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i went to the rickenbacker.com forum to try and find out about the combo 400 ive bought and didnt get much help so thought id come here.

its a 1956 combo 400 serian number is 4c6 147 thats about all i know about it .

heres a few pictures









if anyone as any infomation on the guitar and its value it would be greatly appreciated

cheers

jake .

i have somemore info .

Her names Judy .

Jake: Yer geetar is quite a nice and rare piece! These are quite playable and the "De Armond by Rowe" pickup is a hottie!

(Please clip those strings... )

One (a '57, recently restored by me for Forumite Len Hruszowy) sold for about $2500.00 on Ebay last week, I believe. Unrestored, and being a '56, it's still worth some substantial cash. Judging from your photos, it's largely unmolested. You don't mention that it has any issues, either. Don't modify it! Clean it, restring it, and enjoy it. Hopefully, you've still got the original case, too.

Here are two shots of that restored Combo 400:





I would not have restored it for Len, except that it had been thoroughly thrashed by previous owners, and he wanted to make it presentable. The original guard was bent, beat, worn and beyond any charming "patina". Hardware was a mess; wiring was wrong and trashed, and the body had been painted with some sort of varnish/stain with a mop, I think. The frets were shot and the fretboard had soaked up so much dirt and filth over the decades that the old frets were falling out--the wood was balsa-soft on the surface.

It took the usual: time and effort, but the results were well worth the trouble.

Yours is much nicer than this one was: a beauty in original condition.

The guitar has been well looked after . the chap who i bought it off bought it from cicago in the 80's and i got the impression he really didnt want to sell it . i think theres a piece of the bridge missing other than that its just a little love worn . a few scrathches here and there. its just a dilight to play. i do have what iu believe to be the origional case. but it doesnt offer much protection so ive made my own and put that in a safe place. ill try and get a few better pictures of it and the case maybe even throw a pic next to my 1964 ac50 to ! thanks for all your infomation