Dumb Question but where is the serial #?

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Dumb Question but where is the serial #?

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Where is the serial # located on a Rickenbacker guitar? I thought that the numbers on the jack plate was it but I didn't know forsure!
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The Jack plate is where the number is located.
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K I thought so. I realized I had a Brain fart when I first looked at the jack plate i thought it said "08xxxxx" but it was really "03xxxxx"! that's why i asked cuz i got confused with the 08! o well learn from the mistakes Image
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No problem mate. We have all asked questions that we really know the answer to from time to time.
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Does RIC put the serial number anywhere else on their guitars and basses?
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And for the record Ray, there are no dumb questions. I've found that the fine folks here will be happy to give or get any info that you may need in Rickenbackers, that's the beauty of this place
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On the 450's, the serial no is stamped on the bridge...

BTW Ray, I don't think I've welcomed you to the forum, so....welcome.
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Post by jingle_jangle »

BRAIN FART?

Welcome, Ray! It's about time we had somebody with some class and taste on this Forum!
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Post by grsnovi »

Hi Bob,

John Hall mentioned (someplace) that new instruments would use new identification technolgy. Although I don't remember if he was explicit about what, I had the impression he might have been embedding an RFI chip someplace in the neck or body.
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...and a black-box recorder, so you can hear what went horribly wrong at the gig last night...
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Like me, finding six empty pint glasses by my bass players stack!!!!
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Post by wayang »

Man, I wish I could get service to the stage like that...

Maybe your bass player is 'sn*gging' the waitress...(did I use that term correctly?)...
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Post by jingle_jangle »

Possibly...in the vernacular, "sn*gging" precedes "sh*gging".

So it's sort of a step-by-step thang, and he could've been on an early step.
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So...where does 'slogging' fit in? About the point you realize you're involved in a 'qu*gmire'?
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Yep, just like now...
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