Bass Guitar Accessories

I designed tuner adapters and a string retainer for my bass guitar.

I love my bass guitar, but it suffered from neck dive that made it uncomfortable to play. To address the issue I bought lightweight tuners and a heavier bridge. While the bridge was a drop-in replacement, the new tuners had a different bolt pattern than my stock tuners. I designed adapter plates to allow the new tuners to utilize the stock bolt pattern and maintain a factory appearance.

I also wanted a 3-string retainer because the A string was buzzing, but commercial solutions required drilling the headstock. I instead decided to design my own that utilized the existing screw hole. Out of habit, I first designed a mass-efficient retainer but I decided it wasn't very aesthetically pleasing. So I designed another version that was a bit heavier but would fit in visually with the rest of the headstock. This custom retainer is 3D printed in 316 stainless steel and tumble polished.