RICKENBACKER PORN

[Mr. Foxen]

[quote name='simon1964' post='1116414' date='Feb 5 2011, 12:21 PM']That looks stunning! Where did you get the chrome scratchplate?[/quote]

[cough][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=114335"]See here also.[/url][/cough]

[the_brow]

My '73 4001

[ingenius]

I finally got around to it...Here's mine just Back From Dave Wilson Guitars. Its a 2005 colour of the year Blueburst. With the Excellent hipshot bridge and the Pain in the arse PUP cover removed. Bought it off fellow BCer last year and i love it.
regards
Keith M

[WILD FROG SHOT]

2010 Jetglo 4003

[SS73]

Just put it all back together, so no strings yet, but it kind of looked quite good. 72 non skunk, walnuts flat grovers etc


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[4000]

[quote name='SS73' post='1192929' date='Apr 8 2011, 02:58 PM']Just put it all back together, so no strings yet, but it kind of looked quite good. 72 non skunk, walnuts flat grovers etc


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'72 pre-skunk? Now you're talking.

Here are my current 2; recently received the '72 Azure which is something I've been after for 17 years; I've only ever seen 4 and only 2 of them were for sale. This is one of them. It needs a little work (a new bit of outer binding where it's missing - the checkerboard is intact & I'm keeping the original elsewhere - and a pro set up) but is a wonderful bass.

Edited April 8, 2011 by 4000

[SS73]

[quote name='4000' post='1193085' date='Apr 8 2011, 05:06 PM']'72 pre-skunk? Now you're talking.

Here are my current 2; recently received the '72 Azure which is something I've been after for 17 years; I've only ever seen 4 and only 2 of them were for sale. This is one of them. It needs a little work (a new bit of outer binding where it's missing - the checkerboard is intact & I'm keeping the original elsewhere - and a pro set up) but is a wonderful bass.

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Holy ...., AZ from pre 73, never seen one, ever. The BG looks so cool too.

I will post my 75 AZ when I get chance, JG,AZ and BG the 3 best colours.

With the JG it's may 72, i couldn't see a skunk stripe at all and looking closer at the peg holes I could see it had Walnut wings too, but looking at all other 72's of this period they had the stripe ( all the MG and BG's etc where you could see it ), so I figured that all the old stock bodies from 71 they had left were made into solid colour basses, so as not to make the new range appear different.

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[Stag]

Argh this is porntastic! Great stuff guys!

thebrow, that looks...... mmmm..... yummy.

[4000]

[quote name='SS73' post='1193175' date='Apr 8 2011, 07:03 PM']Holy ...., AZ from pre 73, never seen one, ever. The BG looks so cool too.

I will post my 75 AZ when I get chance, JG,AZ and BG the 3 best colours.

With the JG it's may 72, i couldn't see a skunk stripe at all and looking closer at the peg holes I could see it had Walnut wings too, but looking at all other 72's of this period they had the stripe ( all the MG and BG's etc where you could see it ), so I figured that all the old stock bodies from 71 they had left were made into solid colour basses, so as not to make the new range appear different.

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It was advertised as a '73 but irrespective of the jackplate (which is August '72) you can tell from the features it's a '72. Full-width crushed pearl, original aluminium bridge etc. There are only 4 '72 Azures on the Rick Registration page, so I can't imagine there are many out there. I don't think I've ever seen one pre-'72 in AZ.

My other bass is actually a dark Fireglo, not BG (or Autumnglo for that matter). It's hands down the best Ric I've ever had, although the AZ isn't far off. There are other pics on the previous page. The AZ has a skunk. Never come across an AZ without, although they may exist. The Fireglo is Feb and is pre-skunk; it's one of the last pre-skunk's I've seen and could indeed be a '71 body that left the factory late. I find the easiest way to tell on a solid colour if it's got a skunk is usually (assuming you can't feel/see the ridge under the paint) to look under the trc; there's usually sufficient paint missing behind the rods to make it obvious.

[Wints]

A '68 and a '72...

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[4000]

I think I recognise that bass.....

Hiya Wints!

[Stag]

Id just like to point out that this thread seems to infer that us Ric owners "appreciate the female form" rather strongly.

[enndee]

My 2007 colour of the year, Amber Fireglow 4003. This and my Alembic Custom 5 Elan are the two best basses EVER, in my opinion anyway!

[SS73]

[quote name='Wints' post='1263470' date='Jun 10 2011, 12:18 AM']A '68 and a '72...

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Very nice and a 72 with chrome hardwear

[gelfin]

My Pair

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[Heartbreaker]

My 73 4001
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[12stringbassist]

Edited January 2, 2012 by 12stringbassist

[Nibody]

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and how good did THAT sound?
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*Moves Ricky to one side, Drools over Ampeg stack...*

[geofio]

MY RICKENBACKER 4003 JETGLO CONSTRUCTED END OF JULY 2011.

Edited May 16, 2012 by geofio

[warriorbass05]

Here are mine
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[NancyJohnson]

[quote name='warriorbass05' timestamp='1323127601' post='1459725']
Here are mine

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Rickenbackers have been a bit of a slow burn for me...a bit like Marmite. I couldn't really put my finger on precisely what it was that I didn't like; sure I liked the tone, but they always looked a tad old-fashioned and the triangular neck-inlays were a real turn off. What kind of turned me was seeing some shots of an all black model on here a while back...no chequered body-binding, no silvered-chrome in sight, black plate and hardware, dots on the neck. To actually see not one, but four similar models in a single shot is the closest I've seen to some [i]real [/i]bass porn on here for a while. Forget Susan Coffey, I'm going to go to bed dreaming of those basses tonight.

Great collection (well, four out of five! )
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[cd_david]

[quote name='warriorbass05' timestamp='1323127601' post='1459725']

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Wow, the purple/blue one needs some more pics

Edited December 8, 2011 by cd_david

[warriorbass05]

That is actually the original midnight blue...in some lights it looks purple....I have other pics of it if you want to see it

[simon1964]

[quote name='warriorbass05' timestamp='1323127601' post='1459725']
Here are mine

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Those are stunning - you can't beat all black Rics! What models are the ones with the dot inlays?

[warriorbass05]

the all black with white dots is a 1988 4003s; the one with black dots and checker'd binding is a shadow 1986 and the ALL black is a blackstar #62 out of 200.....Cheers!

Edited December 8, 2011 by warriorbass05