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Hi There I'm trying to customize my 4001 by putting some chrome knobs on like the one from this picture.



Also I'm looking for a gold trust rod over too to match the pick guard.

Does anybody know where I could find them? This would a great help.

Thanks.

Can't see pic... got linky?

yeah here you go http://www.rickenbacker.me.uk/www.ricke ... els.html#6.

Couldn't get the link to work.

It's Graham's site J, it's a picture of a late 50's bass.

Graham's site never works for me. What up with that url, it looks doubled or something? Is there something funky I need to do to get it to work?

OK, here's a picture of the bass & knobs:

Those knobs don't look all that different than the ones on current 4004 models,so those might be available on the RIC Boutique.

Neat! Thanks!

Welcome, MAtt!

A friend of mine, and lead guitarist in my band, grew up in SOT.

Thanks for all the replies. Woody your right they do look similar but there not quite what I'm looking for. Does anyone know where about Rickenbacker used to get there's from?

These knobs may have been made in-house, or at the very least made by someone only for Rickenbacker for I have never seen them on anything other than Rickenbacker products. Some are press-on and some have a set-screw like most knobs you see. If you want a set, they do pop up from time to time on ebay, or if you can find someone parting out a 50's lap steel or console steel maybe you can get them that way.

Someone did make a few super-nice sets of replicas a while back but they have all been spoken for.....

The original runs of knobs will differ from batch to batch, for the ridges/serrations cut into the sides are not all the same.

Thanks for that. I'll keep my eye open on eBay. Is this the same case for the gold trust rod cover too. If anyone has got the original 50's knobs or a gold trust rod cover do let me know if you want to sell them.

I just recently bought one of the press on variety. I still need one more.

That's an awful lot of knobs!