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OK.
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how can you tell its a fake?
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well, at least he makes it clear that its a copy of a Ric and not a real one. I would think that this thing violates about 3 dozen patents.
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how can you tell its a fake?

Well, the bolt-on neck is a good start....
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That's why I figured to let people here know it is fake because when you get auction fever you don't pay attention to things in your excitement and can get screwed.
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Post by atomic_punk »

It DOES say "Copy" in the title...that should be a pretty clear indicator! Image But yeah, the novice could be fooled...
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