![]() ![]() I reinstalled the bridge flush to the body and adjusted screws 1 and 6 as the pivot poles the remaining inner 4 screws are backed off barely almost flush with the bridge to limit the number of contact points. I have 4 black springs installed - both outer, center, and an addition one on the high string side of the claw. I removed the string tree and applied 3-in-1 oil to the brass nut and to the saddles/bridge where the strings make contact.Ĭonsidering how finicky these guitars can be, mine plays very well now and stays in tune with a bit of finesse. My only concern is this: I have broken several strings (strings 1 through 3) at the locking mechanism perhaps this is because I have installed and removed them a few times, but I have not tightened these particular pegs by hand I have let the string pressure alone lock these strings in place. The Gotoh SD91 Locking tuners with HAPM have a great vintage look, and once familiarized with the locking/height mechanisms they work great.The Nash S67 is a vintage strat model from Nash Guitars. Bill Nash designed the S67 to create a custom shop quality guitar that isn't extremely expensive, yet still captures that great look, feel, and playability of a well played and loved 1967 Fender Stratocaster. Not only does the S67 look and feel like a vintage Stratocaster, it also features a number of popular modern appointments, such as Lollar handwound pickups and Gotoh Vintage tuning keys. Nah's S67 is available with all the same specs and choices of the S63, but features the larger CBS era headstock. If anyone knows about building vintage guitars, it's Bill Nash! He has worked with a HUGE number of them for many years and has a great deal of knowledge about how a vintage guitar looks and feels. The aged control knobs, pickguards, dinged and scratched finish, and aged hardware make the guitar look old, but the modern techniques used to make the guitar ensure that it plays like a brand new instrument. Each Nash S67 is built by hand, so each one is completely unique. It features a rosewood fingerboard, an ash or alder body, and Jason Lollar hand-wound pickups. Specs:įeatures: Single Adjustment Truss Rod w/ Heel Adjust Rolled Fingerboard EdgesĮlectronics: Volume, Tone, 3-Way Selector (250K CTS pots Sprague Orange Drop capacitors, CRL switch) Switchcraft Jacksįinish: Nitrocellulose About the Lollar Pickups in this guitar: The bridge is a Gotoh Vintage Tremolo, and the entire guitar is given a level of wear and tear via an aging process. The Lollar Dirty Blonde Strat pickup set features Vintage Blonde pickups in the neck and middle, but with the Special S Bridge substituted for a thicker bridge tone with a bit more output. The Lollar Vintage Blonde Strat style pickups are bright but smooth. Scooped midrange, full bass with smooth attack, medium low output sounds glassy, chimey, spanky. Play soft and get round, smooth tone hit it hard and the attack and treble will come forward in the mix. Gotoh vintage locking tuners bluex full#Īlnico 2 flat poles, scattered wound, wax potted coils.Highly recommended but factor in luthier to change them. And the total ease of string changes of course. So in summary, i fitted them to make tuning easier and more stable, this is mostly what happened but the best bit is the way the guitar sounds and plays. ![]() Fully lubed and once the new strings had settled in, the heads have been fantastic, easy to tune and the guitar tuning generally stable even under extreme blues bends. The bad, or at least tricky thing is that the strings are now at an angle more prone to sticking on the nut, causing all sorts of tuning stability issues! This can be solved by using some nut lube, or in my case, some graphite from a pencil and a tiny amount of coconut oil. I was really very surprised how improved the tone is. The good - all your strings know have the exact same angle over the Nut, this creates more consistent te nsion on all strings and very much increase the overall volume and resonance of the guitar. Once fitted, the tuners look identical except for a lower post height, you don't need string wraps so the strings just secure in the tuners, as if you had wrapped the perfect string post. This seems to have increased resonance at the headstock The tuners are not easy to fit, You need to use the supplied bushes as they are not quite the same as the originals, this means driving the old bushes out with a hammer! Not a job for those without good tools an knowhow - take it to a luthier. ![]() ![]() Each tuner is 2 grammes lighter then the original, totalling a weight reduction of 12g. The Gotoh Tuners are a very close replica to the original items. Replacing original tuners on a mid 2000's Les Paul. ![]()
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