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And they say Fireglo is the hardest color to photograph well
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:54 pm
by ilan
Re: And they say Fireglo is the hardest color to photograph well
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:16 pm
by ajish4
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.
Re: And they say Fireglo is the hardest color to photograph well
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:21 pm
by rickaddict
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.
Re: And they say Fireglo is the hardest color to photograph well
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:59 pm
by jingle_jangle
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.
Re: And they say Fireglo is the hardest color to photograph well
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:41 pm
by herk
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.
Re: And they say Fireglo is the hardest color to photograph well
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:35 pm
by wints
The 73 is a classic..
Re: And they say Fireglo is the hardest color to photograph well
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:26 pm
by herk
very nice, andy ...the colors look much richer.
Re: And they say Fireglo is the hardest color to photograph well
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:47 pm
by ben_brown
My 76 FG has a nice transition as well.
Re: And they say Fireglo is the hardest color to photograph well
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:19 pm
by markbass99
What about the fade on this one...July 73......
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Re: And they say Fireglo is the hardest color to photograph well
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:31 pm
by nukebass
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.
Re: And they say Fireglo is the hardest color to photograph well
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:14 am
by johnallg
Stop it, you guys, just stop it!!
Re: And they say Fireglo is the hardest color to photograph well
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:32 am
by heinpete
John, NO!!!
Here my 2cts from my avatar (May '74).
Sorry, but she's currently being stripped by jingle-jangle-Paul.
Re: And they say Fireglo is the hardest color to photograph well
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:56 am
by johnallg
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.
Re: And they say Fireglo is the hardest color to photograph well
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:20 am
by chefothefuture
How about this?
My old '69....
Re: And they say Fireglo is the hardest color to photograph well
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:02 am
by heinpete
chefothefuture wrote:How about this?
My old '69....
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But it is missing the skunk stripe
