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Post subject: Fender Locking Tuners Question
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:06 am
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Hi folks,

I have a 2010 Fender American Deluxe Telecaster with the locking tuners on it. The EAD strings are all fine but I am having some minor problems getting the GBE strings to stay in tune. I have Ernie Ball 9s on it, which I always use on 25.5" guitars. I was wondering if, when changing strings next time, I should leave a little more slack on the GBE strings so there will be a few wraps around the string post?

I cleaned the nut and lubed it before I changed strings and I also lubed the bridge too. I use Big Bends Nut Sauce.

Right now there are no winds around the GBE posts and I am thinking this could be part of my problem...


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Post subject: Re: Fender Locking Tuners Question
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 6:44 am
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Binge wrote:
Hi folks,

I have a 2010 Fender American Deluxe Telecaster with the locking tuners on it. The EAD strings are all fine but I am having some minor problems getting the GBE strings to stay in tune. I have Ernie Ball 9s on it, which I always use on 25.5" guitars. I was wondering if, when changing strings next time, I should leave a little more slack on the GBE strings so there will be a few wraps around the string post?

I cleaned the nut and lubed it before I changed strings and I also lubed the bridge too. I use Big Bends Nut Sauce.

Right now there are no winds around the GBE posts and I am thinking this could be part of my problem...


No, you don't want to put any winds around the posts on locking tuners - that could cause them to slip at the tuner, which in turn could cause more tuning problems. I know you've lubed the nut, but is it possible the strings are still binding slightly there? Or can you confirm that the strings are slipping at the tuner?

I've also used EB strings for years (.009 - .042 on my 25.5" scale guitars, .009 - .046 on the shorter scale guitars) but I had problems with the last set of .009-.046s I put on my 2010 Collings (it's an LP Special-type guitar with a 24 7/8" scale length and standard sealed-type tuners). I've never broken a string on that guitar before but snapped the high e off at the tuner on a set of strings that was only about a month old. That entire set wouldn't stay in tune that well. Not having a spare set I ran out to the local GC and the only .009-046 sets they had in stock were GHS Boomers (which I have used in the past and detest) and D'Addarios (which I used before switching to EBs about 9 years ago). Taking the "lesser of 2 evils" I picked up the D'Addarios - while they don't feel quite as nice as the EBs they have proven to be more stable than the last 2 sets of EBs I had on that guitar.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Locking Tuners Question
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:15 am
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HI John,

Thanks for the reply.

It's hard to say if the strings are binding or not at the nut. When I put the lube on the nut I put a tiny amount on, perhaps I used too little? I didn't want to put too much on incase that caused tuning problems.!! :lol:


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Post subject: Re: Fender Locking Tuners Question
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:49 am
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Some possibilities:

It's possible you're not tightening the thumb wheel enough and the clamp is slipping. The clamp inside the post will not have to be tightened as much on the wound strings because those strings have built in notches to grab onto.

You may have also accidentally greased the part of the string end that is clamped.

Another thing many people miss is if you break a string at the saddle and subsequently change strings without first ensuring the ball end has been removed from the bridge you can run into all manner of tuning issues. The new string will usually slide past the lodged ball end without much fuss and then you have 2 ball ends jostling for position.

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