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Check this "Faker" out!!

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Post by morrow »

any bets on how long this one will last ? This looks like one of the neck through copies .... I have heard that the Grecos were not too shabby for a faker.
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.....love that binding !
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Really not a bad looking faker
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Yep...here's another "example" from the bottom of their page:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7324177129&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores

I dunno.....
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an "S"?


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Can anyone tell me what make the tuning pegs are?
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Post by marc61 »

I'd also like to discuss the differences as these are pretty good copies.

the tuning pegs definately look off. On the black one, that checkerboard binding looks NG and the fret board looks to dark, the strap buttons are incorrect..

anything else?
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That's a very nice faker. Greco made excellent copies.
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Post by morrow »

The Greco Tbirds are also pretty good copies.
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I have heard that some Greco Rickenfakers also had dual truss rods but all of the ones that I have seen in the flesh have singles. Anyone know about dual rod Grecofakers ?
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Post by ilan »

If Greco have gone as far as doing dual truss rods, we should make them "honorary Rickenbackers"...


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I've seen Ibanez and Univox with dual truss rods as well.What I find interesting about these copies is that they are in such good shape from the 70's
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Post by morrow »

maybe these are in fact new fakes of vintage Japanese Rickenfakers..... fakes of fakers if you will.
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