Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

To late,


Already out bid.

The '68 jackplate's worth $200.00 by itself.

I think it was a H3 was the serial# that would make it a 1990.Crook!

Dane, there are plenty of 60's issues that make the stuff from back then interesting. You should see the bridges on two of my 60's basses. One has the split (which will be now referred to as the "Ken cut out"..) cut so poorly that will take your finger off, it's so sharp and jagged. On the other the G saddle is cut so off centre that the string sits on the edge of the fretboard.

With the handmade factor a little more prevelant, and the old school quality control being slightly less discerning, things were occasionally a little hit and miss back then!

Of course, I, in no way, mean that the instruments produced at this time in the factory by excellent craftsmen were inferior to the present. Truss rod design apart, my 68 bass is simply beautiful, combining both art and craft to produce a stunning instrument..

The seller has 1184 points at 99%.

Maybe he just doesn't know???

You could be right Dave. I actually thought I'd seen this bass somewhere before in the recess of my mind...

That is an expensive jack plate though....

What do you make of the "horse shoe"?

Here's the back of my 68.

It is rounded for sure...

That looks like a late '72/early '73 transitional high-gain. 'Horseshoe', eh?

The jackplate was stamped .Im pretty sure it was H3 the 3 was made into a B not hard at all.

If he didnt know then he knows now!!!

I think it's an original jackplate Ken. The irregular stamping looks 60's like to me.

I hope the guy didn't pay big bucks for it originally, thinking it was a genuine 60's bass.

Like I said earlier, lets get some pot codes and see some guts. As Sergio mentioned, the hi gain pick up is not original either.

Does it even say Rickenbacker?

Does it even say Rickenbacker?

Sorry about the double post.

Ask JH if the serial number is correct. No way it should have a square heel. Somethings fishy here.