Zippydog Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Hello Gibson aficionados, Can anybody fill me in as to the make of tuners the Gibson Factory installed on my 2019 Les Paul Tribute Junior? They have no name on the back of the casing and are attached using pressed in sleeves instead of nut and washer. https://www.use.com/OiC0J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauloqs Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 The one I played at GC were different than the ones in your picture. The ones I played were Gibson Deluxe, like seen here https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LPJDT19WBCHd1--gibson-les-paul-junior-tribute-doublecut-2019-worn-brown, which I think are the same as Grover. The ones in your picture look like Gotoh vintage tuners, which if that’s the case, they are awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippydog Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 6 hours ago, pauloqs said: The one I played at GC were different than the ones in your picture. The ones I played were Gibson Deluxe, like seen here https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LPJDT19WBCHd1--gibson-les-paul-junior-tribute-doublecut-2019-worn-brown, which I think are the same as Grover. The ones in your picture look like Gotoh vintage tuners, which if that’s the case, they are awesome. Thanks man. Do you thinks that Gibson would install Gotohs on a new guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauloqs Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Zippydog said: Do you thinks that Gibson would install Gotohs on a new guitar? I don't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippydog Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 1 hour ago, pauloqs said: I don't think so. Yeah me neither. Well the mystery remains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Zippydog said: Yeah me neither. Well the mystery remains. The spec page lists "Vintage Deluxe w/ White Buttons" which would be correct for the era that Juniors were introduced using Kluson style. They did not have the threaded bushing with a washer and nut until later. A lot of the early Gibsons had the Kluson 3 in a row style. Not to worry, they are still high quality machine heads, Gibson still uses them on several other models which some have no brand, some marked Gibson or Kluson... Edited June 9, 2019 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippydog Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 4 minutes ago, mihcmac said: The spec page lists "Vintage Deluxe w/ White Buttons" which would be correct for the era that Juniors were introduced using Kluson style. They did not have the threaded bushing with a washer and nut until later. A lot of the early Gibsons had the Kluson 3 in a row style. Not to worry, they are still high quality machine heads, Gibson still uses them on several other models which some have no brand, some marked Gibson or Kluson... Thanks for that information, I appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, Zippydog said: Thanks for that information, I appreciate it. Your tuners actually look higher quality than the originals at least from the pressed in bushing side... enjoy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippydog Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 I actually really like these tuners. They so far have done a good job keeping my LPJ in proper tune. Thats why I was curious as to who made them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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