Basses by the Beach.......

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:46 am

Another cloudless sunset tonight in Melbourne....the ideal opportunity for a photo or two!

This is my 1972 4001 FG:-

This one is my March '73 4001 FG:-

Both of 'em together:-

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:48 am

Sunburst, sunset, fireglo in the sky! Great pics!

jps · Post by **jps** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:21 am

Nice graduated background you have there!

markbass99 · Post by **markbass99** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:21 am

Nice "MC" fireglo Darren, that's going to be my next quest since I just got a "ME" to go with my MB and MD. It killed me to watch that mint MC sell on ebay in Germany, you know you're in trouble when you start looking for serial numbers down to the month, just finding a bass from a certain year is complicated enough.

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:50 am

Thanks for your comments Steve, Jeff & Mark.

Hey Mark, I completely understand your compulsion! A collector friend once told me that knowing where something is located is half the battle, even if you can't obtain it immediately. Sooner or later it will probably come onto the market.

You now know that there's a MC 4001 living at my place!

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:50 am

Beautiful.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:33 am

More cool pics, Darren! I gotta get out more....

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:09 am

"The sun never sets on the RIC empire..."

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:58 am

Very nice pics, Darren!

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:05 am

Killer, dude.

ben_brown · Post by **ben_brown** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:35 am

I could have had that MC in Germany but at the time I had no cash to do it with.

markbass99 · Post by **markbass99** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:59 am

I've rethought my strategy and may not be so hung up on getting a "MA or MC" since I already have models that have the three different types of inlays. It would make more sense to get a "MF or MG" with regular binding, then I would have a better representation of the evolution of 4001's in 1973. Another one of my plans is to have the small inlay 73's refinned to a rarer color. My "ME" is scheduled to be transformed from fireglo to azureglo at the beginning of next year. And I think a regular bound 73 would look great in white.

8mileshigh · Post by **8mileshigh** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 10:59 am

Darren,

I'm going to have to come visit and bring a couple of guitars to photograph

Fantastic pics yet again!!

8mileshigh · Post by **8mileshigh** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:00 am

Hey.....and when I do..........you could line up my favourite 4 words beginning with the letter B

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:51 am

Sure Graham, It will be easy to organise some Big Brown Baked Beans for you.