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Sergio, did it fade to black on the edges??? Carvin han a "greenburst" that was like I discribed earlier in this topic...I think it still may be on their website,you can go look there..."greenglo" would look smashing on a Ric but, it would NEED black trim or at least black pickguard,truss cover and binding...I already asked before but,why did the black trim option get discontinued??

I've been visualizing, besides a Greengrassglo, a 4003 in
such wood grain and finish without pickguard! (Control cavity accessed at the back like the 4004 series), and pearl headstock and fingerboard binding like THIS.

With the 4003's white body binding surrounding the blue-waterish finish, the meaning and shape of the "Cresting Wave" horns would come alive! And I would call it "Oceanglo".

Patrick: yes, it did fade to black on the body edge. I went to the Carvin site minutes ago. They have a bass in that very finish, however the finish on the P-Bass I mention hereabove was even more attractive. I can't seem to find that P-Bass anywhere, though. I went to gbase but couldn't find it there. I guess it's gone.

Paul: that is one terrific looking finish. Only one problem: it's on the wrong guitar! It should be on a Rick bass instead. Yes, 'cresting wave' would take on a whole new, literal meaning. 'Oceanglo'? Love that one! Paul, you have a way with names. John Hall, are you listening in?

Just imagine a 4003 in that finish, with no pickguard, neck pickup and control pots mounted like the 4004 series, and how about some dolphins, crabs and whales for inlays!?

Wow, an Oceanglo like that is to die for!

Hi guys,

This is my first post, though I've been reading this message board for about a month, and it's been very helpful. Since reading this thread I decided to take out the pics of my 1982 Azureglo 4001 and come up with a "greenglo" that would seem more suitable than the overly bright one. It took me less than five minutes:

http://www.oksoda.com/rick4001green_body.jpg

The splotchiness is from the jpg artifacting. I modified the color from an existing jpg I had since I was too lazy to look for the original image data I had from the digicam. I think the darker tone works better and fits the overall saturation and brightness of the "___glo" look since my Azureglo isn't nearly as bright as that greenglo one.

Here's an image of the azure so you can compare the tone:

http://www.oksoda.com/rick4001azure_body.jpg

Also, since purple is my favorite color, I tried to imagine a plumglo:

http://www.oksoda.com/rick4001purple_body.jpg

The purple comes out a lot better since its hues are closer to the original azure so the jpg artifacting isn't as harsh.

P.S. This is an old picture. I received the bass a little over a month ago with the pup cover off, but I put it on a few weeks ago. Looks a lot cooler now.

Hi Chris,
Welcome aboard..
Nice photoshop work!
Any chance of simulating the vibrant greenburst (in the first post) with photoshop on your bass for us to see?

While we're talking green here I just wanna say HAPPY ST.PATRICK'S DAY...Sergio,I thought the Carvin greenburst was very nice,the Fender must be awsome..I hope you find the pic,I would really like to see that.....Chris, that is some nice work!! is there any you could make the binding,pickguard and truss cover black?? or maybe fade the edges to black like the "greenburst that myself and Sergio are so fond of?? Paul that "oceanglo"finish would be beautiful on a Ric 4004..the cresting wave would look like a tsnuami(sp?)!!!....Erin go bragh!!

Ok here we go ... check out this Emerald green 4003s5 with black trim ...

http://www.3dentourage.com/90-green.htm

you guys remember the rare green trim option???

http://www.3dentourage.com/green-trim.htm

Something I've been wanting to do for quite awhile, but don't have the time, experience nor software (3DSMax?): I want to create (or have created) a decent generic 3D rendered model of a 400x. I could change colors, trim options, wood types etc. with a mouse-click or two and eventually end up printing a bunch of examples to frame and hang in my living room...

Any 3D CG designers here?...

I have been doing 3d modeling since the mid 80's ...

It would be a whole lot easier to do what you want in Adobe Photoshop ... cheaper, faster, better ... that way you just modify images of Rics ... that is faster than building 3d models ..

This Ric is really Midnight Blue ... a few minutes with Photoshop and I had a beautiful emerald green ... in fact I think it looks better than the original blue ...

http://www.3dentourage.com/90-green.htm

Paul: Actually the greenglo from the first page on a 4001/3 doesn't look all that bad. Looks a lot better on a 4003 than I thought it would.

http://www.oksoda.com/rick4001greenglo_body.jpg

Patrick: Changing overall tone is one thing, but changing the stuff you mentioned requires a lot more work. This was the best I could do with the image I had.

http://www.oksoda.com/rick4001green-blacktrim.jpg

Normally I'd be working with large 300 dpi files like the ones at work, so it'd be a lot easier to do. On a file this small it's hard to do the right kind of feathering and such (a 1 pixel feather covers a lot of area on a file this small). The trim doesn't look all that realistic (it looks more like an outline), and the pickguard could've been done a lot cleaner, but it still gives a faint idea of how the green I came up with would look with black.

Jeff: That emerald green looks soooo nice. Very awesome job. Hue/Saturation is such a useful tool. Now that I think of it... I could've just modified an existing Ric with a black guard and trim like you did. That would've been so much easier. I feel like such a bonehead now.

I wonder if John Hall has guys do this in his design department when coming up with new colors?

now thats what I'm talikn' about!!! I like that a lot..emerald green w\black trim would look beautiful...nice job..

The finish on the P-Bass I told you about was even more ravishing. I'll go and try to find it. A 4003 in such a color would look too great for words, believe me.