SQUIRE CLASSIC VIBE ESQUIRE TUNER SWAP

[SeaSquire]

I recently purchased a Butterscotch Blonde Squire Esquire Classic Vibe and was wondering about a swap - I also have (left over from a modded MIM Tele) a set of beautiful Fender chrome locking tuners that glide like ice and have what feels like a much more precise tuning ratio. Would these be a direct swap into the Squire? I'm not looking to drill holes or widen existing holes - just a direct swap.

 

[Ace38]

No. The tuners you want to put in are likely 10mm if we're talking a standard MIM tele. The ones you want to replace (which are great, that vintage style is far superior to modern sealed IMO) are 8mm. You can get locking style vintage tuners if you're desperate for lockers, but to put the ones you have now in would involve widening holes and drilling for locator pins.

 

[SeaSquire]

No. The tuners you want to put in are likely 10mm if we're talking a standard MIM tele. The ones you want to replace (which are great, that vintage style is far superior to modern sealed IMO) are 8mm. You can get locking style vintage tuners if you're desperate for lockers, but to put the ones you have now in would involve widening holes and drilling for locator pins.

Thanks. No, not desperate for lockers....just had these left over and like them a lot but won't do anything that involves drilling or cutting. Loving the CVS too much to screw with anything that'll change it irreversibly.

 

[dpang2836]

Anybody that Drills a 8-8.5mm Hole to 10mm is asking for Trouble. Too many Splinters, a possible Crack. etc. A Reamer does a clean Job. Should you want to go back to Classic Tuners, you would need 10mm Converter Bushing. Welcome to S - T also!

 

[SeaSquire]

Anybody that Drills a 8-8.5mm Hole to 10mm is asking for Trouble. Too many Splinters, a possible Crack. etc. A Reamer does a clean Job. Should you want to go back to Classic Tuners, you would need 10mm Converter Bushing. Welcome to S - T also!

Thanks! Yes, not going there....the guitar is a beast just as it is.

 

[dpang2836]

We like Pics of Guitars and Florida Beach Girls!

 

[archetype]

No. The tuners you want to put in are likely 10mm if we're talking a standard MIM tele. The ones you want to replace (which are great, that vintage style is far superior to modern sealed IMO) are 8mm. You can get locking style vintage tuners if you're desperate for lockers, but to put the ones you have now in would involve widening holes and drilling for locator pins.

It's a Squier CV Esquire.

 

[Ace38]

It's a Squier CV Esquire.

I know, I was referring to the guitar the tuners he wanted to put on came off of. OP knew it too.

 

[Archtops]

Welcome aboard. Enjoy the new Squier!

 

[archetype]

Oh...I get it. Not enough sleep for me to make sense of things, today.

I know, I was referring to the guitar the tuners he wanted to put on came off of. OP knew it too.

 

[Naked Strat Brat]

Howdy!

 

[LittleGiant]

Welcome to ST!

 

[Jes Woodland]

If anyone wants to drill out holes for machine heads just remember to clamp a piece of waste wood to the rear of the headstock while you are drilling through. This stops any splitting ,splinters or any spelching to the rear of the headstock and leaves a clean hole.

 

[SoCalJim]

Welcome aboard, @SeaSquire! Great lookin’ Tele! Oh, wait…