Originally Posted by: samdennisI have had many different guitars over the years, but never before one with locking tuners. My question is do they work any differently than a regular tuner? I notice that the strings were not wrapped around the post , but instead it looks to me like they were "locked" with the thumbwheel and then clipped off. Am I right that that is how they work? Any other difference?. They are Gotoh tuners on an Ibanez Iron Label series guitar. Thanks!
My newest Strat has a kind of locking tuners. But I think they are different from some of the Gotoh locking tuners. The Fender ones secure the string in place with the thumbwheel. I typically wrap the string around the post a couple of times just for extra security. But I don't think it's necessary.
I haven't used the Gotoh locking tuners, but I've seen some videos about them. It looks like there are at lesat 2 different types. The first is similar to the Fender ones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEBtC0lxFKc
Another type is very different in that you actualy secure the string simply by turning the tuner itself. This type seems odd & unnecessarily difficult to use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YL5T4LnE70
You should definitely have a look at them at a music store & ask an employee how they work before you buy a guitar with them.
Hope that helps!
