saturn Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 After an enormously successful fund raising gig last night, my beloved Les Paul Studio Plus was knocked off the stand and hit the ground :D The guy who did it felt so bad, I felt more sorry for him than I was upset about the guitar. It was cramped quarters and sh!t happens. Replacing a tuner shouldn't be too big of a deal right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT ED Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I would take a realy good look at the headstock for fractures because thats quite a heavy impact to remove a tuner like that. I do hope its ok. Looks like you may just have had a very lucky escape.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Looks like you lucked out big time..... Besides who needs a tuner for high E... That one never goes out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Replacing the tuner is very easy, two screws and a little patience. Buying one matching tuner may be a problem. Since it is a "Gibson" branded Kluson style, you'll probably have to get it from Gibson, or through a Gibson dealer. Then is the issue of needing just one, and will the plastic button color match the others. You may have to buy a whole set (just to get one), and you may have to replace them all to have them match. One word of caution, when removing the broken tuner make sure it is not stuck to the paint. If so, it could take a chunk of paint off with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRom Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Lucky indeed. I was expecting to see pictures of the headstock snapped off but a broken tuner, while painful, isn't so bad (in comparison). Should be an easy fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Wow!....thank goodness it wasnt serious. You really lucked out Saturn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Thanks for the advice everyone. I've already been searching the web for replacements and indeed it looks like I'll have to buy a whole set because I haven't been able to find any single. Maybe I'll get lucky. I'm not going to worry too much about a perfect match, as long as it's a gold Kluson type. It's not like I'm going to sell it, and Studios don't have a high resale value anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Dodged a bullet! Yeah, or now is a good time to upgrade if you wanna try something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Time for a full set of Grovers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mick Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSG_Standard Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Time for a full set of Grovers... +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 OK, I'm a little confused. Some of the Grovers that I looked up appear to be the same style as what I already have. Are these Grovers an upgrade, or is there another style that I should look at? I really don't want to have to make new holes. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Grover makes a 14:1 "vintage" tuner, may be what's already on the guitar. RotoMatics are the same ratio but much more durable. My preference by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Replace them all with grovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 My Grovers arrived from Stu Mac today. I went with the Vintage Deluxe because I wanted to be sure they fit the existing holes with no modification. Now I'm going to try my luck selling the 5 good Gibson tuners individually on Ebay. If I could have found a single tuner, I might have got that rather than a whole new pack of 6. I used the opprtunity to oil the fretboard and give the guitar a good cleaning and basic tune-up including a slight truss rod adjustment. Edit: Geez the forum is running slow tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackHawk233 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Yeah, I've been annoyed of this slow speed most of the day....I have no idea whats going on. Man you lucked out so much, I clicked on it ready to freak out about a broken gibson, just to see a tuner missing. Big sigh of relief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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