JooDee JRB (Rickenbacker Bass)

JooDee Artist Series JRB (Rickenbacker Bass)

JooDee’s take on a Rickenbacker 4001 was called the JRB. There was a JRB-50, JRB-55, and JRB-65. The JRB-55B is described as having a (translated from Japanese): black finish, black original range pickups, two volume and two tone controls, white pickguard, 3-way pickup switch, chrome hardware, stereo output (i.e. Rickenbacker Sound), Mahagony single neck, Karin fingerboard, Mexican shell position markers. Translated from Japanese below, the JRB-50 and JRB a laminate body, and the JRB-65 a solid maple body. All models have solid Maple neck. Colors were Black (B), Natural (N), and Cherry Sunburst

Period pricing in Japan was ¥60,000 for the JRB60, ¥55,000 for the JRB55, and ¥50,000 for the JRB-50.

JRB-55B

Serial # 5202451 / 5202453 (per Warranty Card)

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