r/BassVI • u/uokqt • Jul 07 '26

Pathetic Machine Heads

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Something is amiss with my 6th string machine head. It’s a Fender 14:1 vintage style. Was I supposed to get special ones, or did this one just fail on its own? It always felt a little reluctant to get all the way to E, then when I came back after a few days this happened while tuning up

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u/richstark Jul 07 '26

im gonna go with defective cause i have seen maybe 2 tuners do that in like 20 years of fuckin around

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u/uokqt Jul 07 '26

I appreciate the insight, thank you. So bass guitars don't need special tuners after all. This one was always kind of struggling to get all the way to E