03 color guesses

billikenn · Post by **billikenn** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 1:37 pm

Well my guess is a blue trans finish, about the same tint as the burgandy is/was. So Transparent midnight blue. I base this -guess- on what little knowledge I have of RIC an dthe idea of not straying to far from normal but still having something special.
Plus I woudl really like that color!!!

JP

Please let me hear what you think

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 2:17 pm

Blue boy is my guess. My VOTE would be to KEEP FRIGGIN' BURGUNDY as a regular color.

corey · Post by **corey** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 5:19 pm

Kenny,

I agree completely on keeping Burgandy. It meshes with the rosewood fretboard like a dream to my eyes. I also saw it on a 650C and it looked like a million bucks.

I'll go out on a limb and just say "purple" of some description.

banta · Post by **banta** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 4:45 am

I want a black translucent option on the new 4004 basses!

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 5:18 am

AUTUMNGLO!!!!! AUTUMNGLO!!!!!

And make it a color choice on the 325C58 model too...

billikenn · Post by **billikenn** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 2:55 pm

which autumglo?

bassman · Post by **bassman** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 3:47 pm

I'd like to see a dark rich green. Along the lines of Fender's Sherwood Green Metallic.

ricnvolved · Post by **ricnvolved** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 4:50 pm

Olympic White.

Hey, I still like Fender too!

But Autumnglo for the 300 series guitars would also be great.

tracy · Post by **tracy** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 6:18 pm

The rich dark red autumnglo is just too cool, but the two-tone tobacco sunburst (early AG) as seen on several early 325 examples is clearly an oversight on the part of Rickenbacker. There were surely enough guitars of this color from the period to mandate it's inclusion in the 'C' series.

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 10:24 am

Which rich dark red autumnglo are you talking about? All the autumnglo's that I can recall seeing are variations of brown and gold bursts...
But I would vote for any variant of Autumnglo for next year's custom color... I anxiously await the announcement...

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 10:49 am

Gene,

If you have access to the Rittor book or go to Glen Lambert's '325 Connection' website there is a 325 prototype(I think it is #V87??) with a long body that is a reddish-autmnglo color, rather than the two-tone brown autumnglo. Rickenbacker started adding more red pigmant into the finish ca.1959, and eventually ended up with what is known as Fireglo.
Heck, let's just get RIC to do BOTH finishes!!!

billikenn · Post by **billikenn** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 3:42 pm

I must be the only one that woudl be disappointed if it is autumglo. I think it is rather drab compared to the amazing look of this years burgandy - but then again Im new to RICs

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 1:27 am

There recently was also a discussion regarding the new color at the VT site, check it out:

RIC 2003 Color?

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 10:29 am

Hey Lefty,
I went out and checked out Lambert's cool cool site, since I don't have a copy of the Rittor book(I have a buddy that owns one, where can I get a copy? They are harder to find than a mint '58 325!). And yes, I would be really on board with any of those old late 50's early 60's autumnglo finishes. I might have to order a 350v63 if Rickenbacker were to offer that finish for 2003!
One way or other, I'd be making a call to ole Mike and Jake in North Carolina!!!

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 12:25 pm

Gene: those books are rare as hen's teeth. They really ARE just as hard to find as an old 325!!!(lol)

I really really think RIC should do some the '50's stuff again...a couple of guitars and even a 4000 bass..A COMBO 850....MAN it would be sweet.