This Was A Nice Fireglo..
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 12:54 pm
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 12:56 pm
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 1:03 pm
Beautious!
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 1:42 pm
The 'new' Fireglo that is being sprayed on Rickenbackers leaving the factory at present may be very similar to the finish that is on this 4003-S....I can't wait to see some the new Fireglo instruments..
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 2:20 pm
that is not a 4003 ... that is a 4000 or a 4001s ... 74 to 84 range ...
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 3:40 pm
Looks like a set neck. Late vintage 4001s?
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 4:16 pm
DAMN!
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 4:33 pm
The stripe gives it away, right Jeff? 
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:11 pm
Yes, it is nice. But definitely not a 4003S. What's up with the bridge pickup surround? It is too square for a 1981 and the string cutout is too deep.
To me, the fireglos of the early 80's look like they may have been sprayed yellowish before the red was applied.
To me, the fireglos of the early 80's look like they may have been sprayed yellowish before the red was applied.
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:22 pm
Thats a refin, look at the paint pattern on the sides of the bass its solid,Ric's aren't painted like that.Fenders are.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:25 am
D'oh! I was too busy looking at the finish to notice the rest of the bass, I was going off the listing title. Yes, a set neck 4001-S and the TRC has been replaced for sure, probably some other stuff too. Still, I think it has a cool look...
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:07 am
Yup, the TRC is plexi.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:22 am
Bah... If you have an S, it's gotta be neck thru...
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:39 am
I like my neck-through S Ricks. They're my favorites.
No offense to those who have a late 70's S, but somehow they don't look "right" to me. I think its the skunk stripe on the neck and not on the body that bugs me. But to each, his own...it is a nice looking bass. I'm sure not everyone would like all of my Ricks either!
No offense to those who have a late 70's S, but somehow they don't look "right" to me. I think its the skunk stripe on the neck and not on the body that bugs me. But to each, his own...it is a nice looking bass. I'm sure not everyone would like all of my Ricks either!