Woodinblack Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Thought I would mention it here as I had a bit of difficulty finding out the info when I was looking. Of all my basses (although down to 9 now), my ibanez 1605 premium is my bass. It's the one with the spalted poplar top, and that is where one of its issues is. All the other premium 1x05s have a much heavier wood on them, so they balance better, the poplar is light so the 1605 is head heavy. As I just got a bass with ultralite tuners on it and have been happy with those, I though I would give them a try. I got a set of 6 (so I had a spare) HB6Y-3/8, gold ultralite licensed from eBay, altogether £75 from the US. Was a bit concerned as I couldn't get that much info on fit. Anyway, they fit perfectly so no need to worry. They weigh 19gms less than the original gotohs so almost 100gm less for a set. Does it stop it being head heavy? Not entirely but it certainly improves matters quite a bit so worth doing, and I might do it on one of the other ibanezes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Sounds a good result. Congrats to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 (edited) this is a comparison between the sizes. Seems like most tuners on ibanez are the same size (if not all gotohs) Edited July 1, 2017 by Woodinblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 [quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1496422860' post='3311359'] this is a comparison between the sizes. Seems like most tuners on ibanez are the same size (if not all gotohs) [/quote] The open gear looks really nice too. I've got a set of Gotoh's 'lightweight offering' on my Shuker 7 string. They are the same shape as the models on your bass but a wee bit lighter: http://g-gotoh.com/international/product/gb350.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 The open gears do look good. I was wondering what the difference between the gotohs on this, and the prestige, compared to the ones on the 805 that don't say gotoh but look just the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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