Folkesy Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Hi All, I have a Yamaha BB435 and two of the tuning pegs are making a horrible rattling noise at certain frequencies. I have done some searches and it looks like it is a common fault with these lightweight tuners. I have been looking at what I could use to replace them and have seen that people have used the Schaller BML machine heads (they look the same dimensions except the length of the peg is shorter). I was wondering if anyone had used these tuners on any of the new BB series basses and even better if anyone had any photos to share. Thanks! 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) I've had the rattley tuning machine on two of the current line of Yamaha BBs. Try a couple of drops of thin superglue where the key meets the shaft (use the thin stuff so it wicks into the gaps). Edited February 20, 2021 by jrixn1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkesy Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 Thank you for the feedback. This has to be worth a try before replacing them. 👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Deffo the superglue thing!. Seen this on a couple of Squier basses and it worked a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkesy Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 Worked perfectly thanks 🤩 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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