Ooh! Mapleglo Laredo on the bay!

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:48 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/RICKENBACKER-4004-BASS-MAPLE-SUPER-RARE-MINT-1NR_W0QQitemZ300102157554QQihZ020QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I've never seen a Laredo in Mapleglo. Nice wood! (Yeah, I said 'wood.')

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:16 am

that is nice ... I want one of them to convert 4-2-5 and install black trim ...

markbass99 · Post by **markbass99** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:04 am

First one I've seen.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:40 am

I had been told by someone that RIC didn't even make Laredos in MG. Looks cool! The walnut wings, of course, look killer.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:24 am

The walnut wings and pickup location make it unique.

Most of the ones I've seen with the wings have the other pickup location.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:02 am

NICE!!!!!

I didn't even notice the p/u location until Scott mentioned it and that is usually one of the first things that catches my eye.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:14 am

Yeah, I hadn't caught the pickup postitions either. I wonder if it went out MG because the grain was so nice the factory hated to paint it?

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:18 am

Hmm. None of the photos show the edge of the body very well. I wonder if it is MG Cheyenne with the hardware and TRC traded out for chrome? If we could see the body edge, it would display the maple/walnut/maple sandwich construction of the Cheyenne, not used on the Laredo.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:23 am

My guess is we should be able to see a sandwich on the first pix upper/inner horn, if it is a Cheyenne. It looks solid maple.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:31 am

I have to agree with Charly that it's a Laredo. There is enough of the upper horn showing to say it doesn't have the walnut sandwich.

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:34 am

Schwing!

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:52 am

I'm going to be up that way this weekend, too.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:42 am

I agree, not a Cheyenne.

edski · Post by **edski** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:17 pm

Wow!

When I was looking for a Laredo I originally wanted a MG...but when I saw my FG I said "Maple-what???"

Boy, that things a looker! Not enough to make me feel bad for getting my FG, but man 'o man...

woodyng · Post by **woodyng** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:02 am

it gives me a really good idea of what my cii would look like with the chrome. i am on the fence about the gold hardware....