Doc B Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Ok - so now I've got a BadAss 2 on the way and I'm on the verge of ordering a set of Wizard 64s, I now need to decide on which tuning machines to buy, and where from. I am considering a D-Tuner/Bass XTender key for the low E on both my Jazz and my Streamer Std so I was wondering if Hipshot would be the best all round bet as I could reduce postage by getting everything at once. Would it be best to order direct from Hishot's website or are their better places to buy from? Which model of machines will fit a Squier VM Jazz? Are the Lite versions of the trad machines worth the extra cost? I'm also worried that losing mass at the headstock could adversely affect tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnylager Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 [quote name='Doc B' post='185008' date='Apr 25 2008, 04:51 AM']Ok - so now I've got a BadAss 2 on the way and I'm on the verge of ordering a set of Wizard 64s, I now need to decide on which tuning machines to buy, and where from. I am considering a D-Tuner/Bass XTender key for the low E on both my Jazz and my Streamer Std so I was wondering if Hipshot would be the best all round bet as I could reduce postage by getting everything at once. Would it be best to order direct from Hishot's website or are their better places to buy from? Which model of machines will fit a Squier VM Jazz? Are the Lite versions of the trad machines worth the extra cost? I'm also worried that losing mass at the headstock could adversely affect tone.[/quote] I got a Hipshot BT-2 (from [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/hipshot_h20200c_dtuner_ebass.htm"]Thomann[/url]) on me Geddy Lee. If you are unsure about which model you need, try asking [url="http://www.hipshotproducts.com/contact.htm"]Hipshot[/url] directly, they are really helpful - I rounded grub screw off by using what was supposedly a 1/16" allen key (thanks B&Q) and they sent me 2 new grub screws & a 1/16" allen key for nowt. As for going lite, I wouldn't, them necks are skinny enough! (IMO) And 84's are les couilles du chien mush, if you're thinking Wizards (IMO again). Speak to [url="http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/contact.asp"]Andy[/url], tell him what you want and he'll tell you what you need... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc B Posted April 26, 2008 Author Share Posted April 26, 2008 [quote name='johnnylager' post='185026' date='Apr 25 2008, 07:50 AM']I got a Hipshot BT-2 (from [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/hipshot_h20200c_dtuner_ebass.htm"]Thomann[/url]) on me Geddy Lee. If you are unsure about which model you need, try asking [url="http://www.hipshotproducts.com/contact.htm"]Hipshot[/url] directly, they are really helpful - I rounded grub screw off by using what was supposedly a 1/16" allen key (thanks B&Q) and they sent me 2 new grub screws & a 1/16" allen key for nowt. As for going lite, I wouldn't, them necks are skinny enough! (IMO) And 84's are les couilles du chien mush, if you're thinking Wizards (IMO again). Speak to [url="http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/contact.asp"]Andy[/url], tell him what you want and he'll tell you what you need...[/quote] Spoke to Andy @ Wizard and he recommended the 64s - I play a lot of chords and drone notes and they are a bit less bassy. I'll check out Thomann for the Hipshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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