New Bass Day!

[rickyfricky]

I'm allotted one a year, and here's this year's model:

1978 4001 MG. Clean and correct. Love me some aged Maple-Glo!

[edski]

Woot!!

[MaplegloMatt]

Very nice! My first Ric was a '78 Mapleglo 4001. Bought it new in the summer of '78 just after graduating from high school. I loved that bass. The neck was thin and fast. Enjoy your latest addition.

[ram]

Congratulations! Nice looking bass!!!!

[rictified]

Very nice! My first Ric was a '78 Mapleglo 4001. Bought it new in the summer of '78 just after graduating from high school. I loved that bass. The neck was thin and fast. Enjoy your latest addition.

My first was a 77 mapleglo, bought it at E. U. Wurlitzers in Boston brand new in 1977, it's long gone due to the cap unbeknownst to me.

[ilan]

Congrats, great looking bass.

[Colonel Sanders]

Nice score!

[rickyfricky]

Thanks to all. I've been playing it the last couple of days and loving every growl, belch, and snarl.

Action's nice and low and intonation pretty much spot-on.

Was going to give it the Scratch X / Zymol / Dr. Stringfellow treatment, but it cleaned up nicely with basic guitar polish.

I'm thinking new round-wounds is all it really needs ... any thoughts as to what kind?

[johnallg]

Great looking bass from a great period for 4001 necks. Congrats!

[jps]

Like my first new Rick that I bought in '76/'77. Mazel tov!

[jaymi]

Thanks to all. I've been playing it the last couple of days and loving every growl, belch, and snarl.

Action's nice and low and intonation pretty much spot-on.

Was going to give it the Scratch X / Zymol / Dr. Stringfellow treatment, but it cleaned up nicely with basic guitar polish.

I'm thinking new round-wounds is all it really needs ... any thoughts as to what kind?

Rotosound Roto Bass 35-95 Nickels...last forever......

[T.A.R.]

Sweet! Congrats love the MG!

[rickyfricky]

Thanks Ted. I'm bringing it to the Mouradians in a couple weeks so they can "give it some love".