Does anyone know of a Hipshot xtender that would match the machine heads on my Charvel 3B?

[Charlie Cullen]

I'm looking to buy a Hipshot xtender, but I'm not an expert on them so wouldn't know what would fit these tuners? They seem quite unusual and was wondering if they did one similar.

Can anyone help?

 

[JPaulGeddy]

I don't think you're going to match on the back. From the front, I'd say the M4 looks closest.

Might be worth looking at replacing them all with ultralites.

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

E-mail Hipshot and ask them. They are very knowledgeable about their own product and have a well-deserved reputation for great customer service. I would imagine they would have an answer for you.

 

[Charlie Cullen]

E-mail Hipshot and ask them. They are very knowledgeable about their own product and have a well-deserved reputation for great customer service. I would imagine they would have an answer for you.

I will try that, thank you for the suggestion.

 

[Charlie Cullen]

I don't think you're going to match on the back. From the front, I'd say the M4 looks closest.

Might be worth looking at replacing them all with ultralites.

How could I tell what size ultralites I need? Plus would I have to drill holes to mount them?

 

[Charlie Cullen]

Those look like Chinese knockoffs of Schaller M4S tuning keys.

Hope this helps.

This is Japanese, and they feel very good quality so I doubt that, thank you for the easy comparison though!

 

[Charlie Cullen]

Doubt what? That they are knockoffs of a Schaller M4S?

Just saying they're probably not cheap chinese copies being on a 1986 Japanese Charvel.

 

[mech]

@Charlie Cullen ....your tuners look like Grover Titan types. The matching Hipshot Xtender would be the EB-4, black. As best I can tell they are no longer in production but a few show up for sale in a search.

 

[Charlie Cullen]

@Charlie Cullen ....your tuners look like Grover Titan types. The matching Hipshot Xtender would be the EB-4, black. As best I can tell they are no longer in production but a few show up for sale in a search.

Would an EB-4 be a pretty direct fit? I presume the pins are in the same place, just front mounted not back mounted.

 

[mech]

Would an EB-4 be a pretty direct fit? I presume the pins are in the same place......

Pins are as they should be. This is a chrome EB-4 I have with a regular Titan type tuner it replaces. If your black tuners match the one on the right the EB-4 is a bolt on replacement in the E string location.

 

[Charlie Cullen]

Pins are as they should be. This is a chrome EB-4 I have with a regular Titan type tuner it replaces. If your black tuners match the one on the right the EB-4 is a bolt on replacement in the E string location.

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Brilliant, just took it off and the pins are an exact match, thank you very much for showing me, really helpful.

 

[Charlie Cullen]

Pins are as they should be. This is a chrome EB-4 I have with a regular Titan type tuner it replaces. If your black tuners match the one on the right the EB-4 is a bolt on replacement in the E string location.

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Hipshot Bass Hipshot EB4 Xtender Detuners Instant detuning Drop D-Tuner - BLACK | eBay So this would be a drop in replacement, correct?

 

[mech]

So this would be a drop in replacement, correct?

Looks like it to me.

 

[Charlie Cullen]

Looks like it to me.

Cool, thank you