Reverse headstock tuners?

[the rossness]

I just bought a guitar with a reverse headstock and I want to upgrade the tuners. For a reverse headstock, do I need left handed tuners (for a left handed guitar) or can I just buy a set of regular tuners?

 

[blackie13]

you need lefties...
unlesss u get spertzels...

 

[stratjacket]

I bought these for my Ibanez PGM301 recently, which is a reverse headstock.

https://reverb.com/item/15751341-gotoh-sg381-07-mgt-locking-tuners-w-small-knobs-cosmo-black-6r

You can see the picture and I think they had a good description too:
Guitar and Bass tuning machines are sold by the side of the headstock they are mounted when viewing from the front. Left or Right side is not the same as left or right handed.

These fit my Ibanez perfectly.

 

[skullfxr]

Just to add conformation, you want leftys.

Why are you upgrading the tuners? Just saying that they unless they are slipping they are not a common cause for going out of tune. I would check the nut first.

 

[Markedman]

It matters? School me on this one! I mean, after all these years, I have to listen to hear which way I'm going, or if I change strings, I need to look at the string to see if it is tightening or loosening. I have reverse headstock guitars and never noticed which way was what or not or, not. It matters?

 

[the rossness]

Just to add conformation, you want leftys.

Why are you upgrading the tuners? Just saying that they unless they are slipping they are not a common cause for going out of tune. I would check the nut first.

Just bought a b-stock for $250. I'm upgrading everything- pickups, flolyd, nut, tuners, electronics. The funny part is that the parts will cost more than the damn guitar.

 

[Jack Luminous]

You have a locking nut, there's absolutely no need to change the tuners.

 

[stratjacket]

There are reasons why he may. For example, I have a guitar I love everything except it has a Floyd that I hate. So I block the Floyd and changed the tuners out with locking tuners.

 

[the rossness]

You have a locking nut, there's absolutely no need to change the tuners.

Mainly for aesthetics. I'm swapping in a gold Gotoh Floyd Rose, gold EMG pickups, it would be nice if the tuners matched the hardware.

 

[skullfxr]

That is a good reason. I personally don't like locking tuners regardless though.