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I have a reverse headstock Jackson neck I'd like to get tuners for, but it looks to me like I'll need tuners made for a reverse headstock; in otherwords, I can't just take tuners off a regular headstock and put them on. Is this correct?? Thanks.
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Re: Reverse headstock = reverse tuners?
Hey ins't that the reverse headstock you bought from me a while back? I thought it was you who bought it, maybe wrong, but in any case the tuners that I had on that had to be changed when I went to put them on the regular headstock on the white guitar I just had built, the Vivian Campbell copy.
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Re: Reverse headstock = reverse tuners?
You'll need lefty tuners for the rev headstock I believe.Comment
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Re: Reverse headstock = reverse tuners?
Yup. Lefty tuners for a reverse head. I put righty tuners on a reverse head and had to turn them backwards to get the wraps correct.
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Re: Reverse headstock = reverse tuners?
AFAIK you can use regular tuners, but the tang will be on the opposite side, so you'd have to drill new holes for the screws if you used them, (I have heard of people who don't even use the mounting screws, but I think it detracts from the stability IMHO).
Also, you will have to wind it the opposite of normal. In other words, to get the wraps to go the right direction, you'd just have to turn it counter clockwise instead of clockwise or vice-versa. Not a big deal really if you really can't find a set of leftys or you already have a set of rightys you need to use. They do come up on Ebay fairly often though. I recently got a set of leftys for $20 plus shipping, so they are there. Good Luck. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]Comment
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