I purchased this bass in sept as it was the only decent sounding ric i could find, it came straight from the Rickenbacker rep, i wanted a jetglo!!! jetglo is my favorite finish, so i have found a decent sounding older jetglo, so letting the mapleglo go now, its a fantastic sounding ric and i am still in two minds whether to let it go, it is basically brand new. so if you are after a new ric, save yourself a few hundred pounds. cheers George