I removed all the old tuners and did one carefull pass with the 5/16" bit first. I did not want to bore out any more wood than was necessary. I took a 5/16" & 11/32" drill bit out and masking taped the bits 4/16" from the tips of both bits.
The stock bushings fit the Kluson pegs, so I left them in. Seeing how this one is in black finish, if I decide to change the tuners, it might be the first one used as it is easy to match up black. What a big difference that a set-up made! Wow. The new Plus Top has already had a standard set-up after we took it home and out of the box, so there was no real comparison, not like this one we just brought home. Not sure if this Special II ever had a set-up done prior to me picking it up last summer, but it sure has made a big difference in the sound and playability (according to my son) on this guitar. So some of the original tuners are staying in tune but not all. I had him check to see if it was still in tune when he was finished playing it, and on most of the strings it still was. And he played it for an easy 3 or so hours. I asked him to make sure it was in tune before he played it. My younger son, our resident bass player decided he wants to try his hand at playing a 6 string. It has had a standard set-up, new strings and the truss rod needed adjustment. I appreciate it! Matching the color on the finish might be the ticklish part after I fill in the original offset holes with plastic wood.Ī night or so ago we picked up my oldest son's original Special II from a professional luthier. The identical tuners are on his first "used" Special II also.Ĭhasenblues & RTH, thank you both for your responses. The below is a photo of the tuners on his Special II. So now my son is interested in upgrading from the original 14:1 covered tuners. Not long after we took it home and out of the box, we had a standard set-up done by a professional luthier. So he picked one out in Heritage Sunburst. They have a flamed maple top, and are a great looking guitar, especially for that low price.
A month or so ago GC had a sale on Epiphone LP Special II Plus Top Limited Editions. He started taking lessons back in February and is doing well enough that I figured it was time to follow through and keep my word. I told him if he showed a genuine interest I would buy him a new guitar. So I had picked up a used Les Paul Special II in black that was in excellent shape and cost me $90 at GC. His younger brother has been a bass player for about 5 years. Last year one of my sons told me he had an interest in learning to play guitar.
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