Author Topic: Factory special one-off 4002 flame maple top  (Read 805 times)

ilan

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Factory special one-off 4002 flame maple top
« on: September 20, 2022, 02:29:29 AM »
« Last Edit: September 20, 2022, 02:39:44 AM by ilan »
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Re: Factory special one-off 4002 flame maple top
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2022, 04:46:59 AM »
Whoa! Now there’s something special. I could have picked up a 4002 cheaply some years back but figured with my 4001 I had all the Ric I’d need. I was an idiot.
An old friend had a fretless 4002.

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Re: Factory special one-off 4002 flame maple top
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2022, 06:30:10 AM »
That's not a vintage 4002, but a recent factory built salute. The positioning of the pickups, pickguard, and black-bordered checker binding are like the original, but the low-impedence feature is absent, as is the 21st fret and bound headstock. I think this was one of a small batch made. Beautiful!
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Re: Factory special one-off 4002 flame maple top
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2022, 06:52:26 AM »
Yeah, that's a real looker. Anybody know how much they sold it for?

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Re: Factory special one-off 4002 flame maple top
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2022, 07:59:42 AM »
Yes, please.

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Re: Factory special one-off 4002 flame maple top
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2023, 09:05:03 AM »
The pickguard and nameplate are Black. Why not Black binding?

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Re: Factory special one-off 4002 flame maple top
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2023, 06:19:05 AM »
The pickguard and nameplate are Black. Why not Black binding?
The binding is checkerboard with an outer strip of black binding. Just like the original 4002's.
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