Can you tell me what this is please?

[morf]

Just noticed this picture in the unlimited show your basses thread, and I was wondering what that metal thing on the E string is and what is its purpose.

Thanks

[fookgub]

I think it's a D-tuner

[morf]

What is a D tuner for?

[velvetkevorkian]

A wee lever you throw to drop your tuning a certain amount (generally a tone, so it takes your E to D: hence D-tuner!). They're more normally seen on the headstock.

[morf]

So this is sorta like a precise locking tremolo for only 1 string? Cool...

[velvetkevorkian]

It lets you switch between standard tuning and drop D at the flick of a switch, without any faffing about.

[jeff_bass28]

I've never seen one of these Fury basses untill recently. Didn't really like the bass, but that D-tuner was cool!