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Pretty sure all the V63's had the hot HS (excluding the first few that had HS made with leftover vintage parts). Vintage spec HS came out with the C64's. That was my understanding too. My understanding, three. My understanding four. Bass looks right to me, even the pickguard. Looks like it might be...

jps wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:44 pm

squirebass wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:29 pm I remember conversations I had on this board with the guy from Portugal...

Sergio Silva

Thanks JPS, I couldn't remember his name, it has been so long!

Is this one still available? I probably have to get in line, but a 1970 Eggplantglo 4001 21 fretter sounds WONDERFUL to me!!!! I remember conversations I had on this board with the guy from Portugal about 21 fretters in the early oughts, when I owned that '71 FG 21 fretter in the Rock's Bottom book,...

teeder wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:45 am Mine is from Japan too, but luckily escaped Godzilla's reign of terror.
It's interesting, I had a '92 FG V63 years ago that also came from Japan.

Wonder what's the deal with FG V's and Japan?

I don't know, but it seems that everytime I see a FG v63 available, the seller is in Japan.

I just recently acquired a FG 4001v63 that I was able to purchase at a quite reasonable price. It is a December 1994, just like my MG Dec 1994 v63, just something like 32 digits higher than my other one. They are so much alike that I am still astounded that I found it. I bought it from a seller in P...

Dear RRF friends,
Has anyone heard about Rickenbacker being at the recent winter NAMM show?
I had a friend that went to NAMM last week, but they didn't see a Rickenbacker display. Any news on this?

Sometimes you can get away with Jetglo touch-ups using enamel nail polish. But Fireglo is going to look terrible, even if you have decades of experience doing touch-up work professionally. The dings and scratches that instruments get as they are used are something to be proud of, IMO. It’s what giv...

I gently tipped over my beloved 4003S FG and it hit a bit of metal with the end of headstock, resulting in 3 very bad chips in the finish down to the wood. :( :( :( I'm familiar with using polishing compounds etc. for cleaning up abused finishes on RIcks but I've never known of any Fireglo touch-up ...

Man, that is a gorgeous Jetglo bass! I just love the way they are shaping the horns and the headstock for these new 4003S models.

Enjoy!!!!

Has there EVAH been a better film, in cinema history, than MANT!, or more terrifying? I saw it in ATOM-O-VISION for the first time, and I thought I would NEVER sleep again!

Mama mia!!! That takes me back to the days of my youth, and the spaghetti harvest!

This place is SO EDUCATIONAL!!!

I seem to remember that Rose-Morris had some interest in distributing RIcks elsewhere in Europe in the '60s, I'm sure someone here will know...
Didn't RM distribute Ricks in Italy in the '60s?

Like the two stashes I have (flat and rift sawn red oak, and quarter sawn white oak)? :mrgreen: Nice! Our new dining room set is quartersawn white oak. As is ours, along with my computer desk in the same room, all Amish built. In fact, all the wood trim downstairs is quartersawn white oak. Here is ...

This one screams modded 4000 to me, what Dirk said. One of the fundamental things I like about Rick basses is the resonance of the neck thru body, but the way this one is priced indicates that they consider the set neck a feature, not a bug.