And another 1968 4001 resurrection.....

[bassduke49]

No, actually, that is another one, and probably closer to the "right" shade of Azureglo. Not sure who resurrected that one; may have been Larry, or could be Paul Wylczinski or Dale Fortune. There are two photos of my restored '72 AZ in the book: the back headstock shot on p.25, and the background image on the family tree/timeline graphic at the back of the book.

[watton_earth]

triggers broom

[Captain Bob]

triggers broom

That expression will go past most folks. But, forumites here dont insist an instrument is original, when its been restored.

[bassduke49]

Yeeeaaah, I'm not sure what that comment means, but just in case, perhaps I should say that my '72 Azureglo is a refinished restoration? I bought it as an ongoing project from a forumite who had sent it to Larry for restoration. I don't recall the details exactly (gosh, there have been so many basses going through here), but I actually never got to see this bass until Larry had finished it to my specs. It is not "original" -- the tailpiece and bridge are modern units -- but the chassis, pickups, tuners, and wiring harness are original (I think). I believe it was a Mapleglo originally. But I wanted to have a mint-looking '72 AZ in my stable, and that's what I got!

[watton_earth]

Just a little British humour...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BUl6PooveJE

...love the restoration.

[Captain Bob]

Correct me if I'm wrong Iain......'Triggers broom' has entered British culture as an expression, when that character claimed his broom was the same broom as it originally was, even though it had multiple head and handle changes. Completely different brooms.

[henry5]

Correct me if I'm wrong Iain......'Triggers broom' has entered British culture as an expression, when that character claimed his broom was the same broom as it originally was, even though it had multiple head and handle changes. Completely different brooms.

Yep, that's it.

Actually, there's probably more of my original bass left than there is of Gilmour's Black Strat (no dig there; he's my favourite guitarist).

[squirebass]

Just a little British humour...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BUl6PooveJE

...love the restoration.

Thanks for the giggle this morning, love British humor

[henry5]

Yeeeaaah, I'm not sure what that comment means, but just in case, perhaps I should say that my '72 Azureglo is a refinished restoration? I bought it as an ongoing project from a forumite who had sent it to Larry for restoration. I don't recall the details exactly (gosh, there have been so many basses going through here), but I actually never got to see this bass until Larry had finished it to my specs. It is not "original" -- the tailpiece and bridge are modern units -- but the chassis, pickups, tuners, and wiring harness are original (I think). I believe it was a Mapleglo originally. But I wanted to have a mint-looking '72 AZ in my stable, and that's what I got!

You want Azure? Aug '72....

[godber]

That is very lovely Shaun

[henry5]

Cheers Mark.

[s4001]

Love the figuring on that maple.

[henry5]

Love the figuring on that maple.

One of the things I was very conscious of was not going too over the top with the figuring. I still wanted it to look like a Ric, not a high end PRS. Don't get me wrong, I love outrageous figure, but I wanted to keep it more in context.

[bluewhale]

I thought John had said that the inlay sparkley material used in the 1960s was crushed shells from an island somewhere in the South Pacific. And that there was now some kind of import ban on bringing that material into the US... I can't remember the source for that - some distantly remembered thread.

Apparently abalone off the coast of Southern California. RIC CEO John Hall comments on it in this post from 2011, found by searching on <abalone>:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=402115&p=724930&hil ... ne#p724930


henry5, congrats on the restoration, and thanks for a very interesting thread.


bluewhale

[jps]

Apparently abalone off the coast of Southern California.

I have a bunch of Abalone shells from a So Cal coastal area. Collected them decades ago.