1988 Rickenbacker 4003S8 Redneck/8
- Brand
- Rickenbacker
- Model
- 4003S8 Redneck/8
- Year
- 1988
- Color
- Red
- Category
- Bass
January, '88.
Rickenbacker made a series of basses with painted fretboards - the Tuxedo (WHT), the Blackstar (JG), and the Redneck (RED). Also know as the Bloodstar, the Redneck was the rarer of the painted fretboard models, and ~125 were made. Unlike the others, the Redneck also did not come with a limited edition certificate.
The rarer of the Redneck versions was the 8-string, with a few (~8?) made... Both the 4 and 8 string were featured in a promo photo with Tom Petty and Mike Campbell. They would be seen playing the 8-string (with only 4 strings) in later photos...