No Normal/Ric-O-Sound lettering?
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Liverpool4001
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Re: No Normal/Ric-O-Sound lettering?
Good bit of info, this... was wondering why the jackplate on my '78 4001 had a serial number but no Normal/R-O-S lettering... (RG 4236)
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bassduke49
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Re: No Normal/Ric-O-Sound lettering?
The serial numbers (and/or letters) are stamped into the jackplate. The "Normal" and "Rick-O-Sound" lettering is tampo applied (or possibly silk-screened) ink that wears off with time.
Author: "The Rickenbacker Electric Bass - 50 Years As Rock's Bottom"