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Golden Gate nickel-plated, vintage style acoustic guitar tuning machines for solid pegheads have an open gear design, made to fit every pocketbook. All Golden Gate tuners are designed for ultra-smooth feel and durable for a lifetime of use and perfect for any vintage restoration or new build. Every set we sell is attractively priced and built to last!
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Golden Gate nickel-plated, vintage style acoustic guitar tuning machines for solid pegheads have an open gear design, made to fit every pocketbook. All Golden Gate tuners are designed for ultra-smooth feel and durable for a lifetime of use and perfect for any vintage restoration or new build. Every set we sell is built to last!
By His Stripes
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2024
I have 17 guitars and do repair work on many friend’s guitars. I have a Martin with Waverly Tuners and an Epiphone with open Grover Tuners. These are better than the Grover’s (which aren’t bad to start with) but not as good as the Waverly. I will buying these again.
danny vawn
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
I am very surprised by the quality tuners. I have repaired and crafted guitars for 15 years and played for 40. I normally but name brand parts such as Grover, Gotoh, graphtech etc. but I am repairing a 1983 MIJ Epiphone PR-650 and it’s not work installing high dollar parts. First impressions were they are very well manufactured. Very solid and finished well. They are geared perfectly with zero slip or slop. The buttons are very solid with a perfect amount of color they look aged a little and not bone white. They install very easy and the screws seem solid. I have noticed that many cheaper tuners have soft and cheap screws that strip very easily and usually ruin a few. I had zero issues with these. I am so impressed with the quality I will try more in the future. Dont let the price fool you. These are total quality all the way around.
Mikedill
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2024
I used these on a g5120. I had to plug and drill new screw holes, but these are very nicely made, and work very well. I'd say a step above plain grover sta-tites.
Richard Bohmer
Reviewed in Germany on November 17, 2024
Great tuners for a good price! Fit almost perfectly on my PRS acoustic guitar, which now looks much better!
Numb diggers
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2024
Sturdy hardware that's not plastic and holds tune well. For the price I don't think it has competitors.
Rolf H
Reviewed in Canada on July 25, 2023
Couldn’t find the right open back tuners that fit my non standard peg head holes so opted for these and they work and look great.Much better than ping tuners and at least as good as gotohs. Only caveat is that there’re newly installed so can’t vouch for longevity but the quality seems very good
beatcomber
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2023
I recently acquired a c.1937 Slingerland Songster that came with a set of cheap 3-on-a-plate open-backed replacement tuners that someone installed on it long ago. The tuners would not hold tuning very well, were difficult to fine-tune, and some of the gears were stiff despite my attempt to disassemble, clean and lubricate them. According to info found on the web, this guitar originally had a set of open-backed Grovers with white buttons, so these Golden Gate tuners seemed like an ideal choice. Once I got them installed and re-strung the guitar, the difference was immediately apparent. Of course, the tuning was now extremely stable, but what I didn't expect was a dramatic improvement in the guitar's sustain, volume and tone, and the rattling, buzzing, and harsh overtones that it had before pretty much disappeared. It would appear that the cheap old tuners were vibrating and interfering with the guitar's natural resonances. This sweet old guitar is able to make great music again!
Otávio Toledo
Reviewed in Brazil on October 16, 2023
Ótimo produto. Preciso é muito bem acabado!
Kris S.
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2022
I needed a set of 3x3 tuning machines for a Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin I, which had worn out factory tuning machines. The ones that came with the guitar were your basic Kluson style vintage tuners. But when I purchased my Godin used, this guitar had seen better days. Because this guitar was styled after those big jazz boxes like the Gibson ES125, I felt it needed something classy. So I decided to get these as they appear to be a simple drop in replacement to vintage style tuners. Unfortunately, the screw holes are slightly off on these Golden Gates vs the Kluson spacing. But I lived with it, and made it work.Now, I gave these 5-stars because everything about them was beautiful. The idea they weren't drop in replacements for vintage Kluson style tuning machines is not the fault of Golden Gate. It was mine. Everything else about these was perfect. The tuning peg ferrules were a drop in fit, and I had zero tuning issues after installation. I'm probably going to purchase a second set for another restore I'm doing because these blew away my expectations for the money.
Paul
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2021
Gift for friend building a guitar
Tania Velela
Reviewed in Mexico on July 2, 2020
El producto se envió con muy buen tiempo, como indicaba el estatus.El material me parecióllo, pero cumple su función y tiene buena presentación.
Jason Sorgman
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2015
These little michines really arent bad. They have great style and seem to hold a tune well. Yes, I recommend these, especially for the price.
John N. Davis, Jr.
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2013
These machines seem to be well constructed. They operate smoothly and tune easily and stay there. That's what tuners are supposed to do. They are obviously not of the highest quality, but seem great for the price. So many guitars come equipped with heavy tuners that too soon turn difficult to turn, with rough spots causing tuning to be difficult and short lived. My main reason for buying these tuners was to decrease the headstock weight of a medium priced guitar that my son owns. The tuners did this well and performed well in the process. Not everyone agrees with me on this, but sound is a very subjective thing in a guitar. I feel that most guitars could benefit from lighter weight tuners, look at how many very upscale guitars use (another brand) open back tuners as a very expensive upgrade. These are the lightest tuners I could find easily, and with the plastic buttons (very well constructed) offered just what I needed to lighten this guitar and sweeten the overall tone and preserve the woody-ness of sound I was looking for.
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