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Chet Johnson · July 18th, 2009, 12:57 AM

Hello,
Scanning parts and this stuff looks identical.

Who really makes this stuff?

http://cgi.ebay.com/locking-Tuners-J...3A2%7C294%3A50

http://cgi.ebay.com/Locking-Tuners-F...3A1%7C294%3A50

http://store.guitarfetish.com/negostlotusp.html

GilmourD · July 18th, 2009, 01:56 AM

Jay at GFS tends to deal directly with the manufacturer and has things made to his specs. He doesn't accept BS from them and if anything is wrong has a tendency to send shipments back, saying, "Uh... You made this wrong. Redo it."

It is entirely possible that Jay's simply carrying the same tuner.

As far as who you buy from, that's up to you, but I'm a very happy customer of GFS. Jay might seem a bit short in e-mails (he's a New Yorker), but he bends over backwards to make customers happy as long as you actually get in touch with him about the problem.

Strat62 · July 18th, 2009, 05:58 AM

It's all asian-made stuff, but all of it that I've bought I've been pretty happy with, especially the pups, bridges and tuners. I've got GFS pups in three of my guitars, and they were everything they were claimed to be. I have a set of Dragonfire Screamers in a pre-wired pickguard on my open-G Strat and they are some of the sweetest 'buckers I've ever heard. The bodies, on the otherhand, generally needed a bit of work, but I really can't complain for 50-60 bucks.

Chet Johnson · July 18th, 2009, 10:50 AM

So far, I've hav good luck with the GFS stuff. I've been watching for a month for the Sperzel-like tuners to be in stock, no luck. Last night I found the tuners that look identical from guitarpartssource on ebay. I ordered them. Excited to see.

Gary in Boston · July 18th, 2009, 11:23 AM

I too am happy with GFS. I have p u's, tuners, bridges, etc. I heard that they are going to offer a line of aqoustic p u's at some point this year as well. Anybody else heard this?

Gary

Hagbard Celine · July 18th, 2009, 12:38 PM

I've only made one purchase from GFS and it was a positive experience.

The prices kind of make you wonder about all the really expensive stuff out there.

Chet Johnson · July 21st, 2009, 12:51 AM

I got these tuners today from guitarpartssourceonline.com "the home of dragonfire parts" and I tell you what....I'm Impressed. The locking knob is threaded directly to the locking pin. I don't see any potential for broken knobs like the "real" sperzels.
Gears look like finely machined brass. Just for a cool note, the anchor screw lines up perfectly with the screwhole of the Squier Starcaster neck that I'm re-furbing.

Mike S. · July 21st, 2009, 07:37 AM

Great luck here with years of dealing with GFS, especially their pups. Much better than one could imagine for the money paid.

garymaddox · July 21st, 2009, 02:47 PM

I have compared GFS's Firebird and fat pole tele sets to some Artec generic ones from a dealer on eBay. The only difference was $20 a pickup in price. The boxes they came in were the same except for the GFS sticker. This may not be true for all their pups and perhaps I just got lucky with the generics. I have seen some truly bad Chinese pickups!

Chet Johnson · July 23rd, 2009, 11:44 AM

So, has anyone found whether these parts are coming from the same place?

GilmourD · July 24th, 2009, 12:26 PM

Why not just e-mail Jay at info@guitarfetish.com ?

Chet Johnson · July 29th, 2009, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chet Johnson

I got these tuners today from guitarpartssourceonline.com "the home of dragonfire parts" and I tell you what....I'm Impressed. The locking knob is threaded directly to the locking pin. I don't see any potential for broken knobs like the "real" sperzels.
Gears look like finely machined brass. Just for a cool note, the anchor screw lines up perfectly with the screwhole of the Squier Starcaster neck that I'm re-furbing.

I'm sorry. The correct website if not on ebay is www.guitarpartsonline.com

chronicinsomnia · July 29th, 2009, 04:49 PM

So Chet how do those tuners perform?

PeAcE

edwardjeffrey · July 29th, 2009, 05:52 PM

Gfs pickups are made in Korea

Chet Johnson · July 29th, 2009, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chronicinsomnia

So Chet how do those tuners perform?

PeAcE

I still haven't finished that guitar to be able to string up yet. I will report imediately when I do. I am very impressed with the quality just looking them over.

chronicinsomnia · July 29th, 2009, 06:47 PM

I'll be buying some probably either this evening or tomorrow. If I get mine installed first I'll post a mini review.

PeAcE

chronicinsomnia · August 6th, 2009, 03:40 PM

I bought 3 sets of the tuners. They are as good as the Fender branded ones I have on my Warmoth strat. They are a solid well made item. The biggest bonus to me was that I'm a lefty and the ones that I bought from Dragonfire are made for a lefty headstock. (They also sell the righty ones)

I used all 3 sets on strat style guitars with vintage tremolos. After installation I did several divebombs as well as subtle tremolo passages. The guitars all stayed in tune much better than with traditional non locking tuners.

I will be buying a few more sets for my other tremolo equiped guitars.

PeAcE

ole AZ · August 6th, 2009, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hagbard Celine

The prices kind of make you wonder about all the really expensive stuff out there.

+1

July 18th, 2009, 12:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
Chet Johnson Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Woodsfield, OH Age: 32 Posts: 522 15 Photos	GFS, Dragonfire, who makes this stuff? Hello, Scanning parts and this stuff looks identical. Who really makes this stuff? http://cgi.ebay.com/locking-Tuners-J...3A2%7C294%3A50 http://cgi.ebay.com/Locking-Tuners-F...3A1%7C294%3A50 http://store.guitarfetish.com/negostlotusp.html

July 18th, 2009, 01:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
GilmourD Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nutley, NJ Age: 30 Posts: 1,731	Jay at GFS tends to deal directly with the manufacturer and has things made to his specs. He doesn't accept BS from them and if anything is wrong has a tendency to send shipments back, saying, "Uh... You made this wrong. Redo it." It is entirely possible that Jay's simply carrying the same tuner. As far as who you buy from, that's up to you, but I'm a very happy customer of GFS. Jay might seem a bit short in e-mails (he's a New Yorker), but he bends over backwards to make customers happy as long as you actually get in touch with him about the problem. __________________ Good deals: Joel Terry Layla Skye Sunny Wally Franky Honey Wolfy

July 18th, 2009, 05:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
Strat62 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cambridge Vt. Age: 58 Posts: 1,081	It's all asian-made stuff, but all of it that I've bought I've been pretty happy with, especially the pups, bridges and tuners. I've got GFS pups in three of my guitars, and they were everything they were claimed to be. I have a set of Dragonfire Screamers in a pre-wired pickguard on my open-G Strat and they are some of the sweetest 'buckers I've ever heard. The bodies, on the otherhand, generally needed a bit of work, but I really can't complain for 50-60 bucks. __________________ http://soundclick.com/MarkGates http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=429473735 http://www.reverbnation.com/markgates

July 24th, 2009, 12:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
GilmourD Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nutley, NJ Age: 30 Posts: 1,731	Why not just e-mail Jay at info@guitarfetish.com ? __________________ Good deals: Joel Terry Layla Skye Sunny Wally Franky Honey Wolfy

July 29th, 2009, 05:52 PM	#14 (permalink)
edwardjeffrey Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: san francisco Age: 56 Posts: 388	Gfs pickups are made in Korea __________________ An old fool from the old school

July 18th, 2009, 10:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
Chet Johnson Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Woodsfield, OH Age: 32 Posts: 522 15 Photos	So far, I've hav good luck with the GFS stuff. I've been watching for a month for the Sperzel-like tuners to be in stock, no luck. Last night I found the tuners that look identical from guitarpartssource on ebay. I ordered them. Excited to see.

July 18th, 2009, 11:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
Gary in Boston Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,131	I too am happy with GFS. I have p u's, tuners, bridges, etc. I heard that they are going to offer a line of aqoustic p u's at some point this year as well. Anybody else heard this? Gary

July 18th, 2009, 12:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Hagbard Celine TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Miami, Flori-duh Posts: 41	I've only made one purchase from GFS and it was a positive experience. The prices kind of make you wonder about all the really expensive stuff out there.

July 21st, 2009, 07:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mike S. TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas/Nashville Age: 42 Posts: 50	Great luck here with years of dealing with GFS, especially their pups. Much better than one could imagine for the money paid.

July 21st, 2009, 02:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
garymaddox Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Foat Wuth, Texus Posts: 525	I have compared GFS's Firebird and fat pole tele sets to some Artec generic ones from a dealer on eBay. The only difference was $20 a pickup in price. The boxes they came in were the same except for the GFS sticker. This may not be true for all their pups and perhaps I just got lucky with the generics. I have seen some truly bad Chinese pickups!

July 23rd, 2009, 11:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
Chet Johnson Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Woodsfield, OH Age: 32 Posts: 522 15 Photos	So, has anyone found whether these parts are coming from the same place?

July 29th, 2009, 04:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
chronicinsomnia NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: arkansas Age: 40 Posts: 3	So Chet how do those tuners perform? PeAcE

July 29th, 2009, 06:47 PM	#16 (permalink)
chronicinsomnia NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: arkansas Age: 40 Posts: 3	I'll be buying some probably either this evening or tomorrow. If I get mine installed first I'll post a mini review. PeAcE

August 6th, 2009, 03:40 PM	#17 (permalink)
chronicinsomnia NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: arkansas Age: 40 Posts: 3	I bought 3 sets of the tuners. They are as good as the Fender branded ones I have on my Warmoth strat. They are a solid well made item. The biggest bonus to me was that I'm a lefty and the ones that I bought from Dragonfire are made for a lefty headstock. (They also sell the righty ones) I used all 3 sets on strat style guitars with vintage tremolos. After installation I did several divebombs as well as subtle tremolo passages. The guitars all stayed in tune much better than with traditional non locking tuners. I will be buying a few more sets for my other tremolo equiped guitars. PeAcE

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