L.O.D Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Hi all.I am looking to upgrade my tuners rbx170.Has anyone had any experience with these wilkinson tuners [url="http://www.chguitars.co.uk/tuners/bass-2-a-side/no11-wilkinson-bass-guitar-tuners-914.html"]http://www.chguitars.co.uk/tuners/bass-2-a-side/no11-wilkinson-bass-guitar-tuners-914.html[/url]. They seem a bit too cheap. I was also looking at the warwick ones [url="http://www.thomann.de/ie/warwick_bass_tuner_machine_gold_left.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/ie/warwick_bass_tuner_machine_gold_left.htm[/url] Or can anyone recomend me a good quality replacement.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protium Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 The Warwick ones look the same as the Gotoh GB7, which are excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Gotoh or Schaller are the best IMO. I think Warwick used Schaller until they started making their own. Gotoh are Japanese, so you'll find them on many high end Japanese basses, Schaller are German, hence they were used by Warwick. Both of these makes are rather expensive, and it may well be a false economy to get them for some basses. i once bought a bass off eBay because it had been upgraded with Schaller tuners, and the bass was worth less than the tuners! Wilkinson stuff is pretty cheap and its good for the money, its not the sort of quality you'd expect on a £1,000+ bass, but It'll do the job perfectly well though. I would trust the brand over any no-name ones you can get off eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.O.D Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 Yes that was what i was thinking my self. i have been doing more research and i am going to go for the gotoh gb7.Thanks for the advice guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protium Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Just spied these in the for-sale sections, maybe worth a look? http://basschat.co.uk/topic/200358-schaller-m4-22-machine-heads/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.O.D Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 Yes I seen them,i would get them but I must check the specs of the yam tuners and make sure theyl fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) There's generally speaking two sizes of tuners for bass around these days. The ones you have are the same as the schallers, the others are 1/2" ones found on Fenders and Fender derived ones. The key thing is where they screw in to the headstock. Edited February 22, 2013 by brensabre79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.O.D Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Aw ok cool,i wasnt sure.cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 The Wilkinson tuners are excellent and cheap into the bargain. I have a set on a P bass and they hold their tuning fine. I recently sold a set of the no 13 tuners from the same site and they were solid and well made. And for £25 you can`t go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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