So there's these 2 RED basses....

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:36 pm

The silver undercoating is the first step in a "candy" finish. The red tint is prayed on top of the silver to get that effect. I sprayed one of my Schwinn bikes that same way with what used to be called "Flambouyant Red".

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:30 pm

Those are cool Jaymi, I like those Ruby basses. I had a Ruby 4003 for a while. It had white trim, those are the first I've ever seen with black. The black trim usually came on that other red color.

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:39 pm

Yep, I had 2 1981 4001 basses, one with WT and one with BT. These were inspired by the second one which is why I got them. I was looking at the other red color and I don't go for it and I would not have gone for these if they had been that color. The silver undercoat is a great touch. Too bad they did not continue this color. It really is classy in person.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:41 pm

If you scroll down the Collectables page at Mike Parks' site (http://www.the-music-connection.com/riccol.htm), you'll see an April 1989 (D2 date code) 350 Ruby. So the "official" timeline is not quite right.

Similarly, Silver extends beyond the "official" dates (1980-1984, same as Ruby); on the same page cited above, there is a February 1989 (B2 Date code) 320 Silver.

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:46 pm

I suspect that there was a trickle effect as they phased out the colors with silver basecoats. Kind of the phase out of the 4000 basses. They were really different at the end...

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:46 pm

My Ruby 4003 was an '88.

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:47 pm

Too bad you don't have it any more Joey...

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:35 pm

...yeah, I'm sorry I sold it...sorry I sold my '81 jetglo 4001 and my '89 fireglo 330.

dave4004 · Post by **dave4004** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:41 pm

So, are these metallic or not?

adam_swapp · Post by **adam_swapp** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:02 pm

FWIW, I've got a '85 Ruby 360. Well, it *was* Ruby until last Friday.

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:06 am

Yes Dave, these are metallic...it is hard to capture with this camera.

dave4004 · Post by **dave4004** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:50 am

Okay, then I think that makes them Ruby and not Red. Because every Red I've seen is nonmetallic.

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:22 pm

You've got it bro!!!! These are ruby... I just put the "RED" up there to get the general idea across.. My bad....they are in fact RUBY