[nitelightboy]

I have some Sperzels on my Ibanez RG 321MH and it took almost no modification. I just had to stick a piece of sandpaper into each hole and just barely file out some of the wood. The whole thing took me maybe 10 minutes and the holes lined up, the posts were just a tad thicker than stock.

[eaeolian]

Originally Posted by nitelightboy

I have some Sperzels on my Ibanez RG 321MH and it took almost no modification. I just had to stick a piece of sandpaper into each hole and just barely file out some of the wood. The whole thing took me maybe 10 minutes and the holes lined up, the posts were just a tad thicker than stock.

Really? You got locking Sperzels with screws rather than the locator pins? Or are these non-locking? (They're a different design.)

[nitelightboy]

Yeah with screws, they're a bit old, I think they came off of my cousin's ESP M-II but I'm not sure. But they definately lock down

[David]

actually... I wasn't joking about the drill and new washer. It's always an option, theres just a high-risk situation there if you have an unsteady hand, or don't know what your doing.

[Digital Black]

I have one too. It's my beater axe..





Tuners are Gotoh. Corts are made in the same factorys as the Ibanez's.

[GuitarDreamer131]

Originally Posted by eaeolian

I have Sperzels on my Soloist 7, which is my main guitar. They're really solid, and hold tune perfectly. If I had it to do over, though, I'd get the Schallers, because they're just as well made, but have a better (18:1 as opposed to 12:1) ratio. The Schallers are also more likely to be a "drop in" replacement, since the Sperzels use pins instead of screws to anchor them...

Thanks for the helpful info Eaeolian! I guess I'm going with the Schallers!

What's the gear ratio mean anyways? My planet waves tuners have an 18:1 ratio. I know that it's usually better if that first number is higher, but why?

And thanks Dormant for the other input!

Mike

[GuitarDreamer131]

Originally Posted by Sephiroth000

I have one too. It's my beater axe..





Tuners are Gotoh. Corts are made in the same factorys as the Ibanez's.

Haha, yeah I know! I found your thread when I searched for the guitar in google. I even emailed you once about whether or not you put new pickups in it and what you put in? You never e-mailed me back!

It's all good though!

Mike

[eaeolian]

Originally Posted by GuitarDreamer131

What's the gear ratio mean anyways? My planet waves tuners have an 18:1 ratio. I know that it's usually better if that first number is higher, but why?

That's the number of turns of the button to one turn of the peg. Generally, a higher ratio allows for more accurate tuning. The Sperzels occasionally drive me nuts with this...

[Digital Black]

Originally Posted by GuitarDreamer131

Haha, yeah I know! I found your thread when I searched for the guitar in google. I even emailed you once about whether or not you put new pickups in it and what you put in? You never e-mailed me back!

It's all good though!

Mike

Yeah december was a real busy time for me. I work two jobs..I kinda just forgot to do it..

[GuitarDreamer131]

If you take a look at the back of the headstock there on Sephrioth's Cort 7 (same as mind), the tuners don't have screw holes. I just noticed that the Schallers do have a place for screw holes. Is this gonna be hard to install myself? Should I have someone else do it? Do I need to drill a hole?

Mike