The SECRET WEAPON For Better Tuning - Locking Tuners Guide

You NEED Locking Tuners on your guitar! But what are locking tuners? How do they work? And why are they so good?

In this video, I give you a complete guide to the best simple mod you can do to your guitar. I'll explain what they are, how to use locking tuners, the awesome benefits of them, and how to install a set on your own electric guitar.

I use them on all my main guitars and they changed my life!

Thank you so much for watching mate. I appreciate you massively! Take care, stay safe. I'll see you later! ✌️

#lockingtuners #guitarmods #completeguide
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[ScottK]

Fully agree. I have the same Hipshot locking tuners. I love them. They look great. Work great. Sustain and tuning is way better.

[jordimateubartroli]

I had an Epiphone LP Tribute with Grover locking tuners. For life circumstances I didn't play guitar for some years (maybe 4 or 5 years, I don't lie, bad times). When I took it out of its case, I strummed an E chord. In tune. I connected it to the tuner: each string was in tune. Now I'm building a guitar kit, just fir fun, and I'll install locking tuners for sure.

[retxed]

Second law: Pre-installed dunlop dual design strap locks. I install them on all my instruments, you can use them with any straps if needed and can use the Dunlop strap lock too which is very nice.

[jodimullen]

Second law: All guitars must have spoke wheel truss rod adjustments at the base of the neck instead of needing to use a hex key at the headstock. Charvel and Jackson have the right idea.

[CustomTeleRI]

Agreed, locking tuners are the #1 mod if you like your pickups - I've done four of my electrics so far. NUMBER TWO MOD is obvious - black speed knobs THAT TO TO ELEVEN (yes, they exist and I own them :o) Cheers!

[joecoach]

I couldnt agree with you more. I put lockers on everything I have. It seems like every used guitar I buy has so much slack wrapped that it looks like a headstock full of cobra baskets! It takes me forever to get the old strings off and then you have to be careful not to catch an angry string if you try to hurry! Hipshots are my favorite because the universal mounting brackets keep the install clean and easy - nothing worse than a janky install job with the tuners not lining up. Just found you on youtube - great vid!

[DrMurdercock]

I HIGHLY recommend the SK1 Knurled round tuning knobs for these. They should be standard tbh.

[Allguitarinfo]

I prefer the ones with internal cam lock ....just pull it thru .and tune to pitch .self locking. Easy as can be....

[JediJingleMaker]

Dude, I will vote for you as commander and chief of guitar law. I totally agree. Also need a law for stainless frets and heel spoke wheel truss rod adjustment IMO. Outstanding vid, I do mod vids on my channel and always upgrade to good locking tuners.

[DaveYT]

Locking tuners a Tusq nut and roller string trees are what I fit to every new guitar now .The tuners on my Squire Bullet Mustang cost more than the guitar ....If I ever sell it I'll just re fit the stock set.

[johnsiggers]

Got some Vansons on eBay for like 30 quid and they do the job well. Back in the day all we had expensive sperzels or actual USA made grovers dam iam old haha love that SG bro!

[jayboy]

I have a YJM strat. The trem is useless. I am going to replace with locking tuners. Hopefully that will sort it out. Great channel Jack.

[ericwarrington]

And that's a badass SG bro!!🤘😜🎸🎶❤️epi

[glendoggett]

I just put some chrome Hipshot open gear locking tuners on a homebuilt Tele, and really like them, the open gears look really cool and they work great with the universal mounting plates. Easy drop in installation. Nice video. Not too hard to do a locking wrap on conventional tuners, but why not use the latest in modern technology, eh?

[clairepaulkayam]

PRS started putting locking tuners on the McCarty, but has gone back to normal ones 🤷🏽‍♀️ they say it's more traditional 🤔 Some people are saying it's cost related, which, if true seems a bit tight. It's not as if it's making much difference on a £4k guitar

[picpouille]

If the nut is badly cut locking tuners won't save it. I had this problem on a Kramer Baretta Special. Couldn't get it to hold tune even with locking hipshot tuners and super vee trem. My Squier vintage modified with classic tuners and vintage trem does not go out of tune.

[mattmcclain]

Wonderful video!
I like to go from standard to Eb tuning, Open D and Open G tunings too. Would there be any issue with locking tuners for this application?
Thanks from South Mississippi!

[derekharris]

Are locking tuners good for down tuning. Such as drop C and B tunings?

[Sandlexroo]

Good video! But I didn’t get what’s the point of locking tuners though 😂 Will go google it

[ericwarrington]

Hey brother 🤘...back to work so time little scarce lately...great work man...funny stuff... absolutely right u are and even though I have a pretty good locking wind I use but nothing better than locking tuners so def eventual upgrades on every guitar..lol..u sold me..