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What no stripe...?
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:11 am
by bob_atherton
http://cgi.ebay.com/RICKENBACKER-4001-VINTAGE-DE-1980_W0QQitemZ140163583302QQihZ004QQcategoryZ92204QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I guess this is about an '83 0r '84, yet the jack plate is showing a T for 1980?
OK, just looked really closely and I think there is a stripe, but were split guards being made in 1980?
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:37 am
by rickcrazy
Yes, maybe even as early as late '79, I'm told.
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:12 am
by jwr2
The 4003 was introduced in 1980 ... it had no stripe and it had a 2 piece pickguard ...
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:55 pm
by dswp
Maybe it's White and not MG?
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:56 pm
by bassduke49
Even if it had a stripe, you might not see it as this is a badly yellowed "white" finish. At first glance it looked Mapleglo, but I'm pretty sure it is white.
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:34 pm
by gray
That's what I thought. It seems like you can see where the finish and paint have worn here and there.
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:41 pm
by jps
It is most definitely a yellowed white finish, and I think I can see a ghost line of the stripe on the rear of the headstock.
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 6:39 pm
by bassduke49
If I have this right, the 4003s had no "skunk stripe" in them, even during the first year (1980). Yes? No?
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 6:54 pm
by ben_brown
It could very well be a 4001 with a skunk stripe with a changed TRC too.
I can see what Jeffrey is talking about. I can see it some on the back of the body as well.
Did they put the 7 hole tailpieces on the 4001?
I had a white 83 4003 that had the 7 hole tailpiece and the split guard.
I just checked my 78 white 4001 and the TRC does not have the model on it...Just Made In USA
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:04 pm
by thx1955
Paul,
I'd agree with your contention, 1980 4003 would have had no stripe during it's introduction year.
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:14 pm
by jps
Never mind! I did not see the split pickguard.
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:23 pm
by ben_brown
Who said you did?
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:53 am
by rickaddict
This is a 1980 4003. Notice the split pickguard and 7-screw tailpiece. Usually a 1980 4003 will have the model number printed on the TRC. This one may have had a TRC change. Regardless, it shouldn't have a skunk stripe. And even if it did, white is one of RIC's most thick finishes. You wouldn't be able to see a skunk stripe through the finish or even a "ghost outline" of one.
Re: What no stripe...?
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:28 pm
by markbass99
I love the ones (4001) with the stripe, on a jetglo this is how you see the stripe-
Re: What no stripe...?
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:39 pm
by elysrand
Wasn't the stripe added in 1972 to increase the stiffness of the neck?