Daddario PWAT-333L

Just the best tuners I ever bought, up there with the Grover locking tuners in terms of quality and stability, and outstanding look.

I discovered when I put these on different guitars they truly hold the tuning after big bends. (given the nut is lubbed. Just for the heads up as I normally don't think tuners improve intonation but somehow with these is different.

The string cutters work perfectly fine too, is stupidly fast to change strings.

It will work on any standard guitar headstock but not right away on a vintage model as their headstock is thicker. The upper thread doesn't work as in a normal tuner, these are a single unit with one washer and nut from the top, no shaft.

Therefore the unit has less moving parts and feels solid. No play or wiggle.

These are slightly thicker than a normal tuner when you insert them from the bottom, they fit super tight, even needing a couple hits with your hand.

So be careful and sand a bit any excess lacquer on the top cause the tuner will catch on it and chip it. Happened to me, luckily I could cover it with the washer.

I used these as a replacement on my old semi acoustic guitar and they've been brilliant.
Replacing strings has never been easier and the dodgy tuning on my old guitar is cured. I string up, tune up and basically forget about it because they keep the guitar in tune very well. I've put Sperzels on other guitars in the past but these are better.
These automatically trim the excess string. They look great too.

I used these tuners on several guitars. If you don't want to go the Hipshot route, these are some of the best tuners available. 18:1 ratio, superb construction, these will just deliver. Only two things to keep in mind: these are very heavy, so your headstock will gain a little weight after installation (and maybe the guitar will resonate slightly different). The other tricky thing is to leave some room for the string, don't stretch it too much before closing the thumbweel. Due to the "string-cut" design, once you will tune you won't have any string left, thus leading you to waste a string if you ever need to put the string down and up again (i.e.: for changing pickups).

Otherwise, great tuners, great look. Planet waves always delivers.