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Those GIANT Fender tuning keys!
- Thread starter Ekulati
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Large tuning keys. I like 'em. Look and feel right to me. Almost uprightish.
I would customize mine with an even larger version if such is commercially available.
I don't mind the large Fender tuning keys, perhaps because I am so used to seeing them and twirling them. But in my humble opinion, I think the Gibson tuning keys on the bass in the pic below look too much like elephant ears to me (unlike the vintage Gibson models which had tuning keys that didn't stick out as far).
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I am working on a set of helium-filled tuners to maximize lightness. They will cost as much as a mid-level entire bass, but they will be "totally worth it". Coming soon: Ballooner-Tuners. Patent pending.
Yeah. I think we need tuners that you don't even touch. They have sensors in them for temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, string tension, phase of the moon, and just automatically tune to whatever standard you want. Or...even chooses the tuning based on the genre of music being played. Automatically. In real time.
BLASPHEMYWell, the obvious next step is to reduce the size of the headstock, tooI like ernie ball guitars' 4+2 headstocks, I imagine a 3 + 1 headstock that's guitar sized would still suit fender basses.
Gibson has that on like what's called a robot les Paul or something like thatYeah. I think we need tuners that you don't even touch. They have sensors in them for temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, string tension, phase of the moon, and just automatically tune to whatever standard you want. Or...even chooses the tuning based on the genre of music being played. Automatically. In real time.
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Well, the obvious next step is to reduce the size of the headstock, too
Well.., they already did that in the early 90's... (love these Deluxe Schaller tuners also)
I have Res-o-lites on my fretless and it has the worst dead spot of all my basses.....
That looks great!
The Ric labeled Schaller tuners are traditional elephant ear shape, but slightly smaller proportions. I didn’t realize this until I downloaded the dimensional drawings for comparison. They run about $90 for a set, but if you want the same look in a slightly smaller package, worth considering. Very high quality tuners.
This was a Fender headstock. I modified it because I wanted to reduce some weight on my Fenderbird and just wanted to give it a different look.
Fixed all the problems! No neckdive, big headstock or big tuners! But now I don't know what to call it. It's not a fenderbird now since it doesn't have a Fender headstock!?!
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I like big keys and I cannot lie, you other brothers can't deny, when a bass comes out with an itty bitty key, it don't do it for me...
Oh boy, gettin queasy now....must find the porcelain throne.This was a Fender headstock. I modified it because I wanted to reduce some weight on my Fenderbird and just wanted to give it a different look.
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Fixed all the problems! No neckdive, big headstock or big tuners! But now I don't know what to call it. It's not a fenderbird now since it doesn't have a Fender headstock!?!
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