1972 "RM 1999"

[philipharris]

Nice bass, but as a skunked '72 does it qualify as a "99"?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RICKENBACKER- ... 5ae6e236b0

[antipodean]

I thought I'd read in Vintage Guitar that Rose Morris lost their Rickenbacker distribution deal before then....

[lucky]

I'm sure I read it that it finished in 1969,could be wrong though.

[leftybass]

One thing that could make this bass legit and answer the 'question'....

If the bass was sent in for repair and was deemed unrepairable (in terms of the body and neck) the original parts would be swiched over to a new body and neck....

It's a reach, but some like this might have happened, just sayin'.

[jps]

Partial parts swap only; were there any documented RM1999 with Grover Slimline tuners?

[leftybass]

Partial parts swap only; were there any documented RM1999 with Grover Slimline tuners?

Well, IMO that replacement body and neck would have been (and was) pre-drilled for the Grovers, which of course was the 'tuner of the day' at Rickenbacker during that period. My '69 was pre-drilled for these Grover tuners as well, but older (Pre-68) Klusons that are geared left-handed were used on the bass..the hole pattern for the Grovers is under the Klusons, neatly doweled.

[jps]

Interesting!

[leftybass]

Interesting!

Quite. But....

What I can't explain to make this theory stick is that the bass should also have the original jackplate.....this bass has a '72 jackplate, not one from the 60's.

So, it is quite possible that someone swapped out the pickups on this bass at some point which gives it that 'RM' appearance. Other than the p/ups the rest of it could be current to '72.

EDIT- IMHO the 'guard and tailpiece is prolly 60's too. So, one prolly sacrificed to make another live on....

[chefothefuture]

Here's one that looks better....
http://www.guitarhouse.net/store/detail ... leglo.html#

The 72 is pretty modded. Talked about in another thread....
Wonder what it looks like "under the hood..."

[johnallg]

John, that '71 MG looks like a modded '90s V63 to me. The maple does not look like the early maple RIC was using back then. but like the later 90s maple. IMO

[teeder]

The neck heel and tuner holes (or lack there of) look right to me for a '71'ish.

I agree about the look of the maple though.