tuner gear ratios

[the_bleeding]

Anybody understand what gear ratios mean? I'm seeing 14:1, 16:1, and 18:1, but i dont know what it really stands for, or which one is more accurate.

[deifiler]

Seems a pointless thing to fixate over, but I'd assume it means something along the lines of a ratio of turning distance in the machine head relative to how much the peg/string actually moves per rotation, much like the system on a geared up bike :stoned:

Fuck the pegs, add more distortion

[gorath23]

18:1 means that for every 18 turns it moves 1, not sure what this is in relation to (tuning pegs?) so I don't know what the measurement unit is. I find that hard to believe though! So the higher the number the more accurate.

[Soeru]

Correct, bigger ratio, more tuning accuracy, not a touchy peg that as soon as you turn it a little bit it goes wickedly sharp, turn it down a little and it goes too flat.

Usually it means it's a better quality peg, but it doesn't always mean that it's going to keep your strings in tune longer.

[sqol]

18:1 means that for every 18 turns it moves 1, not sure what this is in relation to (tuning pegs?) so I don't know what the measurement unit is. I find that hard to believe though! So the higher the number the more accurate.

If you turn the peg round 18 times, the post will turn round once :)

[the_bleeding]

wicked, thanks all of you. its just that upgrading to a decent ratio tuner from bc rich tuners will be a huge jump in quality haahahahha. :p

[belphegor79]

Wow, you learn something new all the time. Good thread.