Look what came to visit me...

[ken_j]

...for an electrical repair. Original owner.

[ken_j]

[sloop_john_b]

Wow!

'69/'70?

[winston]

Nice, very nice indeed Ken.

[ken_j]

'72 (LB) with a RI horseshoe. The original rear pickup is in another bass but the original magnet for it has de-gaussed. Notice the flat Grovers.

[rickenbrother]

Nice and in excellent condition! Looks like it was hardly played.

[sloop_john_b]

'72 (LB) with a RI horseshoe. The original rear pickup is in another bass but the original magnet for it has de-gaussed.

Cool. That is one of the latest I've ever seen with walnut wings.

[ken_j]

Nice and in excellent condition! Looks like it was hardly played.

Actually it was played quite a bit. It just doesn't show in the pics. It has a bit of rash on the front and back but not too bad for its age. My friend was pretty much done touring by then but still played in a number of bands.

[bassduke49]

Yeah, would have to be REALLY early '72 to not have the shedua stripe and have the walnut head wings. Can you give is a date to add to the knowledge database?

[sloop_john_b]

Yeah, would have to be REALLY early '72 to not have the shedua stripe and have the walnut head wings. Can you give is a date to add to the knowledge database?

He said LB Paul, February '72.

[teeder]

Very nice!

[cjj]

Ooh! Me like!

[pflash4001]

SEXY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[beatlefreak]

Beautiful!

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

that one still has the tapered timber center section before RIC went into parallel laminations late '72/'73 thus the smaller head wing laminates. the headstock shape looks more like a '70 ish. seems like RIC couldn't perfect the smaller headstock shape until about '75.