1976 RICKENBACKER 4001 BASS
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1976 Ric 4001 features include cresting wave shaped headstock, Kluson riveted tuners with slothead or phillips head screws, black plastic bushings and shims under the tuner plates, raised logo on white or black plastic truss rod cover (plexiglass on left handed models), dual truss rods, smaller triangle pearloid fret markers, neck through body design including skunk stripe, 20 frets or fretless option, white or black binding, four pole neck pickup, four pole bridge pickup including cover and chrome surround, white or black plastic pickguard, heptagonal shaped knobs with silver top and lettering, CTS potentiometers, plastic wiring in control cavity, yellow capacitors, ric-o-sound input jack plate, pots cavity marking, 3 way pickup toggle switch, chrome bridge assembly including mutes, black Tolex case with blue, black or pink interior.
The letters on the chrome input jack plate 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 143x | 1976 February |
| PC 209x | 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 |