Originally Posted by: J.Pitzer89 My question would be, that if keep all else the same (String gauge, etc), do you think throwing these on with mess up the set up of my guitar?
No.
[br]Quoting Fender: "Set of six locking tuners [u]designed to fit most modern-style Fender electric guitars[/u] with [u]dual-pin mounting configuration[/u]. Tall post tuners are used for the wound strings and shorter post tuners are used for the plain strings. [u]Staggered tuners increase the break angle over the nut and improve tuning stability[/u]."
Truthfully I use a mix of both locking and non-locking tuners on my 7 electric guitars, all of which get used regularly. A mix of Gotoh, Wilkinson, Grover, & Yamaha OEM. Unless you're a massive tremolo user, apart from the genuine advantage of easy & lightning fast string changes, if the OEM tuners are [u]stable[/u] and mechanically smooth with an acceptable to you gear ratio, changing out to lockers is just GAS driven and largely expensive boasting rights eye candy. But hey, it's [u]your[/u] money. I'm certainly in no position deny the influence GAS can exert over logic. If you can [u]easily[/u] afford it and buying them makes you happier with your guitar, go for it I say.