Help with S/N for '83 or '84 Rhoads

[cort]

A few years ago I bought off ebay a early Rhoads.It was in bad shape.But it was priced right and I got it.It's a custom.Brass is nice.One original pickup.I added brass pickup surrounds.Has a brass truss rod cover with RR on it.The guitar is set up and plays unreal now..Heres's the deal.The s/n was scratched out.the RR is still there and you can make out maybe 2 numbers after the RR.Looks like RR00??.The guitar was stripped of it's paint(its natural now) but the control cavity is cream.Is there anyway to ID this guitar? I heard x-ray it.Let me know what ya think...Cort

[charvel750]

Re: Help with S/N for \'83 or \'84 Rhoads

Is it equipped with a Kahler? Because I have two SD Rhoads with Kahlers and the work orders are stamped into the Kahler cavity. With the work order you can identify the date from the log book. And, if you're sure the beginning of what's left of your serial number is RR00 then you certainly can narrow this down pretty close.

[gilbertcoleo]

Re: Help with S/N for \'83 or \'84 Rhoads

hey you a kahler fan?

why don't you (the rest of you) not get it:

floyds suck. kahlers rule.

end of story.

[charvel750]

Re: Help with S/N for \'83 or \'84 Rhoads

Hurricane Gilbert has come ashore... [img]graemlins/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[cort]

Re: Help with S/N for \'83 or \'84 Rhoads

Here's some info that I left off..It's a string thru.Sharkfin inlays,bound neck and head stock.It's a Custom not a student..Cort

[DJROBA]

Re: Help with S/N for \'83 or \'84 Rhoads

kahlers suck. These were made for people with limp wrists!(only applies to narrow minded people) Get it!

[ February 26, 2004, 12:25 PM: Message edited by: DJROBA ]

[LarryL]

Re: Help with S/N for \'83 or \'84 Rhoads

If it's one of the first hundred it's strange that someone would deface the serial number. It usually makes you think a guitar has been stolen. Have you tried looking at it with a magnifying glass to make out the digits? It probably started out white if the cavity is cream colored. There were probably only a few white string thru customs in the first hundred. In the old days you could call the custom shop and they would dig through the logbook and tell you which matched the description. They don't do that anymore.

You can see if it has the typical early construction details, beyond that maybe check for a date code on the pots. The originals are probably gone if it's been completely stripped though. I would think that with a refin. and the serial number issue the value wouldn't be affected by what the actual number is now. It's a player guitar, not a collector. Still probably a great guitar for what you paid.

Maybe someone will pop up with a police report from 1986 saying their cream RR0050 was stolen [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[slash]

Re: Help with S/N for \'83 or \'84 Rhoads

Originally posted by Gilbert Coleo:
hey you a kahler fan?

why don't you (the rest of you) not get it:

floyds suck. kahlers rule.

end of story.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That is blasphemy! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

[shredder85]

Re: Help with S/N for \'83 or \'84 Rhoads

Originally posted by DJROBA:
kahlers suck. These were made for people with limp wrists!(only applies to narrow minded people) Get it!

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">i don't think he was asking for your opinion on kahlers/floyds. [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] if you don't know about the serial number, there's no need to add stupid comments like this.

kevin

[RacerX]

Re: Help with S/N for \'83 or \'84 Rhoads

Originally posted by shredder85:
there's no need to add stupid comments like this.

kevin

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">A stupid comment has never left YOUR fingers? [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[hippietim]

Re: Help with S/N for \'83 or \'84 Rhoads

Originally posted by RacerX:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by shredder85:
there's no need to add stupid comments like this.

kevin

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">A stupid comment has never left YOUR fingers? [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Is it the pot calling kettle black or the other way around? [img]graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

[RacerX]

Re: Help with S/N for \'83 or \'84 Rhoads

Yup!

[charvel750]

Re: Help with S/N for \'83 or \'84 Rhoads

Ron, in minutes, how long did it take you to find that image? [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

[shredder85]

Re: Help with S/N for \'83 or \'84 Rhoads

yes, i will admit, i've made my fair share of stupid comments. [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] but, really, is it necessary to say that "kahlers suck" when the question was about a serial number?

kevin

[Rollin' Thunder]

Re: Help with S/N for \'83 or \'84 Rhoads

Who needs a good bed time story when you have the JCF?