Exploding grovers

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:02 pm

You can almost hear them popping in this picture

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:20 pm

Your showroom, Dave? LOL...

markbass99 · Post by **markbass99** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:35 pm

When I get a bass with Grovers I just grab the back cover and try to wiggle it, if it doesn't move it's probably going to be ok. If it does wiggle, just take it off and re-swage the pins, it's pretty easy to do.

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:58 am

"Your showroom, Dave? LOL..."

Not mine Paul, (I wish). A non-forum member who is sicker than me.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:07 am

It is okay to be that "sick" though.

Any 21 fretters in there?

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:14 am

Dave, while I do not think either of you is "sick", you CAN brag that you have more headstocks on display than him

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:16 am

Segio, no 21-ers, but all are 71 or 72's.

"Dave, while I do not think either of you is "sick", you CAN brag that you have more headstocks on display than him "

Elys, you didn't see the other 3 walls in his office.

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:49 am

Oh. Well then. Four walls of Ricks? Jeepers...

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:06 am

A non-forum member? We need to get that person in here to spread the sickness even more! That's a wonderwall right there!

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:21 am

With so many from that era, and if he is close to you in Philly, Dave, I wonder if one of them is a 1971 4001 wearing the SN KC012 in eggplant burgundy?

He might not know he wound up buying my old stolen bass from some shady character. She disappeared in the late 80s from the Annapolis MD area

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:45 am

Elys he is way South of me and MD.

Next time I am there I'll check out the SN for sure, however I recall his 71 being a FG.

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:37 am

OK, well then my momentary paranoia is certainly unfounded, and I apologize! I thought ALL of those 13 or so basses were 1971 and 1972 from the description

vinylrec · Post by **vinylrec** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:53 am

My '71 eggplant burgundy is KA002. Hard to believe that by March '71 Rick serial numbers would be up to KC012. I guess they weren't making many basses then...

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:11 pm

"momentary paranoia"

No worries, (as the Aussie's say).

If I had a 71 Ric stolen from me, I'd still be ******, even 25 years later.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:40 pm

Anyone remember the exploding 'R' tailpiece thread? haha!