Flipping Bass Tuners

Not sure how common knowledge this little trick is, but damn is it handy. Did you know that you can change the "handedness" of a open gear style bass tuner?

Well, you can, and it's easy peasy. Super useful if you are doing a 3+1 headstock, you can only find a set of 4 in line when you need 2x2 or vice versa, or you need lefty and can only find righties!

Let's start with a right aligned tuner.
http://i.imgur.com/fM1rVor.jpg

Unscrew the bolt and break it down to it's individual components.
http://i.imgur.com/GZNIfBM.jpg

Replace the post in the desired orientation.
http://i.imgur.com/uX7JaEx.jpg

Replace the spring steel retainer, making sure it's curved outwards.
http://i.imgur.com/Fo0di9W.jpg

Reassemble the shaft and gear.
http://i.imgur.com/geJSTjh.jpg

And, hey presto! We have a left handed tuner!
http://i.imgur.com/If9BR8Y.jpg

Now, this will most likely work for most open gear style tuners (depending on construction), but I have also found out that Sperzel guitar tuners will also flip! Awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPZSu5eCWhI

Will need to test out some other brands too.

Great tip Pabs

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awesome tip Pabs cheers for that, never knew it was that easy. Very handy to convert your MMB to 3+1 config !

Nice one Pabs, but where were you when I was changing my MMB from 4 inline to 3x1 lol. Oh well, good information for future builds.

Thanks for posting mate.
rob

hey Westie07 what did you do buy a single left hand tuner for your 3+1 MMB ?

No Warren, I bought a cheap 4x1 set. I figure I might need some more tuners some time.

When you buy this stuff from China it's usually not that much more to buy extras. I am assembling quite a stockpile of odd bits and pieces. Lol

haha no worries Westie sounds good