Rick 4003 tuners peghole size

geddeeee · Post by **geddeeee** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 4:02 pm

Anyone know the size of the pegholes of a Rick 4003? I'm looking to replace them with Grover Titan bass machines. They have 11/16" pegs. I'm hoping they will slot straight in with no drilling. Fingers crossed!

jon · Post by **jon** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 4:35 pm

Just curious Mark - hope you don't mind me asking - but why do you want to change them?

geddeeee · Post by **geddeeee** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 4:52 pm

I've bent one of the tuning peg shafts. Also I've used Grover Titans in the past and now is as good a time as any to 'upgrade'. I prefer the bigger tuning leaf.

geddeeee · Post by **geddeeee** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:29 am

No-one knows then? Ok, I'll have to sort it myself!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:49 am

If you need a replacement tuner I have a few Ric tuners around that I can sell cheap ... I am not familiar with the Grover titans but I assume you will need to enlarge the hole ...

geddeeee · Post by **geddeeee** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:30 pm

Appreciate that Jeff. The question still remains about the size of the hole?
I don't really like the 'clover leaf' tuners. It looks kinda cheap, like Fenders!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:15 pm

Schaller tuners fit in the same hole ... Gotoh almost fit ...

geddeeee · Post by **geddeeee** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:41 pm

Thanks Jeff! Looks like I'll have to enlarge the peg hole slightly then. Don't really want to, but.....

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:26 pm

geddeeee · Post by **geddeeee** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:36 pm

Actually 9/16" !

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:10 pm

The Grovers I had on my '73 4001 were 1/2" and I reamed the holes out to 9/16" for Ultralites. I also had to do the same on my '03 4004Cii to fit Ultralites to it, which originally had Schaller M4 tuners. I guess the RIC tuners are 9/16".

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:42 pm

I just measured one of mine at 1/2".