Thanks. I've installed these on a few guitars, but I just refinished a neck and couldn't find the instructions for putting them back on. I always forget which way the UMPs go. The hipshot tuners are high quality and this system is infinitely more reasonable than drilling holes - especially in a roasted maple headstock which is brittle. The tuners with empty screw holes over the metal plate are a little cheesy looking, but no one's looking at the back of your headstock much.
Excellent vid. Great info. Direct and concise without all the stupid crap on other sites. Are these Hipshot tuners 18-1? Well done. I have a Daphne Blue Squier Deluxe I want to upgrade. I just replaced the PUPs with VMods and the tuners are next. Nice job. Thanks.
My plate isn't lining up to the holes, I got some banana style neck off non branded off reverb.com and I can fit two knobs in but then the last hole in the plate is offset
To make your tuners more even and straigh. On the one side use a ruler place it against all the tuner. In line straight. From that line you can measure or make some type of length jig to measure to the mounting screw holes. For OCD people. Better that eyeballing. Nothing more eye catching then a crooked tuner. Other then leaving a guitar tuner or capo on your headstock. Lol
Take a string off, remove a machine head and measure the diameter of the hole to check the diameter is compatible with the new tuners. But with the hipshot UMP you don’t have to worry about the profile of the existing tuners and mounting holes and trying to find locking tuners to match
Will these work on my new " base model " made in Indonesia Squire Stratocaster ( not a mini ) built 5/21 ? Please , let me know before I shop for these , thanks 😊
@@amplifiedparts I think you're right. Because once I installed them, they're all the same. So I guess with non-staggered you need to keep using the string tree?
The mounting hole was WAY too tight on my MIM. It would have split the headstock if they were forced in there. DO NOT force them. Looks like some poly went down in the holes when they sprayed the headstock. Use a W sized drill bit (.3858) to open the tuner hole to the final size. DON'T drill all the way thru the headstock because the wood will chip with these split-point bits. A 3/8" (.375) is a tad bit too tight, but you may want to step-drill (use slightly larger bits in progressive drill passes) to do this. Snug is good.
Don't be fooled. For a Squier Stratocaster it's not a drop in option you would have to modify your tuner holes and drill them to 10mm. I really wanted to upgrade my Squier's tuners and didn't want to drill my tuner holes. I watched numerous videos and read forums on the best locking tuners to buy for a drop in option, all of them said the only two options you have is Graphtech Ratio tuners and Hipshot locking tuners all the other tuners you would need to make some modifications. I ordered the Hipshot staggered locking tuners as they are more affordable than the Graphtech ratio tuners, when they arrived they are not drop in, you still have to modify your tuner holes. It's a great piece of kit and a really good upgrade though, miles better than the standard Squier tuners. Just note you would have to modify your holes. I am sure with Mexican made Strat's it is just drop in but not with Squier.
I think you bought the wrong set, hipshotproducts.com/collections/guitar-tuning-machines/products/vintage-guitar-tuner-upgrade-kit-6-inline-headstocks You needed to buy the 8.5mm post version and not the 10mm one. That being said, depending on the guitar, you may need to make the holes 10mm anyways. Some squier guitars have awkward hole sizes, between the two staples of 8.5mm and 10mm, making them too large for vintage and too small for modern.
A lot of people use staggered tuners in place of string trees. Some people leave them on, and others remove them. It seems like it's a case by case situation even amongst manufacturers! I always recommend experimenting. Try both and see if there's a difference in sustain.
I have Hipshot locking tuners on a guitar. So far, I’ve broken a couple of G strings right at the lock on the tuner. Faulty tuner, possibly, or could I be stringing the guitar incorrectly?
Are you tightening the locking mechanism too tight? I know some locking tuners, you're just supposed to turn it and clamp it...tightening too tight is essentially like cutting the string at that point if contact.
I installed these on my Strat without the string trees but I'm having trouble with the high E-string coming out of the nut while strumming hard. Is there going to be any adverse effect on tuning stability (which has been better than ever since installing these tuners) if I reinstall the string trees to help hold the string in the nut?
Hi would that be the same for replacing tuners with hipshot grip-lock 6 inline tuners on indonesian squire strat and mustang 24" scale guitar Thanks without having to drill any other holes in headstock
0:17 - "The tuner upgrade kit is actually really cool, it actually has all six of the tuners you'll need for a six in line"??? Really??? I thought it only came with 4 tuners, wow, six, that's really cool.
Thanks for the video. I may have missed it in you video but I have a question: both of my strats have 2 string trees on them and I plan on keeping them on so do I need staggered or non staggered tuning machines? Thanks in advance.
Michael Coccia You can see the gear on the open gear version, the closed tuners have a casing over them. It makes almost no difference to anything other than aesthetic.