Hello all fellow Rick lovers!

I bought a dark blue (w/black hardware) 4003, year 1989 from Germany 10 years ago from ebay and have loved it ever since.

Funny story to this, Canada customs actually partially disassembled the bass when I got it and marked the case with "canada customs inspected tape" anyways, I love it and have always wanted one since I was a kid and started playing bass.

Now I have this beautiful dark blue 4003, and it needs some tlc (10 years of my playing has left some wear and tear)

dare I say a little too much wear ad tear to be proud of and it's starting to look need tlc.

My question is
1) what is the colur called, and can I find nail polish to match (or any other product recommendations)

2) and where can I get little odds and ends of hardware?

thx, love the forum!

I play in 3 rock tribute bands and even have a Geddy Lee Sig Fender (which doesn't even come close to the 4003)

:)

Cheapskate solution - I had a chip in the headstock of my Fireglo 330 guitar. I ended up finding some touch up paint, that pretty much matched up exactly, at the local auto parts store. I was able to bring a tiny flake in with me to help match it up. I believe it was Nissan Red. If the chip is small enough, auto touch up paint might work for you as well.

I also used some Harley-Davidson touch up paint on a Jetglo 4001 I used to own. That was a much bigger gash, but as I recall it matched perfectly. It's been more than a few years, and I might have been under the influence at the time.

Is your 4003 Midnight Blue? I wish I could give you some of mine off my binding ;)

Re: Touching up the JG with Harley Black paint:

Black is black, except in cases in which the CV has yellowed, turning JG into OD khaki, so any black paint would work. To match the OD khaki tinge, mix a tad of yellow into the black until the match is achieved.

Re: The blue color: It's probably Midnight Blue, abbreviated "MID" and although there is a formula for it, chances are that it would have to be custom-mixed to match your specific guitar. I know of no nail polish that matches right out of the bottle, but you could probably mix it out of several colors if you knew how.

When I match MID my standard formula has never been an exact match to a factory finish, due to aging and RIC's use of at least three different MIDs over the years, so it always must be tinted to match.

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yes its very dark blue.
thx for the tips !

did event see that!, I went to the ebay RIC store and it was empty.


thx!

As long as we're talking colors, I have a cloverfield green that could use a little touchup, but this color doesn't seem to exist anywhere.

I've got some mixed, but I'll bet it doesn't match your guitar. This vintage of color ambers substantially and unpredictably with age.

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ah, good point. i guess i'll keep the "character" intact ;-)