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Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« Reply #585 on: January 12, 2012, 09:09:53 AM »
He doesn't claim it's walnut, hard to say. Headstocks do look they have a burgundy tinge, if his camera captured the color accurately.

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« Reply #586 on: January 13, 2012, 12:25:11 AM »
The seller has added new pics, Paul was right, it's a Burg.
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« Reply #587 on: January 17, 2012, 02:00:50 PM »
S/5 in Silver... don't recall seeing another. Starting at $1,600.

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« Reply #588 on: January 17, 2012, 05:07:31 PM »
That one sure looks like it's going green.

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« Reply #589 on: January 19, 2012, 08:24:22 AM »
That one sure looks like it's going green.

Likely, but then the whole photo is green due to poor white balance setting on the camera. If we can assume the slat board should be white, you can get the idea. Fluorescent lights are on the greenish side of the spectrum, so correcting with white balance control on the camera can counteract that.

That said, the clear coat over Rickenbacker Silver often goes yellowish, lending a greenish cast.
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Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« Reply #590 on: February 02, 2012, 11:51:25 PM »
The predecessor of the Shadow? A '74 Jetglo with checkerboard binding, factory black pickguard and Plexi TRC, and gap-tooth bridge base plate.


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« Reply #591 on: February 03, 2012, 12:07:33 AM »
A stunning 1968...

Nice example of late 50's-60's Autumnglo, which in that era was very dark Fireglo. In the 70's Autumnglo was changed to matte baby poop brown.

Mono output, BTW.

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Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« Reply #592 on: February 18, 2012, 08:19:34 AM »
'96 in solid Red... not metallic Ruby, not BT - just fire engine red with chrome... I love it. Must be what they called "reversed trim".


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« Reply #593 on: February 18, 2012, 03:09:46 PM »
Wow, that should have flashing lights and a siren on top!
Is that an unusual color?
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« Reply #594 on: February 18, 2012, 03:35:19 PM »
Very unusual. Red came standard in black trim. If you wanted white/chrome you could special order "reverse trim" but apparently very few did.


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« Reply #595 on: February 18, 2012, 10:29:19 PM »
Many of the early to mid 90s red w/BT sat in stores for a long time. And not just the basses. Friend of mine bought a red 360 at a ridiculous price after it had been in store stock 3 or 4 years.

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« Reply #596 on: February 19, 2012, 06:25:35 AM »
It's a beautiful bass but I can see why they sat around for a while. It's almost too much red.
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« Reply #597 on: February 19, 2012, 10:08:32 AM »
Found an old pic of my friend, this must be from about 1997. It sure did stand out in person, even more than in the photo.


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« Reply #598 on: February 19, 2012, 09:12:11 PM »
Looks a million times better with the white/chrome stuff. Was that called Ferrari red? Or was it just based on Ferrari red? I thought there was some connection...

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« Reply #599 on: February 19, 2012, 09:16:53 PM »
IIRC it was just called Red.