Green 4001 from 1980
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Green 4001 from 1980
I recently stumbled across this green 4001 on a website in Spain. Do you guys think this could be the original finish?
Re: Green 4001 from 1980
I doubt it is original, but it looks really nice!
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Re: Green 4001 from 1980
I don't recall any 'Greenglo' from that era. Most likely a refin.
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Re: Green 4001 from 1980
That is too cool, more like a "Greenburst"casinoman wrote:I recently stumbled across this green 4001 on a website in Spain. Do you guys think this could be the original finish?
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Re: Green 4001 from 1980
Definitely a refinish. There were a few instruments in the late '60s that got a green-burst finish as experiments, but no production.
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Re: Green 4001 from 1980
I think whoever did the refin did a decent job!
Re: Green 4001 from 1980
Refin. The burst pattern on the headstock is a dead giveaway. RIC don't do a dark-around-the-edges burst on headstocks.
Personally I never liked black-to-green bursts, but that's just me. Reminds me of the "Ideal" Beatle bass copies.
Personally I never liked black-to-green bursts, but that's just me. Reminds me of the "Ideal" Beatle bass copies.
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Re: Green 4001 from 1980
Refin or no (and I agree it is), that looks beautiful! The sort of finish option that, if RIC held a poll for suggestions for their next Colour of the Year, I'd definitely advocate! I'd buy it in an instant!
I always remembered Barry Devlin's (bass player with Irish band Horslips) custom "green-to-black-burst" Shamrock bass, built by John Birch, Birmingham, UK....
http://www.comebackhorslips.com/photos/ ... CF0002.JPG
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I always remembered Barry Devlin's (bass player with Irish band Horslips) custom "green-to-black-burst" Shamrock bass, built by John Birch, Birmingham, UK....
http://www.comebackhorslips.com/photos/ ... CF0002.JPG
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Re: Green 4001 from 1980
Nice! Much better colour than the Kermitglo colour of those green 360s!
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Re: Green 4001 from 1980
Kermitglo!!!
Great description - almost made me spill my coffee when I read it, half of which was in my mouth at the time!
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Great description - almost made me spill my coffee when I read it, half of which was in my mouth at the time!
Ash
1976 4001 "Shadow" Fretless
1978 4002 Walnut
1986 4008 Silver
1999 4001 V63 White
2012 4004 Jetglo
_____________________
Button 6 String Fretfull
Button 6 String Fretless
NS CR5 Omni Bass Fretless
Ashbory Bass
1978 4002 Walnut
1986 4008 Silver
1999 4001 V63 White
2012 4004 Jetglo
_____________________
Button 6 String Fretfull
Button 6 String Fretless
NS CR5 Omni Bass Fretless
Ashbory Bass
Re: Green 4001 from 1980
Too bad it doesn't have first generation green bobbin high gains to match!
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Re: Green 4001 from 1980
I do dig that green. Nice looking bass for sure. I would be proud to own it!
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Re: Green 4001 from 1980
Kinda like Currencyglo or Emeraldglo.... I'm not a huge fan of greenbursts but this one is better than any I've seen, looks very professionally done.
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Here's the template for all those!
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Re: Green 4001 from 1980
The black-to-green burst reminds me of this favorite, also a refin: