Locking Grovers on USA Soloists

[Xyrium]

Folks,

Does anyone know if the locking Grover (mini???) rotomatics will fit the SL1 from '98 and an SL2 from '07 without modification?

Thanks,
Paul

[sully]

Why put locking tuners on a guitar with a locking nut?

[Twitch]

Ill add a question related to this. I always thought locking tuners meant it locked the string in the hole to make string changes easier, do they actually lock the gear mechanism as well?

[Xyrium]

Hey Sully, I have an SL2HT that I'd like to apply this to primarily. I should have mentioned the HT in the original post.

Hey Twitch, I don't believe so. However, for the initial string stretch, I'd imagine there's far less break in time due to the lack of multiple wraps around the posts.

[Twitch]

Ahh, ok I see, the why if you have a locking nut would be because you would also have a floyd and thus the floating bridge pulls the extra wraps tight by its self.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

Warmoth Schaller Locking tuners will bolt right on, I would use the original black screws.

I put them on my tremolo builds too just because they're not really that expensive and make string changes super easy.

[Kisonen]

Planet Waves autotrims will also fit. No mods needed. Just bolt them on.

[Xyrium]

Perfect, thanks guys.

[Xyrium]

Just ordered one set of Schallers and one set of PW's from Warmoth. I like the 18:1 ratio of the PW's, but I also like the knurled knobs on the Schallers. I do have some concerns over the post height of the PW's, but we'll see. I'll keep you guys posted.