Fender Pino Palladino Custom Shop ..... Machine Head question..

[Pirellithecat]

Just acquired one of the above bases - very nice sound and the neck is lovely (for a P Bass!). 
The previous owner has replaced one of the original "aged" Pure Vintage Fnder Tuning Machines with a Hipshot Drop D Tuner which I'd like to remove (I'll never use it and it looks"wrong"). 
However, I can't find a replacement tuner with is a direct replacement AND has similar "aging" . 

Anyone know where I could get one/or buy a single Fender Pure Vintage (reverse) Tuning Machine with similar aging? 

The other option is to replace all the tuners with something which looks similar. 
Anyone know what might fit (other than the Fender Pure vintage ones)?  Gotoh make some which are a slightly different design but look very similar in terms of aging.  
And if the replacements were lighter AND non reverse that's be a win!!

Can't attach a pic as the guitar is at the Wizard guitar fettlers (The Guitar Repair Workshop in Manchester) but here's a stock pic
  

[Reggaebass]

Maybe a silly question and I’m sure you’ve asked, but doesn’t the owner have the original matching tuner from when they changed it 

[Pirellithecat]

Yeah, it's been "Lost" somewhere along the line.   😥

[Aidan63]

Have you asked the Custom Shop itself ? May have to go through one of their UK retailers to get a reply, iirc Bass Direct are...

[Pirellithecat]

11 minutes ago, Aidan63 said:

Have you asked the Custom Shop itself ? May have to go through one of their UK retailers to get a reply, iirc Bass Direct are...

Good idea, I'll given a try in the morning .  Thanks .

[BassApprentice]

4 hours ago, Pirellithecat said:

Yeah, it's been "Lost" somewhere along the line.   😥

I understand it was their instrument so can do what they like.

 

But if I was modifying a £3k bass, I'd make sure I didn't lose any bits! 😅 

[mattpbass]

2 hours ago, Aidan63 said:

Have you asked the Custom Shop itself ? May have to go through one of their UK retailers to get a reply, iirc Bass Direct are...

Pretty sure Bass Direct only sell secondhand Fender. 

[miles'tone]

I put a set of Gotoh Resolite GBR640-XN (X Nickel) on a custom shop P I used to have. They were a perfect fit and not new shiny chrome. They looked the part and were so much better in operation and balance.

Reverse wind gears like the originals. I don't think they do the forward gear version (GB640) in X-Nickel unfortunately, soon got used to them though. Recommended. 

 

https://www.thomann.co.uk/gotoh_gbr640_4l_xn_bass_tuners.htm

 

Edited yesterday at 07:27 by miles'tone

[Bass Direct]

12 hours ago, mattpbass said:

Pretty sure Bass Direct only sell secondhand Fender. 

We did Fender Custom Shop for a while, and it may be something that is on our horizon again for this year

[fretmeister]

There are some luthiers who do metal aging too.

 

You might be able to buy a new version of the right part and get it aged to match. There's a couple of big facebook groups all about relics - both home and pro work - and I'm sure they'd be able to point you in the right direction.

[Steve Browning]

I was after a single aged Gotoh and was directed to Gotoh themselves. I received the following response to my email ...

 

Thank you for your inquiry! We are able to get single tuners from Gotoh for customers. I will need to clarify a few details first. The product code for the reverse-wind version of that bass tuner is GBR640 and the finish code for regular Nickel is usually either N or NI. The XN in your product code would be for the X-Finish Nickel. The X-Nickel finish has a kind of satin appearance. You probably don't want to have one tuner that looks different from the rest.

 

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[martthebass]

Have you tried Fender UK (FMIC UK ).  I found them most useful when I lost a saddle on my JMJ Mustang, they sent me an aged piece gratis.

[Pirellithecat]

Thanks everyone. 
Looks like there's no chance of getting a single machine Head.   I have contacted Fender but no joy.  So, looks like I'll just have to buy a set, replace the originals and keep them safe (or sell to some other unfortunate who needs one!) .  Tempted to go for the Gotoh (Resolites) GBR 640 in XN, but might just have to go for stock Fender Pure Vintage, to keep the guitar as (on spec) as possible.  

[MrFingers]

They're still different than the original vintage Kluson 546 tuners, which have a way coarser worm.  

  

You can easily age a nickel-plated one. Just place it on a small rack above a plate with vinegar, and a plastic cup on top to close it off. Check every 5 minutes.