Would have been 5 stars, but no screws were included the box. Would have been nice to get a partial refund for missing screws and not have to do a total refund.Great tuners though

I've purchased a lot of Musiclily stuff lately. The quality is great, the price is super reasonable, and they don't feel the need to slap their logo all over everything, which is something I hate and really ruins my partscaster builds. Sure, I could buy the official "Fender" branded tuners, but they're really not all that great and are (you guessed it) still built in China. At least Musiclily isn't hiding behind a brand and are openly and proudly WELL-MADE Chinese-engineered and built pieces of kit, and they look damned nice, too.I recently installed a locking set by these guys for a more modern style strat/super strat build I was doing, but now I'm working on a relic/vintage style guitar and these semi-closed vintage style tuners fit the bill beautifully. They're a cinch to install, although if you're putting these on an import neck, you make have to do a wee bit of routing on the holes to widen them a smidge. I use my trusty hand reamer which does the job in a few twists and makes short work of the process. It also allows you to make slight adjustments and check for fit rather than go whole hog and drill something too big!The tuners have that classic look and vibe, and hold tune really well after a proper string stretch and some playing in. They're a touch stiff (much like the last few sets I've purchased) but that'll work itself out. In the short term it is a bit finnicky as these are 18:1 ratio, so to really fine tune it you'll do a bit more twisting than usual, but, once it's there, it stays there, even after some serious bending and twiddlin'!!Like I've said in other reviews, Chinese-made hardware (and pickups and guitars in general) have come a VERY long way over the years, and the big Chinese brands like Guyker, Musiclily, and Kaynes are really making some noise in the DIY/modding scene. If you're looking to upgrade or starting a project from scratch, keep these guys on your shortlist, because the bang for the buck is unbelievable.

My husband, a luthier, particularly enjoys finding and restoring old, neglected acoustic guitars. He was pleased to receive the Musiclily Pro R18T tuners. As a professional guitar repair person, his initial impression is that they appear to be good quality. He mentioned he wouldn’t have a problem installing them in a quality guitar, noting they would be easy to install and that he didn’t feel they were cheap products that would detract from the overall quality of the build. He also felt the price was fair for the tuners.

I find the finish quality and overall looks of these tuning machine heads to be very nice. However, things go down hill from there. The very first one I grabbed has a radically unreasonable amount of slack in the gears. I mean nearly 1/4 turn before the string post even moves. This is unacceptable from a quality control standpoint and I see no reason for further evaluation. This set was a fail right out of the box and I cannot recommend it.

These are excellent quality vintage kluson style tuners. The plating looks terrific and the feel and ratio of the machine heads feels smooth and have no post wiggle or any tuning backlash. The ferrules look great.On the guitar neck I am using I had to very slightly ream the face side holes on the headstock to seat the ferrules/bushings so the fit was not too tight. This often happens with replacement necks and when upgrading or replacing tuning machines. If you are installing these on a guitar that has larger holes drilled in the headstock you may not experience any need to slightly enlarge the mounting holes.Overall these are some of the best quality Kluson style tuners I've used. They look and feel fantastic without and post wobble or sloppy feeling backlash..