Pink 4003? Fireglo BT Prototype?

[cheyenne]

Anyone have the scoop on these? I spotted them over on the TB forum, The pink is supposed to be a special run for Chicago Music Exchange, and the Fireglo Black trim, check bound, ebony fingerboard, vintage knob one is reported to be a "prototype"? I cant find out any info anywhere.

[bottom4]

Check out the rickenbacker Facebook page. Everyone seems to have missed the (what looks to be) white 5 stringers with walnut wings that are sitting up high in the background. Just saying...

[jps]

Hard to tell with them way in the background; I can't make out that they are anything other than 4 string basses. What is it you are seeing, Andy?

[antipodean]

I thought they were 4003MGs...

[bottom4]

Jeff, try expanding the "John and George together again" pic it looks, to me anyway, that there are 3 peg holes on the top side. Maybe they are MG's but they seem very light to me. Or maybe it's wishful thinking...

[jps]

You may be correct, Andy. It does seem that the left side of the headstocks have what appear to be three dark areas that could be post holes, possibly.

[jdogric12]

If we're looking at the same thing, those are definitely two regular 4003 MG's.

[bottom4]

No, sorry, Jason. There are definitely 5 post holes. I've only been looking on my phone and just had a chance to look with my laptop. You could be right about the color but not the number of post holes... check out the John and George pic...

[jdogric12]

I assigned this to the RRF CSI department and told them to "enhance" just like on TV!

Looks like a shadow to me.

[cheyenne]

I guess time will tell.

[aceonbass]

I assigned this to the RRF CSI department and told them to "enhance" just like on TV!

Looks like a shadow to me.

Except...what looks like the hole in the hole in the headstock for the "A" tuner on a four string is much further forward than it would be on a four string. I think this may be a five string.

[antipodean]

I was looking at the wrong place... that certainly looks like a 5er headstock...

[libratune]

The first headstock definitely has 3 holes on the bass side; hard to tell with the others.

Could be an employee project, who knows?

[jdogric12]

All the zoomed-out photos definitely make it look like a 5. It's when you zoom in it gets weird. I wish we had more modern forum software and could tag a member... like Ben!

[wim]

What about the bass with the maple wings?