Hope you enjoy this one! What other guitars or gear would you like to see on the channel? I'd like to keep it math rock/midwest emo specific if possible, but I'm open to ideas! Thanks
Would you ever do a review of an acoustic guitar that lends well to math rock or MWE? I don't think I've ever seen you play acoustic before. I love the sound of mathy tapping on acoustic.
Idk how easy it’d be to get your hands on one but I’d really like to see a review of the FGN thinline telecaster. I’ve been considering getting one instead of the fender model. Love ur vids!
Definitely some budget or slightly unconventional math rock guitars. I know back in the day you had some PRS guitars and I’m curious to see how they stack up!
@@melcwan ichi00 and yy10 are both SSS talmans with a good few hundred bucks separating them. I just thought, from a buyers perspective, is the sparkly green worth it lmao
I really hope Ibanez releases this guitar for lefties. It is a shame that they’ve not released a Talman since the 90s for southpaws. The YY20 is such a gorgeous guitar.
I feel that about the neck tint personally. I think the thing I love is how the headstock shape matches the curves and shape of the offset body! It’s so pretty, and I think fits much nicer than the fender headstock on the majority of tele offsets. I think the thing that’s not for me (criminal as it may be) is the colour. Not sure why, just not my favourite colour 🤷♂️ Also small side note but thank you for the info on the string gauges! I’ve got a tele tuned solely to DAEAC#E and the strings vibrate an awful lot on the low end, so I think I might make the switch to some higher gauges. On that note, it could be interesting to see you test out whether you can easily play some classic Midwest emo slides, taps, and riffs with different gauges! Could be funny if you tried something crazy like incredibly small or big strings gauges! 😂
I switched to 11s when I started playing math rock style stuff a couple years ago and man is it such an improvement. With lower gauge strings I feel like I'm accidentally bending notes out of tune all the time and it just sounds bad.
@@aquieteveningmusic True? Dang, well I was about to put a new set of strings on it anyway, might as well make em 11s then! Which strings do you recommend? Usually go elixir personally, but open to try anything really :)
This but with soap bar pick ups (like on the asat special, same configuration as the telly just just different pickups), a smaller modern style bridge piece, and a semi hollow body would be my end game guitar.
Very thorough review Steve! You brought up some points that I wouldn't have even considered. Probably goes without saying but I think it would be cool if you could review the Ichika signature (and the new one when its available!). I think you offer a really unique perspective looking at gear as a math rocker. I don't think there's a single review of the ICHI10 where the reviewer actually plays in the style of Ichika. It's usually just blues or metal riffs.
For sure! Great shout. That guitar has been on my radar. Could compare it to the YY20 too. Would be interested to know how the Ichika sig compares in specs considering it's cheaper (I think).
There is also the ICHI100 which is an Ibanez Talman instead of the headless one. I'd be really interested how that one compares to the yvette signature.
That has to be the best orange finish I've ever seen on a guitar, or anything for that matter. I only one guitar (and one bass), but if I got another, it may very well be this.
Wondering if one of those brass compensated saddle bridges wd give it a bit more twang to the notes... great pickups! Edit: It'd definitely take gain like a quacky thing to wet stuff!
That Glimmer intro was so clean! And here I am, having spent a literal month trying to perfect that riff and still managing to mess up the 15th-fret tap... Anyways, thanks for the content, and have a great day :D
@@LetsTalkAboutMathRock Glad I'm not alone. You're a huge inspiration to me, and it helps to know that even my most skilled role models have their share of far-too-relatable mistakes 😅
I managed to snag a closet--kept mid 2010s TM302 for super cheap, many of the specs are the same. After new pickguard and pups its by far my favorite guitar; especially during a math jam!
I have an original '98 Talman in Mediterranean Green. There are some nice updates on this from those. The main thing I don't like about mine is that the neck is quite thin and narrow. I'd probably like this neck better. However, the neck on mine is a nice vintage amber. 😅 The color and pickup configuration on this one is nice!
The Talman guitars are great overall. I've played a couple and they all played and sounded excellent. If I were to buy one for myself it would probably be the new Ichika Nito signature model. It ticks all of my boxes for a great modern strat-style guitar (and it looks sweet!).
Thanks for answering my comment :). I feel like the fender tele pickups were more dynamic but the yy pickups were fuller. Very cool. I really love those talmans
I think that really came down to the string guages. I should've elaborated more but I feel like I'd end up boring people haha. The tele has 9s vs the 11s on the YY20. Honestly, I'm really surprised at how much more meaty the sound is with 11s
Very dope guitar ! That green one I feel like is your signature one. I'm getting a green one like that soon the seafoam is hands down one of the best colors for a guitar.
@@LetsTalkAboutMathRock Im getting the Schecter C-1 E/A Classic Semi-hollowbody Electric Guitar - Satin Vintage Pelham Blue. I never owned a schecter before but i really want a guitar with the piezo pickups.
Awesome! I got the YY10 after waiting months and months for it to come in from Japan, it's hard to play anything else now, was a tough choice between the YY10 and YY20 but I already have a nice tele
I've always wanted a Telecaster, but I feel that this Ibanez YY20 is far superior to the Fender Telecaster, at half the price. This just might be the guitar I'm looking for. It just so happens that I love orange sparkle, it's a sign that this guitar is meant for me !!! I also love the shape, with the "sawed off horn" and the contouring on the back side. It's a '3X3' tuner configuration and I wish they would have gone with a '6 in line' Tele style headstock, but that's not a deal breaker for me. I've already got it bookmarked to purchase at my favorite shopping place.
Not sure they’re half the price…Fender Telecasters start at half the price of the YY20. Technically probably a quarter of the price if we’re comparing made in Indonesia with Made in Indonesia ie Squier. Although if this is a Made in Japan model then I obviously retract that, don’t think it is though. Point being I’m not sure it’s fair to compare something like an American Ultra, and claim the Fender is a far inferior guitar and twice the price. Cool guitars though with excellent specs and good value though, no doubt about that! If you get one, I hope you love it.
Looks like the "suggested retail" is about 100 bucks north of where it should be, but its a cool offset that looks comfy and does all the right things.
I very much like the shape of a Telly with all that comfort cuts, and being right between a single cut and a double cut. I had build my own Telly, customized individual shaped and with comfort carves, out of a kit. I do not like the yellow color of the neck and headstock, I find it unpleasant too. If it was mine, I would scrape off the laquer of the neck, reducing at that point also the shoulders to a soft v, and apply dark amber oil in the back of the neck and pitch black paint on the front of the headstock. 😊
The neck profile is a no to me. The rest of the guitar is very nice and I prefer the comfortable body shape to the standard tele shape. I love that there is no neck dive - I despise neck dive. But, the neck profile ruins the guitar for me.
At £1000 in the UK, that's in between the Player and US Telecasters. I have an old Mexican Tele, which I contoured with a belt sander, and I definitely like the ergonomics of this guitar, plus it sounds like a Telecaster!
I like my J-LINE Talman (strat configuration) but I had to order it from a shop in Japan. Seems the only new Talman options on the Western market are the signatures.
Btw The neck on YY20 is not the same as the older reissue of talman I actually prefer the neck profile on YY20 more even tho it’s thicker, almost felt like AZ neck tbh. The older neck is slimmer and faster, almost too fast for me.
How do you get on with the narrow nut - only 41mm? I have trouble enough getting my fingers onto a 45mm neck, but Yvette I'm guessing has smaller fingers.
It's not bad. I have smaller hands, so it's no problem for myself. The neck isn't slim nor chunky, and it's not my favorite for sure, but I can see the practical application of it. 👍
I still have my 90s Talman in silver sparkle. One of my favorite guitars to play, it's among the best body styles of all time. Glad it's gotten its due respect over the years enough that Ibanez brought it back. This red sparkle finish is gorgeous and I love the tone, much warmer and rounder than the Tele comp. Great review, thank you!
Steve, I know I’ve been bugging you lately… I was set on buying my first Telecaster used but it’s no longer available. As an alternative, the music store I was going to purchase it from had two demoed YY20s at discounted prices. What I’d like to ask is this: had Ibanez not sent you a complimentary one, would you have bought one anyway? Thanks!🙏
Haha, no problem! I don't think I would have. The body shape is a bit too small for me (it is comfortable though!), and the neck shape/finish isn't what I like. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of positives about the model, but I'd recommend getting a player series tele for less money if you're set on getting a tele. Let me know if you have any more questions.
@@LetsTalkAboutMathRockThank you so much for the advice! I am looking for a tele, but I saw that this was available. I’ll keep looking for a tele. Thanks again!
I'm on the complete opposite side of the tinted neck debate. I'll take a yellow or orange, or amber tint over a plain white maple neck any day. I think the yellow tint looks sort of like some of the japanese maple neck fenders I've seen from the 80s. I think it looks nice, not cheap at all. Plain white maple looks cheap to me... like the affinity maple necks from squire.
Have to agree on the plain maple. Don't mind it on the affinty because they are cheap guitars. However, when you see it on a guitar like the US PRS silversky, I feel like it cheapens the look of that guitar.
depends on the one you get. Mine is quite light, but a fee other considerations: the body is smaller than a tele and I find the less comfortable to play than a tele. The neck shape and feel is more like a gibson shape and feels wider higher up the neck than your regular telecaster C shape neck.
@@LetsTalkAboutMathRock hehe i was thinking body because i loved yvette's pink talman. you totally got me in the end with the neck i wouldve never guessed 😆
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Hope you enjoy this one! What other guitars or gear would you like to see on the channel? I'd like to keep it math rock/midwest emo specific if possible, but I'm open to ideas! Thanks
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Would you ever do a review of an acoustic guitar that lends well to math rock or MWE? I don't think I've ever seen you play acoustic before. I love the sound of mathy tapping on acoustic.
Idk how easy it’d be to get your hands on one but I’d really like to see a review of the FGN thinline telecaster. I’ve been considering getting one instead of the fender model. Love ur vids!
id like a review of the ibanez ichi10
Definitely some budget or slightly unconventional math rock guitars. I know back in the day you had some PRS guitars and I’m curious to see how they stack up!
I wonder how Ichika's new Talman compares with the YY10
Me too 😁
its like comparing strats and teles. different beasts all together
@@melcwan yy10 is a strat tho
@@redcomn my bad lol. i thought this video was the yy10
@@melcwan ichi00 and yy10 are both SSS talmans with a good few hundred bucks separating them. I just thought, from a buyers perspective, is the sparkly green worth it lmao
Yvette Young has had the best signature guitars from ibanez imo
YUH - vette?! 😂
Nice work on learning those riffs, gives us mere mortals hope.
Also my obligatory plea to Ibanez to do a standard run of Talmans.
Haha! You don't know how many times I have to remind myself of the correct pronunciation 😅 sorry, Yvette.
I really hope Ibanez releases this guitar for lefties. It is a shame that they’ve not released a Talman since the 90s for southpaws. The YY20 is such a gorgeous guitar.
im gassing for this one so hard . hopefully they will still be available late summer .
I feel that about the neck tint personally. I think the thing I love is how the headstock shape matches the curves and shape of the offset body! It’s so pretty, and I think fits much nicer than the fender headstock on the majority of tele offsets. I think the thing that’s not for me (criminal as it may be) is the colour. Not sure why, just not my favourite colour 🤷♂️
Also small side note but thank you for the info on the string gauges! I’ve got a tele tuned solely to DAEAC#E and the strings vibrate an awful lot on the low end, so I think I might make the switch to some higher gauges.
On that note, it could be interesting to see you test out whether you can easily play some classic Midwest emo slides, taps, and riffs with different gauges! Could be funny if you tried something crazy like incredibly small or big strings gauges! 😂
I switched to 11s when I started playing math rock style stuff a couple years ago and man is it such an improvement. With lower gauge strings I feel like I'm accidentally bending notes out of tune all the time and it just sounds bad.
@@aquieteveningmusic True? Dang, well I was about to put a new set of strings on it anyway, might as well make em 11s then! Which strings do you recommend? Usually go elixir personally, but open to try anything really :)
@@ForGloriousVictory My go-tos are Ernie Ball beefy slinky 11's on electric and Daddarios phosphor bronze 13's on acoustic
@@aquieteveningmusic Sweet! Thanks heaps man! I'll give em a whirl when I get a chance! Appreciate it immensely friend :)
This but with soap bar pick ups (like on the asat special, same configuration as the telly just just different pickups), a smaller modern style bridge piece, and a semi hollow body would be my end game guitar.
I like the p90 idea mate!
Very thorough review Steve! You brought up some points that I wouldn't have even considered. Probably goes without saying but I think it would be cool if you could review the Ichika signature (and the new one when its available!). I think you offer a really unique perspective looking at gear as a math rocker. I don't think there's a single review of the ICHI10 where the reviewer actually plays in the style of Ichika. It's usually just blues or metal riffs.
For sure! Great shout. That guitar has been on my radar. Could compare it to the YY20 too. Would be interested to know how the Ichika sig compares in specs considering it's cheaper (I think).
There is also the ICHI100 which is an Ibanez Talman instead of the headless one. I'd be really interested how that one compares to the yvette signature.
I LOVE the sparkly finish! Wish those guitars werent that expensive:(
That has to be the best orange finish I've ever seen on a guitar, or anything for that matter. I only one guitar (and one bass), but if I got another, it may very well be this.
this guitar is just made for quirky riffs and mathy leads and how could it not, given the artist behind it's creation ^^
Haha yeah! It's such a fun guitar to play
Wondering if one of those brass compensated saddle bridges wd give it a bit more twang to the notes... great pickups!
Edit: It'd definitely take gain like a quacky thing to wet stuff!
That guitar is a thing of sheer beauty
That video is a thing of sheer advertising.
@@bille77 guitar looks goofy to me
@@chrohm Ugly as balls. ❤️👍🏼😂
Goofy ass sparkle
That Glimmer intro was so clean! And here I am, having spent a literal month trying to perfect that riff and still managing to mess up the 15th-fret tap... Anyways, thanks for the content, and have a great day :D
You don't know how many times I kept tapping either the fret above or below lol
@@LetsTalkAboutMathRock Glad I'm not alone. You're a huge inspiration to me, and it helps to know that even my most skilled role models have their share of far-too-relatable mistakes 😅
I admire Yvette Young and had my eye on that guitar for a while... it's so cool looking... very retro and modern 😍
Try it in a shop first. I went in with cash to buy it. But after I tried it, I didn't want to.
I managed to snag a closet--kept mid 2010s TM302 for super cheap, many of the specs are the same. After new pickguard and pups its by far my favorite guitar; especially during a math jam!
this is why i regret learning guitar lefty 🤣 oh well, can't go back now... thanks for the awesome vids man, you're helping me branch out 🙂
what a great tone
I have an original '98 Talman in Mediterranean Green. There are some nice updates on this from those. The main thing I don't like about mine is that the neck is quite thin and narrow. I'd probably like this neck better. However, the neck on mine is a nice vintage amber. 😅 The color and pickup configuration on this one is nice!
I like this guitar but wish that model had a maple neck. It sounds killer!
The Talman guitars are great overall. I've played a couple and they all played and sounded excellent. If I were to buy one for myself it would probably be the new Ichika Nito signature model. It ticks all of my boxes for a great modern strat-style guitar (and it looks sweet!).
Hope to get one on the channel!
Congrats mate! Good purchase!
I feel the neck is perfect fit for the overall visual design.
Thanks for answering my comment :). I feel like the fender tele pickups were more dynamic but the yy pickups were fuller. Very cool.
I really love those talmans
I think that really came down to the string guages. I should've elaborated more but I feel like I'd end up boring people haha. The tele has 9s vs the 11s on the YY20. Honestly, I'm really surprised at how much more meaty the sound is with 11s
@@LetsTalkAboutMathRock ah that would make sense.
I love em. I have 10.5s or 11s on all my guitars.
please stick with the Talman, and do the Ich100!!!
Very dope guitar ! That green one I feel like is your signature one. I'm getting a green one like that soon the seafoam is hands down one of the best colors for a guitar.
Nice! Which model are you getting?
@@LetsTalkAboutMathRock Im getting the Schecter C-1 E/A Classic Semi-hollowbody Electric Guitar - Satin Vintage Pelham Blue. I never owned a schecter before but i really want a guitar with the piezo pickups.
Incandescently wonderful!!!
Awesome! I got the YY10 after waiting months and months for it to come in from Japan, it's hard to play anything else now, was a tough choice between the YY10 and YY20 but I already have a nice tele
Reminds me of the squier paranormal offset tele
For sure! Forgot about that guitar.
I've always wanted a Telecaster, but I feel that this Ibanez YY20 is far superior to the Fender Telecaster, at half the price. This just might be the guitar I'm looking for. It just so happens that I love orange sparkle, it's a sign that this guitar is meant for me !!!
I also love the shape, with the "sawed off horn" and the contouring on the back side. It's a '3X3' tuner configuration and I wish they would have gone with a '6 in line' Tele style headstock, but that's not a deal breaker for me. I've already got it bookmarked to purchase at my favorite shopping place.
Not sure they’re half the price…Fender Telecasters start at half the price of the YY20. Technically probably a quarter of the price if we’re comparing made in Indonesia with Made in Indonesia ie Squier. Although if this is a Made in Japan model then I obviously retract that, don’t think it is though.
Point being I’m not sure it’s fair to compare something like an American Ultra, and claim the Fender is a far inferior guitar and twice the price.
Cool guitars though with excellent specs and good value though, no doubt about that! If you get one, I hope you love it.
Sam here, glad I was able to help you get this one ;)
Thanks, Sam! I must say communication with Ibanez was absolutely stellar. Thanks
Yellow neck ? The MIM Fender DuoSonic has a clear coat maple neck , but it also has a short scale neck which is a plus.
Looks like the "suggested retail" is about 100 bucks north of where it should be, but its a cool offset that looks comfy and does all the right things.
Yup. Guitar prices, like everything, are getting pretty mental
I had a mid 90s Korean Talman with Kent Armstrong 90s (may have been p100s, could never figure out). Really great guitar. Wish I still had it.
Loved your channel!
You’re a heckuva player.
🥰
I very much like the shape of a Telly with all that comfort cuts, and being right between a single cut and a double cut. I had build my own Telly, customized individual shaped and with comfort carves, out of a kit.
I do not like the yellow color of the neck and headstock, I find it unpleasant too. If it was mine, I would scrape off the laquer of the neck, reducing at that point also the shoulders to a soft v, and apply dark amber oil in the back of the neck and pitch black paint on the front of the headstock. 😊
The neck profile is a no to me. The rest of the guitar is very nice and I prefer the comfortable body shape to the standard tele shape. I love that there is no neck dive - I despise neck dive. But, the neck profile ruins the guitar for me.
dude that thumbnail is *chefs kiss*
Yamaha's PAC series has been very popular lately, and I'd like to know how it performs in terms of mathrock, thanks in advance!
Wow very nice! Is the total length of a Talman the same as a Telecaster or a Strat? I want to buy some fender case for my Ibanez TM730
I used to have a similar model, its biggest annoyance was that is slid off my lap all the time.
I retint my talman neck bc of that too bro.
You're not the only one 😅
At £1000 in the UK, that's in between the Player and US Telecasters. I have an old Mexican Tele, which I contoured with a belt sander, and I definitely like the ergonomics of this guitar, plus it sounds like a Telecaster!
I own a1994 Ibanez Talman, Japanese made, I'll never part with it.
Ah. An Ibanez Telecaster 👍
I saw there's also a signature Ibanez Stratocaster for this artist. Lovely.
The world really needs more Strats and Teles 🤣👍
Ibanez are soooo good for the money the best. I have a full hollow body couldn't be happier.
Very nice guy and great explanations! Thanks!!
Why not try a Gretsch ?
I wouldn’t mind a video on the guitars you own right now if you haven’t done that yet. While you’re waiting for more guitars. 😂
I like my J-LINE Talman (strat configuration) but I had to order it from a shop in Japan. Seems the only new Talman options on the Western market are the signatures.
The Nito Ichika signiature!
perhaps a month later
YY20: babe why you keep staring at that white ICHI00 all the time
YY10: first time?
Haha! Another YT short for that one then? 😅
Btw
The neck on YY20 is not the same as the older reissue of talman
I actually prefer the neck profile on YY20 more even tho it’s thicker, almost felt like AZ neck tbh.
The older neck is slimmer and faster, almost too fast for me.
Eee-vet..... Its just Eee-vet. 😂 Thanks for the vids.
looks like i'm late to the party! i was going to ask for the Ichika Nito: Ich100
:)
👍👍👍
Please do an ICHI100!!
ive never loved a guitar more! i think ive said this so many times and time flies but i have 10 guitars now
Thanks for sharing, Ricky 😅
What's that first riff at the start of the video? Sounds lovely
glimmer - covet
Si, this is a Telecaster with a Jaguar body. Not sure I liked though although as expected it’s sound is good.
How do you get on with the narrow nut - only 41mm? I have trouble enough getting my fingers onto a 45mm neck, but Yvette I'm guessing has smaller fingers.
It's not bad. I have smaller hands, so it's no problem for myself. The neck isn't slim nor chunky, and it's not my favorite for sure, but I can see the practical application of it. 👍
I still have my 90s Talman in silver sparkle. One of my favorite guitars to play, it's among the best body styles of all time. Glad it's gotten its due respect over the years enough that Ibanez brought it back. This red sparkle finish is gorgeous and I love the tone, much warmer and rounder than the Tele comp. Great review, thank you!
Thanks for sharing. I hope Ibanez will make a standard line of them (outside of the Japanese market) again. 😍
the Ichika Nito sig!!
Steve,
I know I’ve been bugging you lately…
I was set on buying my first Telecaster used but it’s no longer available. As an alternative, the music store I was going to purchase it from had two demoed YY20s at discounted prices.
What I’d like to ask is this: had Ibanez not sent you a complimentary one, would you have bought one anyway?
Thanks!🙏
Haha, no problem! I don't think I would have. The body shape is a bit too small for me (it is comfortable though!), and the neck shape/finish isn't what I like. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of positives about the model, but I'd recommend getting a player series tele for less money if you're set on getting a tele. Let me know if you have any more questions.
@@LetsTalkAboutMathRockThank you so much for the advice! I am looking for a tele, but I saw that this was available. I’ll keep looking for a tele. Thanks again!
It's my favorite guitar ;)
I'm on the complete opposite side of the tinted neck debate. I'll take a yellow or orange, or amber tint over a plain white maple neck any day. I think the yellow tint looks sort of like some of the japanese maple neck fenders I've seen from the 80s. I think it looks nice, not cheap at all. Plain white maple looks cheap to me... like the affinity maple necks from squire.
Have to agree on the plain maple. Don't mind it on the affinty because they are cheap guitars. However, when you see it on a guitar like the US PRS silversky, I feel like it cheapens the look of that guitar.
I wanted to love it but it didn't feel great to me. The workmanship was a little lacking compared to the prestige models.
My guess on what you don't like is that it isn't a telecaster.
Close... 😅
I don't know much about electric guitars so are there any major differences between the yy10 and the yy20?
Thanks for the question. The biggest differences are:
Maple vs Rosewood fingerboard
Strat Pickups vs Telecaster Pickups
And colour difference.
I’m guessing, you don’t like the bridge
Hey, where is it made? thanks
I’d like to know why you titled the video “I bought” when Ibanez sent it you and there was “paid promotion”.
because I'm an idiot and forgot that when I was copying the same title I used for the video I made for the YY10 signature model
I wish they released a lefty version :(
I honestly don’t think the guitar is sparky enough
My guess was the price 😅
Lol
Is this lighter than a standard telecaster?
depends on the one you get. Mine is quite light, but a fee other considerations: the body is smaller than a tele and I find the less comfortable to play than a tele. The neck shape and feel is more like a gibson shape and feels wider higher up the neck than your regular telecaster C shape neck.
ichika's guitar xd
the Yvette Young signature YY20 guitar, ,And the main thing you dont like is, The ''Yellow''? wow lol Canceled
Yep I got mine like a month ago and it’s like I’m addicted to meth now literally cannot put the guitar down
😂
That tone knob looks too close to wear the magic happens man
Looks like a Telestrat...
You’re a very good player in the modern style. I’m a terrible finger picker! Jealous of your technique
Keep it up. It's all time and practice 💪
curry powder yellow hahaha
It doesn’t even have a whammy bar
Ich100!!
guess: color?
If you said colour of neck, then, yes 😅
@@LetsTalkAboutMathRock hehe i was thinking body because i loved yvette's pink talman. you totally got me in the end with the neck i wouldve never guessed 😆
Doesn't noodles play one of these?
Yup, but I think the body is inverted 👍
@@LetsTalkAboutMathRock yeah actually that sounds about right 👍
Covered in Gaffa tape?
homboy its a TELE
IchI00
The only purpose for locking tuners, is for fast and easy string changes. Not for tuning stability or for special tunings.