Bassic Colors No. 21 – Dark Cherry Metallic

[bassduke49]

Dark Cherry Metallic (DCM) is the color chosen by the folks at RIC for their specially-marked 75th Anniversary instruments (2006). There were four instruments chosen, and 75 were made of each: 330, 360, 660, and 4003 bass (guitars were all 6-strings, and no lefties were made). I believe that official RIC outlets were allowed to order two of each, but some received more than two, and some outlets took orders for more than two even though they couldn't deliver; and we know who we're talkin' about! Our Paul Wilczinsky designed (?) and produced the special laser-engraved gold-back-painted Plexi pickguards and TRCs for these model.

Legend has it that Dark Cherry Metallic was a fortunate mistake. Somebody mixed some paints together unknowingly with a metallic already in a can. Thinking it was Fireglo, it came out of the sprayer, well, differently. But the folks in the paint shop liked what they saw and decided it would be a good candidate for the anniversary instruments. DCM is a dark reddish marroon, appearing almost black from some angles. The ultrafine metallic bits really help bring out the true color in bright light. There may be some variation in the depth of the color, particularly among models. While the full complement of orders were quickly submitted, most of the DCM 4003 basses were finished in 2007. Shown is my sample of the DCM 4003.

Well, that does it for the "Bassic Colors" series. Yes, we've seen some other colors; custom colors and special one-off experiments, but they fit outside this series. So, now what? We've done the models and the colors for all the basses. One of these days it should all go in a book . . . .

[johnallg]

One of these days it should all go in a book . . . .

Clown!

This one ought to be a short one.