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The feedback that this post generated was certainly enlightening. Rickenbacker truss rod covers must be second only to counterfeit bank notes.

As interesting as this interaction was, I had intended to contact Rickenbacker to see what they would say. Early today, I did just that.

I felt that if ...

Well, let’s say a very short time ago.

The point was simply that I knew about this forum because I had been a member and I knew that there were very, very knowledgable people here.

I was a member of the RickResource forum quite a while ago. That is why I decided to post here about this trc.

This forum has many members who are Rickenbacker experts and it was simply my thought that the likelihood of finding out if this item was authentic was to post here.

I mentioned earlier ...

This is the ad that listed the trc I would like to verify.

The seller was in the UK. I paid the £99 and the seller covered the shipping cost. I actually have more time than I initially thought to make a claim if this turns out to not be genuine.

I’m not a guitarist but have a collection of The ...

If you expand the photos, especially the one with the partial Rickenbacker script, it looks to be hand painted - something you might expect with a fake.

The trc material also has a kind of soft feel to it.

Inside the top section of the capital R and in the letter a, as well as the last r, which ...

I purchased this truss rod cover that was advertised as genuine and from a 2019 4003. It arrived today. Since I am only interested in genuine Rickenbacker parts, I need to know if this is real or fake.

While the purchase is so recent, I want to reach out to PayPal with accurate information if this ...