shoulderpet Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Hi all Really want to upgrade the machine heads on my Squier Jaguar, the stock ones to be honest are crap, to much play in the tuners , a very slight adjustment can be the difference between slightly flat and way sharp, I know of the Wilkinson tuners but at only a 20:1 gear ratio it seems that I might just be throwing money away getting those, any decent ones out there that are not too pricey? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Ok, anyone used these from Nort West Guitars ? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-Bass-Tuners-Open-Back-for-Right-Handed-Fender-Squier-Jazz-Precision-Bass/402260450931?hash=item5da8975e73:m:mzHE866PSYjSooBgRXce75w&var=672181944154 at first glance they look well made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fester Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 24/05/2020 at 19:37, shoulderpet said: Ok, anyone used these from Nort West Guitars ? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-Bass-Tuners-Open-Back-for-Right-Handed-Fender-Squier-Jazz-Precision-Bass/402260450931?hash=item5da8975e73:m:mzHE866PSYjSooBgRXce75w&var=672181944154 at first glance they look well made I’ve just had a set of these from northwest guitars,really good quality well made kit for the price.I bought a set of wilkinson’s 1st which were about half a mill too wide to fit on my neck,much better build than the wilkinson’s,wish i bought the above tuners first 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, fester said: I’ve just had a set of these from northwest guitars,really good quality well made kit for the price.I bought a set of wilkinson’s 1st which were about half a mill too wide to fit on my neck,much better build than the wilkinson’s,wish i bought the above tuners first 👍 Awesome, thanks, that is good to know especially as they are much less expensive than Schaller, Gotoh etc, which im sure are all good but I do think the Schaller, Gotoh etc are way overpriced, I will be picking up a set of these 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Personally, I'd always go Wilkinson, and never ever had a fitting problem, on any Fender/Fender-alike bass. Other than that, I go upwards to Hipshot. But if these work, then they work. I have used similar when cash was tight, and they certainly didn't give any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 On 30/05/2020 at 19:46, fester said: I’ve just had a set of these from northwest guitars,really good quality well made kit for the price.I bought a set of wilkinson’s 1st which were about half a mill too wide to fit on my neck,much better build than the wilkinson’s,wish i bought the above tuners first 👍 Would you say these are an upgrade from the stock machine heads on Fender type basses? this is too upgrade a Squier and I want to make sure that I am makign an upgrade rather than just changing the machine heads, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fester Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 On 03/06/2020 at 00:32, shoulderpet said: Would you say these are an upgrade from the stock machine heads on Fender type basses? this is too upgrade a Squier and I want to make sure that I am makign an upgrade rather than just changing the machine heads, thanks I’ve not fitted them yet,they are going on a51pbass i am building at the moment but they look as sturdy as my fender usa basses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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