Members honeyiscool Posted January 12, 2012 Members Share Posted January 12, 2012 Would this help the weight balance of a slightly neck heavy instrument? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted January 12, 2012 Members Share Posted January 12, 2012 Yeah, it will a bit, and according to Dan Erlewine, it will make the guitar sound better too. Now don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members silent-strat Posted January 12, 2012 Members Share Posted January 12, 2012 Honestly, I'd only bother with a weight related tuner change on a bass. How much are you going to potentially save here? A matter of grams surely?If there are additional aesthetic/functional reasons then go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bro Blue Posted January 12, 2012 Members Share Posted January 12, 2012 It will, but the difference may be hard to notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted January 12, 2012 Members Share Posted January 12, 2012 You better check the sizes of the holes if you're serious. Those types of tuners use smaller bushings and you'll have to use adaptor bushings. I do believe less mass in the headstock can have an effect on tone on a lighter neck.Ive done plenty of guitars going the other way around and could detect some loss of resonance with all that metal added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted January 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 12, 2012 Honestly, I'd only bother with a weight related tuner change on a bass. How much are you going to potentially save here? A matter of grams surely?If there are additional aesthetic/functional reasons then go for it. Grovers are around 9.6-9.8 oz, whereas Waverly style tuners are 4.7 oz (w/ conversion bushings weight about 0.5 oz). I think a change of 4.4 oz or so at the end of a long lever arm might make a difference on an instrument that only weighs 6 lb 13.8 oz to begin with (and that, w/ a Bigsby tailpiece). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor49 Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 OP answers own question./end thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 Some people claim adding mass to the headstock improves tone. It's subjective, but something to consider if you like the way the guitar sounds now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 Yeah, only somewhat related but what about them fat finger things? Remember? They were supposed to improve tone/sustain.... whathaveyou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted January 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 Hmm... I tried this thing where I took the guitar and removed three of the Rotomatics to see if that would improve weight balance, and it didn't. I'm starting to think that the guitar's not actually neck-heavy, but that it naturally just likes to be horizontal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 you'll get more difference relocating strap button/s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted January 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 Dude, that did the trick, customtele. I took a spare strap button and placed it over the neck bolt and then found a really long wood screw to hold it in place (the Gibson mounting screws from DiMarzio ClipLocks, very handy!). It balances perfectly now! Thank you so much! The black screw looks weird but who cares, I can play leads standing now. You just saved me a lot of money and headache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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