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Originally Posted by Tim Bishop
Ken,
What was your reasoning behind the 2 over 3 peg-head design?
Tim B.
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In my mind, it comes from double basses starting sometime in the 19th century. The lower gears moved up a slot and the higher ones down. I see this from France a lot and partly from Germany. The theory I believe is that the thicker or thickest strings needs more after-length and decreased break-over angle.
German examples both ways;
French examples both ways;
Also, I had some requests for the reverse gears on the 5s from my Distributor in Japan and then put it on the 25th models. Soon after I made it standard. You can still order a bass with the older 3/2 configuration.