Rickenbacker Machine Head Question

If they don't have "Grover" on them, they ain't Grovers. Either they were the oriental copies replacing the originals, or the entire bass is an oriental copy. Photos would help.

 

Paul is absolutely right. These are the real deal, genuine ones on my made-in-Oct.'73 4001. If they don't look like this? they ain't Wavy Grovers...

 

If you think they're replacement get him down a few hundred if you can. You can find them although not cheap, I have a few in a box at home in MA I've had for years. KI will see them on ebay here and there although not usually a whole set. In fact I just found four on ebay just now, single tuners.

Grover rickenbacker 4001 tuner | eBay

 

FIFY.

 

Interestingly, the MIJ copies of the Grovers did not explode!

 

The original ones were kind of riveted together (not rivets but on the same idea, some people were able to fix them years ago), the only Ric part I remember exploding was the R tailpiece on a 4005!

 

Do you have any photos? Would be easy to tell that way, Grover made two different types I believe, made some flat ones for Rics also although they were earlier than the wave Grovers.

 

They were 'pop on', IIRC. I managed to fix one set but it involved Araldite.

 

I have one or two open ones at home, I'll have to try that, thanks.

 

FWIW, I fixed them in situ, as it were.

 

The bass that came with them, a Jetglo 72 4001FL is long gone unfortunately.

 

Reading this thread, I'm almost compelled to look for the Japanese, non-exploding copies. The "real deal" wavys on my '74 are opening up.