Cool Rics on eBay / Reverb / Craigslist

[Paul Boyer]

A late Nineties standard production v63 in a standard production color. Not that common, but not that rare either. Priced fairly, IMO.

Actually, no. The V63 was limited in color selection to Fireglo and Mapleglo (with a few Jetglos thrown in) until the final year or three. In 2000-2001, a handful of V63 appeared in Sea Green. I've seen just a couple of V63s in Turquoise (had one for a while), and there may have been less than 10 that got Midnight Blue. Looks like all the TUR and MID V63s were made in 2002. No way to find exact numbers, just keeping an eye on what's out there.

Looks like a fair price for a rare model/color combination.

[gearHed289]

I agree that it's a fair price. Beautiful bass. Too bad they had gone to the short headstock by then.

[ilan]

I said he doesn't know what he has there not because of the price but because he didn't list it as a v63, no mention of anything special in the auction headline or description. I assume he thinks he has a run-of-the-mill Ric bass.

[Dave W]

You're right, Ilan, he doesn't know. I'm surprised it hasn't sold already.

[the mojo hobo]

Yeah, I didn't read the auction title, just looked at the pictures.

I'm probably still holding a grudge because when RIC announced the last order date for the V63 in I think December of 2000 I was ready to order one in either TUR or MID, but then I read on some dang internet forum a post by someone with connections at RIC that the V63 was being discontinued to be replaced by something much better. Needless to say I held off on ordering and the C64 which replaced it had the reversed headstock and only available in FG and MG, and had no appeal to me at all.

I eventually sold both my 4003S's to buy a '86 V63 in dark Fire-glo.

[ilan]

Jetglo transitional '73, checkerboard, toaster and narrow inlays (yes I like those), Grovers, plexi TRC. All my preferences in one bass. All it needs is a period-correct handrest.

$2,800 BIN

[ilan]

Crazy pretty fretboard on this Snowglo

[Paul Boyer]

Jetglo transitional '73, checkerboard, toaster and narrow inlays (yes I like those), Grovers, plexi TRC. All my preferences in one bass. All it needs is a period-correct handrest.

$2,800 BIN

Tailpiece/bridge is not exactly period correct and probably a replacement. Beautiful instrument nonetheless.

[Highlander]

I was wondering if the thread had curled up it's toes...

[ilan]

Jetglo sold. That was quick

[Jeff Scott]

Tailpiece/bridge is not exactly period correct and probably a replacement.

How so?

[Jeff Scott]

All it needs is a period-correct handrest.

I may have a couple laying around here, somewhere, possibly.

[ilan]

The shallow type? They are getting rare.

[Paul Boyer]

How so?

According to my information (which could be wrong - just sayin') the new cast zinc, five-screw, no gap in center "tooth" tailpiece started to appear in 1974. But the date information is soft, and a '73 production bass could retain a '73 serial and not gone out the door until '74 with the new tailpiece.

[ilan]

I don't think I ever saw a transition '73 (narrow inlays, toaster) with gap-tooth tailpiece. Including mine.