Rickenbacker toasters - genuine?
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Rickenbacker toasters - genuine?
Hi to everyone on the forum from an '88 Mapleglo 330 owner (this is my first post btw even though I've been reading all the threads),
I spotted a pair of Rickenbacker toasters on Gumtree that the seller says are genuine ones, but I just want to ask those with more experience for advice. Do these look genuine to you? As far as I know, toasters haven't been made with ceramic magnets yet...
By the way the neck measures at 7.4k and the nexk at 8.7k - the guitar looks genuine.
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/mount-g ... 1160039851
Apologies if I posted this in the wrong thread...
I spotted a pair of Rickenbacker toasters on Gumtree that the seller says are genuine ones, but I just want to ask those with more experience for advice. Do these look genuine to you? As far as I know, toasters haven't been made with ceramic magnets yet...
By the way the neck measures at 7.4k and the nexk at 8.7k - the guitar looks genuine.
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/mount-g ... 1160039851
Apologies if I posted this in the wrong thread...
Rick-en-back-er. It's just so fun to say, let alone play.
Re: Rickenbacker toasters - genuine?
They look too tall, and have rivets instead of screws. I'm leaning toward fakers. Google "rickenbacker toaster" and click "images" and you'll immediately see the difference. Welcome!
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Re: Rickenbacker toasters - genuine?
Hi Jason,
Thanks for the reply. I suspected they might not be real but I wasn't sure. Don't know how I should break it to the seller though...
Thanks for the reply. I suspected they might not be real but I wasn't sure. Don't know how I should break it to the seller though...
Rick-en-back-er. It's just so fun to say, let alone play.
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I see the guitar is sold. Did you buy it? The one with the fake toasters?PunchyStrummer wrote:Hi Jason,
Thanks for the reply. I suspected they might not be real but I wasn't sure. Don't know how I should break it to the seller though...
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The ad was for the pickups, not the guitar (although the guitar appeared to be genuine). Luckily I didn't go through with it...
Rick-en-back-er. It's just so fun to say, let alone play.
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I couldn't tell as the ad had already been deleted(!) when I checked it out.PunchyStrummer wrote:The ad was for the pickups, not the guitar (although the guitar appeared to be genuine). Luckily I didn't go through with it...
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Hopefully it didn't go to someone who wasn't as knowledgeable
Should have taken screenshots of the ad, but didn't think of it...
Should have taken screenshots of the ad, but didn't think of it...
Rick-en-back-er. It's just so fun to say, let alone play.
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This is something that used to be a regular thing to do on the RRF, for the historical record, if nothing else.PunchyStrummer wrote:Should have taken screenshots of the ad, but didn't think of it...
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Oh - is it not done as much anymore?
Rick-en-back-er. It's just so fun to say, let alone play.
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What you see here is about 1% (if that much) of the kind of activity that used to go on here.
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It's not so much as the activity is down (which it is) as the required resizing is a pain for many. Jeff seems to have some secret I wish he'd share with me LOL
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Simple, Jason. Get the inexpensive, but quite useful Photoshop Elements.jdogric12 wrote:It's not so much as the activity is down (which it is) as the required resizing is a pain for many. Jeff seems to have some secret I wish he'd share with me LOL
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I do 99% of my RRF activity at work and can't download software on my work machine! Dang!jps wrote:Simple, Jason. Get the inexpensive, but quite useful Photoshop Elements.jdogric12 wrote:It's not so much as the activity is down (which it is) as the required resizing is a pain for many. Jeff seems to have some secret I wish he'd share with me LOL
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You don't have any kind of photo/paint/resize software on your work computer?
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MS Paint and a bunch of kickarse spreadsheets.