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White RICs are not my bag, but....
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:18 pm
by bob_atherton
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:56 pm
by ilan
Ooooh. Exactly like my white '73. I'll bet it has the same thin neck. A bit pricey though, wouldn't you say? I got mine for $1,250.
I'm actually glad the seller doesn't accept PayPal or ship overseas... because I just can't justify another one right now.
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:12 am
by rickcrazy
Sweet! ND 2008... My 'all black' April '74 4001 is ND 2485. Maybe RIC built a large number of 4001 basses with a black pickguard & TRC in April 1974. Well, anyways, grab that white 4001, anyone!
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:53 am
by loendmaestro
My Fireglo 74 is ND2209...
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:35 pm
by green_us90
My '75 4001 White looks like that one except slightly battered and it has the 1 inch pickup spacing, but has the black plexi TRC.
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 6:27 pm
by bobcat
Seriously, that finish is GORGEOUS . . . I wonder, though, if that's a signal that it hasn't been played much, and you gotta wonder why . . . still, it's beautiful.
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:21 pm
by sloop_john_b
Two questions:
1) Were any White 4001's made with checkerboard binding and crushed pearl full-width inlays?
2) These early white ones don't seem to yellow like later ones. Does it have anything to do with different additives in the finish that can no longer be used?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:25 pm
by sloop_john_b
See above.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:35 am
by rickcrazy
1) Yes, definitely.
2) I should think so.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:13 am
by sinisterick
That 1st photo looks "whitened" check along the edge of the body and the heel of the neck-looks yellower. White is an extremely hard color to digitally photograph and view on a monitor, while keeping the tint true to life. Strange that the other photos aren't as white. I'm not saying this was an intentional whitening on the part of the seller.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:20 am
by sinisterick
If you look at it blown up, you can see "yellow shadows" under the strings. Probably used a pretty intense light to photo. Could have overexposed the picture, pushed the exposure, played with the white balance etc... I'm no camera expert though.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:16 am
by alanz
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:43 am
by jnbass
yesh
