I recently got a Fender American Deluxe Jazz and I just learned about the Hipshot drop d tuner. I was wondering if anyone knew what model of the d tuner would be compatible with my bass. Thanks.
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Drop D Hipshot Tuner
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Is it one of the brand new ones with Hipshot Ultralite tuners? Or the older model with F stamped tuners?
The F stamped tuners are BT-4.
The F stamped tuners are BT-4.
I have always wanted to put a hipshot on my Squier 70's Vintage modified......I'm gonna keep an eye on this thread
Had hip shots on all my 4 strings - they are great. Tune them as per the instructions and they repeat really well. Email Hipshot via the website and they will tell you which one you need if you cant find the info on the site. I was having trouble working it out for one of my basses so I sent them a pic and they came back to me with a model number. Easy guys to deal with and really helpful.
Good luck
Good luck
I loved mine - till my bass took a header and the peg broke. I never got around to replacing it but maybe still will someday as I play on a worship team and it's nice to get down to that low D which a lot of contemporary praise songs are in, without having to stay there the whole song (or set).
I never had problems with the tuning accuracy - like rocksolid said, follow the instructions. Also if you plan on playing a lot of drop D might I recommend you look at a heavier than "normal" string set or at least run an E string that's no lighter than about .110. That extra mass really makes a difference in keeping the sound focused when you drop down.
I never had problems with the tuning accuracy - like rocksolid said, follow the instructions. Also if you plan on playing a lot of drop D might I recommend you look at a heavier than "normal" string set or at least run an E string that's no lighter than about .110. That extra mass really makes a difference in keeping the sound focused when you drop down.
I've been using HipShots since they first came out. I've now got four of my 7 basses with them. I've also owned four other basses that wore HipShots that I no longer own. I've used HipShots for stock Fender gears, the reverse Kluson-copies used on Fender's American Vintage gears, the big Schaller/Fenders, the HipShots used on Laklands, the small Schaller sealed gears (from my Hamer Cruise basses), and the Gotoh version used on Guilds and Peaveys.
The basses without HipShots are the Lakland 55-10 (a five-string), the DeArmond Ashbory (they don't make one, and the silicone strings wouldn't work that well for detuing- too much friction), the Sting and the Guild Pilot (because I don't gig with those two). They work great and they go exactly to the D I have them set for.
If you're not getting them in tune you need to look at your set up and your tuning. Make sure the plate on the machine is lubed (I put a small dab of bicycle grease on them when I install them and have never done anything else to the plates- I use bicycle grease because I always have a tube of that around). Make sure the nut on your bass is cut corectly (and almost NO mass market factory bass is- the only basses I've ever owned where I did not recut the nuts myself are the three Laklands). And then when you restring put a bit of powdered graphite in the nut slot. Follow HipShot's instructions
It works perfectly every time.
jte
The basses without HipShots are the Lakland 55-10 (a five-string), the DeArmond Ashbory (they don't make one, and the silicone strings wouldn't work that well for detuing- too much friction), the Sting and the Guild Pilot (because I don't gig with those two). They work great and they go exactly to the D I have them set for.
If you're not getting them in tune you need to look at your set up and your tuning. Make sure the plate on the machine is lubed (I put a small dab of bicycle grease on them when I install them and have never done anything else to the plates- I use bicycle grease because I always have a tube of that around). Make sure the nut on your bass is cut corectly (and almost NO mass market factory bass is- the only basses I've ever owned where I did not recut the nuts myself are the three Laklands). And then when you restring put a bit of powdered graphite in the nut slot. Follow HipShot's instructions
It works perfectly every time.
jte
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I have been using them since 1985. I have never had an issue with them not being accurate.
In fact I use a Peterson StroboFlip and it is dead on once you tune it up properly.
I highly recommend them!
I have them in a couple basses. They work pretty well, but far from perfect. All of my basses have a pretty good pitch back headstock angle, which makes it sound great detuned, but kinda gets in the way of flipping and staying in tune.
I always have to dial it in on the D when I tune up before a gig, but don't need to touch it again all night.
I use mine to drop my B string to A. Never had a problem with it. Hipshot instructions must be followed for it to work properly.
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I believe if you have the hipshot ultra lite tuners on the the bass you can just the store to order the clove ultra lite EXtender.
I put my first one one on in '86. It is accurate everytime and I am still using it. They go on every 4 string bass I own and wouldn't be caught with out one. I actually leave them tuned to "C" for the most part. I also have written a training exercise for people that want to become more familiar with really using it and not just flanging it down to a "D" and forgetting it.
I put my first one one on in '86. It is accurate everytime and I am still using it. They go on every 4 string bass I own and wouldn't be caught with out one. I actually leave them tuned to "C" for the most part. I also have written a training exercise for people that want to become more familiar with really using it and not just flanging it down to a "D" and forgetting it.
