Hi.
I came across this instrument:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/262102788420?orig_cvip=true
Register item: http://www.rickresource.com/register/vi ... p?id=44106
It is listed as a 450 (which seems right as it has 2 pickups) but the serial number puts it at 1955 and not 1960.
AFAIK there were no 450 in 1955.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Help identifying an old 400 combo
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Help identifying an old 400 combo
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Re: Help identifying an old 400 combo
Hi,
the guitar clearly looks like a 60s example. Looking at 450s from 1959 and 1960 in the register it appears that the serial numbers don't indicate the year of manufacture. My 57 Combo 450 still has a serial 4C, then 4 digits (the first one being a 7 for 1957), then A (for 2 PUs). But 1959 and 1960 seem to be different.
the guitar clearly looks like a 60s example. Looking at 450s from 1959 and 1960 in the register it appears that the serial numbers don't indicate the year of manufacture. My 57 Combo 450 still has a serial 4C, then 4 digits (the first one being a 7 for 1957), then A (for 2 PUs). But 1959 and 1960 seem to be different.
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Re: Help identifying an old 400 combo
I agree Gil. It is likely not from 1955. Best guess would be 1959-00
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A Rickenbacker Fan
in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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67 FG 625
74 JG 4000
76 JG 430
77 JG 620
77 JG 320
79 MG 450
79 JG 4001
80 FG 620/12
81 BG 480
91 JG 610
02 BG 620
78 TR7
83 TR25
Re: Help identifying an old 400 combo
Agreed. The "cresting wave" bass horn and solid back indicate transition from Combo 450 to straight model 450 which appeared in 1960, so I say late 1959/early 1960.Ontario_RIC_fan wrote:I agree Gil. It is likely not from 1955. Best guess would be 1959-60
Re: Help identifying an old 400 combo
If the control pots are the original ones, the date codes on them could help establish a "no earlier than" time of manufacture. I used this approach to establish a rough manufacturing date on a lap steel I once owned.
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