Where's all the Fireglo

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Thanks you ll so much for this wonderful gathering of the best looking colour on a Ric ...

Mr Winters ... if you still have that delicious Fretless Fireglo, send it me, I promise I'll give her a wonderful home
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When I think Rickenbacker the first image that comes to mind is the Fireglo finish. After looking at these photos it's no wonder. Thanks for posting these great images. :)
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Here's my 2010 FG 4003 ....

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admin wrote:When I think Rickenbacker the first image that comes to mind is the Fireglo finish. After looking at these photos it's no wonder. Thanks for posting these great images. :)
I agree. Fireglo is the essential Rickenbacker finish.
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Here's a couple of XK's (November '84): a 4001 FG and a 4003s MG.
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I've posted this shot before, but here are three Fireglos: A 1997 4001V63 (sold it a couple of years back), a 2007 Amber Fireglo 4003, and a 1997 4004L with some mods.
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bassduke49 wrote:I've posted this shot before, but here are three Fireglos: A 1997 4001V63 (sold it a couple of years back), a 2007 Amber Fireglo 4003, and a 1997 4004L with some mods.
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Would any of these be considered what I've heard referred to as "Clown-Glo"?
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Not so much. The spread of the burst is more gradual than what shows in most photos. "Clown glo" seemed at its peak in the early oughts. I think Ron O'Keefe will permit me to reproduce his photo here of the back of two 4001C64s in his collection. The one on the left is from 2006, the "clown glo" one on the right is from 2005:
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Found this when I was looking for Mapleglo pix and thought it needed to go here!

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Very nice ... I got to get me one of those again
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thx1955 wrote:Thanks you ll so much for this wonderful gathering of the best looking colour on a Ric ...

Mr Winters ... if you still have that delicious Fretless Fireglo, send it me, I promise I'll give her a wonderful home
Thanks Jim!

Still have the FL. That's a bass I bought with sentimental reasons, so it's highly unlikely it will ever leave the farm. It's condition still puts a smile every time I get it out also...
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Ok Andrew,
I'll settle for any of them in that picture ....

I had my hands on a wonderful Fireglo FL at one point last year at Bass NW in Seattle and like an eegit I let it pass .... hitting head against wall on that, doesn't even help either !
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Here's a tease Jim... :wink:
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wints wrote:Here's a tease Jim... :wink:
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Fresh from page 28! (Photo by Paul Boyer. All rights reserved. Any unauthorized reproduction of this image is punishable by forfeiture of the image subject to the rights holder for a period not to exceed five years.) :lol:
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Ooops! My bad Paul...

Apologies for the slip up! Please remove Joey!

I thought that photo was too good for one of mine!
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