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'I purchased the 370F back in 1989 (I think) from Scott Jennings,...

It was October 1990 Graham, I know because I was with you! .

hey Peter, i think you have all of your photos in reverse!

Sean, my whole life is in reverse! .

See what I mean...

man, you need some black in your mix.

This is the closest that I have to black...

Great read, Graham!

............"It was October 1990 Graham, I know because I was with you! ...............

Cheers Pete! What would I do without you

Peter, wrap it up. I'll take it.

hey Peter, I think you have all of your photos in reverse!

He does that all the time!!

Alan - looks like a well-spent $164.50! Love that new finish. Somewhere between chocolate and motor-oil. Nice!

Graham - some monumental anniversaries you've presented here - 70 years on the Model 59, and 40 years on your 370/12 & 370F. AMAZING guitars. I've never seen a 370F or 360F. That is one hot prototype with the double cat's eye! I'm surprised too, that it didn't become more popular - particularly in jazz circles.

Peter, I have the mirror image of that base - minus one string!

Ah John, but how do we know that yours isn't a lefty really, and you have flipped the photo?

I have a hard enough time playing it as a rightie, don't confuse the issue!!

OK I’m cheating a little. My 4001MG was done in the factory in June of ’74, but I became the proud owner on the 14th of August 1974. I had long been amazed with the wide range of tone and sound the Ric basses produced (McCartney to Squire). So I saved my hard-earned teenage dollars and went to Chuck Levin’s. I tried a couple of 4001s they had on the floor (a JG and FG as I recall) and was thrilled but asked about other colors. That’s when the sales guy and I headed for the basement. The freight elevator door opened to an old style basement – stuff stacked everywhere. If I recall correctly there were about 6 more basses stacked against a wall – yes 6, those were the days. I opened the top case and there was a beautiful MG. I picked it up and played it – un-amplified. The vibration of the strings through the neck and body, the way it resonated against me was just magic. It was like some kind of a Zen moment of perfection. I played the others but the MapleGlo was my bass… I put a deposit on it (didn’t have all of the dollars with me) and was back in a day with the balance. I can’t recall for sure what else I got with it, but within a month I had a ROS kit and truss adjustment tool – I was set!