And they say Fireglo is the hardest color to photograph well

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:54 pm

No affil... Ain't she stunning?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1980-Ricken ... dZViewItem

ajish4 · Post by **ajish4** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:16 pm

LOL!

I was JUST looking at that auction!

I LOVE the 4001's with a SKUNK STRIPE!

I bet that bass looks MUCH BETTER in person than it does in the photo's.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:21 pm

She's a beautiful bass, and in excellent condition.

But I gotta say...I prefer a more gradual fade. My '76 4001FG goes from red in the center to dark red on the edges. No bare maple in the center. That's how I like it. YMMV.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:59 pm

FG is hard to photograph well, and usually you end up with a much more sudden transition that is actually the case. Although the color on this one shows up nice and rich, enlargement shows some digital artifacts in the blend area that are typical of the inability of the medium to handle this sort of subtlety in the red spectrum.

Translation: I think this one will look even nicer in the flesh.

herk · Post by **herk** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:41 pm

i'm about a 40 min. drive away from this bass and would be interested if i wasn't about to lose my job in a few weeks.

wints · Post by **wints** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:35 pm

The 73 is a classic..

herk · Post by **herk** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:26 pm

very nice, andy ...the colors look much richer.

ben_brown · Post by **ben_brown** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:47 pm

My 76 FG has a nice transition as well.

markbass99 · Post by **markbass99** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:19 pm

What about the fade on this one...July 73......

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nukebass · Post by **nukebass** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:31 pm

The FG on my December '79 is much different than the one on the '80, or at least the way it shows up in the photo. My FG doesn't transition much at all on the back.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:14 am

Stop it, you guys, just stop it!!

heinpete · Post by **heinpete** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:32 am

John, NO!!!

Here my 2cts from my avatar (May '74).
Sorry, but she's currently being stripped by jingle-jangle-Paul.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:56 am

heinpete wrote:John, NO!!!
Here my 2cts from my avatar (May '74).
Sorry, but she's currently being stripped by jingle-jangle-Paul.

Hopefully to be re-finned in FG. Paul does really nice FG and bursts.

chefothefuture · Post by **chefothefuture** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:20 am

How about this?
My old '69....

heinpete · Post by **heinpete** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:02 am

chefothefuture wrote:How about this?
My old '69....
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But it is missing the skunk stripe

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