Early 4004 Cii QMG LH

relayer4u · Post by **relayer4u** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:33 pm

Drool worthy!

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4330401&postcount=56

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:47 pm

That's like the one in the RIC factory museum, except a lefty. Beautiful.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:13 pm

DAMN!

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:47 pm

Actually, John, it isn't. The one at the RIC factory museum, the one used on stage at the 75th events, was more of a prototype for the Cii. It had a maple fretboard, and IIRC, a semimatte finish.

The one at talkbass is an early production Cii with the quilted maple top laminated to the typical Ci walnut body wings. Note also that this one has a bubinga fretboard, lowered pickups, and like all leftie Cheyenne's (and other models I suspect), a gold back-painted plexi TRC.

Speaking of lefties, does anyone know if there are ANY molded-plastic (raised letters) leftie TRCs for any model?

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:20 pm

Good call, Paul. I missed the bubinga fretboard difference. I guess I was wowed by the maple! I also guess thats why you are writing a bass reference book and I'm not!

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:32 pm

Simply beautiful bass... ..

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:52 pm

"Speaking of lefties, does anyone know if there are ANY molded-plastic (raised letters) leftie TRCs for any model?"
No lefty molded TRCs.

Peter L and I got to talking about this in TX, so I'm relaying more his expertise and experience than mine...

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:10 pm

I would kill for that bass!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:24 pm

Sonavab_tch!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:32 pm

better!

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:12 pm

Hehehe, I think not Jared!!!

lucky · Post by **lucky** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:15 pm

That bass should be hung on the wall and framed it looks amazing.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:56 am

That is a beauty of a bass. I suppose Peter and I would have to duel for it, pistols at ten paces.

This bass with 4002 pickup spacing would be really cool, a dream Rick for me personally.

And I agree about the left-handed TRCs, only screened and not stamped.

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:38 am

Most likely injection-molded plastic rather than stamped. I think RIC had maybe one master mold made. Not enough lefties to justify a separate mold.

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:17 am

That's right Paul, it is my understanding that only a righty mold was made, so all lefties get a flat plexi (oh and a silver re-issue case too).