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Shawn Brock -> RE: Planatery Tuners (Jun. 3 2012 1:45:20)
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Well, I love them myself. I have 1 guitar with planetary pegs, and when I place an order for my next custom guitar, that's what I'll have installed.
I can't say for sure that there's a sound difference when comparing guitars with planetary pegs to guitars with tuners. Lots of people say that guitars with pegs sound different than guitars with tuners, and I think they are probably right. I think the extra weight provided by tuners causes more sustain than guitars with any kind of pegs. In theory, the attack is also quicker on guitars with pegs because there is less weight on the headstock.
I have never seen planetary pegs stop functioning. The only problems I have heard of is when people forget that the E strings go on the outside of the peg head and not the inside. Then what happens is the tension of the string fights the gear and causes the string not to hold, and or the peg to come unscrewed. Also I have heard of people who don't know that if you want the peg to feel tighter while tuning, that you need to lower tension on the string a little and give the peg a push to drive it deeper into the shaft. If you want less tension while tuning, just bring the pitch of the string down some, and pull the head of the peg away from the headstock. I know, seems pretty easy right? And it is, but somehow some people seem to miss those points.
In short, I like them as good as I have ever liked any tuner and highly recommend them. Oh, and if your wondering, I have a flamenco with Pegheds, one with ebony pegs and one with tuners, so I have all bases covered... Plus, you can string a guitar in no time with these things! Way quicker than using tuners... I think you would like them!
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