Staggered tuners for EBMM Silhouette Bass?

[hooky_marr]

Just curious - does anyone know if the Schaller tuners on a Silhouette Bass are staggered height, and if so, what heights they are?

I have a Sterling Silo 20 that The Captain over at Dood Craft Guitars modified into a Bass VI with a new neck and Babicz Solo Rails, but the tuners I got for it aren't staggered height, so there's almost no break angle over the nut, and the headstock's too small to install a string tree, so I was considering installing tuners with shorter posts to compensate.



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[vickerekes]

Mine isn't - strung with La Bella 767-6S Bass VI stainless steel roundwound 026/095.
Never been a problem...

 

[hooky_marr]

Mine isn't - strung with La Bella 767-6S Bass VI stainless steel roundwound 026/095.
Never been a problem...
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Thank you!

I'm pretty sure yours have a shorter post height than the ones I have, as mine seem to have very little break angle at all compared to yours. I'll ask EBMM for the post height spec.

 

[sissy kathy]

You could install a bar string tree immediately in front of the logo. If you're going to do it this is the sort you want.

 

[hooky_marr]

You could install a bar string tree immediately in front of the logo. If you're going to do it this is the sort you want.



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I think that’s for a bass, not a baritone guitar? In any case the tiny headstock leaves no room for anything else.

 

[hooky_marr]

UPDATE: The nice folks at EBMM got back to me and said they use Schaller M6 tuners with a total post height of .946”, which works out to about 24mm, so Schaller’s “locking 19.5” model should work. Just ordered a set. I’ll follow up when they get here.

btw @vickerekes here’s a side view of my headstock with the current tuners; The angle is super shallow. These are Hipshot Grip-Locks with .905” posts, but I think the headstock on mine is a wee bit thinner, so the posts stick out farther.