with both sides .. you have less side pull on the nut (this may even pull off a nut from its glue in some cases ) .
i actually even move my top farthest tuner closer in , to the middle of the neck to align the string bed position better . (some people use string posts / retainers for this .
some people like the look better .
etc etc .
as per you other question , referring to what Mr oily said . most half decent quality sealed turners you can get away with putting on backwards with no problems .
open tuners and cheap quality tuners will cause the problem oily mentioned .
Thanks another question I have some sealed tuners off a cheapie strat aside from the fact that one tuner would tune backwards if i put one on the bottom is there any other problem like the backward one not staying in tune?
Putting the tuner on backwards will work. For awhile. But it will tend to go out of tune more often, because the string tension will tend to gap the teeth away from the worm on the post, causing slippage and backlash. Better to run em in a line. Why not make a mini Strat style or hockey stick headstock (like a Parker Fly)?
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a few reasons ..
with both sides .. you have less side pull on the nut (this may even pull off a nut from its glue in some cases ) .
i actually even move my top farthest tuner closer in , to the middle of the neck to align the string bed position better . (some people use string posts / retainers for this .
some people like the look better .
etc etc .
as per you other question , referring to what Mr oily said . most half decent quality sealed turners you can get away with putting on backwards with no problems .
open tuners and cheap quality tuners will cause the problem oily mentioned .
they normally take up less linear space that way.