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Rickenbacker Color Comparison [with pics]
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:55 pm
by grinch
When I first got into Rickenbackers, I noticed that they came in a lot of different finishes and colors. Eventually, I began saving them to my hard drive as a color code reference, and now I'd like to share the photos. I don't know if it's every color, but it's a pretty wide comparison.
Autumnglo
Azureglo
Blueboy
Brown
Burgundyglo
Desert Gold
Fireglo
God-knows-what-glo
Greenglo
Jetglo
Mapleglo
Midnight Blue
Montezuma Brown
Purpleburst
Ruby
Sea Green
Silver
Teal
Walnut
White
Yellow
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:21 pm
by sloop_john_b
Nice pictorial Nick, just a few clarifications:
- "Teal" is officially known as Turquoise.
- There was never a "brown" finish, that 480 looks like Autumnglo to me.
- There was also a finish simply known as "Red", which appeared in the late 80's/early 90's.
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:23 pm
by sloop_john_b
Double post.
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:42 pm
by longhouse
The silver 360 looks great!
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:14 am
by jwilli
Also the "god-knows-what glo" is actually a mid '60s version of Autumn-glo.
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:44 am
by bassduke49
And your "yellow" is actually RIC's rendition of the color Chris Squire had painted on his old RM 1999.
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:27 am
by dswp
Is it not officially called "cream-glo"?
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 6:33 am
by sloop_john_b
Some of these were never in full-scale production:
- The "creamglo" was only ever available on the 4001CS.
- Purpleburst was a one-off for Mark Hudson.
- Greenglo was also made in limited numbers, maybe somewhere around five of them.
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:28 am
by tony_carey
The 'brown' is walnut isn't it...the gloss version of autumglo.....
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:06 am
by melibreits
I love 'em all.... Beautiful pictures, Nick. That Azureglo 320 makes me drool.
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:54 am
by doctorwho
Nick, here's a Red for your collection:
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 11:36 am
by dswp
Don't forget the 4004 finishes Nat, TG, TR, and TB.
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 1:34 pm
by atomic_punk
And of course, the 2005 COY:
And my '82 AzureGlo 4003S(which I sadly no longer have)for comparison...
And...a whole different kind of finish altogether...
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 1:36 pm
by sloop_john_b
Whoa, an Azureglo Lightshow! Never saw one before...shame about the 'buckers.