Shaggy Posted January 13 Posted January 13 (edited) Afternoon all.... I suspect that there is no solution to this particular problem, but putting it out there just in case anyone smarter than me has done the same mod and found a fix Recently fitted a Hipshot Gotoh GB7 Xtender to my Warwick Streamer; I'm fond of these gizmos as I don't get on with 5 strings but occasionally need to play drop-D tuning. The problem is that due the typical Warwick arrangement of the tuners being raked backwards towards the player, when the lever of the Xtender is released, it hits the body of the G string tuner before the E string has fully detuned down to D (see 2nd pic). One fix I guess would be to re-align the tuners to the conventional "straight out sideways" position, but I really couldn't do that to a Warwick! The Gotoh GB7 is the correct type (that I assume Warwick copied theirs from), but would a different Hipshot model maybe work? Thanks! Greg Edited January 13 by Shaggy Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted January 14 Posted January 14 I don't know for sure - and don't have a Hipshot here - but having fitted them to a number of my own basses and builds, I think you would have the same problem. 1 Quote
Shaggy Posted January 14 Author Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Andyjr1515 said: I don't know for sure - and don't have a Hipshot here - but having fitted them to a number of my own basses and builds, I think you would have the same problem. Thanks Andy, I'm pretty sure you're right I had wondered if the Ultralite maybe had a smaller "footprint" that would allow room for clearance, but looking at it it's probably about the same, plus being an expensive gamble! Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted January 14 Posted January 14 36 minutes ago, Shaggy said: Thanks Andy, I'm pretty sure you're right I had wondered if the Ultralite maybe had a smaller "footprint" that would allow room for clearance, but looking at it it's probably about the same, plus being an expensive gamble! The Hipshot website, I think, has fully dimensioned drawings so you should be able to check. I suspect they would have the same problem with the swing of the lever 1 Quote
Lozz196 Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Hi @Shaggy, I’m selling an Ultralite Xtender - it’s not the right one for your bass but I’m fairly sure that they all have the same fixing plate so see the pic below, should give you an idea: Quote
BassTool Posted Thursday at 00:29 Posted Thursday at 00:29 On 13/01/2026 at 13:34, Shaggy said: Afternoon all.... I suspect that there is no solution to this particular problem, but putting it out there just in case anyone smarter than me has done the same mod and found a fix One fix I guess would be to re-align the tuners to the conventional "straight out sideways" position, but I really couldn't do that to a Warwick! I've fitted a drop D tuner on a lot of my basses including my Warwick Thumb NT, I absolutely love them. Only way I could get mine to fit was indeed as you've suggested @Shaggy Only one side of tuners needed shifting to make it work, and to this day after being fitted for around 16/17 years nobody has ever commented on the tuners being in the wrong place! Bit of a stretch to reach that A tuner mind 😂 1 Quote
The Burpster Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago Thats a smart solution and looks OK! 👍🏻 I also use HD Dtuners but in PRSs so they stick out conventionally! 😁 Quote
tauzero Posted 39 minutes ago Posted 39 minutes ago On 22/01/2026 at 00:29, BassTool said: Only one side of tuners needed shifting to make it work, and to this day after being fitted for around 16/17 years nobody has ever commented on the tuners being in the wrong place! They do line up quite neatly so they don't look out of place. Quote
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