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Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« Reply #1140 on: April 24, 2016, 02:52:55 AM »
The FAR bass sold for £1,370 ($1,970).
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« Reply #1141 on: April 24, 2016, 07:14:30 PM »
The FAR bass sold for £1,370 ($1,970).

Surprisingly low.

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« Reply #1142 on: April 25, 2016, 12:35:36 AM »
1967 4005 Blueboy, Dale Fortune refin. $6,895 BIN

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« Reply #1143 on: April 25, 2016, 05:45:42 AM »
Surprisingly low.
And now relisted for £2,100 ($3,044).
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« Reply #1144 on: April 25, 2016, 08:21:38 PM »
And now relisted for £2,100 ($3,044).

That's more like it, but now I'm suspicious of the seller.

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Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« Reply #1145 on: April 27, 2016, 04:46:29 AM »
Is that the same bass? From their description they fitted a bezel (but kept the cover on for the photos), bought some Rick-approved polish and a torque wrench, then decided to sell up.

One of their other items for sale is a Vauxhall.  :o

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Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« Reply #1146 on: April 28, 2016, 06:56:10 AM »
'71 Azureglo. My favorite Ric color.

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« Reply #1147 on: April 28, 2016, 09:39:45 AM »
It is a great color, IMHO a nicer blue than Midnight Blue.

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« Reply #1148 on: April 28, 2016, 10:41:40 AM »
Azureglo started as a VW color, there's the story of a VW Microbus that was parked across the street in Santa Ana and someone at the factory liked the color. Midnight Blue started just as a metallic version of AZG, same hue. But then it changed a lot over the years.
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« Reply #1149 on: April 28, 2016, 08:44:53 PM »
It sure has. The older Midnight Blue was great, I don't like the version they've used in recent years as much.

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« Reply #1150 on: April 29, 2016, 05:28:28 AM »
Mid Blue has evolved into a purple-ish blue, then in 2004-5 there was the whole color bleed into the binding saga (and guitars still covered by the one-year warranty were refinished by the factory), after which RIC went back to the original formula - metallic version of the old VW blue. The metallic particles also got smaller IIRC and the effect was less pronounced. But not long after that, Mid Blue started to shift again slowly towards purple.
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« Reply #1151 on: April 29, 2016, 08:52:48 AM »
AzureGlo makes me drool. Great color. I don't mind the more purple midnight blue, but Azure is awesome. I know it's VW-based, but I like to think of it as Ford corporate blue.  :mrgreen:


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« Reply #1152 on: April 30, 2016, 12:50:53 PM »
I saw a VW Polo today that looked to be the same shade of blue as the Azureglo 4001 pictured in the back of Paul's book, with the toaster pickup. I think the colour is VW's 'Mayan blue', and all the images online look a bit too bright.

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Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« Reply #1153 on: May 01, 2016, 04:34:55 AM »
This is how I remember old VW blue.

EDIT: this is probably VW's L390 Gulf Blue.



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« Reply #1154 on: May 01, 2016, 11:12:28 AM »
Hmm. No Azureglo on the back of my book - that's Russ Tubman's custom painted "Aquabass" and not a stock color.

I believe the original Azureglo was based on either Volkswagen's Sea Blue (L360) or Gulf Blue (L390). At least that's what I've been able to figure. Might not be right.
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