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Modern slick style tuners like Hipshot and Sperzel will require some modification to the hole/fitting
I've used Sperzels on some guitars and they work much better if you have to remove the strings a fair bit.
Not an issue if you are doing any such work, whilst the guitar is having a re-string - But not convenient for quick alterations
A few years ago I bought a PRE SE Tremonti Custom and decided to put locking tuners on it as well as some other upgrades. I saw some good reviews for the Axetec locking tuners and thought I'd give them a try. For less than £30 for the set, I was blown away. To be honest, they're every bit as good as Schallers for half the price.
They do 6 a side as well as 3 a side so might well do for your Strat, without modification.
For the first two guitars mentioned and maybe the Les Paul as well, depending on the current tuners, I'd definitely go for Gotohs - either with the thumbwheel on the back or the older type with the self-locking mechanism in the string post.
They'll fit the Kluson footprint, they look like Klusons and there's no need to drill any holes.
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Although they aren’t massively cheap and are probably more useful on a fixed bridge guitar if you use alternate tunings.
They are very smooth and solid though.
Maybe because of this the later ones DO NOT unscrew completely and you may bugger them trying to do so (guess how I know....?). My oldest ones have felt a bit stiff n lumpy, so I plan to disassemble the mechanisms, clean and lube with graphite, reassemble and they should be lovely again.
On my CS strat I replaced the Kluson-type with the aforementiond Gotoh locking vintage jobs. These are pretty good and I haven't had any issues. The only thing you have to be careful with is using the correct-sized blade/coin to undo the strings as the alloy is quite soft. They really aren't much more hassle than Sperzels and will affect the tone slightly differently (not that I can tell...) but as noted there is no drilling needed.