Check this "Faker" out!!

randallflagg · Post by **randallflagg** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:06 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7325007138&category=4713

The NERVE!!!

morrow · Post by **morrow** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:20 am

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.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:26 am

.....love that binding !

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:28 am

Really not a bad looking faker

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:29 am

randallflagg · Post by **randallflagg** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:30 am

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.....

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:34 am

an "S"?

dr_raven · Post by **dr_raven** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:35 pm

Can anyone tell me what make the tuning pegs are?

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:59 pm

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?

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 12:00 am

That's a very nice faker. Greco made excellent copies.

morrow · Post by **morrow** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 4:51 am

The Greco Tbirds are also pretty good copies.

morrow · Post by **morrow** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 4:54 am

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 ?

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:06 am

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

(Mr Hall: I'm just kidding!)

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:51 am

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

morrow · Post by **morrow** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 12:14 pm

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