Bushings on RI Mustang Necks

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:22 pm

Hi guys,

I have a '65 RI neck on the way for my Duo-Sonic project, and I need to buy bushings for it to fit my Klusons. Do you think I just need standard Bushings, not Conversion ones, right?

Cheers
M

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:39 pm

well.

what kind of klusons are they?

are they old klusons? new klusons? ping? gohtoh ?

i think they are all different dude shit sucks

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:02 pm

Um, whatever the cock I ordered 18 months ago for my Duo-Sonic. They were from Warmoth. Their site has changed since and now it bites monkeycocks (like their customer service).

I think they're these:
http://www.warmoth.com/Gotoh-Vintage-Tu ... -P969.aspx

Gotoh Vintage Style Slot Heads. They have literally no fucking information on their website.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:29 pm

I got these:

http://www.allparts.uk.com/tuning-bushi ... ?p=product

and these:

http://www.allparts.uk.com/tuning-fixin ... ?p=product

We will see whether I have made a huge mistake when they turn up and the neck is here.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:30 pm

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:15 pm

the odds are against you my friend with these bushings.

the only ones i ever got to work ok the first time were from guitarfettish

and even those, the inner radius was good but the outer radius required sanding of the headstock

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:17 pm

Fudge. We will see what happens.

Post by **dots** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:36 pm

boo non-standard part making!

Post by **Mike** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:42 pm

Yeah, they're definitely not vintage style holes. They're 3/8" which means conversion bushings. Fuck's sake.

Ordered.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:24 pm

so you got the first set in the mail and they didn't work ?

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:33 am

Yes. Why are Fender so dumb they don't put Vintage bushings on guitars that have vintage tuners stock?

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:50 pm

nondrillbitswitchlulz

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:02 pm

So Mike, do you have the ones you need, or not? If not, there are two different kinds of those as well. One kind looks like a foot brace that makes you three inches taller, and the other one looks only slightly different from the normal ones, but bigger in the hole. I will try to find pictures.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:30 pm

I've ordered what I "think" are the right conversion bushings, they should arrive tomorrow. They're 10.2mm. If I have to drill the holes then I will.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:25 pm

I am pissed off. The conversion bushings from Axesrus. These ones:

(A)

Have the right external radius for the headstock, but despite being marketed as for 6mm vintage tuners, THEY ARE TOO FUCKING SMALL TO TAKE THE TUNERS.

Fucking livid. I've now ordered these as a final attempt:

Which are supposed to do the exact same fucking thing but look differently. GRR

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:43 am

Have you shouted them abut it? My luthier friend uses axesrus, and I always thought they were pretty legit, despite how shite their website used to be (I understand they had the work experience boy do it over for them). I would sort of like to think they're decent folks, and that they'd do the right thing by you, or at least relist things so as to avoid further confusion.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:28 am

They are good folks. I'm going to talk to my Dad about it. Maybe we can widen these with a drill in the vice. It's so close to allowing the tuner through but not quite.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:26 pm

just dremmul that shit out dude.

you only gotta take off a tiny bit

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:28 pm

trying to find you something here....this is funny.

title is ROUND METAL FILE at the top of the page and when you click on the photo it says 8"ROUND WOOD FILE

http://www.dollardays.com/i368222-whole ... -file.html

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:31 pm

this is what you need.

you just jam that shit in there and wack it off.