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"New" '75 Ric 4001 - what color?

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PeterB:
Last sunday I traded my trusty Darkstar-Precision for my first ever Rickenbacker. A '75 Ric 4001 in what I thought was Burgundy. But at home I began to doubt, because it's rather more redish than I expected. I like the color very much though! It has some serious wear-and-tear, but it sounds fantastic  8)











I dated the Ric back to January 1975 and according the available colors around that time it could only be Burgundy. Yesterday I had a short meeting with a fellow bassplayer, and he brought his '73 Ric in Burgundy. Look how different the colors are, although both to be Burgundy:




Strange....... ???

ilan:
That's Burgundy. There were many shades of this finish, from lighter reds like yours, to very dark eggplant. But they were all designated Burgundy.

Burg was a mixture of Fireglo and Jetglo. The ratio varied.

35 years of fading can have an effect too.

Congrats on your new bass! It looks great.

Highlander:
Forget the differences and enjoy the instrument for what it is... congrats...

PeterB:
Tnx, I'll surely enjoy it!

35 years of fading will also have an effect, but was just curious. I like the color, the bass delivers what I expected, so I'm happy!

Denis:
That's a beauty!

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