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A lot of people on Talkbass think, based on apperarances, this is an overpriced washer, or beer can ring tab. I was hesitant to order it. It has truly changed the character of my American Standard Jazz V bass. The "B" string was just not solid on it. E through G were fine but when I hit the B, particularly from open to about 6 or 7th fret it was just 'blaaah". And I tried a lot of different string sets and combinations with it. This simple little retainer effectively tightened up the string to where it is genuinely useful. I still don't love the B as much as the E,A, and D strings (I hate Gs, even on guitars (?)), but the B is musical and resonant now... Cheap fix if you ask me. Burns my butt that Fender doesn't include them on $1200 plus basses!!
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Does not work on older bushing style Kluson tuners. I was unable to install it on the bass I intended to install it on, but I did put it on my American Standard Jazz Bass. It seems to work well and was easy to install.
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It appears that this may be a cheater fix for proper stringing around the post, and to a certain extent, it is. However, it's an elegant way to ensure that you always have the proper downward angle of the string/nut. It does what it does perfectly and is easy to install. It's designed to replace the washer on a 17mm or 21/32" diameter tuner post.
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I put this on my Fender American Standard Jazz bass. It does look better with all 4 strings coming off the nut at the same angle but more importantly the A string also appears to stay in tune better as well. I use black nylon Flatwound Rotosound Tru Bass 88 strings which are very smooth so this string retainer may not be an improvement for all string types.
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A perfect fit, easy install, and solved the problem at a minimal cost.
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