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02-08-2011, 01:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Seattle, WA | | | Tuning pegs work on all bass?
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Is there a certain type of tuning peg that works for certain brands? what is 1/2 and 3/8,
I have an Ibanez sr300, and the tuning peg poped but i am not sure what to get. |
02-08-2011, 06:06 PM
| | | | Measure the hole for the tuner. You need a tuner whose posts will fit the hole, and 1/2" and 3/8" refer to the diameter of those holes. |
02-08-2011, 06:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: San Francisco, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by honeyiscool  Measure the hole for the tuner. You need a tuner whose posts will fit the hole, and 1/2" and 3/8" refer to the diameter of those holes. | Wrong.
1/2" and 3/8" refer to the diameter of the tuning peg's string post.
The hole in the headstock is for the ferrule to fit, and they are quite a bit bigger than the string post diameter.
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02-08-2011, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by michaeln Wrong.
1/2" and 3/8" refer to the diameter of the tuning peg's string post.
The hole in the headstock is for the ferrule to fit, and they are quite a bit bigger than the string post diameter. | Right . . . the 1/2" string post model is designed to fit 11/16" headstock holes and the 3/8" string post model is designed to fit 9/16" headstock holes. |
02-08-2011, 08:03 PM
| | | | Oh snap, got it wrong!
Yeah listen to the other guy, not me. I'm always scared of buying tuners or necks without tuners for this reason. |
02-08-2011, 08:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lafayette, LA | | | What fits in a 3/4" hole? (or 17mm)???
I bought a Charvel body from Craigslist the other day and I'll need everything from pickups to tuning pegs. I never knew the holes were so big.
I looked around for a bit to research and I'm finding a lot of stuff that's 11/16 and 1/2" type stuff. |
02-09-2011, 01:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Seattle, WA | | | New question, What tuning peg should I get? I see some taht are like 70$ then some 15$
I have Ibanez sr300, and I plan to do metal so Drop tuning. thanks for your help. |
02-09-2011, 03:34 AM
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Originally Posted by PrinceJ New question, What tuning peg should I get? I see some taht are like 70$ then some 15$
I have Ibanez sr300, and I plan to do metal so Drop tuning. thanks for your help. | The pegs appear to be 3/8", along the lines of the Gotoh GB7. Not a bad machine but I much prefer the Hipshot Ultralite 3/8's. You'll occasionally find them in the TB classifieds.
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02-09-2011, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by AciDBatH666 What fits in a 3/4" hole? (or 17mm)???
I bought a Charvel body from Craigslist the other day and I'll need everything from pickups to tuning pegs. I never knew the holes were so big.
I looked around for a bit to research and I'm finding a lot of stuff that's 11/16 and 1/2" type stuff. | 17mm = 0.66929"
3/4 = 0.750"
There is a big difference between those two numbers. How are you measuring the hole?
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02-09-2011, 09:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lafayette, LA | | | With a set of calipers. It was 3/4" with the calipers, and I looked online to find some tuners but didn't find any in that size that were that big. I did however find some that were 17mm, So i kinda looked at it with a ruler and it was around 17mm.
Hence the
"(or 17mm)???"
I wasn't sure which it was. I'll check my measurement when I get home in a few hours at lunch. |
02-09-2011, 09:11 AM
| | Endorsing Artist: Wild Turkey Bourbon | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Wilds of NW Pa. | | | 11/16 = 0.6875.
I'll bet that's your number.
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02-09-2011, 11:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lafayette, LA | | | There appears to be a slight taper towards the top, which is more towards .70
The centers of the holes are all around Ø.662 |
02-09-2011, 11:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: San Francisco, CA | | | The ferrules are usually splined and tapered, and are an interference fit in the hole. That's what keeps them in.
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02-11-2011, 12:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Maryland, USA | | | I love Hipshot tuners. Light and very accurate.
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