4001V63 hardware

moonliner · Post by **moonliner** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:38 pm

Hello,

is the hardware on these instruments chrome or nickel plated?

Thanks

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:44 pm

The only nickel plate used on current Rickenbacker basses is in the tuners of the C64. The V63 is all chrome. Older 4003s and all 4001s (except for those with Grovers) came with nickel plated tuners.

moonliner · Post by **moonliner** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:56 pm

thanks for the info! Love this place....

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:20 pm

Not only are they all chrome but the parts are hand picked before assembly. During the tour back in August, John Hall told us that they make sure the color of the chrome parts closely matches on any given instrument. Pretty cool, eh?

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:24 pm

I thought being chrome is what MADE it match!

ajish4 · Post by **ajish4** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:52 pm

The attention paid to these instruments during manufacture is astounding.

It's the Disneyworld of guitars. Even the slightest detail don't get overlooked.

Man, I love 'em.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:26 pm

Charly: Chrome varies slightly in color from blue to yellow depending on how clean the chroming baths are when the parts are dipped. The EPA controls and the cost of the chroming salts make it too expensive to not squeeze every bit of plate out of a batch.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:20 pm

there are no good chrome guys here...

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:34 am

...you should move to a better place. What kind of paradise has no good chrome guys?

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:45 am

Hey...if the 'shoe' fits...