Recent content by David Sutkin

I’ll absolutely check out your video. I happen to have a Jetglo 4005XC. In fact, I have just shy of 30 Ricks in my personal collection, including 400, 4001, 4003, 4004 models. BUT, I don’t have a 4005V just yet. Here are a few hanging on the back wall of my studio …

I’ve been a member here for a very long time, but I recently learned something about the Commercial User designation that I honestly wasn’t aware of and thought might be worth asking about publicly, since I’m probably not the only one who doesn’t completely understand the policy. My profile...

Hey, Greg. Thanks for the reply and the information. I’d love to view the 4005 demo you made. Do you have a link to share? I’m a collector / curator with quite a few rare Ricks and so when I saw that bass, I impulsively jumped on it. As you mentioned, the crush pearl inlays, checkerboard...

I had never seen one in Azureglo either. She’s really quite beautiful and still sounds great.

Thanks, Woody. I hope all is well, my friend. 😊

I’ll head over to see what I can find out. Thanks for the tip.

Hey all, I recently scored a bucket list bass. I’d been waiting YEARS to find a birth year 4005. I’m not a big fan of their Fireglo finish and I couldn’t find a ‘68 in Jetglo so I figured, I’ll put this search on hold as something, at some point will pop up. Then, I saw a Reverb listing for...

Thank you 👍🏼

Hey all, it feels good to be back here on Talkbass. It’s been a few years since I’ve wandered the halls of this historic forum. I used to spend countless hours here posting, conversing, asking and answering questions. I miss that. I’ve spent the last few years building my “Bass Upfront”...

Thanks, Eddie. Appreciate the information, brother. Thanks for all the support as well. Cheers, David

TB friends, I just scored an INSANELY BEAUTIFUL Carl Thompson "Semi Frils" 4 string The serial # is 10209 2 I was told the “2” might mean that it’s the 2nd semi frills ever made. Is this valid? Can anyone date this (even roughly) for me, please? I'm wondering what the "2" under the...

It’s a Ritter “Seal” bass

It can't hurt to check out the post (link below), the fantastic prizes, and the humanitarian cause that drives us to do what we do.

Stardi string is there, just hard to see :)