1979 RICKENBACKER 4001 BASS
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Bindings were available in white, black or an optional checkerboard.
1979 Ric 4001 features include cresting wave shaped headstock, Kluson riveted tuners with phillips head screws, black plastic bushings and shims under the tuner plates, raised logo on 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, four pole neck pickup, four pole bridge pickup with chrome surround and cover, white or black pickguard, heptagonal shaped knobs with silver top and lettering, CTS potentiometers, yellow capacitors, plastic wiring in control cavity, ric-o-sound input jack plate, pots cavity marking, 3 way pickup toggle switch, chrome bridge assembly including mutes, black case with blue or black interior, warranty.
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 1979 Rickenbacker serial numbers are:
| SA 38x | 1979 January |
| SB 64x | 1979 February |
| SC 147x | 1979 March |
| SD 196x | 1979 April |
| SE 261x | 1979 May |
| SF xxxx | 1979 June |
| SG 381x | 1979 July |
| SH 443x | 1979 August |
| SI xxxx | 1979 September |
| SJ xxxx | 1979 October |
| SK 504x | 1979 November |
| SL xxxx | 1979 December |