325 C58 tuners

[my3rics]

What type tuners work best for a 325 C58? I want to use the guitar on stage. Thanks.

[jingle_jangle]

Hmmm. I suppose I would say, "ones that work".

The Ric-Tite Grover open-back type that are fitted to it, are actually very nice. The ones on mine hold their tune very well.

Swap them out, and you lose a bit of the "look". Grover themselves make a nearly-identical set of 18:1s, which would have a better "feel" to some, but I'm at a loss to answer this question any further until I have a clue as to why you want to swap out the originals.

Don't forget--the string gauge is very important on these shorties--you want to use a set of .013-.054s on it.

[beatlefreak]

Welcome to the forum, Tommy. Keep the open backs you have on the C58, unless there's some problem with them. As Paul says, they're great tuners.

I use a set of 12 gauge strings on my 325V59 with no problems or issues at all.

[my3rics]

Hey thanks for the advice. I have .012's TI's on it right now which helped tremendously in the playability but I will get a set of .013's and try them. I still don't have quite the sound I am looking for but its getting better. Not much output from these pickups either. Thanks.

[beatlefreak]

No, the C58 Toasters are only wound to about 5k, as opposed to other Toasters which are around 7.4k. So they are definitely a lower output pickup.