DIY - Installing Fender Locking tuners... plugging holes & proper alignment is not that hard to do. 

Informative, practical... and strangely therapeutic!

Nice and concise. Saved me from coughing up for a jig!

Thank you for this video, I broke one of the stock tuners on my Squier Telecaster and I got a set of Fender non locking tuners and of course the guide dimples were off, this video enabled me to successfully change them, easy to follow and made me confident that I could do this, the d through high e posts seemed really small to the point were you couldn't wind more than once but thankfully it worked, great video and thanks again🙂

Well done. Thank you for taking the time to make this.

Squier: 'Designed and Backed by Fender', and yet still incompatible.

Thank for the sharpie idea, very cool.

Thank you for a very well done video. One of the best I have seen.

Really happy I came across this video. Will help a ton with my weekend project, thanks!

Thanks! I'll be doing this job tomorrow.

Nice Vid - well done.

I have had good luck installing Hipshot locking tuners on a few guitars. Because they come with the "universal mounting plates" they go on easily without the need to drill additional holes. Or fill holes.

This video helped a lot! Thank you

I have some Grover’s that previous owner botched the install. All crooked. I just dremeled off the nibs and straightened them out. No problems yet!!

Aha! Excellent tutorial!

Just bought some new fender locking tuners to replace a set on my custom Strat and I'm facing this exact issue (I even checked before buying to make sure it was a 'fender style' tuner setup... but alas, off by a millimetre or two). Guess I have some work ahead of me still. Thanks for the great instructional video.

I bought a walnut 70s style Stratocaster. The bridge is not that good and neither are the machine hands. It’s got the big head stock. The guitar is worn out and I think a gold bridge and a gold Trauner arm with gold hardware will really look cool on this guitar. I watched your video and it was super cool thank you so much now I know how to drill, pen holes, thanks for the video. Have a great day love it I’ve been playing guitar for several years. Like almost 50 I have some knowledge of working on them but now I’m getting more into learning how to work on them. I’ve learned one thing nice tools help a lot. Thanks again. Have a great day.👍🏼👍🏼😁😁😎🎸🎼 and 🎶🎵☮️🎸

Thank you

I sure enjoyed watching your work & craftmanship Sir..... I came across a (( "Starcaster" by "Fender" )) , It has a wonder feel & great neck , I'm just wondering if I can make these tuners work for it ? It really does play wonderful & I think once I change out the pickups & electronics it will be a nice replacement for my old Strat that was stolen many years ago.. I do miss it , but it-is-what-it-is.... Thank You for such a well made video & stay blessed...

I would have put tape on the bit as a depth gauge so you know how deep to drill so you dont go too deep.

You think someone at Fender would have had the smarts to design the new locking tuners with the bump for the indents in the same locations as the original tuners. It shouldn’t have been that hard for someone on their design team to make it happen.

My Tele clone has locking tuners on it already but I’m changing strings some time next week when they arrive, I’ve gone to Slinky’s the same as Angus uses. After seeing your other video I ordered what was advertised as a lefty tremolo but I suspect it isn’t, and I’m going to have to modify it to work for me, which I can do, it’s only metal, so I’ll sort it. I’m thinking however I’ll use it on another Tele I’m planning on building, as a bit of a tester, it’s in a relic style so if a tremolo looks a bit weird, it’s not going to matter much, and if I like it, I’ll buy a Bixby lefty for my super Tele I’m planning to build, and looking at parts for now. So lots of fun.

Graphtec Ratio locking tuners are a direct drop-in. Much easier!

Another great segment. I have a Strat knockoff I'm planning to use as a mod learning project, what's your opinion on Hipshot locking tuners with the UMP plate?

Would the tuners rotate without the locating pins? The thought of grinding off the pins crossed my mind....

I see that's a Squire .As Im upgrading the tuners on my Fender Jaguar will they drop straight in? Also is the white on the back of the locking tuners meant to be removed or is it part of the design?May sound dumb but hard to tell

What is that dowel made of? What wood would you prefer?

9:30 for the tuner height.

why do you have to hide the serial number of a guitar? Someone explain this to me because I haven't figured it out yet! Thank you!

Why not use a 1/8 drill to make the holes bigger. More consistent.

You could have bought fender locking tuners that would have fit without drilling.

Why turn down dowels. Can't just redrill holes?

dont like to jerry rig

What a dirty low down, just get another guitar or keep it stock...