Thursday, May 29, 2008

Wilkinson: E-Z Lok

I am currently having a set of Wilkinson locking tuners in my Ibanez RG321. Unlike other locking mechanism, the WJ-807 actually requires the user to wrap-lock the strings so it is devoid of any rotable parts when in use (of course, the tuner itself must be rotable- duh!). This is also the reason why it's affordable.


The tuner post actually features a pair of holes. The user passes the string through one hole (you choose either the top/ bottom hole), make a wrap round the post & insert the remaining length through the other; the string is now locked & ready for tuning.

Like my other locking tuners (Sperzel/ Gotoh), the tuning in this guitar becomes more stable, more notably after deep bends & much thrashing of the lower, thicker gauged strings.

  • Product availability: Standard Value
  • Price: $46 per set
  • Variation: Available in both 6-a-side/ 3+3 arrangements, in black/ chrome

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi,
just a question: the WJ-807 are staggered ? Thanks!
J-A

subversion.sg said...

no, they are straight :-)