Poll: When Did You Acquire Your First Ric ....

krick · Post by **krick** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:37 am

First: 1992 Fireglo 360 in December 1995

Most recent: 1987 1998 Pete Townshend LE in August 2007

kog · Post by **kog** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:53 am

First: 1980 360/12 FG in August, 1980
Most recent: 2007 360/12C63 in April this year.

And two "middle children": 2002 355C58 JG & 2006 360/6 VP BBR.

notviceversa · Post by **notviceversa** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:01 pm

First: 1995 330 FireGlo, 1995 - sold it in 2000 for the Ludwig Limited Edition Fab Four Drum set.

Most Recent: 1973 480 MapleGlo, November 2001

hobbit · Post by **hobbit** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:06 pm

Oct 8, 1991
370/12RME
#5
and i still have it...

fran4001 · Post by **fran4001** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:06 pm

Ahhh, the first time... Late '75, picked up a '74 4001MG, barely used, for $225. Even had the exploding Grovers, which really bummed me out, being just 17, and dumb as a rock. Nobody in town knew how to fix it either. The good old days!

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:08 pm

Welcome, Werner!

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:31 am

1st: 1978, 4001WHT
Last: 2003, 340LHFG

lucky · Post by **lucky** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:15 am

1st & only to date 1992 4003FG bought for my birthday by my girlfriend in 1998.After 11 years of waiting to own one.

brian_l · Post by **brian_l** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:30 am

First: October 1991. It was a midnight blue 620/6 with black hardware. I wish I still had it!

Most recent: November 2005. 2005 Jetglo 330/6. I recently sold this one back in June for more than I paid for it new. It was a nice guitar, but I just wasn't crazy about it.

Favorite: May 2000. 1998 Fireglo 360/6. It has been the best guitar I have ever owned. This guitar never fails to please me every time I pick it up. My baby for sure.

freshmattyp · Post by **freshmattyp** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:01 am

1st - May 1994 FG 330 - My college graduation present to myself

Most Recent - September 2006 FG 360/12 that unfortunately got sold to pay for Christmas

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:51 am

First: `79 JG 4001 bought used out of a newspaper ad when I was in high school.

Most recent: MG 381V69/6, bought 3/06

hobbit · Post by **hobbit** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:08 pm

thanks Jeffrey...

i used to belong to the "old" Ric NG, but departed ways when it went to Google...

nice to be back...

jdogric12 · Post by **jdogric12** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:04 am

First Rick:
'91 360/12 FG purchased 6/96.

Most recent:
'86 360/12 RED/BT purchased 8/07.

woodyng · Post by **woodyng** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 4:41 am

first one- in 1975 a JG 4000 neck through with an added toaster pickup,single vol/tone/pu switch. most recent purchase-just this year- a MG 4004cii with single vol/tone/pu switch. this is the first time i realized these basses had similar control setups,hmmmmm.....

walker · Post by **walker** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:39 pm

In 1982, I bought a 1979 4001 JG. Only three years old, it already had a nice big buckle-rash patch on the back, and badly needed a refret. Within a few months, I had the guys at The 12th Fret in Portland, OR put new jumbo-size frets on. They did an awesome job - keeping the original fretboard finish. Almost exactly 20 years later, the same guy who did the fret job repositioned the bridge on that same bass.

It was my main player - gigs, recordings, rehearsal, for a good 15 years. I had all the hardware chrome plated, and put in the V63 reissue pickups & moved the toaster PU to the pre-'74 neck spacing. It's still in heavy-rotation, but now is tuned B-E-A-D and has extensive wiring mods - pickups phase in/out, series/parallel, and low-cut cap in/out.