Gotoh Magnum Lock-Trad 6-In-Line Guitar Tuners, Chrome

These are very nice tuners, especially for replacing vintage Gotoh non-locking tuners. They are easy to install as long as the guitar has a modern 10mm bore, though the position of the mounting screw tangs needs to be considered. The staggered heights provide a better break angle that may permit omission of string trees depending on the individual guitar, though on a Stratocaster I wish the low E had a taller post as the steeper break angle can make for less tuning stability when used with a vibrato bar. The locking mechanism iss solid and secure and makes changing strings a breeze along with improving tuning stability overall by eliminarting multiple wraps around the capstan.

I bought these as an upgrade to my Squier Contemporary Stratocaster and they were in a practical sense a direct drop in fit. I did not have redrill for the screws in the back, I only had to re-use my screws from the old tuners. I'm sure I could have also used the included screws, but the hole radius would likely have to be widened slightly. The staggered height is a plus, there's a possibility I might even be able to take off at least one of the the string trees. It took a moment to find out they were staggered height, so keep that in mind when installing. The 16:1 tuning ratio probably isn't for everyone, but with how smoothly and and accurately these turn I can get my guitar in tune much easier than the stock squier die-cast tuners. I would recommend looking up how to string locking tuners first and the "1-2-3-3-4-5 o'clock" rule. Stew Mac also has a video on their YouTube channel detailing how to install these on your strat or other 6 a side tuner guitar. Considering there was no definite proof these tuners were going to be a direct fit. I'm not claiming they will fit every 13/32 tuner size guitar perfectly, but I feel like this is an obvious upgrade for a squier contemporary guitar. This is the sort of guitar that's not ever going to be worth more stock and is a great practice guitar I believe matches or exceeds the quality of a lower end fender guitar. I think anything more expensive than these tuners will yield diminishing returns. It also showed up 2 days early, though your results may vary. I'll probably buy these again if I build a warmoth strat.

A bit expensive but well worth it. Was able to remove string trees with no issues. Stays is tune even after hard bends. Got to admit some of the differences in staggering is so slight it can get them mixed up so instructions would be nice but they are a breeze to install.

Excellent quality.

Used these on an Ibanez GRX70QA. They were a direct replacement for the cheap factory installed heads. Perfect fit. No drilling necessary, helps hold better tune and the locking feature makes restrings so much easier

I wanted to get some upgrades for my Epiphone Explorer and found these... Amazing quality tuners! I am no guitar tech but mine said it these were easy to install. Are really precise and tune fast! Quality looks amazing. Flawless design. Recommended.

It was a perfect fit for a sire S3 Stratocaster

These things are awesome. Technically I don't need locking tuners with my Floyd Rose but oh man so clean to just make maybe one trip around the peg, looks so clean and makes changing strings much less work.