Hi all, My '83 4003 has the small shaft Grover tuners that are original. Two of them are falling apart and a third is on it's way out. I gather that no replacements are available and that the tuners that I can get from this site have larger shafts. I want to keep this bass as original as possible but I want to play it as well. What to people do in this pickle?
Thanks for any help!

you can try to find replacement used tuners, you can install modern 4003 tuners, you can install schaller m4 tuners, or schaller makes some wavy modern tuners as well ...

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I see Grover tuners all the time on Ebay..

They go for around $60.00 each, in good condition.

But do you need to drill the headstock to use these "newer" tuners?

Yeah, but don't you own ALL of them already? ;^)


When I replaced the sloppy, falling apart Slimlines on my '73, I drilled out the holes to fit Dipshot Ultralite tuners. These are superb tuning keys.

JPS, you drilled 'em out?

I have re-bushed two 4001s in the last week alone, and re-installed the old Grovers for the owners. And there's another 01 waiting in the wings for the same.

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