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squirebass wrote: Fri Sep 12, 2025 1:55 pm I can't look.... Oh the humanity!!!

No fear; no Ricks were harmed in the making of that photo (none of mine, anyway as it's not my photo).

This is a bit off topic, but a few years ago I acquired an early 4001CS made in 1991 and like many in the early numbers it has yellowed into what looks like a Yellow Cab limited edition. It plays like a dream and I love it, but I'm curious if there is any rubbing or polishing compound that will return it's appearance to the Cream finish we all know and love on
DC 172?

I wouldn't think so. That is the clearcoat turning yellow over time, so you can't change it, other than removing it, which would not be adviseable, IMHO.

Yeah, and I like the neck profile of those early '90s models v63 and CS so much, I wouldn't want to take the yime to refinish, its a cool look even if it is more yellow than a Squire Ltd. Ed. should be...

squirebass wrote: Mon Oct 06, 2025 9:42 pm Yeah, and I like the neck profile of those early '90s models v63 and CS so much, I wouldn't want to take the yime to refinish, its a cool look even if it is more yellow than a Squire Ltd. Ed. should be...

Love those early '90's basses!
I have a '90 V63 that's pretty sweet.

That's just Ric-o-porn, somehow I just NEVER get tired of fireglo!
Now, Teeder, when you get tired of that bass, you need to sell it to me! Don't go throwing it in the trash, like you did with your '67 RM1999...

squirebass wrote: Tue Oct 07, 2025 12:36 pm That's just Ric-o-porn, somehow I just NEVER get tired of fireglo!
Now, Teeder, when you get tired of that bass, you need to sell it to me! Don't go throwing it in the trash, like you did with your '67 RM1999...

Will do!

teeder wrote: Tue Oct 07, 2025 1:13 pm

squirebass wrote: Tue Oct 07, 2025 12:36 pm That's just Ric-o-porn, somehow I just NEVER get tired of fireglo!
Now, Teeder, when you get tired of that bass, you need to sell it to me! Don't go throwing it in the trash, like you did with your '67 RM1999...

Will do!

It will have to pass through my hands on its way to you Gene.

I promise you will get it eventually, maybe, not sure.

I should start a new business. "Rent-a-Rick"

Just out of interest, does anyone know if Chris’s bass would have had the cap in it? I probably already 8bow the answer to this question, but I’m getting to that age, sadly.

henry5 wrote: Sun Oct 12, 2025 5:40 pm Just out of interest, does anyone know if Chris’s bass would have had the cap in it? I probably already 8bow the answer to this question, but I’m getting to that age, sadly.

Everything that I've heard about his RM is yes, the cap was in that bass.

Basically, Michael

jps wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 8:33 pm

squirebass wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 8:06 pm Teeder, you told me that you'd taken your '67 RM 1999 and thrown it out in the trash!

What?!?!?!?

He had sent me a photo showing me what he really did with it.

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Basses I Couldn't Sell.jpg

Ah, ash bodies ...

Ashglo!

squirebass wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 3:37 pm This is a bit off topic, but a few years ago I acquired an early 4001CS made in 1991 and like many in the early numbers it has yellowed into what looks like a Yellow Cab limited edition. It plays like a dream and I love it, but I'm curious if there is any rubbing or polishing compound that will return it's appearance to the Cream finish we all know and love on
DC 172?

I used the automobile polish that Paul W. recommended on my “white” 74 4000 when I got in the early 2000s.
Unfortunately the brand name isn’t coming to mind ATM. Senior moments are getting more and more bothersome
Does Anybody remember? He recommended this particular brand, but any high quality polish would probably work.
The 4000’s finish was very splotchy, varying degrees of yellowing happening all over. I went over the entire body several times,
and it lightened and evened out the color considerably. Even better, all the splotches disappeared.