The Yamaha BB mega-thread

[neepheid]

4 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

Can someone help please?

I've got a 1985 Japanese made BB1100S and one of the tuners has an issue. As I turn the D string tuner to slacken off the string, rather the string coming slack, the tuning is unscrewing itself and the knob with worm gear is coming out of the tuner back plate. Is there anyting I can do to fix it?

I really don't want to replace the tuners, they've got an amazing look to them from over 40 years of use although that 40 years of use may be the problem!

 

Are they these guys?

 

[SteveXFR]

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

 

Are they these guys?

 

 

Thats the ones

[neepheid]

24 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

 

Thats the ones

 

You'll need to tighten up the collar which is between the button and the body of the tuner - the bit with the two small holes in it. The bass would originally have come with a specific tool for that, but if you don't have it then you can fashion something with part of a bulldog clip. On the phone right now but I will get on the computer shortly and find exactly what I'm talking about, pictures etc.

[neepheid]

Here's a picture of the official tool

 

 

No, I never had one, I fashioned something out of part of a binder clip, as explained in this TB thread: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/yamaha-bb-series-tuner-adjustment-tool-i-just-made-one-that-works.1440391/