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This of course, is not the original pick guard. The original is broken and there was a replacement put in. I have the original ( see pic ) . The foil sort of stands in for the masking tape on the original ??? It does look like three of everything, doesn't it?

You guys sure know your stuff. From reading older posts I can see that this is a nice community. Unfortunately it's one I'm not going to belong to long because I'm vetting the bass for the obvious reason..

But I will share a really funny story about how I acquired this bass:

My wife was about six ...

I keep dumping my posts. Sometimes I'm SUCH a bass player ! Anyway, thanks for all the input and I want to ask about the writing in the electronics cavity. Is there any significance to the writing? Is it like a signature and is there any voodoo attached to it the way that Fender people have about ...

I've source coded the pots and they check out. But what is with the bridge pick up? Why isn't it black on top? I've seen a few that have a lot of the black worn off them and the translucent green showing through- do you think somebody just went ahead and took the rest of the paint off or is this one ...

I have a 73 that I've owned for 18 years but never vetted. I'm totally unfamiliar with most Rick things . I have much, much better photos I can send anyone who is interested in figuring it out.

Hi, I'm new to the forum so sorry if this isn't in the right place of format.. BUT . I've got this 73 4001 and I'm not sure which parts are original or not. I have extensive and detailed pictures but am completely unfamiliar with Ricks, being a Fender guy for 40 years. Can I post pictures or are ...