You forgot the don't care option. Really, I don't mind but I do prefer Kluson safetipost tuners when it comes to restringing.
All in a line Fender style
3 top, 3 bottom
other
I just noticed tonight, I prefer to tune my Fender strat style with the tuners all lined up in a row. To me it is easier than having to reach around to the bottom of the headstock.
Which do you like better? Why?
Steve Thompson
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You forgot the don't care option. Really, I don't mind but I do prefer Kluson safetipost tuners when it comes to restringing.
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Acoustic: Guitar > microphone > audience
Yah I guess that is an option. I guess state a preference if you have one, or I suppose "don't care" could be part of "other". Silly question I know, but what the hey. It is late over here.
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
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- j. johnson
I chose fender style but I agree with above post quality tuners is all I care about
Floyds /kahler can be a pain
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I have voted Fender style. I don't know about my Les Paul headstock, I always feel like I touch the neighbour tuner when tuning the high e or b string. Anyways, I can live with that type but I feel more comfortable with the 6 in a row style. What really kills my nerves is the upside down headstock of my Hendrix Strat...
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Either is fine w me, as long as they stay in tune. Schaller, Gotoh, Grover are all fine, no matter which side of the headstock.
bigG
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Originally Posted by Jimi75
Yeah, exactly. I do the same thing on my viking, and either get hung up on the other tuner, or if I am not careful even knock the one I just tuned out of whack.
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
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- j. johnson
Six-a-side are more convenient and may stay tuned a bit better, but it's no big whup to me. I have plenty of each kind.
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I can answer all three ways, basically:
My Fender has the standard Fender Strat headstock
My Spector bass has two-per-side
My Floyd has no machine heads at all!
My preference? Six in a row, reverse swept, on a pointy headstock. That has nothing to do with convenience and everything to do with aesthetics
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Nice I like the reasoning brother!!:
"I love being alive and I will be the best man I possibly can. I will take love wherever I find it and offer it to whoever will take it... seek knowledge from those wiser and teach those who wish to learn from me."
"Develop your talent, man, and leave the world something. Records are really gifts from people. To think that an artist would love you enough to share his music with anyone is a beautiful thing."
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You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself." - Evel Knievel
Now then, how abt tuning, or, better yet, restringing my Ric 360 12 string!: Talk abt convoluted tuning pegs!
There's a major pain in the arse for ya!
Luckily, there's a GREAT guitar tech about 10 blocks away from me. If you buy the guitar from him, he'll restring it for free - just the price for a set of strings! If you didn't buy from him, it's $10 + strings.
I didn't buy the Ric from him, but I'll pony up the $10 for him to hassle w it next time
bigG
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Fender style totally for convenience.
Mark
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Bigsby :
I voted Fender style since my go-to electric 6'ers have been Teles or Strats. 3 + 3 heads have always been 2nd fiddles. But I don't have any 'problem' with them; all my acoustic guitars are 3 +3. Or 6+6...acoustic 12. Not on the list is the 'other' type of 3+3: a classical headstock, with the machines getting fed inside the head. A pain. I have 3 guitars with that, and avoid restringing until I have no choice. Then there's this:
I couldn't agree more. Understanding the design was the 'genius' of F.C. Hall, so as to avoid the 'ugly' and 'head-heavy' conventional 12-string head, it's actuallly brilliant. it's a combination of classical and 'conventional' 3-a-side.Originally Posted by bigG
Between navigating that jungle and the harp R-tailpiece, it takes me an hour or more to restring the thing correctly.
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Man, this almost makes me glad I can't afford a Ric 12. I've been wrestling with this'un on and off all week, and almost have the hang of it:Originally Posted by wingsdad
Having to deal with a harp and having half of them sideways, ugh!
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