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« Reply #1725 on: July 21, 2020, 08:50:05 PM »
That's in exceptionally good shape.

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« Reply #1726 on: August 03, 2020, 05:33:42 AM »
4004LK #4/60. EUR 25K (US$29,300) BIN (Make Offer option)

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« Reply #1727 on: August 03, 2020, 09:42:51 AM »
Yow! I bet it sells for somewhere near the asking price.

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« Reply #1728 on: August 22, 2020, 04:57:02 AM »
I considered putting in an order at the time .
One of my regrets .

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« Reply #1729 on: August 24, 2020, 03:04:43 PM »
I considered putting in an order at the time .
One of my regrets .

Likewise, I missed by minutes, one being sold in Hawaii at "retail" for $1800 plus shipping.

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« Reply #1730 on: August 24, 2020, 08:23:23 PM »
Listing ended. no longer available. Must have sold elsewhere.

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« Reply #1731 on: August 27, 2020, 07:52:32 AM »
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« Reply #1732 on: August 27, 2020, 08:38:57 PM »
Yikes! I remember when any red/black trim Ric would sit in stores the longest. Times have changed.

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« Reply #1733 on: August 28, 2020, 12:16:11 AM »
Yup, times have changed, where possibly tastes might have changed, but it could be this parameter as well: "I know it's ugly AND expensive, but at least it's rare".

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« Reply #1734 on: August 28, 2020, 02:04:38 AM »
Fivers are rare, red is rare, and with a white guard and TRC and chrome hardware (totally reversible) this bass would look beautiful. That's the best thing about S/BT models - no black binding so reversing the trim is easy.
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« Reply #1735 on: August 28, 2020, 06:59:41 AM »

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« Reply #1736 on: August 28, 2020, 08:04:19 AM »
What's wrong with red and black? It's the perfect bass to coordinate with a Michael Jackson jacket and just in time for Halloween if your band covers Thriller.

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« Reply #1737 on: August 28, 2020, 08:38:25 AM »
"Red" when it was a stock RIC color (1985-'98) came standard with black trim and hardware. You had to pay extra to get the chrome and white, called "reverse trim" at the time. Or you could do it yourself, but you'd have to buy or swap with someone. But on models with binding, you would have black binding too, and that's not easily "reversed."
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« Reply #1738 on: August 31, 2020, 03:26:20 AM »
Wasn't there an urban myth that red Ricks were cursed or something?  :o

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« Reply #1739 on: August 31, 2020, 04:24:59 AM »
Wasn't there an urban myth that red Ricks were cursed or something?  :o

Red/BT and Midnight Blue/BT did not sell well.
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