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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:02 am
by chefothefuture
But I kinda want it too-woo-oo......
I've seen em fairly orange from 72; if the colour is
throwing people...
It has the missing tooth TP as well....
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:20 am
by rickfan60
Loose the guard for sure. The TP looks to be the older type and the treble pickup is apparently a tranny with an aluminum base plate. The binding is quite wide so it probably CB. Is it the real deal? Only the Shadow knows.....
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:30 am
by seabass
It's a '73. I e-mailed him and he said the jackplate says MC 1009. Definitely has potential.............
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:53 am
by chefothefuture
Now to wonder-
Sparkles, Diamondite, or cream plastic.....?
Asked for better pics.....
Until then,
I'm sure we'll all stay tuned...
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:42 am
by wints
I have an MC with short inlays...Go figure....
This will probably have inlays like Jon Casselman's BG bass.
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 10:18 am
by bassman
Andrew, i've yet to see a March 73 with short inlays.
If this bass is a March 73 then it should have the same inlays as my April 73 pictured here.
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 10:21 am
by dswp
I agree with Jon regarding the inlays.
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 10:21 am
by rickfan60
So they did do full-width poured inlays back then. Yours have very nice swirling.
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 10:29 am
by marc61
If they're not crushed MOP, I'm gonna pass.
I have a specific project in mind and I will be patient until I get the right ingredients.
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 12:00 pm
by thinneckrick
Logo looks kinda small to me .
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 12:34 pm
by rick_ovic
I can reconfirm everyone's fine detective work.....my March '73 4001 is MC1001 (eight guitars away from the one on eBay). It has full width poured inlays.
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 1:08 pm
by wints
Yes, I have never seen a March 73 with smaller inlays either. There may be a reason or at sometime the jackplate was changed.
The bass has the C/B and toaster though....
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:23 pm
by jps
"If they're not crushed MOP, I'm gonna pass"
Dale can put CP inlays in that bass for you Marc.
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:32 pm
by atomic_punk
That fireglo just looks wrong to me, it's too old to be that "edgy", don't they blend more as they amber? Look at Darren's and then the one on Ebay and you'll see what I mean.
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:07 am
by rick_ovic
Here's a closer photo of the body of my March '73 4001 for Fireglo comparison....split bridge, full width inlays, checkerboard binding, toaster, half inch spacing on pickguard.....
Below is my April '72 4001 with finger-rest etc.
