28v6r Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Okay, Now that I got your attention, the machine heads on the BB have gone that rather nasty tarnished look about them and I think that it spoils the look of a rather classy line on guitar ... so my quetion to you all is.... Schaller - Because their German and I like German Engineering... Or Grovers - in keeping with factory Gibsons What d 'ya say guys??:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Strum Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 How do you cast a vote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitmore Willy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 28, I've got Shaller on one guitar, orig. Gibbs on one and Grovers on another. I like them all....(no vote) I think the main thing is that they are all quality machine heads. The Shallers' I have are the locking kind and I do like that for ease of string changes. Which ones would change over easiest on your guitar? Size does make a difference. What style do you think looks best? With a BB..I would be looking for something kind of traditional. Strum, Click at the top of the page on the one you favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carverman Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 So what kind of poll is this? Making a decision by committee?..popular vote? ...and what about the other category...there are other fine tuners out there that will be ignored because they simply aren't as popular.. Take the Planet Waves auto trim tuner...it does it all! 18:1 gear ratio tuning, locking and even string cutting! Insert the string, tighten the thumbscrew clamp and the string gets cut off at the right length as you tune it. Tuning is swift and precise. Who says someone out there doesn't have a better mousetrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 LOL! That WAS a provocative title! Grover's, generally. My Rickenbacker 12-string has Schaller (factory installed) "deluxe"...like the old Kluson Deluxe. They've never felt any better (to me), than the Kluson's did. But, I don't want to change them, to the newer (current) version, as I like the "Vintage" vibe, they have. So, as long as they work... CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitmore Willy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Carverman, Good point....I've seen the Planet Waves at stewmac and they do look like great tuners. Have you tried them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Strum Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 28' date=' Strum, Click at the top of the page on the one you favor. [/quote'] Yep, figured it out. Man, if I was a drummer I wouldn't have figured it out until they discontinued the Elitist. Oh, wait...scratch that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Sperzel or Steinberger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Obscure Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Why not just "shine 'em up", instead of buying new ones? Unless of course, you don't like the old ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesstringer Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I'm partial to Shallers, but I probably have Grovers on more of my guitars. When they go, I change 'em to Shallers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Norm Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I had locking Grovers on a Les Paul Classic ( the one in the avatar ) and they were great, making an easy way to change strings and keeping the guitar in tune for long time. I will re-install those on my Ultra pretty soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 How do you cast a vote? And, you have to be logged in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 My vote goes to Schaller. I've never had, nor seen a bad piece of hardware from them. + They're the original company unlike Grover. For the money I like Gotoh's best. They're sort of to Schallers what Epi are to Gibson. Pretty close for a lot less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carverman Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Carverman' date=' Good point....I've seen the Planet Waves at stewmac and they do look like great tuners. Have you tried them?[/quote'] No, but they are on my list of parts to buy for my next homebuilt semi-acoustic DC (florentine) "Bluesmaster" with P-90s. I'm also planning on using the Hipshot baby grand bridge *stew-mac) . I just like to tinker with LP guitars, just the way Lester did..(and maybe still does). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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