Never seen this color like this on a Rick Bass

[ric330]

http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/GearDe ... em=1687755

Looks like walnutburst with a black guard.
It's an amberglo but maybe it's the lightingand my monitor...

[blueflamerick]

I've seen far more Autumnglo/Walnut Ricks with black pickguards than I've seen with white ones.

[ric330]

I haven't seen many of the walnut burst (autumnglo) type Basses in general - Is it pretty close to Monty brown up close?

[bassduke49]

Autumnglo/Walnut varied a lot over the years it/they were available. I've seen some that were very light and reddish, and others that had a darker, greener brown. Monte also varied. My 4003 is light and reddish; strong iced tea is a good description. I had a 660/12 for a little while that was much darker, but not the greenish brown like on the darker Autumnglos.

[hieronymous]

My '76 Autumnglo is close, but has cream binding instead of the black binding on the Gbase one:

You can listen to it too:

[jwr2]

Nice Ric ... and I really like the exploiter bass

I have got to build a 5 string version of that exploiter bass someday

[hieronymous]

Nice Ric ... and I really like the exploiter bass

I have got to build a 5 string version of that exploiter bass someday

Thanks Jeff! Someone over at the Alembic Club was mentioning that they've never seen a 5 string exploiter, and I think they're right! (There are 8-strings of course) You might have to be the first...

[VRICKY63]

Damn...way over priced for a worn AG !

[rickfan60]

I have had mine since '81. That is a replacment pickguard that I plan to replace again some day.

[ricosound]

Ted, so was the original guard white? Black plastic is fine to me as long as the binding matches. I'm not personally a fan of the ninties colored guitars like blue and red with BT. Looks good with the brown bursts, MG, and white, gold, or silver. See, I think these colors look funny with white trim IMO. Somehow the combination originally in question looks OK with the white neck binding/ black body binding on a white guitar if it has black guard/TRC.

[rickfan60]

The original guard was white but it had been damaged by the first owner.

[heinpete]

Ted, so was the original guard white? Black plastic is fine to me as long as the binding matches. I'm not personally a fan of the ninties colored guitars like blue and red with BT. Looks good with the brown bursts, MG, and white, gold, or silver. See, I think these colors look funny with white trim IMO. Somehow the combination originally in question looks OK with the white neck binding/ black body binding on a white guitar if it has black guard/TRC.

...and black vintage knobs!

[badeggs]

I used to have a '77 4001 in Walnut, it looked killer with white plastic. Never been a fan of the black plastic/trim myself...

[ben_brown]

I used to have a '77 4001 in Walnut, it looked killer with white plastic. Never been a fan of the black plastic/trim myself...

Like this one?

[johnallg]

STOP IT STEVE!!