When did PRS go back to the old knobs on the DGT?

[László]

You'd need a new plan. They're "press fitted" to the shaft.

Doesn't look like it to me. On the Phase IIIs there's a black screw right where it's always been. The Kluson style tuners are different. There are several shots here that show the screws quite clearly.

PRS Guitars 40th Anniversary Custom 24 - Tiger Eye

Paul Reed Smith 40th Anniversary Custom 24 in Tigers Eye is in stock at Northeast Music Center

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[bodia]

Doesn't look like it to me. On the Phase IIIs there's a black screw right where it's always been. The Kluson style tuners are different. There are several shots here that show the screws quite clearly.

PRS Guitars 40th Anniversary Custom 24 - Tiger Eye

Paul Reed Smith 40th Anniversary Custom 24 in Tigers Eye is in stock at Northeast Music Center

nemusiccenter.com

I stand corrected. I must have been thinking about the non-locking Kluson style that they used on the 594 for a time.

 

[László]

I stand corrected.

Permission to sit granted!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

No problem, I shall explain. First off, I love my Phase III’s. They are likely the best tuners currently manufactured today, in my opinion. Great ratio, good looking. But when they switched to the plasticky weight saving knobs last year I just lost all interest. I am sure Paul knows what he’s talking about subtracting weight from the headstock etc. (even though the heavy aluminum truss rod cover they’re using now adds it back), but I just cannot vibe with that look. I started using Sperzels years ago to replace the wing Phase I tuners and it just became standard procedure for me over the years. I have never had any mechanical issues with any PRS tuning machines. It’s mostly about looks.

So what you’re saying is that you may have a collection of Phase I tuners in your parts drawer?

(@sergiodeblanc to the white courtesy phone)

 

[Fringbird]

So what you’re saying is that you may have a collection of Phase I tuners in your parts drawer?

(@sergiodeblanc to the white courtesy phone)

Sadly they’ve been sold. I do have a set of chrome Phase II’s sitting around but that’s all.

 

[deathworlder]

Who gives a damn? Why not just change them, if you're not happy?

 

[László]

Who gives a damn? Why not just change them, if you're not happy?

This.