Grover Rotogrip 502C Chrome

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Grover Rotogrip 502C Chrome
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Nice, but not the best
Slambot 25.07.2020
These are nicely made tuners... and expensive! But I am a bit disappointed in the lack of control when tuning. More in a minute.

Pros:
Nice quality build (on the outside!)
Look great and are correct for many Gibsons (the reason I bought them)

Cons:
Well, firstly, I own three or four pairs. They all feel inconsistent to one another. They feel a bit jumpy and not as easy to hone in on that perfect tuning as some other brands. But in one case, my SG Supreme, they feel and seem to work great. At that guitar was the reason I bought more sets. Sooooooo.....

If I could do it again, I would just buy Sperzel - I am an old school Sperzel user from the early 1990's and they are a superior tuner... not the most comfortable to tighten down the wheel - but accurate. PRS also makes some seriously killer tuners. These Grovers definitely pale in comparison to those mentioned.

You live and learn I guess!
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Perfect
BillA 10.07.2020
Bought these to upgrade Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Top Pro factory fitted with non locking Grover tuners (12:1 ratio) which were excellent quality. The swap out was simple and pretty much drop in. The small fixing scews holes were ever so slightly out of exact alignment with the tuners but still fitted with no problem. I liked that in appearance apart from the unobtrusive knurled locking wheel the tuners looked very like those replaced, really smart. The locking and spindle mechanisms are smooth and the top build quality is evident in feel and finish. The 18:1 ratio allows easy accurate tuning.
Product came well packed and in fact i was able to reuse the pack for the replaced Grover tuners for storage or selling on.
On the negative side these are way more expensive than most other 3x3 locking tuners available on the market. In my case they were more than 20% of the price of the guitar. But they were not purchased as an investment to add monetary value to the guitar rather as an improvement for personal use. So for excellent manufacturing quality, function, accurate easy fitting and appearance I doubt you could buy better.
Ease of purchase and communication with Thomann resulted in an excellent experience all round.
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Just what I wanted: good locking tuners.
hammerh34d 04.02.2020
Direct replacement for my Epiphone DC Pro. They fit, but installation requires a little bit of force and courage, since originals do not have those little tiny stabilizing bumps on the surface facing the headstock.
I would suggest putting in stabilizing wood screws first, then to tihgten the bolt screw well and finally tighten the wood screws.
All and all - they work as intended, look good and seem to have potential to last. Recommended.
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Quality tuners, easy drop in for Gibson Les Paul
Dan936 11.01.2019
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Fantastic quality, love the locking side of them, well packaged, but the best thing is they fitted perfectly to my 1996 Les Paul standard. The bore is perfect and even the screw hole lined up. Mine had vintage Gibson Delux tuners on it, Jimmy Page black tie model, so they have two fixing screws on the back. These grovers only need one fixing point so you can just about see the hole from the vintage tuners at the back, but that is not the grovers fault. Very pleased and had the whole 6 installed and all re strung in about 30 mins.

Cons
Not much to say really. Maybe other makes might be cheaper, but if you?ve invested a lot of money on a decent Les Paul, why try and save money on cheap tuners that might not fit or perform as well?
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stratman3142 28.09.2017
Great replacement for the robotuners on my Gibson Les Paul Standard,
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Plug and play
DDorian 10.04.2021
Took me about 20 minutes to install these on my Les Paul Studio and they've made string changes a breeze. They feel smooth when you're tuning your strings and have seemingly improved the tuning stability of my Les Paul. And since my les Paul had grovers to start with, these leave no marks whatsoever and look like they were factory installed. Love em!
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Best tuners I've used
Metalnjager 05.08.2023
Bought a pair for a used Epiphone Les Paul that couldn't hold tune, installed these in about 30 minutes and hasn't had tuning issues since.
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Great all round machine heads
Grilla 31.05.2021
These machine heads are great. Very stable in keeping my Gibson Les Paul in tune.
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Grover Rotogrip 502C Chrome
Ben Button 10.06.2020
These are expensive....but....I have several other makes of high end locking tuners but these are by far the best. Quality feel and accuracy in tuning are spot on, highly recommended.
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502C for Gibson Les Paul 2016 HP
PicaPica 21.11.2018
Used the Grover 502C set to replace the g-force automatic tuning system on my Les Paul standard 2016 HP. I should have done that right from the beginning! They fit perfectly, and re-stringing is a peace of cake now...
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Grover Rotogrip 502C Chrome