Fine Tuners

Eoin Madsen

You can get guitar bridges/tail pieces with fine tuners on them (example here: http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bridges,_tailpieces/Electric_guitar,_non-trem_bridges/Schaller_Bridges_with_Fine_Tuner_Tailpiece.html) and in my experience they kick ass. But... I can't seem to find a bridge with fine tuning for a 4 string bass.

Anyone know if one exists? Needless to say, I googled, with little success.

Doctor J

Given the tension involved in bass strings I'd say it's unlikely you'll get one (and I can't figure out why you'd even want one) - Really, I wonder if a small thumbscrew would be sufficient?

Even Kahler's bass tremolo doesn't have them.

Eoin Madsen

Well, I don't think it's possible to put them on a tremolo or string thru anyway.

I want them for fine-tuning, duh.

feylya

Might be stupid but surely if you have the bass setup properly with some high ratio tuners, you shouldn't need fine tuners

Eoin Madsen

feylya wrote:

Might be stupid but surely if you have the bass setup properly with some high ratio tuners, you shouldn't need fine tuners

Okay, point me in the direction of some high ratio tuners then! :rolleyes:

You guys are useless today.

To clarify, I want to be able to tune or detune to the cent. Frankly, the tuners on my (brothers) Jazz have never been nearly accurate enough for me. Maybe I just need better ones. But I've been fiercely impressed by the fine tuners on Fitz's Lucille. I can see how tension would be a complication for a bass but I'm still disappointed. I don't suppose anyone does locking tuners for bass either?

Guitarists get all the fun stuff.

Doctor J

Locking tuners are entirely unnecessary on bass, as are fine tuners IMO. Just get a good set of tuners, you shouldn't need anything else.

A lot of the new Fenders are coming stocked with these

Eoin Madsen

I don't see why they're any more or less useful on a bass than on a guitar, tbh.

feylya

Go and design one then.

Doctor J

Honestly can't see a use for them. If you string up a bass properly it won't slip, and with careful tweaking of the torque adjuster a bass should stay in tune for months, really, and be as accurate as you'd ever need too.

Eoin Madsen

feylya wrote:

Go and design one then.

That'd be fun I'm sure, but I want an actual bridge that exists not a diagram of one to show to my friends.

feylya

Then ****ing get it built! **** sake.

Eoin Madsen

feylya wrote:

Then ****ing get it built! **** sake.

Of course! I'll ring Fender and call in that big favour they owe me.

feylya

Yes. Fender are the only people that can build bridges. :rolleyes:


Or you could call up a college and see if one of their mechanical engineering students would like something to make.

Doctor J

Hey, love can build a bridge too, but I don't think it'll make my bass get in tune better either

Eoin Madsen

feylya wrote:

Yes. Fender are the only people that can build bridges.

feylya wrote:

Or you could call up a college and see if one of their mechanical engineering students would like something to make.

Hey, yeah... no.

feylya

Then there is no pleasing you.

Eoin Madsen

feylya wrote:

Then there is no pleasing you.

I dunno, I'd be pleased enough to get an answer or two to my actual question.

feylya

No I don't, to both of them