This has to be fake.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:37 am

Does anyone disagree?

http://cgi.ebay.com/RICKENBACKER-TRUSS-ROD-COVER-325-330-620-NAMEPLATE_W0QQitemZ7366423322QQcategoryZ308QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:47 am

I agree, looks home made to me.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:47 am

Ted Ya think the seller is a Rocket Scientist?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:00 am

I've seen worse copies. The lettering is good but it is printed a bit too high. The shape of the plexi seems to be off too.

randyz · Post by **randyz** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:10 am

It's fake (wrong shape, wrong length, screw holes too big). And as noted before, the printing is too high and at the wrong angle. The lettering appears to be free-handed. Look at the inconsistancy in letter height and letter slant. Sound the Rickenfaker alarm!

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:13 am

I like how it was photographed with one of those American middle class shopping mall "Glamor Shots" photo studio diffusion lenses.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:50 am

I think you're giving him way too much credit... his photography talent is on par with his TRC forging skills.

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:34 am

Ebay's going to hear JH laughing long before he reports it!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:16 pm

Invalid item.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:19 pm

What? That wasn't REAL??

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:31 pm

I like how the holes and letters aren't the same size...just missed the R with top hole.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:10 pm

Amateur!

henny · Post by **henny** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:45 pm

lol... that is the ugliest TRC I've ever seen.

Looks like a sandwich!

Except flat...

and

er, made of plastic, with the Ric logo on.

Ehem.

rikk · Post by **rikk** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:24 pm

My real Ric has the printing too high. This is my 1975 4001.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:52 pm

Yeah, but yours doesn't have screw holes the same size as the tuner holes.....