How to Restring Your PRS Equipped with Winged Tuners

Restringing a PRS with Wing Locking (Phase I) Tuners

To identify whether your PRS has wing-locking tuners, look for the black plastic “wings” coming out from the shaft. These will look like small levers on each tuner.

How to Restring Winged Tuners:

1. Remove old strings.
2. Turn the tuning button so that the notched part of the shaft is facing the inside of the headstock.
3. Rotate the wing collar so the slot is lined up with the notched part of the shaft on the inside of the headstock.
4. Pull the string taught through the slot with one hand.
5. Turn the tuning button with the other hand until the collar grabs the string.
6. Push on the flat side of the wing collar towards the inside of the headstock to lock the string.
7. Bend the excess string back towards the inside of the headstock.
8. While stretching the strings in with one hand, continue to push on the flat side of the collar with the other hand to secure the lock.
9. Bring the string to pitch and cut off the excess string.

Proceed with setting up your PRS, checking and setting relief, action, and intonation. Always thoroughly stretch new strings during setup to prevent tuning issues.

For more information on setting up your PRS, you can find instructions at the following link: Adjustments & Restringing – PRS Guitars

For a tutorial, see the following video: How to Restring Your PRS Equipped With Winged Tuners | PRS Guitars - YouTube