detuners

retitled · #1 01-14-2005, 09:19 PM

i dont know if guitars have this but do you know how some basses have detuners? like a little switch that turns the E into a D. can i have that installed or is it only instrument specific?

nashvillebill · #2 01-14-2005, 09:43 PM

They're called Hipshot Detuners. They are available for any (most) bass or guitars.

Here's the guitar version:

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/G...nder_Keys.html

And you can easily install it yourself, with a screwdriver and pair of pliers.

retitled · #3 01-14-2005, 09:50 PM

no no no i need a bass version, dont really know why i mentioned guitar :-p but yea. bass hehe.

thanks for the link thoug

retitled · #4 01-14-2005, 09:52 PM

OH MAN!! $69.77 for 1?!

**Kelly Lee** · #5 01-15-2005, 01:00 AM

Dude, you only need one!

You replace the tuner on your E string (on a 4 string) and thats it. You don't use them on every string, although I guess you could. If you did, it would really mess with your action.

nashvillebill · #6 01-15-2005, 07:48 AM

I hope you found the bass version on the same site:

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/B...nder_Keys.html

And like they said, you only need one, on your E string.

therealting · #7 01-15-2005, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kelly Lee

Dude, you only need one!

You replace the tuner on your E string (on a 4 string) and thats it. You don't use them on every string, although I guess you could. If you did, it would really mess with your action.

Michael Manring's personal Zon Hyperbass uses them on every string, and he uses them to amazing effect.

retitled · #8 01-15-2005, 09:03 AM

yea. i found it already last night on that site, and i know i only need one. but im poor so $70 is alot of money, ::sigh:: alright, thanks guys

DubDubs · #9 01-15-2005, 02:10 PM

Those things are great untill you find out the price. Then you realize it's just not worth it. It can be annoying to frequently tune and detune a bass but not $70 annoying.

**Kelly Lee** · #10 01-15-2005, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by therealting

Michael Manring's personal Zon Hyperbass uses them on every string, and he uses them to amazing effect.

I agree that what he does with a bass is cool but how many of us would actually use one on every string? Although I admit I wouldn't mind playing with it.

Retitled, being a poor boy myself, I agree that $70 is pretty steep for one tuner. I bought Gotohs for $30 a set!

retitled · #11 01-15-2005, 06:45 PM

$70 wouldnt be so expensive if i had a job. id spend $70 on it, i mean if your at a show and you need that specific tone tuned down for the next song and the wait time to get the secodn bass and unflug and plug in and all that is too much of a hassle for my lazy @$$ flipping a switch is just up my alley

therealting · #12 01-15-2005, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kelly Lee

I agree that what he does with a bass is cool but how many of us would actually use one on every string? Although I admit I wouldn't mind playing with it.

I probably wouldn't use them the way Michael does much (retuning in the middle of the song to get different notes while playing harmonics etc), but it would be fun to play with tunings... but at $70 a tuner...