1982 RICKENBACKER 4002 BASS
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1982 Ric 4002 features include: Cresting wave shaped headstock, tuners with chrome bushings, black plastic truss rod cover with logo but no model name, black binding on headstock, pearloid dot fret markers, neck through body design including skunk stripe, 21 frets, checkered binding on body, black/white/black/white pickguard, two chrome pickups, black heptagonal shaped knobs, 3 way pickup toggle switch, chrome bridge assembly including mutes, stereo input jack plate, black case with black 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 1982 Rickenbacker serial numbers are:
| VA xxxx | 1982 January |
| VB 33x | 1982 February |
| VC xxxx | 1982 March |
| VD 106x | 1982 April |
| VE xxxx | 1982 May |
| VF xxxx | 1982 June |
| VG xxxx | 1982 July |
| VH xxxx | 1982 August |
| VI 249x | 1982 September |
| VJ xxxx | 1982 October |
| VK 286x | 1982 November |
| VL 304x | 1982 December |