Painted trim

frode · Post by **frode** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:52 am

I have a 4003 1984 modell jetglo, (see thread "Rick 4003 1984"). I thing maybee it can have been repainted because of the binding looks to bee original white, but it´s now the same color as the rest. Have anyone seen painted binding before??

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:39 am

I haven't. I would think that either the binding only was painted over by a previous owner to "black it out," or the entire guitar has been re-finished.

frode · Post by **frode** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:11 am

Ok, then it´s most likely that the entire guitar has been re-finished, because you hardly can see the binding at all.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:59 am

If you can't see/feel any lines where the binding might have been masked and can't see/feel any brush strokes over the binding, I would think it has been totally re-finished.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:04 am

I guess this means its a player and not a showpiece?

frode · Post by **frode** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:44 pm

Hey...just arrived from Sweden rock festival. Three days with rock´n roll. F.eks Motorhead, Kansas, Motley, Styx, and many, many more.

I can see binding around body as a thin line if I study in closely. What I find strange, is when I compare the color to other old jetglos on the web, its the same greenesh color. And another question. Did they paint the neck all the way up to the binding?

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:22 am

It was in line with the nut right down to the body, just on the maple so there would be a thin line of Rosewood showing under the binding.

frode · Post by **frode** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:16 am

Ok thanks. Is it possible to send a question to Rickenbacker?

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:25 am

You can call them, I don't know of any way to send them a question although maybe some one here knows, start another new thread.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:41 am

pix would help

frode · Post by **frode** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:46 pm

frode · Post by **frode** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:48 pm

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 2:17 am

You can contact Rickenbacker using email at [email protected]
Certainly photos can be deceiving, however, the finish on your instrument Frode does not look like a factory finish to me.

frode · Post by **frode** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:09 am

Just did. Thanks

frode · Post by **frode** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:50 am

Just recived An E-mail from Rickenbacker, and they told me this:

"It was common at points in time to paint over the binding when a Jetglo with
black trim option was requested. It's likely your bass is one of these."

This tells me that my rick can be original painted after all. Agree anyone?
I still can´t find any signs of overpainting/spraying.