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Maybe a 1983 specificity!

Hi, I bought an incomplete 1983 4003 to restore and the original jackplate seemed to have numbers not centered (they're close to the right hole as you can see on the picture). Did anyone already see something like this... or is it doubtful?

About the original jackplate of this bass, we can see on the picture that numbers are not centered, they are close to the right hole: is it something that happens frequently?

I know, I asked the seller to buy it but he told me it was booked or something like this (the auction was still running yet). I don't know why, but I think he prefers sell each part to different people...

Once you have one, Rickenbacker Acquisition Syndrome tends to strike! (I only had two when I first joined this forum 5 years back...) The first bass I played when I was a teenager was a 4001. Nowadays I've got by myself a Thunderbird, a Precision, a MM, even a 1985 Steinberger... but it will be the...

I've already got a blank jackplate, I was just wondering about having it stamped or not. But I could get a picture from the original plate that was on my bass, so I think I will reproduce this. For the TRC, I found one on ebay... but it was the most expansive part I had to buy!

Hi Brian, thank you for this detailed answer! My purpose is absolutely not to pretend my 4003 will be an "authentic" 1983 bass, and this will be easy to see (new Ric pickups, re-built harness...) Actually, the jackplate is the only thing I still don't know how I will deal with! So I just w...

I'm in France and I've just bough on ebay body and neck from a 1983 jetglo 4003. The guy who sold me is sadly known on different Rick forums: gibsondependable (Ryan Ingram). My target was to rebuilt this bass as it was in the 80's, and I asked the seller if I could buy most of parts from it but he p...