The old Les Paul finally needs new tuners:

[Dr. Ellwood]

Yep it's time! any suggestions guys? I don't care how much they cost SO no need to talk about the money part..just what you would replace them with. Thanks

[Bluesape]

I've become a devotee of Sperzels and other locking tuners, but PRS locking tuners may look more original.

[Hardtail]

Which Les Paul are you talking about? Your Custom?

 

Are the original ones Grovers?

[Dr. Ellwood]

No it's the Deluxe the red one, it used to have the original pearloid ones then the mini shallers and now it needs another set, four are fine and two are NOT fine! so shes gonna get new ones.

[Guitarzan]

Sperzels.

[Dr. Ellwood]

I want these to completely cover the impress marks from the original tuners. So the foot print has to be big enough.

[Virtual Jim]

Another vote for Sperzels. Here's how they look on an epiphone:

 

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f77/jmsam81/Leslie_750.jpg

[Caevan O'Shite]

If I was gonna put a new set of tuners on either of my Les Pauls, I'd go with the newer locking ones from Grover, with an 18:01 ratio. An alternative to the "keystone"-button Kluson stylees that is also a classic look often seen on a Les Paul.

[Bluesape]

Hmmmmmmmm......didn't know Grover made locking tuners....they'd look right on a Paul.

[Kramer Ferrington III.]

Gibson might make some nice guitars, but I've never seen anything quite as as yeechy as "pearloid". It's a pretty good attempt at reproducing the colour of glow-in-the-dark snot.

 

I've always been partial to Schallers, but it's probably because the first time I bought new tuners they were Schallers and it's a brand loyalty thing. Bloody good machine heads though.