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Well, I'm not sure that the plexi ones had all of the holes in the same places as the molded ones, so if there are any extra holes, that could be a clue...BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS wrote:thing is with these basses...unless you bought it new back then, anything could have been changed out at some point, so you'll never really know if it was originally equipped with a plexi or not.
I agree; the position of the screw at the tip would most likely not be spaced the same from the nut end of the TRC. I know that the TRC on my former '67 4005WB was about ½" longer than the ones on my two '73 4001s (one current, one former).cjj wrote:Well, I'm not sure that the plexi ones had all of the holes in the same places as the molded ones, so if there are any extra holes, that could be a clue...BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS wrote:thing is with these basses...unless you bought it new back then, anything could have been changed out at some point, so you'll never really know if it was originally equipped with a plexi or not.
Can't speak to 60's TRCs, but the screw holes on my '09 and 80s/90s raised-letter TRCs are spot-on identical to the plexis from my Dec '72 and April '73. Granted, the '72 has a black plexi that either Paul W. fabricated or came from a mid-70s run of black plexi TRCs. But, the holes in the TRC match what appear to be the original holes in the '72 headstock.cjj wrote:Well, I'm not sure that the plexi ones had all of the holes in the same places as the molded ones, so if there are any extra holes, that could be a clue...
The plot thickens......Baker69 wrote:My May 1978 4001 has a plexi!
