First post- Looking for odd part

JohnRick · Post by **JohnRick** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:18 pm

Hello all, This is my first posting, so hope it's going to the right place.
I am trying to find a clear thumb rest and screws for a '69 Rick 4001.
I know these are hard to come across, but perhaps someone in the forum can steer me.
Thanks!
JohnRick

8mileshigh · Post by **8mileshigh** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:21 pm

Pickguardian make them.......

http://www.pickguardian.com/pickguardian/RICRest.html

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:24 pm

Welcome John. We'd love to see some photos of your bass if you get a chance.

JohnRick · Post by **JohnRick** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:37 pm

Need to take some. FireGlo is the color. As soon as I do some pix, I'll post up.
and thanks for the recommendation on Pickguardian. I will check them out.

kiramdear · Post by **kiramdear** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:45 pm

Welcome, John!

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:18 pm

Welcome, John!

Make sure you give Tony at Pickguardian the correct spacing for the mounting holes as the do vary.

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:42 pm

Welcome to the forum, John.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:54 am

beatlefreak wrote:Welcome to the forum, John.

+1

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:10 am

Welcome, John. Hope you find the part you're looking for.

wints · Post by **wints** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:28 am

Welcome John.

Looking forward to seeing the pix of the bass. I have a Feb 69 4001in Mapleglo. Not very many of them made that year.....

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:52 am

Welcome, John! I also would love to see pix of your bass.

rikk · Post by **rikk** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:02 am

Welcome John. I'll have to give another thumbs up for Pickguardian. While I have not gotten a thumb rest from them, I've gotten other pickguard stuff. Tony does nice work.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:43 pm

Welcome, John! Another thumbs here for Pickguardian.
I've also love to see pics of your 4001!

JohnRick · Post by **JohnRick** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:46 pm

Wow all,
Thanks for your hospitality and great feedback on Picguardian.
Yea, the spacings are different then their website calls out for.
Only questions I'm asking myself is if I put one on, it will be in the way, so maybe I'll get and just store.
Then I fugure out how to attach the pic when I take it!?
Off to the FAQ.
Peace!

JohnRick · Post by **JohnRick** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:11 pm

To Wints-
The Rickenbacker book I have by Richard R Smith (GREAT BOOK!) only goes up to '68 and it shows production of 83 FireGlo, 74 Natural, 31 Black and 11 OT (?), or 199 total bases. So even if they doubled production for '69 it would still only be a mere handful.
Mine I believe is a June baby.

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