made in usa and push pull pot stickers

[tinman 1967]

Im hoping that I dont catch hell for this one, but I will ask anyhow.
I have a 2011 FG 4003 bass guitar bought brand new from Chris at POTRs. When the bass was a few days old, I removed the Made In USA and push pull pot stickers from the pickguard. They pretty much were destroyed in the process.
I was wondering if it was possible to get new ones. Im pretty sure RIC is not going to just hand them over, and I dont blame them. We all know why.

Anyone have any idea? I just thought it might be cool to put the "Made in USA" one back on the picguard.

Thanks,
Ken

[badeggs]

I've seen them on ebay before, but it's rare...if you search the forum there might be a thread that mentions the company that makes the "Made in USA" ones, I vaguely remember seeing that information on here.

[Colonel Sanders]

Im hoping that I dont catch hell for this one, but I will ask anyhow.
I have a 2011 FG 4003 bass guitar bought brand new from Chris at POTRs. When the bass was a few days old, I removed the Made In USA and push pull pot stickers from the pickguard. They pretty much were destroyed in the process.
I was wondering if it was possible to get new ones. Im pretty sure RIC is not going to just hand them over, and I dont blame them. We all know why.

Anyone have any idea? I just thought it might be cool to put the "Made in USA" one back on the picguard.

Thanks,
Ken

Removing those ugly stickers shouldn't be the first thing any new Rickie owner should do? That is surely what I did.

Why would you want to put these back? It is not like you have destroyed value or anything?

[coolingitdown]

I've seen them on ebay before, but it's rare...if you search the forum there might be a thread that mentions the company that makes the "Made in USA" ones, I vaguely remember seeing that information on here.

You will have to dig a little, but yes, a link has been posted before to the "Made in U.S.A." stickers. Personally, I removed mine and put the intact sticker on the portion of the warranty card that you don't send in.

I can't imagine wanting to save the push/pull sticker, but to each his/her own, right?

[collin]

I bet you kept your action figures unopened in the box too?

Seriously, I'm as proud as anybody if the fact their made in the USA, but not pulling off the packaging stickers is crazy talk. Like not pulling the plastic layer off a strat pickguard!

[tinman 1967]

I bet you kept your action figures unopened in the box too?

Seriously, I'm as proud as anybody if the fact their made in the USA, but not pulling off the packaging stickers is crazy talk. Like not pulling the plastic layer off a strat pickguard!

Holy Cow! Im really gettin' hammered on here.





I probably deserve it............... Hammer away!!

[fran4001]

Well if you like the look and the vibe, why not right? I took mine off though. If some kind of devaluation due to removing them is even a remote concern, I'd say not to worry at all. If you were to resell someday and a buyer actually gave you 'the business' because of the missing stickers, I'd tell him to get lost....

[cjj]

Well, if your intention in buying a Rick is to keep it for posterity and to keep it in original, untouched condition, well, removing the stickers might be a detriment. But if you buy 'em to play 'em (which is really how it should be), the stickers make no difference at all...

[tinman 1967]

No No . I buy my basses to play, Im definately not a collector, behind the glass kind of guy. Years ago,.. I was into vitage Vettes, I had an original 1970 LT-1 with 58,000 miles, all documented

I was afraid to drive it with the fear that something would happen. Sold car about 10 years back and vowed I would never go that route again . No fun just looking at things... Well... some things

I just thought that I kind of liked the Made in America sticker on the bass.... I see that many of you still have it on your pickguards. No.... I would not re apply the "push pull " sticker.. I dont think I need the operating instructions anymore.

But feel free to keep hammering...... I can take it.. Just thought I would clarify what my intensions were... soI dont come off as some kind of weirdo.

[nukebass]

I do wish Rickenbacker would use stickers with a material that would pull off easier. It's kind of like buying a used book with a sticker you can't get off.

[rickenbrother]

The push pull pot label should remove easily as the type of label that it is, it's made to be removable. Though true that longer the label has been on the pickguard, the more aggressive the adhesive will become with it's bond. If the label has been on the pickguard without being removed for a long time, it's easily removed with a little naphtha.
I don't know much about the made in USA stickers. I don't remove them. I wish I had one for my 4004Cii Jetglo, it's original owner removed it.

[spongebob]

I always get mine straight off.

The push/pull sticker on the ones I've removed always prove more tricky....a dab of strong solvent normally removed any unwanted residue!

[Colonel Sanders]

All this discussion about a Made in USA sticker made me think...

Do you buy a Rickenbacker because primarly these are fantastic instruments and you like the sound/look or do you buy these because these are made in the USA?

Living in Australia, I could not give a wank or two on where these are made. I buy Rickies because I like these beasts. They could be made in Burkina Fasso for all I care!

[admin]

Jeff, I have gotten used to the idea that Rickenbackers have always been made in the USA. I have associated their high quality with American ingenuity and as such have come to rely on it. We have all seen how standards can change over the years with guitar companies but the standards at RIC have shone through brightly on every Rickenbacker I have owned from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. While I do buy these instruments for their quality, knowing that they continue to be American made in the same tradition is also important to me.

[tinman 1967]

I chose to play a Rickenbacker because when I was a small child my mother used to play Beatle albums. I was born in 1967, when I was around 3 or 4 I can remember hearing that bouncy bass line to "A little help from my friends". As I got older, I realized it was a Rick Paul was playing. And boy... I just loved those costumes and psycadelic paint schemes they had . I guess I always loved the way all the guitars and basses looked.
First time I got a chance to play one was around 1987 or so..... (Not too many stores had them near me as a child).. A band was playing at a local tavern, the bass player brought a brand new FG fretless bass. I told him how georgous it was and that I had always admired them. To my surprize, he handed it to me and told me to mess around with it for a bit while they were taking a break.

What a nice guy! I remember being so careful ! It played to smooth. A far cry from my Fender jazz knockoff! I swore someday I would own one. That day came last April when I took delivery of a brand new 4003 FG! Kind of a present to myself after spending so many years building a life for my family.

As far as being made in the USA? Yeah! That is important to me for sure! As I age, its pretty apparent that most of these large companys are really selling us down the river. With all the outsourcing, and company greed, Im not so sure our children are going to get a fair shake. Will they ever own thier own homes? Will there be any decent paying jobs for them? Its nice to know that there are still companys, (like RIC) that wont sell out. And Im pretty darned proud of John Hall for that.. Could he increase his profits by ousourcing? Probably...

Im the type of guy who would rather go to the local hardware store in my village, spend a few bucks more, but get quality knowledgable sevice. Rather than go to the big box store.
Thats kind of how I look at it.