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Hi guys, I just bought a RIC 4003 '86 BT from reverb and am wondering if RIC ever offered a candy apple red finish or if the guy selling just called it the wrong name?
It doesn't matter to me really what it is, I'm just wondering if it's an original finish or if it's a refin.
if it's a refin then I may refin it again to a jetglo but if it's an original finish then doing a refin on it may be sacrilege and I may just leave it as is.
What do you think?

Aside from that, I love the BT option on these!

Link Below:

https://reverb.com/item/47771098-ricken ... ck-binding

You have an original finish that was called Red (RED) that was usually accompanied by black binding, trim, and hardware. At that time, several official colors had black accent as the standard, including White, Silver, Midnight Blue, and even Mapleglo (for a while). If the finish is in good shape, I'd keep it that way! There are several shots of Red Ricks in the book.

Thanks bassduke49!
It's Christmas time and I've been meaning to buy that book off yours for a while.
Off to amazon I go!

take some pics of that Ric when you get it!

I have the book in my Wife's amazon cart.... ya know just in case....

WillyWonka wrote:I have the book in my Wife's amazon cart.... ya know just in case....

Whadya waitin' for?

The various "flavors" of red (Red, Burgundyglo, and Ruby) are represented in this thread:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=396089

Red and Ruby are opaque finishes, Burgundyglo is a transparent finish (one can see the wood grain through it). Ruby is a sparkly finish, sort of a "candy apple"; the Ruby 1982 4001 shown in the pics is a light Ruby and could be considered a "candy apple" type of color.

The red finish is just called "red." If it's a metallic red, it's "ruby." If it's a translucent/transparent dark red it's "burgundy" or "burgundyglo." If it's a red sunburst, it's "fireglo."

"Candy apple" has never been part of any Rickenbacker finish name, so far as I know. Others may describe a couple of the above finishes that way due to being more familiar with Fenders and their nomenclature.

"Pillar Box Red" has also been a special edition colour here in the UK, you can still see a fair few of these for sale at the big vendors...

https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/rickenbacke ... ctric-bass for example

Might be the same as "Fire Alarm Red" (FAR) that was made for a German distributor five or so years back. Don't forget "Trans Red" that was available only on the 4004Cii Cheyenne II.