roryodwyer Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Hey, Just wondering if anyone has replaced the mini gorvers on an Explorer with locking tuners and what was your experience? I'd be very interested to hear if anyone has installed Hipshot Grip Lock on an Explorer and used their Universal Mounting Plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roryodwyer Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Just thought I'd update this seeing as I got in touch with Hipshot. They confirmed that their UMP will fit the Explorer which is great news. Now I can actually put some top notch hardware on my Explorer and get rid of those horrendous Grovers. Worst bit of hardware out there in my view...don't know why Gibson persists with this crap and not embrace the advanced made in guitar hardware more often. Traditionalists I suppose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Thanks for sharing the info, frankly I am not a fan of the mini Grover tuners in my Explorer either, they feel a little lose but as long as the screw holding the tuner button is tightened my guitar stays in tune rather well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosquito3 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I am not a fan of the mini Grover tuners in my Explorer either I have to quote this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roryodwyer Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 Just to update again. Hipshot have actually made me a custom mounting plate for the tuners and threw it in for free. Soundest bunch of people I've ever dealt with. Spoke to the guys in New York on the phone (i live in Dublin, Ireland). They took measurements off me and they maching everything in their shop so they manufactured me the mounting plate especially for my Explorer. LEGENDS!!!! Those Grovers will be going in the bin...I wouldn't have the cheek to try and sell such crap second hand. As you can tell my hatred for them is pretty fierce!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roryodwyer Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 **UPDATE** Got my tuners and the custom made UMP that Hipshot made me. The boss of the place was emailing me to send pictures as it's the first ever use of an UMP that he knows of on an Explorer. Pics of install are on sevenstring.org....link below http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/standard-guitars/226291-n-old-gd-gibson-explorer-classic-white.html#post3389081 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thewalkindude Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 **UPDATE** Got my tuners and the custom made UMP that Hipshot made me. The boss of the place was emailing me to send pictures as it's the first ever use of an UMP that he knows of on an Explorer. Pics of install are on sevenstring.org....link below http://www.sevenstri...tml#post3389081 How do you find the hipshots? Just bought a second hand Gothic Explorer and don't like the tuners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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