92 McCarty needs tuners

[Nmader]

Recently acquired a 92 McCarty gold top(at least as far as I can tell) it doesn't have tuners in it. Wondering what will fit in without having to do any mods and not break the bank.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Get some locking vintage ones from John Mann

 

[Nmader]

I've been reading that Schaller M6 3x3 may fit?

 

[Senor Verde]

Gotoh SD90 is what came on them new back then. You can get them aged too, if you like.

Unless it's been modified, Schaller M6 would require the peg holes be enlarged and a new hole for the screw would need to be drilled. I believe M6 would fit a CE or Custom of that era.

 

[RC Mike]

If it’s a 1992, it’s not a McCarty. That changes your options a bit.

 

[Nmader]

I'm not 100 percent sure if a
It's McCarty or not. They huh I got it from thought he got it in 92 and that's all he knew. The body seems a little fatter than me custom 22 and it's a hard tail.

 

[DISTORT6]

Is that it in your avatar? (Nice work having an avatar, btw.)
A pic of the back of the headstock would answer some questions…

 

[Nmader]

Is that it in your avatar? (Nice work having an avatar, btw.)
A pic of the back of the headstock would answer some question.

that was it In The avatar. I put the back of the headstock now

 

[DISTORT6]

Okay.
It’s a 1999 Custom 22.
The vintage style tuners that would have come on a McCarty would need two holes vertically drilled - one above and one below the hole for the shaft. Yours does not have that. So not a McCarty.
Your guitar had the wing tuners.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Phase 2 is what you need, likely less than wings they came on it originally.

 

[Nmader]

would the schaller M6 3x3 work?

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Why not go with what belongs on there?

 

[DISTORT6]

Why not go with what belongs on there?

I totally agree with this.
The problem is the people selling them asking for wayyyy too much $.

 

[Nmader]

Money is obstacle, would like to get it up and going see what I think of it before I invest a bunch of money.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

I’d go with some M6 (or compatible) tuners on it since you’re not even sure you like it yet.

It’s a stoptail, so there’s no real mechanical advantage to having locking tuners.

 

[gush]

I'd go with Mann locking klusons for two reasons.

1- sergio is 100% correct in that non trem guitar really DOESN'T NEED lockers but the string changes will go so much quicker.

2- next owner would probably say something like.....oh man.....I wish this had locking tuners!

But most importantly, the guitar in your avatar didn't have kluson vintage style tuners so it may be a moot point.

I have non locking klusons I'd like to trade for brass post lockers.

Hard to read serial number but if first number is actually a 2 then you don't have a McCarty

 

[JasonE]

Phase 2 is what you need, likely less than wings they came on it originally.

I agree. This had the newer version of the winged tuners on it where they went to individual screws for the D and G tuners. The Phase II tuners should fit it.

You could contact John Mann to see if he has any Phase II tuners. He will surely have something that will drop in and not require any modifications.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

I agree. This had the newer version of the winged tuners on it where they went to individual screws for the D and G tuners. The Phase II tuners should fit it.

You could contact John Mann to see if he has any Phase II tuners. He will surely have something that will drop in and not require any modifications.

Oof! Good call, I didn’t look at his avatar pic.

 

[Faded]

Recently acquired a 92 McCarty gold top(at least as far as I can tell) it doesn't have tuners in it. Wondering what will fit in without having to do any mods and not break the bank.

The McCarty wasn’t in production until 1994.

 

[JasonE]

The McCarty wasn’t in production until 1994.

It came to light pretty quickly that it is actually a Custom 22.