brensabre79 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Hi everyone, I'm looking for a set of tuners for my bass, 2-a-side. Currently it has the modern style Gotoh GB7 right-angle tuners with the smaller size holes, but I don't like these. I like the elephant ear/cloverleaf style ones on Fenders and Rickenbackers. Does anyone know if I can get these in the smaller hole size? Or if not elephant ears, something that looks a bit more retro than the Gotoh ones I have? thanks as always! bren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiipopes Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) I play HipShot Ultra Lights. [url="http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=105"]http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=105[/url] Edited November 5, 2012 by iiipopes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Considering the thread title I found this thread quite disappointing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 [quote name='charic' timestamp='1352126998' post='1859042'] Considering the thread title I found this thread quite disappointing [/quote] Yeah that occurred to me after I wrote it Charic. I can only extend my sincerest apologies for wasting your time. [quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1352126391' post='1859027'] I play HipShot Ultra Lights. [url="http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=105"]http://store.hipshot...ct_detail&p=105[/url] [/quote] Thanks iipopes they look like the sort of thing I'm after, except they are 3/8" not 7/16" posts - although not sure if there's much in it.. I think the hole size I need is 14mm (9/16)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 [quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1352127962' post='1859062'] Yeah that occurred to me after I wrote it Charic. I can only extend my sincerest apologies for wasting your time. [/quote] All is forgiven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 No no no - this is what I'm after... [attachment=122805:elephant-bass-ears.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rothers Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I recently restored a Hondo 2 Rick copy and needed to replace the machine heads. The ones I bought were about 2mm too big for the holes so I just teased the hole diameter out to the right size with a Dremel sander attachment. Hope this works for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 Ah, I've just discovered the Hipshot ones iipopes recommended are in fact the correct size (same as Gotoh GB7) the posts are 3/8" but the drill hole is 9/16" so no need for a Dremel - which is a good thing as usually when I use one of those it costs me a fortune in repair bills due to 'slippage' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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