than the Kluson which rules out using their bushing with a Kluson. Likewise, the Ping's bushing requires a slightly larger hole in the headstock, which means the Kluson bushing needs shimming in order to achieve a snug fit.

It was a lot easier when there was only one Stratocaster "recipe"......Leo's.

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