Gotoh SG381-07 MG-T Locking 3L/3R G

To me it's still amazing that a lot of manufacturers are still cutting corners regarding hardware, wether it's bridge systems, pickups or in this case a good set of tuners. The last couple of years I lean mostly to the Ibanez prestige guitars which are amazing and still in contrare to a lot of other brands are still relatively good prized. I understand that when you have a guitar with a locking nut it is not neccassary to have locking tuners, but when you have a trem system it is already a hassle to set it up properly. So why don't they throw in the locking version of a stock Gotoh tuner, it's a small upgrade that doesn't cost an arm or a leg. Regarding the tuners themself they are rock solid and for Ibanez guitars, direct replacements. Easy to install and the thumbwheel works great, better than sperzels for example, their thumbwheel cuts your fingers. I use them for many years now and can recommend them for anyone.

The Gotoh locking tuners are amazing, first time I put them on any of my guitars, and I think that soon all my guitars will have locking tuners.
In particular to these Gotoh, the installation was smooth, I choose this model as the mounting screw matches my HB SC Custom III, so it took me just a few minutes to remove the previous tuners and install these Gotoh, and only a few minutes to string the guitar. The tuning stability is fantastic, the key is very precise and allow minute adjustments to the string tuning.
A must on all guitars without locking tuners, and a great product at a nice price.