RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 As I am bored this Good Friday , thought I'd ask your opinions on this. I like an easy life, and prefer headless anyway. Obviously, it wouldn't be me doing it . I would take bass to a tech to do it. I have 2 headless basses (washburn status & and steinberget xm3) . I don't want to do the conversion on those. What I was thinking tho', is purchasing a Kramer duke or similar , and have something compact and different. Is it worth doing? Is it costly? Let me have your opinions. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Why oh why? It could be done and would involve cast or machined parts and a custom tuner block and, and, and, would be very expensive conversion. Get a whammy too while you're at it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 I did think about the whammy. That was back in the'80s tho' thanks for the advice tho'. I think you're right . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) To give you a more precise answer: $600: [url="http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=357"]http://store.hipshot...ct_detail&p=357[/url] (And that's without labour!) Edited April 20, 2014 by visog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 Yeah, fully understand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 You wouldn't need one of those tuning systems for a Kramer Duke conversion. You could remove the 4 original tuners, fill in the holes and there would be room to fit 8 banjo style tuners. Then all you would need is a bridge and to find some way of anchoring the strings. Duke would be a good choice because of the rigid aluminium neck but they fetch a high price. A Hondo Alien would be much cheaper. Coincidentally I am about to list mine in the For Sale forum ;-) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMG456 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Or get a headed bass with a compact headstock and fit ferrules to hold the extra 4 ball ends. Use a standard 4 string headless tuning system at the bridge end to tune the octave strings. Still going to need a new bridge though, or at the very least custom saddles. Cheers Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 Think I'll leave it . Too much like hard work,and too much cash;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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