1980 4001 - no side fretboard markers?

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Korladis
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Re: 1980 4001 - no side fretboard markers?

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Dirk wrote:How about LED's as an option, great for dark stages.

Or even temporary LED's like:
https://fretfx.com/
Oh man. I kinda want to get some red ones for my 4003S.
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CatHead
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Re: 1980 4001 - no side fretboard markers?

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As requested, heres a few pics (now ive remembered how to upload things again and that they needed resizing!)

TC amp is my indoor amp... and also my gig amp when I cannot be bothered to shift my SVT stack around.
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1975 Rickenbacker 480 Jetglo
1980 Rickenbacker 4001 BurgundyGlo
1982 Rickenbacker 4001 Cream
2002 Rickenbacker 4003 BurgundyGlo COTY
2010 Rickenbacker 620 FireGlo
2015 Rickenbacker 4003S JetGlo
2017 Rickenbacker 4003 British Racing Green Ltd Ed
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scott_s
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Re: 1980 4001 - no side fretboard markers?

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Could just be my eyes, but the fretboard binding looks to be a different shade of white than the body binding. I bet it's been replaced. But it's a nice looking instrument! 8)
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Re: 1980 4001 - no side fretboard markers?

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You are right sir - there is a slight change in the binding colour from the side to the edge. The older binding on the top edge is yellowed a lot more, indicating its age (I think)
1975 Rickenbacker 480 Jetglo
1980 Rickenbacker 4001 BurgundyGlo
1982 Rickenbacker 4001 Cream
2002 Rickenbacker 4003 BurgundyGlo COTY
2010 Rickenbacker 620 FireGlo
2015 Rickenbacker 4003S JetGlo
2017 Rickenbacker 4003 British Racing Green Ltd Ed
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Dirk
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Re: 1980 4001 - no side fretboard markers?

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Yep picture #2 shows some curious marks below the actual fingerboard.
So I would say no doubt binding replacement.

Wow that looks in immaculate shape, congrats.
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