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Yeah, I'm kinda surprised you don't see gold pg's on Ricks more often. I even like them on Fireglo!

The black looks great on both of those! Gives them a more upscale look IMO.

That definitely ups the cool factor!!

Not sure about the pickguard on that one either. Hmmm...

Yeah, I can see how they might seem a little over the top.

I love the look of the gold with the maple. I may just have to go that way with my 330/12.

Oh YEAH!!! You could even go with matching TV knobs!

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Oh yeah, that one's a beauty! Congrats!!!!
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nice chunk of wood there!!! I really like every thing about it! Congratulations!

Thank you, gentlemen! I just treated it to a vintage-style case. I'll probably take it to most gigs in the trusty SKB though so as not to scuff the beautiful ...

I completely agree--the white is a little jarring next to the walnut, it kind of draws the eye away from the nice woodgrain. I wonder if a multi-ply black pg and matching trc might look nice on walnut, 4002-style!

Thanks, John!

It's a 2014.

Thank you, sir, I love it so MUCH!! Would have been happy with flame-y Fireglo too! The back is even nicer:

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Absolutely! I love the contrast of the metallic with the beautiful grain of the walnut. The white looks great with solid colors though.

Thanks, superheavy! The swirly grain of the Caribbean rosewood is pretty amazing--it looks great under the stage lights! I do like the color of bubinga too though.

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DR Legend flats--love 'em! I play vintage country stuff and they just sound right. Not playing my Rick in this clip but the strings are the same:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk5C2E8LgfY

The gold sparkle pickguard on the T-bird is awesome!
The original '50's 4000 models did have gold plastic,but you don't see a lot of 4001-type basses with them.
Like i said,i love the look!

Thanks, man! I'm a sucker for anything retro and flashy (and maybe even slightly tacky). Before I had the ...

jdogric12 wrote:I like it! Although I think you mean "old look"

Right you are! I should have entitled it "Old look for a new 4003". Too late to change it now, dangit!