LTD M-17 machine heads and pickups?

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Nathan C.

I’m looking for locking tuners and good all around pickups for an LTD M-17.  Anyone have suggestions, other than buy a better guitar?

I want to upgrade this LTD M-17 because I started on an M style body and similar neck. I love the guitar shape. I’m just not a fan of the tuners and pickups.  I’d like locking tuners that are a direct fit if possible and pickups that don’t require taking a router to the body. 

Dominic D.

Sperzel make an "EZY FIT" locking tuner. Also hipshot and Gotoh may be closer to direct fit but I haven't used those ones so not sure. 

 

Pickups possibly 

Seymour Duncan

Ive never had to route out any of my guitars for EMG pickups so also those maybe

Nathan C.

Thanks for the advice.  I’ll check out what you suggested and post the finished guitar in about a month.  Here it is right now tarnished and heavily used:

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