1976 RICKENBACKER 3000 BASS
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1976 Ric 3000 features: Small headstock, raised logo on black truss rod cover, Kluson riveted tuners with flathead or Phillips head screws and black plastic bushings, plastic tuner shims under the tuner plates, bolt on neck with 21 fret rosewood board and pearloid dot fret markers, dual truss rods, one single coil pickup covered in black plastic, Switchcraft input jack on single ply black pickguard, two black heptagonal shaped knobs with silver tops, chrome bridge assembly including mutes, CTS potentiometers, green "chicklet" capacitor, black case with blue interior.
The letters on the chrome 4 bolt neckplate determine the year and month of production. The digits indicate the number of production. Some examples of 1976 Rickenbacker serial numbers are:
| PA xxxx | 1976 January |
| PB 121x | 1976 February |
| PC 198x | 1976 March |
| PD 290x | 1976 April |
| PE 396x | 1976 May |
| PF 474x | 1976 June |
| PG 504x | 1976 July |
| PH 585x | 1976 August |
| PI xxxx | 1976 September |
| PJ 709x | 1976 October |
| PK 761x | 1976 November |
| PL xxxx | 1976 December |