Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric

walker · Post by **walker** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:19 pm

Nice! What vintage is the Mapleglo?

ram · Post by **ram** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:36 pm

that is a June of '74 issue. My fav.

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:09 pm

Stained the head wings, or replaced with walnut?

walker · Post by **walker** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:13 pm

Wow! Very nice. It must be one of the last original basses made with the walnut headstock wings and 1/4 inch neck PU spacing. Are the inlays fully extended crushed pearl? Checkerboard binding?

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:25 pm

Bass is WalnutGlo - I'm the sunburnGlo!! Yeah John, she's found a great home! Thanks again!

ram · Post by **ram** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:32 am

Mark, sorry to disappoint - I painted the headstock sometime before '75 - saw a picture and thought it looked neat. Binding solid white. I think it is 1/2 inch for the PU spacing. Quickie pic (I think I botched the scale) you can see the inlays are full (E to G string)- appear to be crushed pearl, not glittery thou. All orig equipment except for the strap pegs and the strings.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:34 am

Nice bass Tom. "Full width" actually means that the inlays extend past the E and G strings, to the very edge of the fretboard. You have normal, poured (non crushed pearl) inlays.

ram · Post by **ram** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:46 am

Thanks John. OK, so neck binding to neck binding is full. What would the material be here? Thanks for the education - you guys are great!

walker · Post by **walker** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:52 am

Still a great looking bass - I'm sure it sounds great, too.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:17 pm

Check out the thread "73 Sparkle Inlay Timeline", it's one of the top four threads on the page as of right now. There are pics there of what full-width inlays actually look like.

I'm not sure of the material used on your bass, but i'm sure somebody else is!

ram · Post by **ram** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:34 pm

Hi Mark, Thanks and yes I think it sounds great. Stereo or mono it has served me well since 74. Not as creative or as striking as some I have seen (your 'Harley' post for example) but I like it.

John - yes I went looking after your post and saw that. Thanks! Are these great instruments or what!!

Off to make noise now - Thanks again.

walker · Post by **walker** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:10 pm

Hey Tom - I actually do have some stock Ricks in my collection. This 1968 4001 is only sporting newer frets - everything else is 100% original. It's my favorite bass to record with. When I saw your 74 MG, it reminded me a lot of this one.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:43 pm

Beauty, eh?

cmuk · Post by **cmuk** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:23 pm

As a humble guitarist loitering in the bass section, may I say those 68's are stunning basses.

No wonder you're all screaming for a reissue model!

ram · Post by **ram** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:32 am

Mark, That is beautiful! Timeless -