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Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
$29.13
$29.13
SKU: 20650KB
UPC: 840000902160
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Heavy bass tuners add unnecessary weight to your headstock, making your instrument unbalanced. Don't carry the weight of the world on your shoulders! Our Licensed Ultralite® tuners are designed to eliminate neck dive with precision and longevity at a great price.
- 20:1 Gear ratio
- Compact footprint installs on even the smallest headstocks
- Full sized clover and Y key keeps the classic look of your headstock
- Available in chrome (satin), shiny chrome, gold, and black
- The 3/8" diameter version fits basses with a headstock hole size of 9/16" [14mm]
- The 1/2" version fits basses with a hole size of 5/8" [16mm]
- Licensed Ultralites® are not reversible
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.
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Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.8 / 5 from 35 reviews.
The best.
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
I love my new Hipshot tuners, they are super smooth and the ultra light weight helped eliminate the slight neck dive I had with my Mustang.
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
Great tuners - functionality and tuning stability are as good or better than the original tuners that were on the bass, and the weight reduction at the headstock makes the bass balance perfectly!
Installed in my 2008 Warwick Thumb bass. Excellent fit and quality. Plan on ordering some more for my 1993 Warwick Corvette rebuild.
I’m on my 2nd set of Hipshot LIC Ultralite tuners, and on my 2nd Warmoth roasted maple neck! These tuners are absolutely impeccable. So smooth, so accurate! Both basses that I posted (the other with black hardware) have all Hipshot hardware anyway, bridges and string trees. Best stuff you can get!
I purchased a Warmoth Standard 5 fretless Jazz bass neck for one of my Jazz V bodies. The Warmoth Standard 5 neck uses an in-line 5 configuration and these Hipshot LIC HB6 tuning machines fit the bill. The LIC tuners are nothing to balk at, very firm construction and stay in tune like a charm. Sure, they’re not reversible, but who cares? Once they are in place, there is no need to reverse anything.
I have licensed HB6Ys on three of my Lakland Skylines, and I have the US versions on several other basses. Honestly, it's hard to tell the difference. Other than the fact you can't change the orientation on the licensed ones, they set and hold tune just as well as the US ones.
Used these to replace the closed back tuners that came stock on an Ibanez BTB 5 string. The HB6s fit perfectly and are much more stable.
Chrome doesn’t mean half chrome. It took a month to send anything out now I have to send this one back then reorder “shiny chrome”. Cmon all chrome is shiny.
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
Great product
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
The switching out went easily. My only concern is that the new tuners seem a little stiff.
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
It was great
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
These are an industry standard for a good reason. I have them on many of my instruments, for good reason.
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
Love it
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
Excellent product. Fast shipping. Great company!
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
Great quality as always
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
Great quality as always
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
Installed on my G&L Fallout Tribute bass. Work well, hold tune and eliminated neck dive.
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
Great product,,,,,but did not fit on my Tune 5 string bass. Too crowded on the back of the headstock.
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
I recently installed Hipshot tuners on my bass and couldn’t be happier. The difference was immediate. Tuning feels smoother and more precise, and the bass holds pitch rock solid, even after long rehearsals and gigs. They’re lightweight without feeling cheap, which helped the balance of the instrument and made it more comfortable to play for long sets. Installation was straightforward, and everything fit perfectly right out of the box. Overall, these tuners just work — quietly, reliably, and exactly how you want them to. A serious upgrade that I’d recommend to any player looking to improve tuning stability and feel without overthinking it.
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
Perfect. Killed the neck dive on my Mustang Bass. Plus, the Lollipop tuners just say "I'm too sexy to be out of tune". AND, the tuning itself is precise & smooth. Lovely. Gonna order two more sets for the other Mustangs.
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
Used on Squier Mini P-Bass.
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
Everything was as described and fit perfectly
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
Great tuner,great price and fast shipping!!
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
Super easy, my T-Bird PRO feels so much better, and the tuners dropped in as an exact match for the stock tuners, making it a seamless change and honestly only took like 20min.
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
As always Hipshot products are second to none!!!
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
Night and day is the difference between what I had and these ultra-lights that I easily installed in minutes! Granted I have a pretty cheap little short scale bass but I loved how it felt in my hands so I decided to upgrade everything. The impact that these tuners made in "performance mode" was immediate and dramatic. Free from frustration, my playing experience was greatly enhanced. I have to chuckle a bit everytime my bandmates stop to tune while I wait patiently (and a bit smugly) Thanks Hipshot whoever you are!
Licensed Ultralite® Bass Tuning Machine 3/8" (Sold Individually)
Great replacement on ‘03 Warwick Thumb 5. Easy install, better tuner than original.
Work great!
These are just as good as the more expensive hipshot tuners! Buy them with confidence! Super smooth function and light weight! One of the best upgrades for any bass guitar!
Very nice fit and finish. No trouble with installation. Lollipops look great on my Fender Mustang.
Drop in replacements for a Washburn T-24. Fantastic upgrade from the stock tuners. Super easy installation. Worth every penny!
I recently had a tuning head on my SDGR die. Second one on this bass. Second SDGR I know it's happened to. Third Ibanez I know it's happened to. That's four machine heads on Ibby bases that I know of. Instead of replacing it with another similar part, held in by hopes and dreams, I bought one of these. It fit perfectly and went in like a dream. The post is thicker and the gear is bigger than the other tuners on there. It's a solid part and it looks amazing. I'll be getting 4 more to replace the other 4 tuners... and it'll cost me as much as replacing it with the original, inferior parts. Bravo, Hipshot
I've been using Hipshot products on my basses for many years with excellent results. I have now started using the "LIC" version of the Ultralite bass tuners as well as the original Hipshot USA ultralites. I find the products are made too exacting standards with very high attention to detail and finish. They work extremely well and give years of service. I say "buy with confidence" you will not be disappointed.