Hipshot Grip-Lock 6 inline 21mm Locking Tuners Universal Mounting Plate UMP included - Chrome

I bought these for my Charvel Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 HH HT E and they fit perfectly fine. My brother gave me an Amazon gift card so I decided to buy these since there wasn't much guitar gear I needed, but I did want better locking tuners for this guitar. I used the two lineup plates included in the install kit which made putting these on a lot faster. The lineup plates may help, but they're not 100% fool proof so make sure you get all the tuners as straight as possible before tightening down the hex screws on the tuners. I like how the locks work for holding the strings and they're easy to turn. The tuners are pretty accurate being a 18:1 ratio, but are stiff to move ar first. I added a little WD40 and that made the tuners very movable. If you go to install these make sure you have a 10mm hex wrench otherwise you'll have to use needle nose pliers or a lock wrench which could risk damage which I advise against using. Keep in mind something. These tuners are design for more accurate tuning and fast restringing, they do not help at all with tuning stability. Better tuning stability can be achieved with a Graph Tech nut or using pencil lead in between your string grooves on your nut. These come in regular and staggered. If you have string tree like my guitar regular are fine, but with staggered you can usually remove the string trees. Eventually I may get some roller string trees for better stability. I bought these locking tuners after going through many different reviews. I didn't want to buy junk nor pay way too much. These IMO are the best of both worlds, quality and value at the same time. Update, I added an additional picture of my new matching string trees for this guitar so you can see the end result. Not only dies the guitar restringing faster and os more responsive to fine tuning, but also with the string trees has better tuning stability and the strings don't bind yo that area at all. It helps that Charvel included a Graph Tech XL graphite nut.

Excellent quality product by Hipshot. Installation was quick and easy. The universal mounting brackets make this a great upgrade for your Fender guitar. Just make sure you order the correct size for your particular instrument.

Great tuners from Hipshot. Easy to install and work perfectly! Hipshot quality at it's best!

Bought these for a Dean NashVegas Hum Hum that had some tuning issues. Found that the "Tuner pin drill jig" I had purchased from Stewmac ($40.72) worked for the screw position needed for these tuners although this brand isn't mentioned as one of the ones it was designed for. I couldn't use the universal mounting plate included with the tuners because the head stock was too thick. And even though they are staggered, I decided to keep the string trees to help keep the string angle as consistent as possible. One of the problems with this guitar is the short distance between the nut and the low E string tuning post (common on six to a side guitars). But these tuners are smooth as silk and no "slop" in them. They may be out there but these are the only reasonably priced 18:1 ratio, staggered, locking tuners I could find. And the open gears look very cool and I like that I can use a light machine oil right on the gears (3-in-1 oil, etc.). And $40 seems like a lot for a jig but it's saved my butt and made my life easier many times. These are great tuners!

I ordered these Hipshot locking tuners with the open-back design to replace the god-awful factory tuners that came on my Squier Bullet Telecaster. Considering they cost just a little more than half of what Hipshot charges for them on their website, I was worried they might be knockoffs or something. Turns out they're the real deal and well worth the price. Installation was a breeze. All it took was a 10mm wrench and five minutes. I used the supplied mounting plate rather than drill pilot holes to screw them in. They come with screws, if you want to go that route, and the backs of the tuners have the same footprint as the originals so they would cover up the peg holes for the original ones. The difference between these and the stock tuners is night and day. The old ones were sloppy and I had to kind of crank-tune the strings, i.e. go flat and then tune up, oops too sharp, go flat a little less then tune up, oops... Not with these guys. Every fraction of a turn is reflected in the tuning and it actually stays there. I chose the open-back design because I dug the look but also because they have an 18:1 gear ratio versus 15:1 for the closed-back design, so accuracy is a bit better. I'll definitely be installing another set of these tuners if (or more likely when, lol) I get another guitar.

Look no further for tuners if these fit your guitar. I used them on a no name telecaster neck and they fit great. They turn well, they stay in tune forever, they come with a neat little line-up tray to help keep them perpendicular while installing them. You’re paying a little more but I can’t find any fault in their performance, so good value. Will definitely buy them again for next guitar that needs tuners.

I put these on a telecaster that has a decent weight to it, but these machines are so heavy that it actually caused neck dive on the guitar. I love that you can mount them with stability because of the metal plates that hold the machines in place without requiring any drilling. the weight is a problem on this guitar. Perhaps a Les Paul would provide enough counter balance for it not to make a difference. That being said they work brilliantly, and they look very sharp.

Simply the best tuners I’ve ever owned. Slowly swapping out all my personal guitars to these.

Perfectas, el mecanismo de bloqueo es super simple de usar, además mantienen la afinación por muchísimo tiempo, las únicas cuerdas que tengo que afinar cada cierto tiempo son las que uso para hacer bendings todo el tiempo jajaja, pero eso es completamente normal. Además, el tamaño es excelente, un poquito más grandes que unas de Fender, pero no resaltan en lo absoluto.

Hipshot Grip-Lock 6 inline Staggered Locking Tuners Great quality locking tuners, i fitted these to my squier and personally this would fit any squier that has the modern style tuners already in place. These were a massive upgrade to the stock one that when i was tuning i would make a slight adjustment and nothing would actually happen tuning wise, With Hipshot the slightest movement and i get what im after it more precise. The open style looks great i wasn't really sure before purchasing and then i bought a PRS with the open locking tuners and liked them alot so these while not as good looking as the PRS however, they still look amazing personally. what made these stand out the most is the fact i don't need to drill any holes into the head stock as they come with the mounted plate so if i sell the guitar on i could still reuse the original tuners without adding extra holes. value wise these were cheaper than some alternative and for what i paid for them i would easily say these are a bargain. Overall restringing is now quicker and easier to do saving time, These would fit any squier with the modern tuners installed, easy to install no need to drill extra holes, quality was just perfect. Would happily buy again for my ESP and an old fender.

These are great pieces of very good quality. Too bad they don't fit my guitar neck.

I like these tuners a lot but can't afford to buy them as often as I would like. I particularly love the mounting system.

These look good and are silky smooth to turn. I've had these on a partscaster tele for 2 years now and they are as good as the day I put them on.