Is Mapleglo a discontinued finish on 4003?

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Is Mapleglo a discontinued finish on 4003?

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Hi Folks

I'm about to press the trigger and buy a new 4003MG - I just love this finish :-)

But I queried stock with one (very large and well-known) store and got the answer: "the maple glow will not come to stock, sorry" - does this mean they won't personally stock it, or that Ric aren't producing it any more?

Cheers, Dave
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The day Rickenbacker stops shooting MG is probably the day they close down the factory. It's been one of their basic finishes for like 50 years now. MG isn't going anywhere...
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Lycanthrope wrote: "the maple glow will not come to stock, sorry" - does this mean they won't personally stock it, or that Ric aren't producing it any more?

Cheers, Dave
Try Mapleglo.

Maple Glow was very limited edition made out of maples from Chernobyl.

Even the owners of these are now rare!
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Re: Is Mapleglo a discontinued finish on 4003?

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Colonel Sanders wrote:
Lycanthrope wrote: "the maple glow will not come to stock, sorry" - does this mean they won't personally stock it, or that Ric aren't producing it any more?

Cheers, Dave
Try Mapleglo.

Maple Glow was very limited edition made out of maples from Chernobyl.

Even the owners of these are now rare!
Hey, that was what the shop wrote, not me :P

Anyhow, seems I don't need to stress on the timing too much, cheers :D
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Lycanthrope wrote:But I queried stock with one (very large and well-known) store and got the answer: "the maple glow will not come to stock, sorry" - does this mean they won't personally stock it, or that Ric aren't producing it any more?
By the phrasing, I would have said this was from a copy shop in China which had just run out of wood.
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Re: Is Mapleglo a discontinued finish on 4003?

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johnhall wrote:
Lycanthrope wrote:But I queried stock with one (very large and well-known) store and got the answer: "the maple glow will not come to stock, sorry" - does this mean they won't personally stock it, or that Ric aren't producing it any more?
By the phrasing, I would have said this was from a copy shop in China which had just run out of wood.
A large German based online store. Very well known this side of the pond.
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New one in stock locally for me. It came in around Easter.
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There's Mapleglo under every Ric finish.
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Re: Is Mapleglo a discontinued finish on 4003?

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not a chance,it's one of their signature colours
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Re: Is Mapleglo a discontinued finish on 4003?

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Is mapleglo considered a colour, really ?

It is more of a finish to me. I dig my MG V63 !
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ilan wrote:There's Mapleglo under every Ric finish.
Like Paulie has said, "Mapleglo, is a great base for a cool finish like Turquoise, Jetglo, Fireglo, etc." :mrgreen:
JETGLO should officially be renamed JETGLO ROCKS! :-)
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rickenbrother wrote:
ilan wrote:There's Mapleglo under every Ric finish.
Like Paulie has said, "Mapleglo, is a great base for a cool finish like Turquoise, Jetglo, Fireglo, etc." :mrgreen:
Yeah, but sometimes it just looks great all on it's own...
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Re: Is Mapleglo a discontinued finish on 4003?

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cjj wrote:
rickenbrother wrote:
ilan wrote:There's Mapleglo under every Ric finish.
Like Paulie has said, "Mapleglo, is a great base for a cool finish like Turquoise, Jetglo, Fireglo, etc." :mrgreen:
Yeah, but sometimes it just looks great all on it's own...
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4003Special_body2.JPG
Knobs.JPG
4003_body.jpg
:mrgreen:
Yes, JA! :mrgreen:
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Re: Is Mapleglo a discontinued finish on 4003?

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turlu wrote:Is mapleglo considered a colour, really ?

It is more of a finish to me. I dig my MG V63 !
I thought there was some color added to make the wood more "golden".
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Re: Is Mapleglo a discontinued finish on 4003?

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Grey wrote:I thought there was some color added to make the wood more "golden".
That would be harngelb, wouldn't it? :lol:
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