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I was referring to the ongoing theme on the RIC forum which was deemed a dead horse by the webmaster.
It shouldn't be that hard to make your own, and that way you still retain the original if you ever want to put it back on again.

I should add: no offense was intended, John. Yours is a totally different problem than the one discussed in the other thread.
I apologize for any lack of tact on my part.

Looks like the dead horse is still being flogged... Poor Dobbin! LOL.

JH did say it is legal to make a replacement for your own Rick,

But in another thread he said that you couldn't make anything (even for your own personal use) that infringed RIC trademarks.

Hopefully he'll come here and set the record straight, because being allowed to make my own TRC definitley doesn't sound right to me. My post on RIC's official forums have gone ignored thusfar.

Guys, I'm afraid there's a misunderstanding here, perhaps a matter of full disclosure. John Biscuti was understood to want to exchange a standard bass nameplate for a C Series nameplate, which is not possible.

It should be obvious to anyone that C Series nameplates are only for C Series instruments. If you break or damage your C Series nameplate, you certainly can get another one on exchange. If it were otherwise, can you imagine how many V Series owners would be trying to pass their instruments off as a C Series?

Those who want a plexi TRC are out of luck, but if it's just a question of colour change, the original can be repainted. I really wanted a gold TRC for my 380L, but was told about ten days ago that the gold TRC's were no longer for sale. I'll just have to send the original to someone who's good with a spray gun. (That's not me, unfortunately.) Despair not, friends. All is not lost.

You can also use this as an excuse to buy guitars that feature the desired TRC. ("Honey, I have to buy that 660/12. I need that gold TRC for my 330/12 etc.")

Sorry. I wrote as JH posted. Please ignore.

When I called up, all I said was I wanted a "Plexi" one, I never said anything about C series nameplates. I thought perhaps there were holdovers from the V series, or maybe you just had some around from people sending them in to get alternates. I know a forumite here exchanged their run-of-the-mill rasied-letter TRC for a gold-lettered plexi one recently.

Not trying to stir anything up, just trying to get the facts straight.

We don't have any Plexi bass plates for bass other than for the C Series- guess yuu could use a guitar plate.

It's my understanding there's no further stock of gold plates except for those models still in production.

Plates we receive back are destroyed.

Thanks, that brings me to one last question - Do you have any plexi guitar nameplates (black letters w/ white background), and can I do that exchange? I just checked the nameplate of my 360CW on my 4003 and the fit was good.

Just to be clear, does that mean that those of us with white plastic/black lettering nameplates (standard 4003 version) can still exchange them for black plastic/gold (or white - not sure what you are currently using) lettering 4004 series plates?

Here is the actual quote I referred to:

"Actually, there is no provision for this in the counterfeiting statutes in most jurisdictions. If this was a replacement for use on a genuine brand product, this would be ok but to place it on non-genuine goods is not legally acceptable- prosecution civil in some areas, criminal in others."

Therefore, if the bass is genuine, then a facsimile replacement TRC is acceptable. You are not misrepresenting the product.
However, asking someone else to make one for you is not OK.
I'm just thinking along the lines that a plexi TRC would look nice. I like the depth of the clear plexi.
I'll butt out now.

Hmm... it's too bad that gold plexi bass plates aren't available for exchange. I was interested in getting one when my 4004cii BBR arrives.

Well, I've said to before, and I'll say it again.

Anyone wan't to swap me a white 4001 TRC for a new white 4003 one ? It's either that or scour eBay for an overpriced one, then pitch my 4003 TRC there afterwards. Be much easier to arrange something with a forum member.