Tuning Keys For Fender Stratocaster:

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On my Yellow Strat, I want to go with a Fender tuner. I have noticed that Fender likes the '2 pin' tuners, which just require accurate alignment before drilling the two, small pilot holes. I want something with a vintage look and probably in gold with a pearloid knob. This will keep my theme of all different kinds of hardware finishes because the Strat was built from a hodgepodge of parts. I even have gold Dunlop straplock posts and a few gold screws on the guitar.

Let me preface this with a word about locking tuners. I do not consider them.

A locking tuner makes string changes faster because you can capture the string easily, but a locking tuner still has fore-aft movement in the post and most locking tuners I have seen have MORE MOVEMENT in the post that a regular tuner. I have never seen a locking tuner add ANY tuning stability when compared to a reputable, quality standard tuner and properly wound strings. If a locking tuner gives you better tuning, it's most likely because the strings were not wound correctly.

I use the half hitch method Wayne Charvel showed me back in the 1980's when I would bother him at his shop. Still works.

I have been looking at a set of the Fender Deluxe Strat Tele "F" TUNERS Stratocaster Gold & Pearl #0990846200, which differ from the true 'vintage' 11/32" post and press-in ferrules, in that they use the more stable and secure threaded ferrule.

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Anybody have any comments on these particular tuners from actual use???
 
Personally I think its always a good idea to use the modern 10mm screw-in ferrules. The vintage-style ones look cooler but they have too much slop if you actually use the wang bar. Just my experience.
 
gball said:
Personally I think its always a good idea to use the modern 10mm screw-in ferrules. The vintage-style ones look cooler but they have too much slop if you actually use the wang bar. Just my experience.
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My thoughts exactly. Not crazy about the 2-pin style, but it's probably more secure.
 
The vintage split shaft style tuners are my favorites. They eliminate the string nub hanging off of the tuner, and therefore eliminate sticking your finger on the needle like protrusion.

I've never had any problems with them stability wise.
 
Ebidis said:
The vintage split shaft style tuners are my favorites. They eliminate the string nub hanging off of the tuner, and therefore eliminate sticking your finger on the needle like protrusion.

I've never had any problems with them stability wise.
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I've considered those. Carl Verheyen uses those, as does Yngwie...
 
Ebidis said:
The vintage split shaft style tuners are my favorites. They eliminate the string nub hanging off of the tuner, and therefore eliminate sticking your finger on the needle like protrusion.

I've never had any problems with them stability wise.
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Robert Herndon said:
I've considered those. Carl Verheyen uses those, as does Yngwie...
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They are on both my strats and they are IMO the best tuners ever made, why Fender ever decided to use anything else is beyond my understanding. They are stable, there's no string end sticking out and restringing is super fast. I restring my strats in less than 7 minutes, the SG takes more than twice as long.

Schaller make the best ones, they made the original ones for Fender back in the day, the ones that are Fender branded today are made by Ping, in Korea I believe. When I replaced the tuners on Deathtrap I used schaller but kept my orifinal F-stamped houses for the back of the headstock so the tuners that are on there now are not onli indistinguishable from the originals, they are made by the same company to the same specifications.

As a bonus, Schaller are cheaper than Fender, at least here in Europe
 
Astral Traveler said:
They are on both my strats and they are IMO the best tuners ever made, why Fender ever decided to use anything else is beyond my understanding. They are stable, there's no string end sticking out and restringing is super fast. I restring my strats in less than 7 minutes, the SG takes more than twice as long.

Schaller make the best ones, they made the original ones for Fender back in the day, the ones that are Fender branded today are made by Ping, in Korea I believe. When I replaced the tuners on Deathtrap I used schaller but kept my orifinal F-stamped houses for the back of the headstock so the tuners that are on there now are not onli indistinguishable from the originals, they are made by the same company to the same specifications.

As a bonus, Schaller are cheaper than Fender, at least here in Europe
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They are good tuners. I agree. I may consider those.

I like these new Fenders (shown in first post) as I think the two pins are a very positive manner of locating them.
 
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