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ric480 wrote: Mon Jun 15, 2026 7:10 pm My first Rick is a 1973 Burgundyglo 480, which is still with me in all original shape. Got it @ Alex's music on 49th St, just down the block from guitar central on 48th street.

Sadly, music row on W. 48th St. is gone.

Hi all! Also still here. I was born in North-East England, grew up in North-West England. My dad was a jazz musician and band leader so grew up with music and musicians. Originally wanted to be a drummer but there was no chance of that as my older brother had already been refused a drum kit. Then wanted to be a guitarist after seeing Thin Lizzy on tv, but when my first band formed the guy who was going to get a bass bailed so I bought a bass instead; the usual story!
The first bass I remember seeing was a Fireglo 4001 hanging in the window of a local shop around 1980. I thought it was gorgeous. My dad’s bassist also had an older Fireglo 4001 with crushed pearl etc. I thought that was gorgeous too. I remember looking at the cover of Magical Mystery Tour as a kid, so that was probably there subliminally, but the first bassists that registered with me visually were Lemmy, Geddy, Gaye Advert, Roger Glover and Glenn Hughes (both Ric-era). My first bass was a Jetglo 4001 bought new in 1980, which was stolen in 1986 (TC915 if it’s out there!). Since then I’ve had maybe 20-odd, with my favourite (and indeed favorite bass of all the thousands I’ve played) being my pre-skunk Feb ‘72 4001.

Thanks Shaun. Your post is appreciated. Thanks too for submitted your stolen base to the stolen record. We have located instruments for others in the past. So fingers crossed.

admin wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 10:09 am Thanks Shaun. Your post is appreciated. Thanks too for submitted your stolen base to the stolen record. We have located instruments for others in the past. So fingers crossed.

Thanks Peter, and you too!

With regards to the bass, I doubt I’ll see it again. But just in case - and allowing for the fact that it could have changed much since I last saw it - it was the usual with white trim, but I’d replaced the white scratch plate with a black one and I’d had the bridge pickup rewound for more output. I didn’t know about the cap back then! What did hurt about losing it was my dad paid for the bulk of it because he wanted me to have a “quality instrument” to start on. My dad passed in 2020.

There was also a V63 I bought on eBay that disappeared in transit from the USA to the UK, but I’d have to check the serial number of that. I probably already noted it tbh.