1974 RICKENBACKER 4005 BASS
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1974 Ric 4005 characteristics: Cresting wave shaped headstock, Kluson riveted tuners with slothead screws, plexiglass truss rod cover with logo and no model name, smaller triangle pearloid fret markers, 20 frets, glued in 5 piece neck with thin skunk stripe, binding on back of body (optiopnal 4005 WB model had solid white binding on both front and back of body), hollow body with sound hole, four pole neck pickup, four pole bridge pickup, white pickguard, five heptagonal shaped knobs, 3 way pickup toggle switch, four saddle bridge, chrome bridge cover, chrome tailpiece with R logo, mono input jack plate, black case with blue interior.
The letters on the input jack determine the year and month of production. The digits indicate the number of production. Some examples of 1974 Rickenbacker serial numbers are:
| NA xxxx | 1974 January |
| NB 117x | 1974 February |
| NC 142x | 1974 March |
| ND xxxx | 1974 April |
| NE 318x | 1974 May |
| NF 400x | 1974 June |
| NG 462x | 1974 July |
| NH 545x | 1974 August |
| NI xxxx | 1974 September |
| NJ 647x | 1974 October |
| NK xxxx | 1974 November |
| NL xxxx | 1974 December |