Machine head advice, please

[dclaassen]

My Peavey Dynabass 5 is lovely, but suffers from neck dive. I’d like to put some lightweight tuners on it, but also don’t want to spend more than necessary. Tuners are 4+1 and black. I could probably get away with only replacing the 4. Any thoughts? 

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

I found some pics of the tuners on your bass (I think the 5 uses the same tuners as the 4 string version)

 

 

Hipshot HB6 ultralites would probably be a good choice, but check the dimensions of the existing tuners & the holes they fit in to ensure that they'd fit.

 

The US-made ultralites are reversable so buying five would enable you to reverse one, but there is also the cheaper 'licensed version' which is not reversable.

 

https://allparts.uk.com/products/hipshot-hb6-ultralite-bass-machine-heads?variant=54942187880831

 

[dclaassen]

Thanks! I’m tempted to replace the 4 inline tuners first to see if that fixes the problem 

[BlueMoon]

Gotoh GB 528 Res-o-lite tuners also may be suitable. They have a similar footprint to the existing tuners shown in the pic above. Res-o-lite tuners are some of the lightest on the market.