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nix808 · Post by **nix808** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:33 am

There is a company in Australia,
who build tele/single coils with ornate headstocks.
Those same tuners were on it-
by Gotoh. I turned them down,
partly coz of the tuners.
I also have a set of strat style Gotohs
that have the same embossing/filigree/pressed shape
as those on the back.
IMO-think twice before switching them,
coz the screw holes might differ,
and then maybe I'm a bit led by branding,
but there is prolly nothing wrong with them.
If you r a bit of a label incliner like me-
ask GRB
Gotoh are quality as far as I understand-
the worm and spur would prolly be beautiful

werp · Post by **werp** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:42 am

nix808 wrote:There is a company in Australia,
who build tele/single coils with ornate headstocks.
Those same tuners were on it-
by Gotoh.

They seem stable enough but one feels slightly 'notchy'. Maybe it needs a touch of grease/sewing machine oil/graphite powder.

The GRB website doesn't seem to have been updated for a few years. Jedistar describes them as being 'a high-end custom designer of meticulously crafted guitars located in Madison Wisconsin'.

Not really any other mention of them on the net. I sent the photos to Jedistar as he didn't have any shots of them at all.

Jedistar is run by a dude who lives 35 minutes from my place..I visit his site regularly when I see something I'm interested in.

nix808 · Post by **nix808** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:21 am

IMO,
it's a really nice pickup,
no pun was intended.
Collector's item for sure.
I would go for grease if u can get it in there.
Graphite is messy, and sewing machine oil may act like de-greaser,
and not really smooth things.
Just not huge on the colour myself.
I searched to find this quasi tele make,
some shop in Melbourne had several,
but no joy with googling.
Will have a peep at Jedistar's page for more guitar pron

werp · Post by **werp** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:38 am

nix808 wrote: Will have a peep at Jedistar's page for more guitar pron

Check out O 'donnell custom guitars in Melbourne. Craig built my 'fireball' . He's started turning out exotic stainless steel instruments I think.

Turello · Post by **Turello** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:11 am

G&L Guitars, ESP Guitars and last but not least Gibson Guitars rules...

Cheers from Sick-cily...

nix808 · Post by **nix808** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 1:08 pm

What's your fav in ur quiver Turello?

omg basically-
Jedistar's homepage looks simplistic and busy-
but thread followers,
drop in to it.
I didn't get as far as the d after the O,
and turned up some cool stuff.

If u want ur fix of fine woods and craftmanship,
bell in there-
Thanks for the lead werp man

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 4:34 pm

The guitars I gravitate to and check out these days are Telecasters, Thinline Telecasters and Rickenbacker 6string two pickup guitars. I think about them and then for the money realize my next guitar is probably a keyboard. My old Yamaha with the Floyd Rose and Jeff Beck Seymours doesn't even get pulled out of the closet anymore. Hmm.

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 9:51 pm

(sigh)

I've been playing way more with cleaner/crunchier sounds lately and even though I still suck, I really am back to wanting a tele

It's not gas right now and I CANNOT afford it, but do want.

pough · Post by **pough** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:06 pm

nix808 wrote:IMO-think twice before switching them,
coz the screw holes might differ

Gotoh's website has the dimensions info for the SD90 series, which is what those will be if they are Gotoh tuners. Americans will need to invest in a metric ruler.

http://www.g-gotoh.com/international/?btp_product=sd90

The company I now work for is a Gotoh agent (just means we get to deal with them directly) so if anyone has any questions about their products I can probably track down answers.

spacecult · Post by **spacecult** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 3:19 am

pough wrote:
nix808 wrote:IMO-think twice before switching them,
coz the screw holes might differ
Gotoh's website has the dimensions info for the SD90 series, which is what those will be if they are Gotoh tuners. Americans will need to invest in a metric ruler.

American rulers are marked with both real measurements and metric.

pough · Post by **pough** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 3:25 am

spacecult wrote:American rulers are marked with both real measurements and metric.

And such heresy is tolerated!?

nix808 · Post by **nix808** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 3:39 am

I hear fractions of an inch sound better,
but all the gear(including my brain) these days take metric

Every household needs calipers with mm/in/F

spacecult · Post by **spacecult** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 3:43 am

pough wrote:
spacecult wrote:American rulers are marked with both real measurements and metric.
And such heresy is tolerated!?

What else are you going to do with the other side of the ruler? Putting centimeters and stuff there seems at least as sensible as pokemon pictures.

spacecult · Post by **spacecult** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 4:01 am

nix808 wrote:I hear fractions of an inch sound better,
but all the gear(including my brain) these days take metric

fractions are analog and metric is digital.

oh, come on, an 8.73mm gotoh post is really 11/32 in. so, i don't see why it would sound any different.

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 4:36 am

I think I've now seen everything at KVR

Hey btw, don't knock that inches/metric ruler. It's quite handy for guitar setups since some people say inches and some say metric

Your next guitar?