All of my guitars have locking tuners. Even my Epi acoustic.
Vive le difference!!! That's what keeps it interesting! I enjoy your posts RR and I realize you are extremely knowledgeable. I smile when I see how different out tastes are. I've seen before most of you here are huge fans of lockers, I'm not trying to stir that up, I just have different priorities. I don't do live work, don't have any whammy bars, don't hurry when I work on my guitars
(I love them, we enjoy the process), and don't need the extra weight.
That's just me.
Sorta like the 4 way switch thing, I know you love 'em. Mine causes me no trouble at all, it's in the parts box. I actually like the whole 3 way tele feel better,
(I went from 4 to 3) When I got my elite tele I was gaga over the series sw, for a bit. Now I have my tele do tele stuff and my little Mira do the dbl coil stuff.
I figure at the end we are each trying to find what we each like and what works best for each of us individually. We share what works for us hoping to help others. Most folks will agree on most things. The others are just different, not wrong. I like different.