Drop in machine heads for epiphone special ii

[Samuel Reed]

Oooo. That is interesting.
Clearly they look awesome.
How do they perform?
Better than stock or at least as good?

 

[Caddy]

I put a set of Grover open gear tuners on my Special I. Didn’t even need to change bushings (but did). Work great and price is reasonable.

 

[Raiyn]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tuners-3-3...504552?hash=item4212ef2728:g:vJMAAOSwfJJeSfEA

Well, the seller is a liar, so that's a mark against buying those.

Nickel Plated Antique Tuners are made in the same factory that Kluson, Grover and
Hipshot Tuners are made in.

Hipshot tuners are made in the state of New York. Those others are made overseas.

 

[dasherf17]

Hi all
I'm having my first ever attempt at modding a guitar. Really good fun, but I want to start easy.
I'm changing everything on an Epiphone Special II.
I don't have any tuning issues but I want to change the machine heads to something vintage, with white pegs; purely aesthetic.

My question is, does anyone know of a set that are
A. better than the stock tuners.
B. Moderately priced.
C. and this is the key part... require ABSOLUTELY NO DRILLING. I don't want to drill. At all. I want a drop in set.

Many thanks indeed!

I bought a set of Wilkinson's...look around for good prices...I got reliced buttons, but (I think) they come in "new-look" as well. $30-35 at the time...

 

[Brewser]

Oooo. That is interesting.
Clearly they look awesome.
How do they perform?
Better than stock or at least as good?

They work better than stock; no issues at all. Here's the only partial holes you'll see: