I just ordered and installed one of these on my MIM Jazz Bass. It was simple to install and set up but I have a couple of issues with it. First, this tuner is made specifically for Mexican Jazz and P-Basses, right? Well you would think that if it was made specifically for those basses then it would be an EXACT match with the existing tuners. It is not.

On mine, the chrome is not as white as the original tuners were. It has some minor goldish overtones to it that you wouldn't notice unless it was right beside three other tuners (which it is).

The string posts are not tapered in the middle like the stock tuners are either, so now I have one oddball tuner that does not match (or look as good as) the stock units. Without the taper, the Hipshot looks kind of industrial and unfinished. I think that with a nominal amount of additional machining that they could have made a much more attractive tuner. The string post is also finished in kind of a matte finish instead of the high shine chrome like the stock ones.

As far as functionality goes, the Hipshot is great. It came out of the box dead on when I moved the lever. There is a little bit of a funky process that you have to go through to tune the string that involves flipping the lever between the "E" and "D" positions but it isn't a big deal.

If you do decide to buy the D-Tuner, you will probably end up replacing all your tuners with Hipshots if you want them to match. Right now my bass looks kind of weird but I guess I will just break down and buy the other 3 as well.

My band plays mostly in standard tuning but we have a couple of drop D songs and it makes it much easier to switch. The tuner also seems to hold its tune as well as the originals (which also worked well).

I just ordered and installed one of these on my MIM Jazz Bass. It was simple to install and set up but I have a couple of issues with it. First, this tuner is made specifically for Mexican Jazz and P-Basses, right? Well you would think that if it was made specifically for those basses then it would be an EXACT match with the existing tuners. It is not.

On mine, the chrome is not as white as the original tuners were. It has some minor goldish overtones to it that you wouldn't notice unless it was right beside three other tuners (which it is).

The string posts are not tapered in the middle like the stock tuners are either, so now I have one oddball tuner that does not match (or look as good as) the stock units. Without the taper, the Hipshot looks kind of industrial and unfinished. I think that with a nominal amount of additional machining that they could have made a much more attractive tuner. The string post is also finished in kind of a matte finish instead of the high shine chrome like the stock ones.

As far as functionality goes, the Hipshot is great. It came out of the box dead on when I moved the lever. There is a little bit of a funky process that you have to go through to tune the string that involves flipping the lever between the "E" and "D" positions but it isn't a big deal.

If you do decide to buy the D-Tuner, you will probably end up replacing all your tuners with Hipshots if you want them to match. Right now my bass looks kind of weird but I guess I will just break down and buy the other 3 as well.

My band plays mostly in standard tuning but we have a couple of drop D songs and it makes it much easier to switch. The tuner also seems to hold its tune as well as the originals (which also worked well).

I've been using the Hipshot Extender Key on my basses for almost 20 years now. This is one of the coolest upgrades you can make to a bass. It's easy to use, easy to install and accurately drops your E-string to a D in about half a second. While your guitar player is retuning his whole guitar, just flick your extender key and take a drink while you wait. Play around with it for a while and find ways to switch in the middle of songs.