2007年2月14日 · Dont get hung op on the 12:1 ratio spec. Ron Thorn did some calculations on locking tuners and found that tuning accuracy also depends on post dimensions. Apparently the Sperzels with 12:1 ratio and certain post dimensions have the same accuracy as Schaller 18:1 tuners with different post dimensions. Check the Thorn forum for details.

2023年4月12日 · Some of the newer designs are perhaps a little better and I definitely prefer the newer Kiesel tuners, but Sprezels are definitely workhorses. I wouldn’t walk away from a guitar because it had them.

2006年2月14日 · Locking tuners are probably not necessary - I gigged an all-original '65 Jaguar for about five years, and never had any problem with the tuning despite subjecting the trem to some very un-surf abuse - but IMO they may be an improvement. I like the Sperzels with the staggered post heights because they cure the other problem too, of not enough ...

2008年4月27日 · I have the Wilkinson ones on my Reverend and I don't care for them. They are not "locking" tuners, they just have an extra hole drilled in them to wrap the string around them. They are not bad tuners by themselves but the whole "locking tuner" name is a bit misleading and they are a pain in the rear to use.

2008年2月23日 · Just went to install the 3-a-side Sperzel locking tuners on my son's les paul. The tuning holes need to be widened, new holes need to be drilled for the sperzel screw-pop in type thing. The problem is a) I don't know how hard this would be b)I'm guessing it …

2009年11月4日 · I've seen Schaller locking tuners on some G&L, but never the non-locking. Sperzels are much more common in my experience (I've had 4 G&L's and all had Sperzels). The Schaller lockers do not have any screws - just the hidden guide pin.

2014年6月15日 · Dont get hung op on the 12:1 ratio spec. Ron Thorn did some calculations on locking tuners and found that tuning accuracy also depends on post dimensions. Apparently the Sperzels with 12:1 ratio and certain post dimensions have the same accuracy as Schaller 18:1 tuners with different post dimensions. Check the Thorn forum for details.

2023年10月29日 · There IS a difference between some tuners, but it's not about the tuner type or any of that,it''s weight. And it's not so much about a difference you will hear, but one thats felt.....it can change the dynamics. heavy tuners will lessed the dynamics and bandwidth so the guitar feels compressed and less dynamic/open than light tuners.

2017年10月14日 · Locking tuners are great - string through, stretch so the string is tight, lock. Done. Takes 2-3 seconds per string. If you wind string around the locking tuner you will cause tuning instability due to the extra string wound around the peg and it short circuits the reason why locking tuners hold...

2018年7月1日 · And then there's weight if that matters one way or the other. I'm guessing most of the tuners on your guitar were made in China. I recently took off a pair of very well-made non-locking tuners on an import instrument and put Hipshots on there. Strange thing was, I swear the ones I took off are like a Chinese licensed Hipshot product.