The Smooth Tuner II is a style of machine head (a.k.a. tuning peg) installed on a number of Ibanez guitar models. They are produced for Ibanez by Gotoh.[1] It was sometimes referred to as the Smooth Tuner Mini II.
The Smooth Tuner II have a sealed, die cast housing. They feature an oval button shape with squared off sides. Two versions were offered: those with in-line mounting screws (i.e. at the 6 o'clock position) and those with mounting screws offset at 45º (i.e. at the 4:30 or 7:30 position). The in-line screw version is similar in design to Gotoh's SG301 tuners[2] while the offset screw version is similar to their SG381 tuners.[3]
The Smooth Tuner is a similar tuner which was offered concurrently. The primary difference between the two appears to be the button style.
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- ↑ Ibanez tuner guide; Ibanez Collectors World (forum); August 30, 2006; archived from the original October 2018
- ↑ SG301 product page, Gotoh (manufacturer website), archived from the original November 2022
- ↑ SG381 product page, Gotoh (manufacturer website), archived from the original January 2018