It was from a Facebook listing by a fellow RRF member,who was basically reposting Craigslist finds from all over the USA. (Thanks!)
It is a ‘00 Laredo that the guy i bought it from ordered directly from RIC. Jetglo,with a specified maple fretboard,to match a Fender P he owned and loved. The bass never quite supplanted the Precision for him,and consequently became a case queen for a good number of years. I wanted it because of the finished maple board ,as well as the lowered pickup positions. Ever since i had my similar Cii defretted,I’ve wanted another one with those pickup positions. The bass is in pristine condtion,and still had the original factory RIC strings on it, (a bit grungey),which i have replaced with a set of ghs pressurewounds. The fretboard has a lot of flamey marbling going across it,hard to capture in photos.
One thing that surprised me is how good the standard circuit sounds in this bass. It’s the first 4004 i’ve played that i feel may be fine to leave as is. (Sorry,Dane!)
The owner also wanted to let go of all of his remaining stuff,so he threw in a ‘90’s Trace Eliot 300w 1-15 combo amp in great shape,and some other goodies. The combo sounds great,but weighs quite a bit,so it may end up at one of my bands’ rehearsal space. All for $1k.
I do need to get this bass to a tech,because it is set up with high action. Neck angle looks great,and i think this will be a real player once i have it set up to my liking.
