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06-15-2011, 05:03 PM
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How much net weight would you loss from swapping Fender reverse clover tuners to hipshot ultralights? |
06-15-2011, 06:40 PM
| | | | Why not look up the weights of the tuners or do a search? This has been asked MANY times before.
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06-15-2011, 06:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Cleveland, OH | | | Because I figured some experienced person on TB who knows such a thing would gladly tell me (rather than pull the lame "Do a search question" and express unwarranted exasperation). I should have known better and will resume scanning bass parts retailer sites. Thanks.
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06-15-2011, 08:14 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | I can't give you an exact figure but it will be in the range about 1/2 oz. to 3/4 oz. per tuner. Figure 20 grams each. It's not insignificant. I've done it to a couple of basses and it absolutely improved the balance and overall weight.
EDIT: If you REALLY want light, get Gotoh Res-O-Lites. They're significantly lighter than the Hipshots, and in my opinion they're better quality. That's just me though.
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06-15-2011, 10:13 PM
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06-16-2011, 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by RS  Because I figured some experienced person on TB who knows such a thing would gladly tell me (rather than pull the lame "Do a search question" and express unwarranted exasperation). I should have known better and will resume scanning bass parts retailer sites. Thanks. | I wasnt pulling anythign lame so im sorry if you felt that way. There are threads and websites with weights if you just do a quick search. Its one thing to ask about somethign uncommon but tuner weight gets discussed a lot.
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06-16-2011, 08:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Cleveland, OH | | | I rarely visit this subform, so I am unaware of the FAQs here. Thanks Olddog and Fantod. |
06-23-2011, 04:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Cleveland, OH | | | I bought the Res-O-Lite Reverse Gotohs for my RW jazz. I used the old ferrules b/c they fit better, even though they weight a tad bit more. The net saving was about 5&1/2 oz, FYI. |
06-23-2011, 09:43 PM
| | | | rest assured that the lightweight keys will make a big improvement in how well the bass hangs. out at the end of that long lever arm (the neck), even a little weight difference gets magnified.
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06-24-2011, 07:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Cleveland, OH | | | They cured the neck dive so I suppose they were worth the money. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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