Can Someone Tell Me About This Model?

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 12:41 pm

Spelled "AutumnGlo".

Since we're being official and all.
Congrats on post 3005 Jeff. 1000 more and youre in the land of the bass numbers.

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 12:47 pm

Hey! He's been in the land of bass numbers for 5 posts now! (3000 Series)
Even 975 posts ago he was in the 2020 - 2030 series neighborhood!

eddied · Post by **eddied** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 12:50 pm

Actually it is really Walnut. The brown is much more brown with no fade from light to dark. The entire body is the same shade of brown. I believe that in 79' Rick had an official color of Walnut listed. Didn't they?

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 1:15 pm

I spoke with Ed about 7 years ago about buying one of his Ricks - only I didn't have the funds necessary. I know Ed as one of the foremost collectors of 4001S models on the planet! He used to have quite an impressive collection of Ricks, and most were 4001S models if I recall correctly.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 1:25 pm

As far as I can tell, the difference between walnut and autumnglo is that walnut is transparent and autumnglo is opaque.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 1:42 pm

I thought it was the other way around ...

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 1:44 pm

No, my 4002 is walnut and the finish is entirely transparent. My '80 4001 is autumnglo and the finish is opaque. The wood grain does not show through.

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:58 pm

Thanks for answering all my inquiries today, Ed. I know they provably sounded dumb, but I'm pretty new to the Rickenbacker worls and don't know all the ins and outs of Rics yet. It's a nice-looking bass. I have a watch on it unless you really don't want to get rid of it (if I understood one of your earlier posts correctly).

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 4:17 am

also there are 2 or 3 different types of autumnglo ... some are brown and some are orange and some are similar to fireglo ...

Hey Steve ... I like your sense of humor ... you correct my spelling with a post that has a misspelling ...

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 4:25 am

OK I looked up info about the finish time line ...

autumnglo was made from '56 to '70 ...

walnut was made from '73 to '85 ...

I think I am confused ...

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 4:48 am

There were at least two different Autumnglos. The one from the 50's does not look the same as the one from the 70's and 80's. I can't quantify the differences but they don't look the same. The 70's / 80's AG came in two clear coats. One was matte and the other gloss. Mine is of the matte varitey.

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:01 am

John Hall has said there were three different Autumnglos over the years. I've never been clear on what the one-color "walnut" finish is that is see thru, but I have catalogs from the 70s that list "Walnut" as a satin, burst finish, if I recall correctly... All the Autumnglos were supposed to be bursts, with the first one being similar to the Montezuma Brown finish that is currently available.... I've heard folks call the single color, transparent walnut "rootbeer" or "rootbeerglo". I guess Mr. Hall would be the one to clear this one up....

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:21 am

Mike Parks currently has a "Walnut" 4001 for sale, dated at Feb 1977 in the "Used" section.

Here's a close up of the body, grain is clearly visible through the finish on this one:
http://homer.netmar.com/~muscon2/r515bd.jpg

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:03 am

Wheet-whew, what a beauty!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:25 am

Autumnglo...

2 tone burst, glossy finish