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I have a late 50's ('57 - '59?) 425. It has the stamped metal trc. Some pic's on this thread if you need:

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Thanks Brian. There's also one on ebay right now that's very similar in color to mine.

Christopher, welcome to the Forum and to the wonderful world of Rickenbackers.

Since you live in our Los Angeles area, we would like to invite you (and your 50's Ric 425) to meet and greet fellow Forum members and Ric enthusiasts at our upcoming Confluence ---- SCARF (the seventh annual Southern ...

kiramdear wrote:

jingle_jangle wrote:
My basement music room would be perfect.

You beat me to it.

Is this some sort of code for "dibs" on this forum?

Thanks for all the comments guys - Rich, I'll keep Aug 6th in mind. I guess I'll contact you through this forum and let you know when I know. Brian, thanks for the pic's...that's a sweet guitar, very nice condition! I'm afraid mine has a little more "character" :wink: Here's the pic's I promised you ...

Ontario_RIC_fan wrote:Christopher... I'd be grateful for more pictures of it... We are an obsessed lot when it comes to Rickenbackers - particularly old ones...

You got it Brian. Gotta handle life, but I'll post a bunch of pic's tonight.

Thanks Paul. I understand the beauty of patina, leave it alone it is.

Thanks for the invite Rich, I will consider it. But I don't know about me playing, it's been a very long time since I touched a fretboard - and even then, it was just to pluck around on. My primary instrument was the piano, and ...

Thanks guys. Grampa bought this "after the war" (Korean), and I have some pic's somewhere of him playing it. His hands were shot from arthritis when he gave it to me. My primary concern is the oxidation around the bridge. The guitar is in LA now (little humidity) but was stored in Oakland, where I ...

Thanks for the responses, guys. You all are correct, it's a C, not a zero. My bridge is starting to oxidize, and the numbers are not clear. I was given this guitar by my grandfather sometime in the '80s. Due to life I stopped playing, and I haven't played it in 20 yrs. It's been in storage for about ...

Thanks for the response, guys. I found the serial numbers and used them on the decoder on the rick website, but no luck. It mentions something about some instruments from the late 50's cannot be interpreted... do you think that may be the problem here? There are 2 rows of numbers: 4 0 on top of 1 8 ...

Hi all. I'm new to this site, and basically new to the world of Rickenbacker as well. Can anyone help me with ID-ing this guitar? I think this is a late 1950's 425, but I'd like to confirm or deny that. And how can I tell what year this is from? I believe everything is original but the pic-guard. If ...