Page 1 of 1

The Real Thing? (Old red box with Rickenbacker strings)

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 11:52 am
by berth
Any ideas if these are the real thing? Purple string ends...
rickenbacker-strings-small.jpg

Re: The Real Thing? (Old red box with Rickenbacker strings)

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 12:05 pm
by bigbajo60
Sure does look like what I used to load up on my first 4001 back in the late '70s!

Re: The Real Thing? (Old red box with Rickenbacker strings)

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 2:11 pm
by woodyng
Looks pretty authentic to me. Was the box not sealed?

Edit-upon closer inspection of your photo,i see that top string has been installed already.
The purple threads look correct,though.

Re: The Real Thing? (Old red box with Rickenbacker strings)

Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 5:33 am
by berth
They are used indeed. All of them. The box came with my '68. The previous owner doubted wheather they where original because '68 is a long time ago and someone could have put other strings in the box meanwhile.