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Week 40. But I can't remember at what stage serials get assigned.

Very cool LD! What year?

I'm not sure where the "limited run of 90 each" rumor got started. They were available to order for a limited time. People went nuts and ordered a lot of them. Much like the COY program, actual production completion dates can fall in a year later than the one they are intended to memoriali...

Those look like the hot toasters like on my 480XC. Which I love the sound of. I wonder how they would be on this thing. Probably good?

I'm not saying this one is real, but I'm pretty sure real 325's always had single rods, right?

So cool to see a new 4005! That’s gorgeous and I’ll bet it sounds huge! As if I wasn’t contrarian enough, this is the only Rickenbacker model where I prefer to see the rounded top over the slab. Any Fretlessessss planned? You know, a piezo will fit nicely under that bridge…hmmm I love the piezos on...

Is it "limited?" or only in the sense that they'll make them until they don't? Or only certain dealers have them?

teeder wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 1:58 pmGuilty.

No judgment. It's definitely goofy looking to traditional folks like us.

The pizza shape is to give the larger strings larger magnets and the smaller strings smaller magnets. It's quite revolutionary and it's a shame people get hung up on the look of it.

congerz83 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:40 pm 14 years ago and I am mortified about how maudlin I was over this. At 39 I now realize there’s so much more to life. In fact going over all my past posts on this forum. Kind of cringy.

Same here. You are not alone. (meaning I cringe at a lot of my own old posts I see now)

Probably more of a doomed experiment. And I dont think they ever even made a 4004Cii/8 like they planned to.

Does the XLR output still work?

All you should use are your ears. Serious.

Yep - the "Byrd" wiring would have the 3 way switch wired to select each pickup one at a time. None of the normal "neck/both/bridge" stuff most of us are used to.

Wow!