Unlocked

These are the locking Gotoh tuners that came default in my Ibanez SIX6FDFM. They did the job well.

I have removed them & got these instead; same Gotoh brand, just the non-locking version.

I am a fan of locking tuners, regardless of the brand / manifestation but they have to serve a practical purpose. The ones in this guitar have no issues but they add significant weight to the neck / headstock & neck dive was inevitable. This affects playing & leads to mistakes. The Ibanez S-Series is a lightweight guitar & very resonant, adding unnecessary weight to the neck / headstock just kills the essence of this instrument. By the way, if you wish to replace tuners on a reverse headstock, just go with the set meant for a lefty.