I'm asking the same question. I have a Epiphone Masterbilt Deluxe Archtop, and I am looking into changing the tuners on it. I love the guitar but despise the tuners; I understand that they are supposed to be like the originals, but I love this guitar and don't care about what the original model was like. I have learned how to use and live with the things, but one started rattling recently, and I just thought, "man I might as well go ahead and get some cool tuners to replace these plastic things that are difficult to work with like I wanted to when I first got the guitar. If I get them replaced I will do it at Guitar Center, because that is where I bought it and I know the tech there. I intended to go there anyway, because the tailpiece seems to be making a bit of noise that I feel could be reduced.
I am using .012 GHS White Bronze strings.
