I got an interesting email one day in 2007 from a gentleman named Ben Hall enquiring about Los Pobladores 200 and how he could become a member. He mentioned that he too was a ninth generation descendant to Luis Quintero. I’m always happy to receive such correspondences, and I was interested in the name Rickenbacker in his email address. I replied with the information he requested and asked if he perhaps worked for the company. He told me his family owns the company and explained how his grandfather acquired the business in 1954 from Adolf Rickenbacker. I could not believe hearing I am a distant relative to the family that manufactures the legendary guitars and was offered a tour of the factory the next week. I once owned an azure blue 4001 bass similar to the 4003 I'm seen holding.

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