NGD - CIJ Mustang RI

jcb3030 · Post by **jcb3030** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:03 am

My used '65 RI arrived yesterday. I'm so glad I pulled the trigger on it.

It's a pretty, pretty guitar.

I haven't really been able to play it tuned yet because one plastic tuning key falls off. I tried a general purpose "Liquid Nails" glue but it didn't hold. Any ideas on how to fix this?

I'm going to have it set up by a pro and I might have the bridge pickup changed at the same time. I generally play alt rock/hard rock/blues. Any pickup suggestions? I want to be able to return it to 100% stock so I don't want a pickup that will require mods. I've read a lot of recommendations on this board for a JB Jr, FastTrack II, Hot Rails, Little 59, Curtis Novak, etc.

Thanks for any ideas...

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:09 am

I have the same guitar and the tuners do the same thing. They are shit. I've had multiple situations at important gigs where I go to tune and the peg just turns, as if it had lost all bond with the metal. Stupid design, really. Definitely happens on hot days, too -- like the glue heats up.

FUCK.

jcb3030 · Post by **jcb3030** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:35 am

Tonight I used superglue. I will try it tomorrow after it dries. What a pain.

weeping_moon · Post by **weeping_moon** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:55 pm

jcb3030 wrote:Tonight I used
superglue. I will try it tomorrow after it dries. What a pain.

I had this same problem with the E-tuner. Then i used superglue and its fine now. It was a crack in the plastic so the whole tuner was unusable.

jcb3030 · Post by **jcb3030** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:38 am

Superglue worked.

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 4:58 pm

I've fitted the same plastic button tuners to my Mustang too. I've noticed 'trapezoid Fender 70s F tuners' at the usual online parts places, which I'm assuming are the same dimensions but have the standard metal buttons instead since everything else about them looks the same. If the plastic buttons prove to be a PITA, would these be a like-for-like replacement?

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:12 pm

Concretebadger wrote:I've fitted the same plastic button tuners to my Mustang too. I've noticed 'trapezoid Fender 70s F tuners' at the usual online parts places, which I'm assuming are the same dimensions but have the standard metal buttons instead since everything else about them looks the same. If the plastic buttons prove to be a PITA, would these be a like-for-like replacement?

Yes. The metal ones should pop right in.

On my Bronco

On my Coronado II

jcb3030 · Post by **jcb3030** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:13 pm

Do you have a link to those metal tuners?

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:21 pm

http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/tune ... fender.htm

You can find the set of metal tuners or they sell individual replacement tuners like your broken one.

Also check ebay.

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:41 pm

@taylornutt: cheers. I'll remember that if my 'stang tuners start breaking on me!

Axesrus have them listed (ninth from the bottom of the page) too.

weeping_moon · Post by **weeping_moon** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:00 am

taylornutt wrote:http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/tune ... fender.htm

You can find the set of metal tuners or they sell individual replacement tuners like your broken one.

Also check ebay.

Thank you for this advice. I dont want plastic tuners on my guitar.

weeping_moon · Post by **weeping_moon** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:03 am

taylornutt wrote:http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/tune ... fender.htm

You can find the set of metal tuners or they sell individual replacement tuners like your broken one.

Also check ebay.

Thank you for this advice. I dont want plastic tuners on my guitar.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:45 am

Say what you want about buttons but short of locking tuners, there are no better tuners than good split tuners.

In fact, I find them so stable that I consider them locking, for all purposes.

I can't get this few wraps on any other kind of tuner unless locking, of course.

weeping_moon · Post by **weeping_moon** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:56 am

honeyiscool wrote:Say what you want about buttons but short of locking tuners, there are no better tuners than good split tuners.

In fact, I find them so stable that I consider them locking, for all purposes.

I can't get this few wraps on any other kind of tuner unless locking, of course.

Yep. I didnt say i want locking tuners.
I just dont like the plastic, want tuners with metal knobs.
Split tuners works well, there are no problem with the tuning itself.