Gotoh locking tuners for DKMGT - help!

[Daveybwoy]

Hi,
I'm getting myself confused massively trying to figure out which Gotoh locking tuners I need to replace the stock ones on my DKMGT.

SG381 are the ones I need but are they standard height?

I've made about 200 measurements with the Vernier callipers and it's driving me crazy!

Many thanks

[Mudlark]

Are you referring to these?

https://www.philadelphialuthiertools.com/tuning-machines/guitar-tuning-machines/gotoh-sg381-magnum-lock-trad-locking-tuning-machine-pre-configured-sets/

[Daveybwoy]

Yes they are the ones.
Does the 3 short (18.5mm) and 3 long (20mm) string posts work on the Jackson head stock?

[Mudlark]

Geez, I don't know. I can't imagine how a 1.5mm difference would make any difference, but that's a guess.

[Babazon]

Buy the long one. It's a drop in replacement. It will take you 5 minutes to cut the strings, and put on the gotohs (magnum trad lock ones) SG381s.
The long one will still look "shorter" than the Jackson you took out, but this is on purpose, as you don't need a long height on the post to roll the string around. Just pass it through, stretch, lock with the thumbscrew, stretch again, tune. That's it.

This is the item I've bought. You can order the same without doubt: https://www.ebay.de/itm/132784995932?var=432090854032

[Daveybwoy]

Buy the long one. It's a drop in replacement. It will take you 5 minutes to cut the strings, and put on the gotohs (magnum trad lock ones) SG381s.
The long one will still look "shorter" than the Jackson you took out, but this is on purpose, as you don't need a long height on the post to roll the string around. Just pass it through, stretch, lock with the thumbscrew, stretch again, tune. That's it.

This is the item I've bought. You can order the same without doubt: https://www.ebay.de/itm/132784995932?var=432090854032

Thanks for the information

[Daveybwoy]

Some pictures of before



And after

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[Number Of The Priest]

Those are really low-profile! They look nice!

[metalhobo]

slick!