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Journey Tuner Size?
anyone know if Journey uses 10mm pegholes for tuners? i'd like to replace the stock tuners on my RT660 with locking ones and the Journey's site search isn't the best.
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The information relates to an OF660, and I suspect might be the same for the RT.
Check out https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...=503810&page=3 around post 45. A quote from AC on the topic "I don't know if these were Gotoh "minis" or just normal Gotoh--but they fit. Here is exactly what I got from the invoice: SGL510Z H.A.P.M - L5 - B - L3+R3 As I said earlier, I would not opt for the adjustable post height, which is represented by one of the letters/numbers in the Gotoh code."
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2014 Emerald X10 Quilted Maple 2016 Journey OF660 2020 McPherson Sable Gold EVO Honeycomb |
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https://journeyinstruments.com/produ...ft-x-3-tal001/ (You need a right set too for 3+3) I put these on my OF660 (old enough it came with non locking) and they have been good. |
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Thank you for the information!
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2014 Emerald X10 Quilted Maple 2016 Journey OF660 2020 McPherson Sable Gold EVO Honeycomb |
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PS they sell replacement retainers too. I replaced mine at the same time as I did the new tuners: https://journeyinstruments.com/produ...tainer-gsr001/ |
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I don't have an RT660, but have replaced the tuners on my OF660. The holes are indeed 10 mm, and Gotoh 510 Minis are a drop in replacement. At the recommendation of @steelvibe, I bought the non-locking tuners. Turns out the locking ones really aren't necessary. I've had no problems with the strings unraveling when I travel with my OF660.
One reason I went with the non-locking tuners is that the OF660 is neck heavy. The Gotoh's area bit lighter. I also replaced the metal buttons on the Gotohs with a set of snakewood buttons from Buscarino Guitars, which are lighter and I think better looking than the metal ones. All together it ended up taking 40 gm off the mass of the headstock. It doesn't eliminate the neck dive, but its noticeably better. Here they are: tuners.jpg |
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they are when you're lazy (half-kidding)
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I don't take any particular care when packing up my Journey. Just remove the neck, stuff it into its pocket and zip it up. Almost 4 months now with the non-locking tuners and it hasn't been an issue. Maybe it depends on the strings?
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To me the main advantage with locking tuners is that the guitar seems to stay in tune almost immediately, while with the non-locking ones I had to play the guitar longer after assembly to get a stable tuning (probably because the strings get a bit loose around the shafts).
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