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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 6:56 pm
by stts64
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:02 pm
by lyle_from_minneapolis
Is this the Walnut I keep hearing about? Isn't Autumnglo a burst?
Where are my keys?
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:16 pm
by stts64
No, I have a walnut and this is nothing like this. Here is my walnut:
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:24 pm
by winston
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:26 pm
by winston
That's a nice bass Kris!
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:33 pm
by johnallg
Here is a 79 4001AG:
Don't I wish it were mine!
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:35 pm
by stts64
Thank you Brian. I will have to get some original knobs for it. This one has some wierd small ones and of course someone painted that horrible white stripe on it. Other than that, I am pretty proud of it.
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:48 pm
by ilan
I can think of four possibilities. Refin-glo; non-burst Walnut (did they really exist?); a faded Burgundy (less likely); or a cheap digital camera pic of Burgundy.
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:54 pm
by jnbass
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:44 am
by kcole4001
"Minimal fret wear" ?*?&?$?
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:24 am
by johnhall
If it's glossy, it's Walnut (WAL). If it's satin, it's Autumnglo (ATG). But what it certainly isn't is Azureglo Blue (AG).
It's also possible, of course, to buff up an ATG to be a WAL; the ATG tended to be a bit lighter and more transparent.
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:25 am
by s4001
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:13 am
by gearhed289
>>>non-burst Walnut (did they really exist?)<<<
I thought I remembered one from my old 1975 catalog, but turns out it was a "natural finish mahogany".
http://www.rickenbacker.com/catalog_poster_piece.asp?poster_piece=cf75-5.jpg
That's not REALLY a natural finish though. Mahogany is much lighter, no?
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:42 am
by hieronymous
Wow, and I've been calling my autumnglo "AG" all this time...
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:20 am
by jnbass
ditto!
ATG
