[quote name='orangepeelneil' post='202411' date='May 19 2008, 08:41 PM']Hi there,
Just a general query i'm considering upgrading the pickups and tuners on my highway 1 p bass.Did you also choose to do this? and do you know of a direct replacement tuner, they seem to be smaller that the std gotoh tuners on my old p-bass?
Cheers Neil[/quote]
N,
replacing pups is a doddle if you know the hot end of a soldering iron from the other....
If you look at mine [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=18771"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=18771[/url] you'll see the only 3 parts that are original H1 are the neck, neck bolts and body.... Yes I replaced all of the rest!
The Hipshots I bought because they are Ultra lights, and I wanted a matching D-tuner, ( I dont like neck heavy fenders) altough Hipsot do direct replacements... H1, 2+3
[url="http://www.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_list&c=2"]http://www.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=...ct_list&c=2[/url]
so do Schaller..... BM +BMFL
[url="http://bass-machine-heads.com/hp38538/Bass.htm?ITServ=C69af009eX11a02909455XY3a86"]http://bass-machine-heads.com/hp38538/Bass...a02909455XY3a86[/url]
so do Gotoh .....
[url="http://bass-machine-heads.com/hp38538/Bass.htm?ITServ=C69af009eX11a02909455XY3a86"]http://bass-machine-heads.com/hp38538/Bass...a02909455XY3a86[/url]
Thers a few others but those 3 are the best.
Pickups is a whole differnt subject and there are loads of threads in repair and tech on teh subject.....