Boz
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Hey guys,
I have a question that I'm trying to determine the correct answer for a friend, and would appreciate some help.
I have a friend that owns the same guitar as I do, a early-mid 2024 Special SH (except his is not a 10-top) that came with all chrome hardware. He wants to make a few cosmetic changes he's oddly excited about, including switching out the stock white pickup rings for black ones, and switching out his chrome tuning buttons for black as well. He already purchased the pickup rings but recently told me he's at a bit of a standstill with the tuning buttons due to having some trouble figuring out which ones he needs. So I was hoping to be able to figure this out for him and find some for him to give him as a small gift, but first I need some help here myself.
So he has the Phase III locking tuners that have the now "previous shape" tuning buttons (NOT the current wing-style buttons, the ones just prior). He doesn't want the black "smoked chrome" shiny ones that came with many private stocks or wood library models, he actually prefers the look of the black ones that look plastic, as they more closely match the black pickup rings that are also plastic (to each their own I guess). He said while searching online he came across what he believed might be the right ones that were listed as "PRS Phase III tuner buttons/ebony" that are the plastic looking ones, but can't find anywhere it confirming that these would be a direct replacement that fit perfectly on his model. I should also mention that he's aware of the new black wing-style plastic buttons now coming on many core wood library models (which I DO believe would be an exact replacement fit, please confirm if you know...??), but he said if he could choose he would prefer to keep the same shape tuning buttons as the chrome ones he currently has.
But I myself don't recall core models of that year having the option of black plastic tuning buttons, only the shiny smoked chrome ones that matched the smoked chrome bridge and other hardware pieces available at the time on private stock and some core wood library models. And I do believe that the SE/CE models actually had the option of black plastic tuning buttons like the ones I'm referring to here, and I don't want to accidentally give him black tuning buttons that appear the same visually but actually only fit SE/CE models. So as you can see I also am not 100% on this either, hence reaching out to all of you.
So having said all that and explaining everything to the best of my ability, here's what I'm hoping to confirm one way or another....
- Can these black plastic looking tuning buttons that appear to be the same shape as his current chrome buttons, which are listed as "PRS Phase III/ebony," will they directly replace his current chrome tuning buttons? If not, are there ones that DO correctly fit that I haven't mentioned (black plastic look, not shiny black chrome look)? Or is his only option the new black plastic looking "wing style" buttons?
Lastly, based on the correct answer to these questions, I wanted to ask if anyone here might possibly have any of these tuning buttons that would work laying around or available that they no longer are using due to switching them out or for any other reason, that they wouldn't mind parting with or offering for a fair price so I can in turn give them to my friend? If not, I still very much appreciate the help to at least know which ones are correct replacements so I can try and find them for him. Thanks again everybody, and hope you all are making time for your own guitar and never letting it sit long enough to collect dust
I have a question that I'm trying to determine the correct answer for a friend, and would appreciate some help.
I have a friend that owns the same guitar as I do, a early-mid 2024 Special SH (except his is not a 10-top) that came with all chrome hardware. He wants to make a few cosmetic changes he's oddly excited about, including switching out the stock white pickup rings for black ones, and switching out his chrome tuning buttons for black as well. He already purchased the pickup rings but recently told me he's at a bit of a standstill with the tuning buttons due to having some trouble figuring out which ones he needs. So I was hoping to be able to figure this out for him and find some for him to give him as a small gift, but first I need some help here myself.
So he has the Phase III locking tuners that have the now "previous shape" tuning buttons (NOT the current wing-style buttons, the ones just prior). He doesn't want the black "smoked chrome" shiny ones that came with many private stocks or wood library models, he actually prefers the look of the black ones that look plastic, as they more closely match the black pickup rings that are also plastic (to each their own I guess). He said while searching online he came across what he believed might be the right ones that were listed as "PRS Phase III tuner buttons/ebony" that are the plastic looking ones, but can't find anywhere it confirming that these would be a direct replacement that fit perfectly on his model. I should also mention that he's aware of the new black wing-style plastic buttons now coming on many core wood library models (which I DO believe would be an exact replacement fit, please confirm if you know...??), but he said if he could choose he would prefer to keep the same shape tuning buttons as the chrome ones he currently has.
But I myself don't recall core models of that year having the option of black plastic tuning buttons, only the shiny smoked chrome ones that matched the smoked chrome bridge and other hardware pieces available at the time on private stock and some core wood library models. And I do believe that the SE/CE models actually had the option of black plastic tuning buttons like the ones I'm referring to here, and I don't want to accidentally give him black tuning buttons that appear the same visually but actually only fit SE/CE models. So as you can see I also am not 100% on this either, hence reaching out to all of you.
So having said all that and explaining everything to the best of my ability, here's what I'm hoping to confirm one way or another....
- Can these black plastic looking tuning buttons that appear to be the same shape as his current chrome buttons, which are listed as "PRS Phase III/ebony," will they directly replace his current chrome tuning buttons? If not, are there ones that DO correctly fit that I haven't mentioned (black plastic look, not shiny black chrome look)? Or is his only option the new black plastic looking "wing style" buttons?
Lastly, based on the correct answer to these questions, I wanted to ask if anyone here might possibly have any of these tuning buttons that would work laying around or available that they no longer are using due to switching them out or for any other reason, that they wouldn't mind parting with or offering for a fair price so I can in turn give them to my friend? If not, I still very much appreciate the help to at least know which ones are correct replacements so I can try and find them for him. Thanks again everybody, and hope you all are making time for your own guitar and never letting it sit long enough to collect dust
