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i would like to offer to anyone with said white 4001 with black trim, if they would like to ship it to me here in buffalo, i would take a pic of it next to rick james monument that has a tribute to his white 4001 etched on it. of course this would be prepaid to and from buffalo, hopefully insured. i would then email your pic to you unless you want a glossy pic then it would be an xtra 5 or 10 bucks for an 8x10 which would be shipped back with the bass. offer is out there to anyone interested. i would be honored to perform this task for any member.

ronbo.

So it's etched in the stone itself??

do not know...could be lazer or laminate. have not been there but will go check it out this week. 'bout a mile from me.

it's at this place...http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cg ... CRid=64570&

Rick had a band with Neil Young on Motown records, the Mynah Birds. They only did one single but it's killer! Rick was a draft dodger, Neil played guitar and sang backup. Rick was arrested and had to leave Canada.

It's just white, not BT. Black body binding and pickguard/TRC were standard on white 4001's, but fretboard binding was white and the hardware was chrome.

the black hardware one was called a tuxedo, was it not ?

Ron, the Tuxedo was a limited edition bass...yes it had all black hardware but, painted neck (maple I believe) and came with COA

The 4003SPC "Tuxedo" was a limited edition (120?) bass. White enameled fretboard and no binding.

This is a 4003 White/BT:

And this is (my) white 4001 (yellowed like all of them).

went to see the "super freak" this afternoon with my kids. the graphics are lazer etched without even marring the glossed surface of the stone. was very smooth and as real to the foto it was taken from without actually glueing one on !!! the lazer etching was extremely small dot work...very well done. lotso goose **** everywhere...us damned canadiens !!!

his white rick was a post mid '75.

marc61 wrote:... (maple I believe) ...

That is correct.

Right. Rick James' had a White 4001 which had black body binding but white neck binding, black pickguard and TRC, and chrome hardware (standard). Most White 4003 had black body AND black neck binding, going along with blackened hardware and plasticware.

The Tuxedo is a whole different animal, a 4003S (no binding) with a maple fingerboard and an overall White finish (including the fingerboard). "Tuxedo" however has become generic for a white Rick bass.
Here's what a Tuxedo (or a Redneck or Blackstar) looks like with the paint stripped off:

bassduke49 wrote: Here's what a Tuxedo (or a Redneck or Blackstar) looks like with the paint stripped off:

Nakedtuxweb.jpg

It's a Tuxedoff.