50th Anniversary TRC?

rikk · Post by **rikk** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:55 pm

Has anybody ever seen one of these?
http://cgi.ebay.com/RICKENBACKER-Nameplate-Truss-Rod-Cover-50th-Anniversary_W0QQitemZ290061902235QQihZ019QQcategoryZ7266QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:05 pm

I saw one at the RIC museum, i didn't think there were any floating around out there!

The prototype 50th annniversary guitar had this nameplate and gold tuners.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:05 pm

It is legit. Only a few were made AFAIK.

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:38 pm

"Very Old" -- uh, well, 1981 anyway.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:40 pm

It's real.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:01 pm

John, do you know if any guitars were actually shipped from the factory with these TRCs and the gold tuners?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:03 pm

Was that 50 years from the start (Beauchamp era) or 50 years since the F.C. Hall era?

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 3:50 am

1931....to 1981.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:06 am

They must really be scarce then. I have seen exactly two and they were both in the last year. That is why I was wondering if they were made in '81 or 2001.

krick · Post by **krick** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:05 am

The seller has had several other unusual TRCs up for auction recently. I wonder where they are all coming from.

Are there any "TRC collectors" out there?

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:16 am

Much of it is new old stock from a now defunct music store, as well as some basic wheeling & dealing. I know the folks personally and they're on the up and up.

They've also had some nice Fender and Martin bits as well.

green_us90 · Post by **green_us90** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:10 am

I collect TRC's- with basses attached