Cool Rics on eBay / Reverb / Craigslist

[Jeff Scott]

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

This is correct.  My March '73 4001 has a gap tooth tailpiece, the July '73 already had the newer version, so my guess is the change for the tailpiece took place in late Spring of '73.

[Jeff Scott]

The shallow type?

Yes.

[Paul Boyer]

This is correct.  My March '73 4001 has a gap tooth tailpiece, the July '73 already had the newer version, so my guess is the change for the tailpiece took place in late Spring of '73.

Note to self: ammend future editions of the book!

[Jeff Scott]

Note to self: ammend future editions of the book!

That's why publishers created the term 2nd Edition. 

[Highlander]

... and "updated to include..."

[ilan]

1999 4003S/8 Clownburst, $4,173 BIN

[Dave W]

I'd never buy anything with that finish.

[ilan]

Back then, John Hall would always respond that "Fireglo is difficult to capture on camera" and that in real life it looked nicer. And then they probably hired another guy for the spray booth and Fireglo was restored to non-clownburst.

[hieronymous]

The pink on some of those - like the back on this one - always struck me as resembling raw meat...

[Thornton Davis]

The pink on some of those - like the back on this one - always struck me as resembling raw meat...

I always referred to them as Pinkglo, probably my least favourite RIC finish.

TD

[hieronymous]

This one looks like it's from Japan - they stopped producing them a few years later though they still sent a few to Japan, I remember seeing a beautiful Jetglo in Kyoto around 2003 or so. Not that there is anything particularly special about this one, in 1999 I think they were still in regular production.

[chromium]

Back then, John Hall would always respond that "Fireglo is difficult to capture on camera" and that in real life it looked nicer.

Haha riiight...

That 'burst is pretty bad.

[Dave W]

The pink on some of those - like the back on this one - always struck me as resembling raw meat...

You know, it does. Bloody Meatglo!

[ilan]

4004Cii in magnificent Montezuma Brown over flamed maple. IMHO this is one of the most striking finishes for a 4004.

[nofi]

think this guy took enough photos? christ on a crutch...