Recent content by WouterP

Thought I'd come back to you guys with this. Just got some gotohs in the mail for another bass of mine. (Did the J-bass, now doing my P-bass). I was surprised to see the difference with the hipshots...

I only shedded about 160 grams, but I do notice the difference. It's as if now it's built to play, i/o to kill somebody with rough hit on the head. The neck isn't waving around so much anymore. Letting out 2 tuners to check whether it would help left me with a bass a tiny bit to airy, but these...

I was quickly succesfull yesterday - to my own surprise, frankly. I've got a wooden ruler here, with a metal tip, that happened to fit in juuuuuust right. Small enough for the hole, just wide enough to firmly grab the ring from the inside. I really didn't have anything like the sockets you...

Alright! That seems like a very good idea. So no glue, that's a relief. I'll take my time looking around for pieces that I can use in order to do it right - will keep you updated!

Ok, so I just my hipshots in the mail. Only now I figure that the pieces that appear to be glued/hammered into the headstock actually need to get out. (The ribs around the sides make me suppose it's hammered in. The spots on the wood inside the headstock - I assume that's glue.) I was thinking...

Ok thanks! I ordered the HB6 - 1/2" Ultralites

I've only just got into bass, and I got myself Invalid Link Removed one. After playing for only a few days, I did notice the neckdive. Thought it perhaps was me, always having played strats & other regular guitars, but I'm glad to see it's a genuine bass-thing. Actually I'm freakin' lucky they...