Oooooh... My first Rick!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:24 pm
Just bought this 1973 Maple with checkerboard binding. Sounds amazing!
WELCOME MATT!
And what a WONDERFUL CHOICE TOO!
Checkered binding and MG!
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Re: Oooooh... My first Rick!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:29 pm
Re: Oooooh... My first Rick!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:29 pm
CONGRATULATIONS!ajish4 wrote:WELCOME MATT!
And what a WONDERFUL CHOICE TOO!
Checkered binding and MG!
Re: Oooooh... My first Rick!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:37 pm
Thank you... I'm absolutely blown away by this bass.ajish4 wrote:CONGRATULATIONS!ajish4 wrote:WELCOME MATT!
And what a WONDERFUL CHOICE TOO!
Checkered binding and MG!
Excuse my ignorance, but what does MG mean??
Re: Oooooh... My first Rick!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:42 pm
Great start to your Ric collection! 
Re: Oooooh... My first Rick!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:47 pm
Shhhh... Don't tell the wife!s4001 wrote:Great start to your Ric collection!
Re: Oooooh... My first Rick!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:02 pm
Welcome. MG stands for Mapleglo, the "color" of your 4001. For a full rundown of colors, see here:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=392776&p=593854&hil ... rs#p593854
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=392776&p=593854&hil ... rs#p593854
Re: Oooooh... My first Rick!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:07 pm
Doh...bassduke49 wrote:Welcome. MG stands for Mapleglo, the "color" of your 4001. For a full rundown of colors, see here:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=392776&p=593854&hil ... rs#p593854
Re: Oooooh... My first Rick!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:33 pm
Welcome to the RRF! Wow! What a way to start!
Oooooh... My first Rick!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:35 pm
Congrats, Matt, on that Checkerbound beauty and welcome to the RRF ! 
Re: Oooooh... My first Rick!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:44 pm
great score ! looks like the april '73 i let go with a badarse bridge but i put walnut headwings on mine. enjoy it ! what's the two letters on your jackplate ?
Re: Oooooh... My first Rick!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:33 pm
Thanks!BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS wrote:great score ! looks like the april '73 i let go with a badarse bridge but i put walnut headwings on mine. enjoy it ! what's the two letters on your jackplate ?
ME on the jackplate, making it May '73. I'm considering putting a period correct Rick bridge back on, but I love how this sounds so much I might just leave it as is.
Re: Oooooh... My first Rick!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:41 pm
Matt E wrote:Just bought this 1973 Maple with checkerboard binding. Sounds amazing!
sweet!
I just saw that same head for sale at a local music shop in Newburgh NY
Re: Oooooh... My first Rick!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:42 pm
Matt E wrote:Just bought this 1973 Maple with checkerboard binding. Sounds amazing!
sweet!
I just saw that same head for sale at a local music shop in Newburgh NY.
congrats on the Bass. welcome to the board
Re: Oooooh... My first Rick!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:56 pm
Beautiful! Congrats and welcome aboard.