Thursday, May 26, 2011

GJ6: Headstock

Here's a close-up of the GJ6 headstock, it's in the image of the Strat but a more trimmed make of it.

A view of the flip-side; a row of Sperzel locking tuners. The neck rear is merely a stained finish from one end to the other.

From this angle we can see the beveling which complements the tuner alignment. In addition to the visual attraction, it's a way to alleviate some weight here.
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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

hmmm never touched locking tuners before but are they complicated?? and are they really that heavy?? =/

May 26, 2011 at 1:24 AM
Gee Jae said...

don't think they are that heavy, just a little bit.

And they aren't complicated in use, just a thumbwheel at the back to tighten the lock.

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May 26, 2011 at 2:13 AM
Anssi Sajama said...

Is there a reason the first tuner does not have a washer like the rest ?

May 26, 2011 at 2:54 AM
subversion.sg said...

missing washer- yes, i've noticed that too...

there are different types of locking tuners, the Sperzels employ a thumbwheel feature, they contribute significantly to weight as compared to Gotoh's magnum locks which are thumbwheel free.

May 26, 2011 at 6:42 AM
Gee Jae said...

I lost one of the washers and sperzel washers are hard to replace so I'm still looking for it haha,

May 26, 2011 at 10:35 AM
Anonymous said...

from what i saw on youtube, u dun have to give that extra 1 1/2 tuner length of extra string for locking tuners, like u would have to on a non-locking? or is it only for those with thumb screws??

May 26, 2011 at 11:47 AM
subversion.sg said...

it applies to all locking units :-)

May 26, 2011 at 5:39 PM

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