Any sore shouldered bassist can tell you that fighting "neck dive" from a poorly balanced instrument is akin to slow torture. Our Ultralite® bass tuning machines are designed and manufactured to lighten up the load while improving ruggedness and accuracy. Spend more time on stage, not at the chiropractor.
Solid machined aircraft grade aluminum housing gives you high durability in an extremely light package.
Small footprint easily installs on tiny headstocks.
20:1 gear ratio for super quick and accurate tuning.
Tuning keys are easily reversible for conversion to bass or treble side.
Available in Clover, Lollipop, Y, and Mini Clover keys.
Stainless steel key prevents tarnishing and rust where you touch the tuner the most
1/2" string post fits 11/16" [17.5mm] headstock holes.
Made in the USA
Warning: This product can expose you to chemicals including nickel compounds, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
I purchased an LTD Phoenix 1004 bass from Sweetwater music. The original tuners were terrible, so they graciously offered to replace them with the tuners of my choice. I chose the ultra lightweight lollipop style from Hipshot. They look great, were easy to install, and work flawlessly. Bonus, they've helped to virtually eliminate the neck dive I was experiencing with this guitar! Highly recommend!
Jon R.5/5Verified
My bass tuning became super stable!
Ichiro B.5/5Verified
Excellent solution with an elegant product! Lowered the weight by half and made the guitar more playable.
Dennis L.5/5Verified
The Hipshot Ultralight tuners have been excellent in every way from ease of installation to significant reduction in weight and stellar performance. They look great! Thanks for a great product.
Richard A.5/5Verified
Great tuning machines and a must to upgrade a 2010s with a Hipshot 3-Point bridge Epihone T-Bird. Thanks Oscar for the follow-up
Alejandro P.5/5
The newer design USA Hipshot ultralight bass tuners are different from earlier versions. If you want to reverse them you need to remove the cog to get the tuning peg shaft reversed. I didn't see this info anywhere, so was a bit if a headscratch at first!
Iain H.4/5
Replaced the original tuners on my Deluxe Jazz and good bye to neck dive! Love how smooth this ones are and how light but sturdy they are built.
Victor P.5/5
All my 3 custom builds have the 1/2 Usa Ultralight tuners. They are light, stable and durable over 10 years without a problem. Getting the last one gold color was the best idea with matching hardware and gold frets too. It really became the best instrument I've laid eyes on.
Levent D.5/5
Replaced slipping tuners with these hipshots... Upgraded the sound and the reliability 10/10
Thanks team 😎
Simon H.5/5
Got these to replace some "not so good" machines on a used bass. Smooth and lightweight too. There is a reason all the top builders use these machines.
Keith O.5/5
My bass is now in perfect balance. Easy to install. This product is just great!
Kasper Lauersen C.5/5Verified
Fast shipping. The product is beautiful and works great.
Michael V.5/5Verified
New USA Hipshot ultralite tuners for my Squier 5-string bass. Vast improvement in tuning stability and also cured the neck dive. Very very happy!
Michael R.5/5Verified
Great product, great service. I accidentally ordered the wrong bass/treble side orientation but Hipshot made it right.
Andrew W.5/5Verified
Excellent Tuners, lite weight and easy to install and adjust makes for the perfect setup on my bass.
Thomas L.5/5Verified
I upgraded the tuners on my Mustang bass to Hipshot. This took almost a half pound of weight off the headstock and now no more neck dive. I have all Hipshot products on my Birdsong Cortobass (my main bass) so it was a no-brainer to put Hipshot tuners on my backup Mustang Bass.
Nina M.5/5Verified
These came stock on my Birdsong bass and eleven years later they still look and work like new. They’re very smooth and absolutely reliable … ie the bass never goes out of tune (except for temp variations affecting the strings of course). Brilliant product.
Geepers5/5
Perfect fit. Reduced the headstock weight by 6oz on my Yamaha BB735 bass. Much better balance on the strap now.
Tj M.5/5Verified
Nice tuners, well machined and precise. And lightweight!
K R.5/5Verified
Great on both a Sire V7 and a US MusicMan Sterling for balancing the headstock!
Matt H.5/5
The real McCoy! A must for neck diving bass. I installed a set on a Warmoth jazz copy which neck was a bit heavy and it simply rebalanced the whole instrument. Highly recommended!
Luc V.5/5
Crazy fast delivery, very helpful, and super cool tuning machines. Thanks Oscar.
Lawrence5/5Verified
Awesome tuners. Awesome customer service as well.
Stephen5/5Verified
Best tuners in the business. And Bob Sperzel was one of my buds. We'd use his at CertainBass except I could never get him to make the bass tuners big enough. The Ultralite surpassed you, Bob, sorry!
David Certain5/5
I have a set of these tuners that came standard on my Birdsong bass. They are solid, tight, and very stable. They are also so light (combined with the short-scale instrument design) that I have no neck dive at all. Highly recommended!
Gary5/5
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