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The bass was in my office, but it was not completed yet. It had been clear coated over a year ago and I hung it up with the intention of devising a cool new color. But, as my days are fairly hectic around the factory, I forgot about it. When I came back to it, I thought (given the birdseye) it would look best as an MG.

I'm going to interpret that post as saying, "The 4002 is going to be reissued en masse." Sweet!

...jk jk... Seriously, a sweet one-off.

RIC_FACTORY wrote:The bass was in my office, but it was not completed yet. It had been clear coated over a year ago and I hung it up with the intention of devising a cool new color. But, as my days are fairly hectic around the factory, I forgot about it. When I came back to it, I thought (given the birdseye) it would look best as an MG.

And I heartily agree with you! Thanks for leaving it MG.
Now, if only I could find a few extra grand lying around with nothing else to do...

That's a great looking bass.

Can I bit thick here - I was just wondering about a couple of the abbreviations used -

CB/BT, FWI?

Apologies and a red face in advance.....

spongebob wrote:That's a great looking bass.

Can I bit thick here - I was just wondering about a couple of the abbreviations used -

CB/BT, FWI?

Apologies and a red face in advance.....

CB=checkerboard binding
BT=Black trim
FWI=full width inlays

I think way too much is getting read into this RIC outlet offering. I doubt it is a "tester" or hint of the 4002 being reintroduced. I think it's just the company using what they have laying around to make something unique. Period. Maybe somewhere in here there is a clue that the 4004/5=er is on the near horizon or that this is the first step to the 4005 being brought back.

incubus2432 wrote:I think way too much is getting read into this RIC outlet offering. I doubt it is a "tester" or hint of the 4002 being reintroduced. I think it's just the company using what they have laying around to make something unique. Period.

+1! Sheesh.

while it's a nice bass, it's not black enough.

jaymi wrote:

spongebob wrote:That's a great looking bass.

Can I bit thick here - I was just wondering about a couple of the abbreviations used -

CB/BT, FWI?

Apologies and a red face in advance.....

CB=checkerboard binding
BT=Black trim
FWI=full width inlays

Thanks Jaymi!

incubus2432 wrote:I think way too much is getting read into this RIC outlet offering. I doubt it is a "tester" or hint of the 4002 being reintroduced.

Come on dude, I hope you could tell I was joking!

RIC_FACTORY wrote:The bass was in my office, but it was not completed yet. It had been clear coated over a year ago and I hung it up with the intention of devising a cool new color. But, as my days are fairly hectic around the factory, I forgot about it. When I came back to it, I thought (given the birdseye) it would look best as an MG.

MG, that's the hardest color to get right too!

spongebob wrote:That's a great looking bass.

Can I bit thick here - I was just wondering about a couple of the abbreviations used -

CB/BT, FWI?

Apologies and a red face in advance.....

Ian, if you have Excel, or the Microsoft Excel reader available for free from their site, look at the third sheet of the neck measurement spreadsheet (.xls) - it has all the abbreviations and their meanings.

http://rrf.mcx.net/

No 4002 re-issue in the works. Sorry folks...

Aw darn it!

RIC_FACTORY wrote:The bass was in my office, but it was not completed yet. It had been clear coated over a year ago and I hung it up with the intention of devising a cool new color. But, as my days are fairly hectic around the factory, I forgot about it. When I came back to it, I thought (given the birdseye) it would look best as an MG.

Thanks, Ben...I knew there was a good reason but unable to guess, and curious as could be.
And yes, thank you for deciding on mapleglo.
A beautiful piece of wood like that deserves to be seen as well as heard.