Locking Guitar Tuners Chrome 6 In-line 19:1 Machine Heads Tuning Pegs for Fender Stratocaster/Telecaster

I didn't get what is shown in the picture, tuners with JIN-HO R 1-4 written on them. These may still be Jin-Ho, but what is written on them is instead J-H R1. They may be genuine, they may be counterfeit - there's really no way for me to know.They do appear to be well-made. And they fit perfectly on my cheap, uh, inexpensive King TeleJaguar which really plays nicely for its price but whose tuners were crappy, not unexpected on a sub-$200 guitar. But it plays so well it was worth an upgrade or two.So far so good. But when I order something from Amazon, I like to get what is shown in the pictures, not something else. I'm funny that way.Thus the 3-star rating. I will come back with an update. But so far so good, for 30 minutes on the guitar they're doing fine.UPDATE 1 after almost one month: I am giving these 5 stars. They have made the tuning stability of the inexpensive guitar really outstanding, staying in tune practically indefinitely and making any tuning adjustments easy and precise - a world of difference from the cheapo tuners it came with and which were basically the guitar's only shortcoming.UPDATE 2: After nearly 3 years the first set I bought has proven its worth and reliability. I've now bought another set of these to put on an inexpensive Squier Stratocaster whose stock tuners are its only weakness.

I purchased a cheap strat style guitar to mod and the oem tuners were terrible. A couple were very hard to turn and the overall tuning stability was non existent regardless of using the tremolo or not.I had read that some well know brand tuners were just rebranded Korean tuners manufactured by Jin-Ho and when these arrived they were identical to some I had looked at.The Jin-Ho tuners look great and are very smooth operating. The locking system has done a great job of keeping the strings from slipping, particularly on the high E & B strings. Tuning stability has been great and there is the difference between day and night when compared to the standard cheap tuners that came on the guitar.My MIA strat has Spurzel locking tuners and so far the Jin-Ho tuners have held just as well for the money spent. My decades old MIK strat still retains the standard factory tuners but if I ever decide to put lockers on it these would be my first choice.One tip for stringing locking tuners is to reinsert the high E & B string thru the tuner post hole a second time before locking into place. This will give more string surface contact area which helps ensure the thinner strings will not slip or get cut when tightening the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism does not require a lot of force to lock the strings.

These tuning machines were advertised as JIN HO brand. They are not. I believe this was a bait and switch deal. These are the absolute worst tuning machines I have ever encountered.I have been buying JIN HO brand tuning machines for the last three guitars I have built or bought. They make decent middle of the road tuning machines that are substantial, tight gears and little to no lash. The brass gears in these imitation JIN HO tuners stripped right in my hand while I was inspecting the machines to install on a new build. With the locking mechanism off you can easily see the gears do not mesh properly.They were delivered in a plain small ziplock bag. Similar to some Jin Ho machines I bought recently. But these feel substantially lighter and before the gear stripped right in my hand the lash was so bad that you had to turn the button almost a quarter turn before the shaky string post starts to turn. Then, the gears jumped out of mesh and landed tooth to tooth. The harder steel worm gear won out by stripping the round brass gear. Two tuners useless. I figure the rest are the same way.LOOK, you can tell if they are JIN HO made tuning machines because they will say "JIN HO" on the bottom of the tuner. Or, it will have the letters "JH" on the bottom. The other numbers are meaningless to the consumer. They are just batch/production numbers. This company is even using a JIN HO hot link to make it look authentic.EDIT: I received a return authorization for these. But honestly I am afraid to send these back to this seller for fear that they will turn around and sell these defective machines to another unsuspecting victim.

I had been researching the Harley Benton site, for their Fusion series of guitars, with locking tuners.I noticed that they specced a "JinHo" brand of tuner, that I had never heard of ...But one has to figure that Fender/ PRS and others do not make tuners , as they are a die cast, machined part that wood working guys probably purchase. So Jin Ho may make a lot of tuners sold under different names.Most importantly that specified a 10mm peg hole, and 45deg fixing tab. Both required for my Harley Benton TE 90 I was going to fit them in . Spotted them on Amazon, priced well below the high priced brands I have bought in the pastThey are a quality piece. Work well. Hold tune . Look and feel good (claim a 19:1 ratio, higher than most)I'm diggin 'em. Will look to buy more...

OK, these tuners are not in the same league as a good set from Schaller or Grover, or even Gotoh, but for the money, they're the best I've found so far. There are some real stinkers out there selling for about this same amount, so it was nice to find a decent set in this price range. I've installed them on a cheap guitar that I just couldn't justify putting a fine set of tuners on, so I'm happy with the result. They do what they're supposed to do. They hold tuning well, and they lock well. They are not as smooth as Schallers or Grovers and they have a little more slack than premium tuners do, but if you make the habit of always tuning up to pitch, they'll work well enough for you.