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Just got a neck today from the Sale. It's flamed maple/rosewood, pearloid blocks, already finished. I'll include a photo whenever I submit my number request- I won't ask right now, because I have to jump thru a bunch of hoops to get it posted here (Suuuuure would be nice if TB would allow images to be uploaded from one's own computer, like Facebook does. I'd much rather not join some kind of middle-man Photobucket thingy just to be able to display my images on this site... hint, hint). I tried several different bushings and most of them would require filing or sanding the inside of the tuner hole to fit properly. One bushing I have fits just as it should, pushes in firmly with no additional filing/sanding kludges to the neck, but I have only one of them.
I'm looking for quality tuners (Hipshot HB2, Gotoh res-o-lite, or Schaller BMFL) that won't require me to do anything but push the bushing in. Do any of the tuners I listed do this? I'm also willing to buy bushings separately, so long as the finish matches the tuners I choose. Ultralite clovers work, even with a bit of space, but the look is ugly because the tuner shaft is so short on those.
I'm looking for quality tuners (Hipshot HB2, Gotoh res-o-lite, or Schaller BMFL) that won't require me to do anything but push the bushing in. Do any of the tuners I listed do this? I'm also willing to buy bushings separately, so long as the finish matches the tuners I choose. Ultralite clovers work, even with a bit of space, but the look is ugly because the tuner shaft is so short on those.
(just link your photos from FB, on a PC right click on the photo, save image URL)
But I don't have any electric bass photos on Facebook. A few of me playing double, yes, but no images of just my electric basses.
Are you saying that I should transfer bass photos from my computer to Facebook for the purpose of getting them on Talkbass??? I mean, if that's what I gotta do, fine, but why can't Talkbass improve its site so the images can be transferred straight from the computer to Talkbass?
The photos do not need to be hosted anywhere. Just click "upload a file"...browse your computer and pick a photo...couldn't be easier!
Actually...it can be easier, you can copy and paste photos right into the reply window! Just like I did with this image:
You can even use the snipping tool or whatever you use for taking screenshots of you computer screen.
Gotoh res-o-lite are fantastic and feather weight but I did have to sand in the tuner hole to enlarge it a wee bit to fit those bushings and they were a mofo to press in but it was worth the effort , I like the Schaller , I use them on several basses and the bushings drop right in on a warmoth neck as well as costing a little less, the tuner is screwed into the back like the others , it's somewhat tricky to line them up straight but take your time . They are heavier of course but they are fine tuners .
Gotoh
Schaller
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I recommend anything from Hipshot. I especially like the BT-1, which are the ones with the tapered shaft that keep the strings tight to the headstock.
All of their machines are very solidly built, and they've got unsurpassed customer service.
All of their machines are very solidly built, and they've got unsurpassed customer service.
I have a method that works every time, and I'll share it with anyone who reads this post.
I use an old Fender-style bridge baseplate with the saddles, screws and springs removed as a guide. Put the busing in the hole from the top, as usual, then put the tuner in from the rear as usual. Do not drill yet. Place the bridge baseplate upside down on the back of the headstock so that the long plane (where the saddles sit) is flat on the rear of the headstock and the short plane (where the strings go thru) is flat on the "top" narrow plane (the part that faces up when you're playing) of the headstock. The baseplate should sit right up against the edge of the tuner. Tape both in place and drill. As long as the tuner has one straight edge on its plate, it will always line up straight this way. Note that you'll have to remove one of the tuners you just installed to do this for all of them, because you won't have room for the bridge baseplate if there are more than two tuners on the headstock at the time.
I'm not at home right now, so can't offer a photo, but I hope this is making sense in text.
is there a noticable difference in size or shape between a J and a dinky J? i tend to go for the lightest weight body of the wood that i'm looking for, and see that i could probably save 1/4 lb if i went with a dinky. i'm not looking for something that is SUPER light (since that would probably affect the balance), but if i can get something that is 4lbs 9oz vs 5lbs 5oz that would be a lot of unneeded weight. i was going to use the elephant ear ultralites with this as well.
thanks guys! i saw the info on their site but didn't know if anyone had personal experiences to share. a lot of the stuff that warmoth offers differently is really hard to "try before you buy".
I don't think there is enough of a difference to notice while it's hanging of a strap. The weight difference is probably slight if they are cut from the same slab.
The lower cutaway is slightly deeper and wider so the access to the upper frets is enhanced.
I think the aesthetic is the most noticeable difference.
cool, thank you very much! i kinda have parts going for 2 builds at the same time and just need to pick one and get it over with
Heres mine, Warmoth body and a Allparts neck.
Love this bass! Its my main now. I've had it for a few months and loved the tone but I think its somehow getting better, maybe I'm just getting more attached to it?
Before this bass I played Yamaha Attitudes for years so it has the dual outputs, before the Attitudes I'd gotten a Tony Franklin Fretless which I loved but I never really stuck with fretless for more than a few months. I got my first Attitude in 2008 and in 2013 I gotten my first Kahler trem and loved them. in 2014 I decide to jump back into fretless but I really missed having the trem but didn't want to route the TF incase the trem just didn't work out on a fretless so I decide to start a cheap project, get a used body and neck on talkbass and see if a fretless and trem would work out together, somewhere along the line I abandoned the cheap idea and ended up with this monster of a bass and haven't had any regrets! The trem stays perfectly in tune, I think it might be the graphtech nut.
Excuse the crappy cell phone pictures
Love this bass! Its my main now. I've had it for a few months and loved the tone but I think its somehow getting better, maybe I'm just getting more attached to it?
Before this bass I played Yamaha Attitudes for years so it has the dual outputs, before the Attitudes I'd gotten a Tony Franklin Fretless which I loved but I never really stuck with fretless for more than a few months. I got my first Attitude in 2008 and in 2013 I gotten my first Kahler trem and loved them. in 2014 I decide to jump back into fretless but I really missed having the trem but didn't want to route the TF incase the trem just didn't work out on a fretless so I decide to start a cheap project, get a used body and neck on talkbass and see if a fretless and trem would work out together, somewhere along the line I abandoned the cheap idea and ended up with this monster of a bass and haven't had any regrets! The trem stays perfectly in tune, I think it might be the graphtech nut.
Excuse the crappy cell phone pictures
