I bought a Fender Classic Player 50's strat a while ago which features gotoh locking tuners. The guitar stay in tune really well. I was about to do a string change now and here is where I have problems. I can't seem to figure the locking tuners out. I've searched a lot online but haven't found anything. Was thinking of handing it over to the local guitar shop but I feel like it would be a shame to waste money on something that shouldn't be so hard. So if anyone has any experience with locking tuners and could give me some tips on how to change the strings, I would really really appreciate it.
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Started by SwedishFruscianteFan, Jul 25 2010 01:46 AM
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Posted 27 July 2010 - 05:08 PM
Nvm, I changed the strings today, wasn't so hard afterall.
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Posted 28 July 2010 - 06:04 PM
Hey, just out of curiousity, do your D'Addarios seem to start rusting pretty early?
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Posted 28 July 2010 - 11:15 PM
anachronism, on 28 July 2010 - 06:04 PM, said:
Hey, just out of curiousity, do your D'Addarios seem to start rusting pretty early?
Earlier than maybe elixer or ernie ball, but they are better strings. On average I have to change mine about once a month depending on the guitar, and I play quite alot, about 4-8 hours a day of practice.
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Posted 29 July 2010 - 05:57 PM
Mine rust after like a week. Any advice?
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"Well, it was put to me by "that guy" when I was, like, four. So I went into my parents' record collection and found a rock'n'roll compilation. And when my mom asked if I wanted to move to L.A., I said, "Yeah," because I knew that was where the rock stars were. I was seven. Then when I found punk and listened to the Germs, I started seeing how I was part of this. I remember being out on the baseball field when I was 11, and I felt like such an outsider. Standing there in right field, I started making up an angry punk song in my head, and I went home and wrote, like, 20 songs in a row. I realized it didn't even matter if I knew how to play guitar yet." -John Frusciante
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Posted 30 July 2010 - 10:13 AM
anachronism, on 29 July 2010 - 05:57 PM, said:
Mine rust after like a week. Any advice?
If your hands sweat alot, you have no choice but to keep a towell by you and wipe your hands off between songs. If not, then get some string cleaner. Dunlop makes one that I use pretty much every time after I play, http://www.guitarcen...656-i1134776.gc
Your high-e will start to darken within a week of even being out in the open air because of humidity and such. I have quite a few guitars, and even the ones I don't play often start this up after a very short while.
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2007 Jag Amvintage 1962- Ice Blue w/ matched headstock
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2008 Squier Strat- Sunburst
2008 Firebird Custom Shop, Black and Chrome w/ matched headstock
2010 MJT S-Style Clone - a clone of my 1962, made so I wouldn't have to worry about theft of my original.
1965 Jaguar - Fiesta Red
2005 Strat Amvintage 1962- Fiesta Red w/ matched headstock
2007 Jag Amvintage 1962- Ice Blue w/ matched headstock
2007 Strat Amvintage 1962- Sunburst
2007 Tele Amvintage 1962- Antique Burst
2008 Squier Strat- Sunburst
2008 Firebird Custom Shop, Black and Chrome w/ matched headstock
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 10:21 PM
Yes, they will rust fairly quickly- in about a week they are already grimy, but its not a big deal. If you want to try to slow that down what a buddy of mine does is get an old rag or cloth and wrap it around the string and just run it down the length of the string back and forth. He uses some string cleaner as well. Even though I make fun of him, there is a noticeable difference between our strings say after two weeks of regular jamming. Mine are artifacts collected from Titanic and his just have some rust on them. Give it a try
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Posted 09 August 2010 - 02:40 PM
The EXL110s do seem to rust really quickly, especially when playing 2 hours non-stop in a covers gig. I also wipe my strings after each play. Friends have laughed at me for the past 10 years.
Currently have the coated 'EXP' (extended play) D'addarios on. Works a treat. Much more costly, but they haven't rusted after 4 weeks.
Tone-wise, they do feel different to the regular EXL110s. Will see how they go.
Any of you guys tried the coated ones? I recommend giving them a try.
Currently have the coated 'EXP' (extended play) D'addarios on. Works a treat. Much more costly, but they haven't rusted after 4 weeks.
Tone-wise, they do feel different to the regular EXL110s. Will see how they go.
Any of you guys tried the coated ones? I recommend giving them a try.
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Posted 24 August 2010 - 03:34 PM
Use Fast Fret, it gets rid of some of the grime and makes your strings feel like new...albeit a bit too slippery for my liking (maybe I used too much? haha)
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Posted 30 August 2010 - 01:02 AM
I use EXL 115s, and have similar results. I think the rate at which the strings get funky depends on how much they have been played + whatever your individual pH is. I really want to try those Extended Play strings! Having said that, I too have been getting laughed at for years for frequently wiping off my strings, but mine tend to last longer than those of the idiots laughing at me!
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