Helpful suggestion for Firefly owners re: tuning machines

I got my Cream Yellow FFSPS earlier this week. Much to my surprise, it didn't need much work to set it up to play well. After hearing more than a few folks grumble about the tuning machines on these guitars (yeah, they aren't the greatest), I thought I'd share a sneaky little trick that might help things along while scraping together enough coin to replace them. The trick? Simple. Tighten down the Phillips head screw that holds the knobs onto the tuning machines. You'll notice that it makes the tuners firmer to turn, but it also helps keep them from working loose. I did this while I did the rest of the initial setup and it's staying in tune just fine since. It'll be getting a setup of Gotoh lockers soon enough, but this will keep things rolling along in the meantime.

Hope this helps, folks.

Posted Apr 9, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC

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