Most of the peg holes were a tad small for the 10mm bushings to go in by hand (I didn't want to resort to using a hammer): To address this, I simply took an allen wrench just under the size of the holes, wrapped sandpaper around it, and carefully reamed them out. Took a couple of minutes for each one - the bushings went in nicely with some good thumb pressure. When fitting the tuners in place, I busted one of the screws and wasted a day fixing it after extracting the busted screw, I plugged the hole with hide glue and a dowel, and plugged all the old screw holes with toothpicks. Once everything was good and dry, I flush cut the plugs and used a sharp 1" chisel to smooth them out and lightly sanded them off. I wound up using screws with a larger diameter to anchor the tuners - everything looks great.
I spent some time getting to know the tuners and adjusted their height.
I played it for a while and made adjustments. This is an Yngwie Strat and I am aggressive with my bends, especially while testing these tuners. On the low E and A, I noticed that they would go considerably flat. Of course I wouldnt trust any guitar to stay in tune after bending low E and A 1.5 to 2 steps, but they were going way flat. I realized that simply threading the low strings through the peg holes and tuning to pitch is not enough to lock them in place I had to slightlly tighten these posts (#4 in the Gotoh illustration with the tuners) using a coin - they stay in tune much better. I removed the synchronized tremolo and applied chapstick to the body and the underside of the bridge. 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.
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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.
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