The Last Bass Outpost

Sold for $820. Now I'm having non-bidder remorse. I've seen 70's bodies sell for $500+ on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-1982-RICKENBACKER-BASS-ALL-ORIGINAL_W0QQitemZ250262679630QQihZ015QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Looks like a real Tuxedo, only missing the handrest. The seller apparently doesn't know what he has.

Too bad they turn yellow. They must have looked awesome when they were bright white.

Gone! Not surprising.

To Jeff Rath.

EDIT: Over at the RickResource forum, they say it's fake. When I get home from work I'll compare the pic to my TRC's.

A good luthier should be able to reverse the upside-down headstock. Remove the walnut wings, make new righty ones, re-drill and refin. I'm sure RIC will exchange a righty lucite TRC for the lefty. Shouldn't be too expensive to convert a C64 to a v63.

< the pic you linked

My '77 Jazz has binding nubs. Lack of nubs indicates a refret.

Jimi Hendrix. The intro and first chorus of Red House, never heard a better guitar tone.

Also wanted to add George Harrison. 

Yep, MOP inlays are correct for a '74 maple neck J. MOP/white binding replaced black blocks/binding on maple neck J's some time in mid '73. So that conforms with your serial number.

The headstock decal is the pre-76 "TV logo".

You can also check the neck stamp. This is from the reliable Vintage Guitar Info website:

1972 to 1980 Neck Stamps Explained.
This information was provided by Greg Gagliano. The 1972-1980 eight digit code is similar to the previous 1969-1971 system. Example, Music Master (s/n 595121) with code 49002153. The first 6 digits are paired off and the last two digits are taken singly. So that gives us 49 00 215 3 where:

49 = model code (Musicmaster, Mustang, Bronco)
00 = neck code (rosewood fingerboard)
21 = week code (week 21)
5 = year code (1975)
3 = day of the week code (Wednesday)

Model Codes Used from 1972 to 1980.
Model codes (first pair of digits):
01 = Precision Bass
02 = Jazz Bass
04 = Mustang Bass
08 = Telecaster Deluxe
09 = Stratocaster
13 = Telecaster, Telecaster Custom, Telecaster Thinline
49 = Musicmaster, Mustang, Bronco
Neck Codes Used from 1972 to 1980.
Neck codes (second pair of digits):

00 = rosewood fingerboard
01 = rosewood fingerboard
03 = fretted maple neck OR skunk stripe neck with rosewood board
10 = fretless maple neck

Now try and decode a Precision Bass (s/n 647149) with code 01031051. You should get:
01 = Precision Bass
03 = fretted maple neck
10 = Week 10
5 = 1975
1 = Monday
Here's a Telecaster (s/n S725092) with rosewood fingerboard and code 1303167?.

13 = Telecaster
03 = rosewood fingerboard on skunk stripe neck
16 = Week 16
7 = 1977
? = day unknown as digit was illegible

BTW, all J's are A-necks. P's you can find in all 3 widths.