Yearly Color/finishes - Love or hate?

4003seagreen · Post by **4003seagreen** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 12:34 pm

I doubt that Blue Boy will be available in the US, I've read that John Hall wanted to give the European/Japanese distributors something distinct from the US distributors. I noticed Pick of the Ricks had a Blue Boy 4003 available, and Mike Parks has a couple of Blue Boy guitars available.

wints · Post by **wints** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 1:19 pm

I could look for a blue boy when I travel back home to the U.K. every now and then...but those U.K. prices....

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 1:22 pm

Picture of the Green 4001 provided by Andrew:

Hey Andrew, is she a 4001S?
Is her finish a RIC factory job or a refinish?

banta · Post by **banta** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 3:21 pm

The body doesn't look right. Look at the upper horn.

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 3:32 pm

Yes, Brad. I don't know if it's the camera lens distortion or the lighting. The upper horn does seem to be pretty narrow. We'll have to wait for Andy to chime in.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 3:43 pm

Oh man oh man! That is the color. I'll order two of everything and wait years without complaint!

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 3:44 pm

BTW, doesn't music-connection.com have a blueboy or two?

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 4:42 pm

Lindsay and Paul,

Oh yeah! The PurpleBurst with the checkered binding is awesome!

I think the green's OK, but the upper horn is definitely not right!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 8:08 pm

sea Green, I'll check it tomorrow, I just got home from a gig and it's in my trunk, and that Hudson guitar is one of the most beautiful guitars I've ever seen, I would love a blue boy also.

mike_smith · Post by **mike_smith** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 9:07 pm

Guys, a 381V69-6 in Blue Boy finish.

mike_smith · Post by **mike_smith** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 9:10 pm

headbanger · Post by **headbanger** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 4:55 am

I dunno about that horn being too narrow, those old basses were all different from day to day, hey Andy?...

wints · Post by **wints** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 9:50 am

Paul, thanks again for posting the pic. Yes, it,s a 64 4001S. It was refinished a long time ago, sometime in the 70,s...way before I bought it. The paint job is very thick and still has a good shine to it. One day though, I may strip it all away and see what,s under there. The upper horn is a little narrow...but they were different day to day from this time. Maybe it was sanded down a little when refinished...A great colour if your in the green camp...

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 10:33 am

You're welcome, Andy.

That's a nice Green Burst finish, though the "Factory Shaded Green" (or Apple Corp Green, as Jeffery calls it) that I posted earlier in this thread is my kind of Greenglo finish.

Yes the day-to-day, worker-to-worker differences do make each RIC instrument unique. That's the true essence of fine quality hand crafted guitars and basses, IMHO.

Do you have a picture of her front?
I'll be happy to be of service again if you do.

wints · Post by **wints** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 12:00 pm

Yes...here,s a front pic...should keep the conversation going...