NoirBass Posted March 21, 2022 Posted March 21, 2022 Does anyone know what tuners would retrofit in an Ibanez Talman TMB 30 bass. Love the bass, but the tuners keep falling apart on me. This is a cheap bass so I don’t mind putting something decent on there, but don’t want to be drilling or filling old screw holes etc. Quote
neepheid Posted March 21, 2022 Posted March 21, 2022 Pictures would help. Also - what are you doing to them that they "keep falling apart" on you? Even the cheapest tuners tend to stay in one piece, even if they're not very good at tuning. Quote
Woodinblack Posted March 21, 2022 Posted March 21, 2022 Well, I haven't had any issues with mine falling apart, but I know a few people have upgraded theirs. One here, very different tuners https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/436705-nbd-ibanez-talman-tmb105-£200-5er/?do=findComment&comment=4255124 Another here, black tuners https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/423427-the-ibby-talman-short-scale-appreciation-society/?do=findComment&comment=4607124 Quote
NoirBass Posted March 22, 2022 Author Posted March 22, 2022 7 hours ago, neepheid said: Pictures would help. Also - what are you doing to them that they "keep falling apart" on you? Even the cheapest tuners tend to stay in one piece, even if they're not very good at tuning. Good point, here are some pics. I’m not abusing it particularly, but it does get gigged regularly. As you can see from the pics the ear just falls out of the shaft which looks badly corroded? This has happened twice now. I also managed to break one of the tuners when the bass fell over. Remarkably I found a guy selling just the neck and tuners from a TMB 30 which I bought for spares. I’ve now only got one left so need a decent replacement hence the post. Quote
NoirBass Posted March 22, 2022 Author Posted March 22, 2022 8 hours ago, Woodinblack said: Well, I haven't had any issues with mine falling apart, but I know a few people have upgraded theirs. One here, very different tuners https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/436705-nbd-ibanez-talman-tmb105-£200-5er/?do=findComment&comment=4255124 Another here, black tuners https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/423427-the-ibby-talman-short-scale-appreciation-society/?do=findComment&comment=4607124 Thanks for this I’ll check them out. Quote
Doctor J Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) These should do it without needing to drill, fill or file anything. https://www.thomann.de/gb/schaller_bmc_ebassmechanik.htm Just measure the width of the hole in the heastock to make sure the bushing fits properly. Edited March 22, 2022 by Doctor J 1 Quote
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