They're the lightest bass tuner I've had aside from Danelectro and Hofner and have been my standard for about a year.
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Lightest weight Tuner Available
- Thread starter Homunculus
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They're the lightest bass tuner I've had aside from Danelectro and Hofner and have been my standard for about a year.
- Dec 12, 2007
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move your lower strap pin to the left . making a strap pin adjustment will do far more for correcting the positioning than putting on lighter tuners. It will also be much cheaper. Thumb basses are known for neck dive. That's why I had to part with mine, but moving the lower strap pin helped a great deal.
I've used that approach for quite a while and it helps but I've found the lighter Gotoh 350 tuners to be more effective. Both in combination works even better.
Would you explain the "Strap Approach" in more details?
I don't quite understand how to do it...
Out of topic: anybody have experience with Gotoh Strap Locks?
I don't quite understand how to do it...
Out of topic: anybody have experience with Gotoh Strap Locks?
Relocate the strap button a few inches up the bass side of the lower bout. Where to put it is the trick. The location and the effectiveness varies depending on the weight of the body and the mass attached to the headstock.
I use duct tape to hold the strap in in a candidate location temporarily instead of drilling multiple holes searching for a spot.
Here's a picture from another thread of where Carl Thompson locates his lower strap button:
Here's a decent visual I had on file...different bass but you'll get the idea. In my case, the original button is on the bass-side bout but I stuck a second in line with the A string saddle.
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Double steel bars and heavy wood make them neck dive. Swapping out tuners on a warwick will do nothing. Stock ones are already compact and light weight.
Did a lot of research and And it seems like Resolites are the lightest tuners going at only 6.75 OZ for a 5 string set. That's a huge reduction for most cheap tuners or say Wilkinsons. I don't have an exact weight for the Wick tuners but I bet it's close to 1 LB.
