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update, mentioned in another thread. my part didn't arrive at the shop today. thought it may be too late for a friday delivery. the e string is holding well on the broken tuner. so gonna risk using it and take my strat as a spare. it may be here tomorrow, just waiting on fenders posting skills.

The low E f-tuner on my MIM 70's classic strat neck is too narrow to accept a .52 and I've been worried about this happening.

my local shop were absolutely fucking awful when i broke one of the machineheads off my ibanez. good to hear yours aren't.

i rang them up, they said they'd order it and i could come and pick it up. i'd have to pay for the machinehead of course.
i waited three weeks, calling every 3 or 4 days to ask if it'd come in yet (hey, it was my only electric and i had no idea i could just buy a set from somewhere else, i wanted my tuner) then just did some research and bought some off axesrus.

this was in june/august 2006, still waiting for the call to tell me it's in...

i think it's difficult to find somewhere with good after-service. i used to go to a place in nottingham all the time, but in the end i'd get shafted and have to pay for parts etc and it costs more to get to notts. the one i use now is right on the doorstep and they'll normally bend over backwards to help me. i get free strings, deals on stuff, they'll get stuff in for me to try (within reason) without buying. even end up having jams in the shop some time. i normally get on the upright bass or lap steel. it's quite a laugh.

they're getting a classic vibe duo sonic in next month and i've got first dibs

Time for some grovers instead.

One of the Klusons on my 63 Duo Sonic had the same thing happen...

Update: guitar shop rang, fender delivered them this morning and there the wrong ones. they sent klusons with chrome tops one.
they've rang fender and fender are getting back to them.

FUCK FENDER UK IN THE ASS!