1972 Fireglo 4001 on the 'Bay

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:53 am

Bob - I just paid $2300 for mine and it is in nowhere as nice a shape as yours. Wow!

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:55 am

Mike

I paid $3,500.00

Yaaaa I win........

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:11 am

Dave ,i think i know where that came from.At any price, checkerboards,mops there not getting any more common thats for sure.

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:16 am

Ken, True;

I looked for a long time, and it was real clean.

(I said it in another post. Within 5 years, I think they will be in the $10K range, like the 4005)

Dave

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:32 am

No, you don't win, Dave

.

Ron, owner of May '73 Jetglo 4001

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:56 am

How bad Ron?

Come on, tell us

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:37 am

For those of us that have 60s-early 70s Ric's its great.Prices keep on going..

wints · Post by **wints** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:55 am

The Ric basses have arrived in terms of collectibility I think and it's long overdue.

2 to 3 years ago you could still pick up a good 60's Ric bass for around $1500-2000. Jazz basses were essentially big $$$. I paid $2K at Xmas 2002 for my 68 (9.5 Ex++, original case, strap, cloth) that I found online at the VG ads. It had been there for over 6 weeks with no takers.

The 60's Fender basses seemed to have not risen a great deal compared to Rics in this period. I think people have finally caught up with how rare they are and how great they look and sound.

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:40 am

Bob very kindly gave me the opportunity to buy the 72 after he decided he had just had to have a c64s.

I hesitated over that bass when the BIN was $1500, and should have pulled the trigger, I took a deep breath, and Bob got in there. I emailed Bob and mentioned a price I was willing to pay if she ever came up for sale. When Bob got the urge for a c64s, we did the deal.

Now I have her, she's not going anywhere.

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:19 pm

Oooohhh, thats a beaut, Jim!!

green_us90 · Post by **green_us90** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:36 pm

Yup, that fireglo has mellowed nicely, simply a beaut!

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:02 pm

Nothing like aged Fireglo...Talk about character.

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:44 pm

For sure she's as nice a Fireglo as I've seen, and most of you know my predeliction toward Fireglo.

She has some signs of having seen a lot of playing time, and a few minor scratches, I was / am toying with the idea of sending her to Marc for a refinish, but I'm still undecided.

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:04 pm

I wouldn't change a thing on that!

Except maybe the tuners for Hipshot Ultralites!

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:07 pm

Like these on my '73 4001:

The tuners can be gotten with the traditional cloverleaf keys. I just like the more modern look to the Y keys.