Rickenbacker colour names

Vintage, Modern, V & C series, Fretless, Signature & Special Editions

Moderators: rickenbrother, ajish4

Post Reply
User avatar
glking14
Member
Posts: 208
Joined: Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:09 pm

Rickenbacker colour names

Post by glking14 »

I've always wondered why Rickenbacker ends their colour names with"glo". Fireburst = Fireglo,Blue = Azureglo.Does anyone know the history or reasons why RIC chose to market their colours like that.
1971 4001 MG,70's Ventura ,1979 Yamaha BB-1200,1992 Fender Jazz,1994 Fender Strat
Top
User avatar
ilan
RRF Consultant
Posts: 2903
Joined: Thu Jun 13, 2002 7:00 pm

Re: Rickenbacker colour names

Post by ilan »

Logic dictates that -glo stands for gloss, but Autumnglo was matte, and its glossy version was called "Walnut" without the -glo suffix.
"A Noble Instrument Must Be Nobly Regarded"
Top
User avatar
cjj
RRF Moderator
Posts: 10932
Joined: Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:17 pm
Contact:
Contact cjj

Re: Rickenbacker colour names

Post by cjj »

"glo" is short for "gloss". But, as is usual with RIC, there are exceptions, such as Walnut, which was glossy and Autumnglo which was not...

Edit: looks like Ilan beat me to it by a hair...
Last edited by cjj on Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:27 pm, edited 2 times in total.
I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
Top
User avatar
woodyng
Senior Member
Posts: 4478
Joined: Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:11 am

Re: Rickenbacker colour names

Post by woodyng »

the end effect is pretty much "glowing"!! :D
Top
User avatar
gearhed289
Intermediate Member
Posts: 651
Joined: Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:51 am
Contact:
Contact gearhed289

Re: Rickenbacker colour names

Post by gearhed289 »

My new band Afterglow just debuted Saturday. 8) Me and my keyboardist are Ric nuts, but we couldn't convince the rest to drop the "w". :lol:
'89 4003S, '92 4001CS, '93 4003S/8
www.nomadichorizonband.com
Top
User avatar
Grey
Advanced Member
Posts: 1659
Joined: Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:10 pm

Re: Rickenbacker colour names

Post by Grey »

ilan wrote:Logic dictates that -glo stands for gloss, but Autumnglo was matte, and its glossy version was called "Walnut" without the -glo suffix.
Was this ever a confirmed fact or was it just speculation? I've heard people making arguements for both sides. Wouldn't it be more likely to assume that they'd stick with their current naming convention and use Walnut to designate the 'special' matte finish?
Top
User avatar
ilan
RRF Consultant
Posts: 2903
Joined: Thu Jun 13, 2002 7:00 pm

Re: Rickenbacker colour names

Post by ilan »

It's a fact. Walnut was glossy, Autumnglo was matte.
"A Noble Instrument Must Be Nobly Regarded"
Top
User avatar
sloop_john_b
Rick-a-holic
Posts: 13843
Joined: Tue Jan 25, 2005 6:00 am

Re: Rickenbacker colour names

Post by sloop_john_b »

ilan wrote:It's a fact. Walnut was glossy, Autumnglo was matte.
And Autumnglo was apparently intended for the Canadian market, for whatever reason.
Top
User avatar
winston
Membership Admin
Posts: 11010
Joined: Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:00 am

Re: Rickenbacker colour names

Post by winston »

sloop_john_b wrote:
ilan wrote:It's a fact. Walnut was glossy, Autumnglo was matte.
And Autumnglo was apparently intended for the Canadian market, for whatever reason.
It would seem so.........as I have one. :D
“We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” - Albert Einstein

"You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother" - Albert Einstein
Top
egosheep
Intermediate Member
Posts: 1258
Joined: Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:29 pm
Contact:
Contact egosheep

Re: Rickenbacker colour names

Post by egosheep »

Wait, wait... so there were never any Autumnglo Capri's with the same clearcoat they used on the Fireglo ones?
Great Ramp In My Opinion.
Top
User avatar
sloop_john_b
Rick-a-holic
Posts: 13843
Joined: Tue Jan 25, 2005 6:00 am

Re: Rickenbacker colour names

Post by sloop_john_b »

egosheep wrote:Wait, wait... so there were never any Autumnglo Capri's with the same clearcoat they used on the Fireglo ones?
Well, now we're getting into 50's vs. early 60's vs. mid 60's vs. late 70's Autumnglo. :lol:
Top
User avatar
bassduke49
Senior Member
Posts: 6580
Joined: Wed May 14, 2003 5:00 am

Re: Rickenbacker colour names

Post by bassduke49 »

More on Walnut/Autumnglo:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=390999
Author: "The Rickenbacker Electric Bass - 50 Years As Rock's Bottom"
Top
User avatar
Grey
Advanced Member
Posts: 1659
Joined: Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:10 pm

Re: Rickenbacker colour names

Post by Grey »

bassduke49 wrote:More on Walnut/Autumnglo:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=390999
Thanks for that read. It's just always bothered me because I could never find any markings in the channel to determine what color it was supposed to be.
Plus there was that solid-brown type throwing me off. I thought that was walnut.
Top
User avatar
jimk
RRF Consultant
Posts: 5355
Joined: Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:27 am
Contact:
Contact jimk

Re: Rickenbacker colour names

Post by jimk »

Spike- wrote:
bassduke49 wrote:More on Walnut/Autumnglo:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=390999
Thanks for that read. It's just always bothered me because I could never find any markings in the channel to determine what color it was supposed to be.
Plus there was that solid-brown type throwing me off. I thought that was walnut.
You mean Montezuma Brown?
JimK
Top
User avatar
Grey
Advanced Member
Posts: 1659
Joined: Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:10 pm

Re: Rickenbacker colour names

Post by Grey »

jimk wrote:You mean Montezuma Brown?
JimK
No, the solid brown. download/file.php?id=18347&mode=view
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe”