3 new colors for a limited edition C64

ilan · November 08, 2011, 11:01:48 PM

White, TV Yellow and Sea Green, and they are making 5 of each, according to the Pick of the Ricks website.

http://www.pickofthericks.com/productimage.php?product_id=385

I thought it looked a bit more like yellowed Blueboy in the pics. Original Sea Greens were brighter colored.

EDIT: officially they are designated Special Green, not Sea Green.

Chris P. · November 09, 2011, 03:59:13 AM

Very cool!

I talked to mr. Hall some weeks ago and he told me they have time and space again to make some special ones, lefties, et etera.

Dave W · November 09, 2011, 08:54:21 AM

You're right, that looks nothing like the sea greens of about 10 years ago.

A Rick in TV Yellow? Why?

$3800? Yikes! Granted, it's a C64, but that's a lot extra for an ugly special color.

gearHed289 · November 09, 2011, 09:31:53 AM

Quote from: Dave W on November 09, 2011, 08:54:21 AM
You're right, that looks nothing like the sea greens of about 10 years ago.

A Rick in TV Yellow? Why?

$3800? Yikes! Granted, it's a C64, but that's a lot extra for an ugly special color.

And a backward headstock...

cheyenne · November 13, 2011, 06:27:33 AM

Those sure look nice, but for that kind of cash I think I'd lean a little more in this direction.

http://mikelull.com/Instruments/TBass_Large.htm

dadagoboi · November 13, 2011, 10:46:12 AM

Quote from: cheyenne on November 13, 2011, 06:27:33 AM
Those sure look nice, but for that kind of cash I think I'd lean a little more in this direction.

http://mikelull.com/Instruments/TBass_Large.htm

Apples and Oranges. Through neck vs bolt on for one thing. The original owner of the design vs. an interpretation of a classic for another.

Barklessdog · November 17, 2011, 06:42:45 AM

Love the green. Do they use nitro paint?

gearHed289 · November 17, 2011, 09:57:53 AM

For years it was conversion varnish. They recently started using a UV cured poly of some sort. Ilan?

ilan · November 17, 2011, 11:37:09 PM

Yes, UV-cured polyester is what they are using since last year.

POTR now have the white ones:

leftybass · November 18, 2011, 08:16:28 AM

When I have my 4001S-LH refinished in white it'll look just like that.

ilan · November 18, 2011, 09:27:24 AM

You mean the MMT bass?

gearHed289 · November 18, 2011, 02:28:40 PM

I have also decided that my 4003S is going to go from JG to white.

leftybass · November 21, 2011, 11:14:43 AM

Quote from: ilan on November 18, 2011, 09:27:24 AM
You mean the MMT bass?

Yep. When the band breaks up I'm getting the bass refinned white. Of course it may be a while, we're in our 20th year, with no sign of slowing down.

uwe · November 23, 2011, 11:25:16 AM

Quote from: Dave W on November 09, 2011, 08:54:21 AM
You're right, that looks nothing like the sea greens of about 10 years ago.

A Rick in TV Yellow? Why?

$3800? Yikes! Granted, it's a C64, but that's a lot extra for an ugly special color.

Silly question. Of course so it doesn't distort and get all glary when shot in black and white. As if you hadn't known. Dave!

This is the TV Yellow one, clearly, and not a glare in sight! Amazing. Could have sworn it is white, but yet it isn't.

popp · November 23, 2011, 02:12:40 PM

Stunning. The special green one is just delicious. The white one too

I thought this thread was about a computer reissue when I first read the title...