Delberthot Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I've got my heart set on a headless bass, most likely something cheap like a Washburn or a Hohner Jack. There's one song in particular that requires the E to go down to D. Normally that's just a turn of the tuner and I'm good to go but having never ever had my hands on a headless bass before, how quickly can that be done on a headless? Ideally I would like one with one of those detuning bridge thingies with the lever but in case I can't get one i thought I'd ask the question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I had one of the Spirit headless basses, and it took about five seconds to tune down to D. The threads are quite fine, so it doesn't take too much effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 As the man says, it'll still do it. It does take a little longer, and make sure you wipe any sweat off of your (presumably) right hand, as the knurled adjusters can be hard to grip otherwise. Definitely no need for a TransTrem unit or similar, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I tend to find it quicker and easier to detune on my headless than a normal bass. About 3 to 5 seconds is about right. I think it's a bit quicker as I find it unnecessary to tune up to D to 'lock' the tuner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 (edited) I used to have a Hohner B2A headless that had a drop-D lever on the bridge. Maybe look into that? Edit: Like this: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hohner-Steinberger-Headless-Guitar-Travel/dp/B000XT78XK"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hohner-Steinberger...l/dp/B000XT78XK[/url] Edited September 1, 2011 by thisnameistaken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1358512' date='Sep 1 2011, 10:14 AM']I used to have a Hohner B2A headless that had a drop-D lever on the bridge. Maybe look into that? Edit: Like this: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hohner-Steinberger-Headless-Guitar-Travel/dp/B000XT78XK"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hohner-Steinberger...l/dp/B000XT78XK[/url][/quote] I'd looked at them before but I'm a big guy and it would look like I was playing with a twig and I'd really like a full body headless. The drop D lever would come in handy but the one I really have my eye on, the Washburn Status, doesn;t seem to have come with this as an option. Thanks for all the replies. I guess if I'd had a shot of one before then I'd already know how to tune it but I don't know anyone who has one so haven't been able to check before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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