Tired of Expensive Tuners?

[frets]

Hi Guys😻,

This is another tip from Cindi, this time about tuners.

Guitar parts have continued to escalate in price and one piece of hardware has especially skyrocketed - tuners. Prices for tuners like Schaller F Series are up to $150. Crazy!!

Well I have tested some cheaper tuners and have come up with a winner. They’re called Tone Ninja Tuners (maybe Korean, maybe Chinese) but I can attest that these tuners, at $49.95 a set, are unbelievably good. Great craftmanship, no slop.

They’re going in my builds from now on.





You can read about them here:
www.toneninja.com/guitar-tuners

[b4nj0]

I have just replaced the miserable Gibson banjo tuners on my Firebird with "all new improved" Klusons, as much as anything to have them in nickel finish rather than chrome plated which I dislike. They are a slight improvement (and Kluson probably made them for Gibson originally anyway?) but they were about $200 all-in. Ouch. Then again, they can't all be Sperzel quality. I'll keep those in mind for down the line frets.

e&oe ...

[thetragichero]

for six-in-line tuners i usually just grab the standard fender tuners off someone on reverb who swapped em out. can usually get for about 30 bucks shipped

[newey]

I see they have non-locking ones in black, 6 in line. I need to snag a set of those for the 3-volume Strat project, at that price and with a frets' "squeal of approval". I usually buy Grovers, run about $75-$80 a set, and, while I assume they're manufactered in Asia, the company is at least in Ohio, headquartered pretty close to me. Always like to buy local when I can, and I like their product to boot.

[unreg]

Apr 15, 2021 14:50:25 GMT -5 b4nj0 said:

as much as anything to have them in nickel finish rather than chrome plated which I dislike.

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I'll keep those in mind for down the line frets.

e&oe ...

They are also available in Nickel, though I didn’t find the price for 6. For 3 Nickel it was something around $29.99.

EDIT: $29.74 for

Genuine Tone Ninja Tuners, 6 Inline Staggered, Nickel Manufacturers Part Number: T7N-6L-STAG Tone Ninja diecast are a great upgrade for any electric or acoustic guitar, and carry a best in class lifetime warranty. Precise tuning from a 16:1 gear ratio, enclosed gears for trouble-free operation, and a 135 degree mounting screw for flexibility of mounting. Installation: Tone Ninja diecast tuners will fit most 6 Inline guitars with 10 mm headstock holes and are recommended for guitars where the headstock is parallel to the fretboard (e.g. Tele or Strat style guitars) as it improves the string break angle at the nut and removes the need for string trees. Tone Ninja diecast tuners are available in a variety of configurations, including staggered and non-staggered, 12 string, 3x3 and 4x2. A variety of buttons are also available, and the tuners can be ordered in Chrome, Black, Gold, Nickel and Satin chrome. Contents: Two (2) bass side tuners with long (22.5 mm) posts Two (2) bass side tuners with medium (21 mm) posts Two (2) bass side tuners with short (19.5 mm) posts Six (6) screw-in 10 mm bushings Six (6) washers Six (6) mounting screws Buy with confidence from SportHiTech, an authorized Tone Ninja Dealer. All products are factory fresh and in original retail packaging.