Monkey Locks - Locking Tuners

Premium locking tuners for 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 string guitars in chrome, black and gold. All possible arrangements of the tuners on the headstock are available - in over 3000 different set variants!

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Monkey Locks - Locking Tuners

Huge selection of buttons: Megalight Monkeygrip, metal or wood

Locking function: tuning stability + faster string changes

Snapping Wheel: Aluminum locking wheel snaps into place and can never fall off

Gear ratio: 18:1

Lightweight: from 29 g per tuner (including mounting hardware)

For extra thick strings:

1st-6th strings: up to 0.70 strings (1.8mm)

7th-10th strings: until 0.90 strings (2.3mm)

Closed design: Maintenance-free (no oiling necessary)

Screw tab: 135 degrees

Headstock bore: 10mm

Incl. quality card: Quality check of each individual tuner

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8 good reasons for our Monkey Locks - Locking Tuners

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Aluminum snapping wheel

Our aluminum locking wheel locks into place when screwed on and can therefore never fall off. So that you can always rely 100% on your Monkey Locks - Locking Tuners, even in live situations. The locking wheel is made of lightweight aluminum and therefore contributes to the low weight of our locking tuners.

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Lightweight Buttons

Save up to 20% weight with our wooden or Megalight Monkeygrip buttons compared to our metal buttons.

We also plant a tree in India for every set of Monkey Locks with wooden buttons sold.

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Larger string holes

Our Monkey Locks on strings 1 to 6 hold 0.70mm strings (1.8mm) .

Monkey locks on the 7th to 10th strings even up to 0.90 strings (2.3mm) !

On request even up to 2.6 mm (0.102 strings)!

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18:1 gear ratio

The 18:1 gear ratio guarantees excellent handling and precise tuning of your guitar.

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All variations

We offer our locking tuners in sets for 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10-, and 12-string guitars , as well as for all possible guitar tuner arrangements on the headstock. You're guaranteed to find what you're looking for – for every guitar you own!

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Lightweight, compact and closed design

Our Monkey Locks are characterized by their compact design and low weight. Their enclosed construction makes them completely maintenance-free (no oiling required) and impervious to dirt.

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Suitable for almost all guitars

Most guitars have 135-degree screw holes for their tuners, which is why our Monkey Locks fit a wide range of guitars. Of course, you can also drill new holes if your guitar has different screw holes.

quality and packaging

Each individual tuner and button undergoes a final check before shipping, and the results are recorded on your quality card!

Likewise, for us the most sustainable packaging is the one that can be reused, which is why we only use our premium doypacks .

What makes our Monkey Locks - Locking Tuners so special?

We currently offer our Monkey Locks locking tuners in chrome, black, black nickel, and gold, and with a wide variety of button options. They're available in metal, pearl, wood (ebony and tamarind wood), and our extremely light and easy-to-grip Megalight Monkey Grip buttons. Our Monkey Locks with Megalight Monkey Grip buttons or wooden buttons reduce the weight of guitar tuners by up to 20% compared to our metal buttons – perfect for top-heavy guitars. Our Megalight Monkey Grip buttons or wooden buttons also give your guitar a sophisticated look and feel!

And the best part: For every set of Monkey Locks with wooden buttons sold, we plant a tree in India to give something back to nature. You don't have to do anything; we take care of it.

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Our Monkey Locks locking tuners are suitable not only for electric guitars, but also for acoustic guitars or lap steel/pedal steel guitars. They fit any guitar with a 9.9mm to 10mm headstock hole diameter and 135-degree screw lug holes. Of course, you can also drill new screw holes for your Monkey Locks.

Our locking tuners are characterized by their compact design and low weight . The gear ratio of 18:1 guarantees excellent handling and precise tuning . Open-design guitar tuners are often susceptible to dirt and wear, but not our Monkey Locks locking tuners. The closed design makes the Monkey Locks maintenance-free (no oiling required) and impervious to dirt . We call the clamping wheel on our Monkey Locks the Snapping Wheel because it automatically clicks into place when screwed on and can therefore never fall off, meaning you can always rely 100% on your locking tuners, even in live situations when changing strings. The clamping wheel is made of lightweight aluminum and therefore also contributes to the weight reduction .

For 6-string and 12-string sets, we offer 1.8 mm (0.070 inch) string holes . On our sets for 7- to 10-string guitars, the 7th to 10th strings even have 2.3 mm (0.090 inch) string holes – for really thick strings! (Upon request, we even offer string holes up to 2.6 mm / 0.102 inch !)

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We offer our sets in various colors and with buttons for every conceivable headstock shape, for 6- to 12-string guitars. This means we now offer over 1 million different set variations of our locking tuners – simply unbeatable and available for every type of guitar. This means you don't have to buy your tuners individually; you'll find exactly the right set for your guitar at Guitar Monkey.

If you have any questions about our locking tuners, please contact us at any time.

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