PlanZero Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I posted this question in another thread as well. I just purchased a 1970 Gibson EB-0 bass husk with the short lived (2 year) slotted headstock. The tuners haven't been made in 30 years, schaller m4 classic with the long post and hole instead of a slot. When a used set does pop up it seems they want a fortune. I'll be installing all new hardware and electronics so I don't necessarily need vintage. It looks like I can install regular tuners without the long post reaching the bushing, it just may be a pain to string up. Has anyone tried this? I can't seem to find any images of these basses with updated hardware. Any suggestions for sources for these tuners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanZero Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 This forum is a ghost town so I'll answer my own question. I was able to mount Gotoh GB707E machine heads with no modification. I didn't even use the Gotoh bushings. I was also able to pop the old post bushings in the center part of the headstock and the new posts slid into the hole about 1/16" as if they were meant to be. Furthermore they're black chrome so they look 100x better than the originals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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