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Thank you. Yep, as I said in the original post above and as I have stated in all the posts on social media etc. I'm prepared to buy it back if it can be found and the owner is willing to sell. If the owner isn't willing to sell, then I'm happy to leave my contact details in case he/she changes their mind.

Just a quick update. Sadly, I am still no closer to finding it. The situation is that I have now been in contact with the person who sold it back in 1995. However, they claim to “not remember that time” which is odd because, even though it was 28 years ago, it will have been the only occasion in their life that they have sold a guitar, so its extraordinary that they can’t remember a single detail about it. I've sent a follow up with more questions but have yet to receive a reply. In the meantime, there are threads running on all the major Facebook Rickenbacker groups, in both of the dedicated online Ricky forums and other bass related sites like this one and alerts are set up on Reverb and Ebay. I guess its going to be a waiting game now, not sure what else to do, but while I think about that, here’s more pics.

I wish I'd had the choice...

Depends. Whoever bought it back in 1995 probably didn't know then and still doesn't, if they even still have it. On the other hand, if it turns up again on Ebay/Reverb there are people who watch out for these things and report back.

Yep. Posted on Talk Bass and The Gear Page too, as well as here. Also posted in a load of Rickenbacker groups on Facebook and it has been shared pretty widely. Also following it up via some private connections with former staff at the studio. Someone has listed it on the registry at Rick Resource but as what is known as a 'collected item'. Meaning it has been sourced online from public info rather than actually listed by the owner. I'm attempting to get control of that listing so I can tag the instrument as stolen, but its taking a while to get a response from the admins.

Thank you. Not having a whole lot of luck so far but its still early days. Plenty of best wishes and encouragement being sent my way though, so that's cool. The Rick Resource and official RIC forums are being painfully slow at responding though, which is a bit frustrating. Still waiting for the admins at RIC forum to approve the registration.

Yeah, possibly. I've been around a bit...

Hello All. If you will all forgive me for such a forthright first post, I am putting out an appeal. I would like to trace- and if possible buy back- this guitar (see pic below). 1976 Rickenbacker 4001, serial number PL7996. When sold, this guitar had a Jazz bass pickup fitted in the bridge position. Black scratchplate and Jazz pickup were added by me and I played this guitar extensively during the early-mid 1990s. In 1995, it was sold without my permission by someone working for Nomis Studios, London (possibly to a client or customer). I know this is a long shot and it may have changed hands and locations many times in the past 28 years. But in my experience musicians are generally a sociable lot, who like to discuss and share info about their instruments and spend a lot of time online, so if I can spread this appeal as widely as possible, someone out there may realise that they have it. There have been a few recent extraordinary examples of items found in this way so I thought it may be worth a try. Any info gratefully received.