It is nice looking. Richlite would be a deal killer for me, though. OTOH if RIC goes all Richlite, our pre-Richlite Rics will skyrocket in value.
In my experience, fretboard material is the 2nd most important factor in a bass's sound (first is pickups). It has more effect on tone and character than body or neck material. But I will have to play a Richlite board first before forming an opinion. It's not always the case that synthetic materials sound inferior to natural wood. Remember Yo Yo Ma playing a carbon fiber cello at the second Obama inauguration?
It doesn't look half as nice as a figured padauk board like some Rics used to have. In pics - again, never seen it in person - Richlite looks like a 4002 ebony board or a Blackstar black enameled board. None of which has ever discouraged anyone from buying these models, I think.