4003 fl finish
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4003 fl finish
Hi
I have an impending delivery of a 4003fl. Just wondering if the mid 2000 fretless basses only came in fireglo?
All the best
Stevie
I have an impending delivery of a 4003fl. Just wondering if the mid 2000 fretless basses only came in fireglo?
All the best
Stevie
Re: 4003 fl finish
Stevie they came in a number of finishes not just Fireglo. Do a search in the Register and you can see for yourself. Congrats on the upcoming new arrival.
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Re: 4003 fl finish
It’s an odd one I thought I had bought a Fireglo and the fellow selling has told me he also has an identical natural bass. I’ve only ever seen fireglo.
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The other bass is Mapeglo and it has a matching headstock not the two tone one you sometimes see, I'm in a quandary.
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Re: 4003 fl finish
Fretless basses are fairly rare, so you may not find many examples around to determine their spread across the color spectrum. Although fretless was considered by the company to be a separate model, it really was just a feature. The only difference was the fingerboard that had no frets. Additionally, the company listed only the original 4001FL and the subsequent 4003FL, but there are examples of fretless 3001, 4000, 4001S, 4002, 4003S, and 4003S/5 models.
The contrasting "head wings" was typical of basses from the '60s, and the feature was resurrected in 2005. So in between, no contrasting head wings.
Much more info in the book.
The contrasting "head wings" was typical of basses from the '60s, and the feature was resurrected in 2005. So in between, no contrasting head wings.
Much more info in the book.
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I have the book but can't find it!, as in It's packed away somewhere!
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Sure. Nearly all of the finish/equipment changeovers were a gradual process, no hard and fast date of change.
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Re: 4003 fl finish
Thanks for the reply I just have to decide between the fireglo and the mapleglo now.
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I find the FG more stunning with the bursted fronts and backs of headstock and body-and neck!!!
The MG is gorgeous in its own right, too. So you can’t lose.
The MG is gorgeous in its own right, too. So you can’t lose.
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My former '04 4003FL.
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WOW! They made a fretless Rick in the "Zone" scheme???jps wrote:My former '04 4003FL.
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Yes, a special one-off 4003FL/AA.bassduke49 wrote:WOW! They made a fretless Rick in the "Zone" scheme???
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Re: 4003 fl finish
Fireglo ..... nothing beats a nice Fireglo finish, each is slightly different, all are lovely.StevieDee wrote:Thanks for the reply I just have to decide between the fireglo and the mapleglo now.
I have both a Fireglo (73) and Jetglo (07) Fretless and both are really nice, the 73 Fireglo still prevails
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