Beautiful Autumnglo on bay

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:29 am

A perfect example of the semimatte finish on this near-mint instrument:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1978-Rickenbacker-Autumn-Glo-4001-Bass_W0QQitemZ220076952965QQihZ012QQcategoryZ41439QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:53 am

I hate it when the price is too high, and there are still 6 days left!!!

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:32 am

Beautiful babe! Wow!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:38 am

Love that ATG with black plastic!

xakattack · Post by **xakattack** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:58 pm

man! i really like that color.

"atg"...stands for what?

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:58 pm

Autumnglo.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 2:07 pm

Very nice. IMO you don't see that many 4001s with this finish.

lowendbob · Post by **lowendbob** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 2:29 pm

Holy ****! I would seriously consider selling my 75th DCM for that bass, maybe not.
I should buy an old mapleglow, and have Dale or Paul refinish it in autumnglow.
What's up with all the autumnglows on ebay lately?
The last one just sold for $2650.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 4:27 pm

The one in discussion appears to be a real Autumnglo with a satin finish.

bugman · Post by **bugman** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:16 pm

I saw one like this years ago at a pawn shop I was doing pest control for. I asked the guy if he had any basses that were nice on pawn but not for sale yet. He showed me one like this and I liked it but didnt know what to think of it as I had never seen the color before. The owner must have paid his money as it never went up for sale. I'd love one like this but the prices are too rich for me at this time. Someone is going to get a cool bass.

brycycle · Post by **brycycle** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:14 am

hmm...tempted to sell my Walnut for this one.

lyle_from_minneapolis · Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:45 pm

Imagine a PW Comstock acoustic jumbo in a matte Autumnglo, or darker. Yes.

jakeox · Post by **jakeox** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:09 am

I just won this auction and imagine my surprise to see it already has a little thread of its own! I'm sure that I overpaid a bit, but it is pretty much exactly what I wanted in my first Rick (and looks to be in fantastic condition).

I knew this one was right when I went to a local store and played 4 or 5 Ricks (1 new, the rest 70s-era) and none of them could force this one out of my head. (The fact that they were in worse condition and had the same asking price didn't help either.)

I've seen in other threads people talking about leaving the bass in its box for a day or two post-shipping -- is this something I should do? It's cold as all hell here in Chicago, though it might warm all the way up to 20 by the end of the week when it should be shipped!

lowendbob · Post by **lowendbob** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:18 am

Congrats Jake on your first RIC bass. You couldn't have scored a nicer one.
Yes, leave the bass in the box for at least a day, no matter how hard that is to do.
Welcome to the forum and please post some pics when it comes.
You lucky dog.

lyle_from_minneapolis · Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:19 am

Jake, congratulations. You didn't pay too much. If you ever needed money and decided to sell, you'd get it all back and more, just by posting to this forum. Just a gorgeous finish on it, and from what I've read, these finishes seldom hold up this well for so long. Nice catch!