Legit TRC

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:52 am

Do you guys think this is a legit TRC? I could use it if it is....

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-Truss-Rod-Cover-No-Reserve_W0QQitemZ7368135846QQcategoryZ7266QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

icabod · Post by **icabod** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:25 am

Marc, I have an old 60's trc in front of me and the black rick is placed further to the right and the last r is maybe 1/8 inch away from the screw hole, That one does not seem centered like most of the ones I've seen over 40 yrs

ric620 · Post by **ric620** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:12 am

I had the same question!

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:16 am

Hmm... I don't know what to make of this one, really. Anyone?

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:50 am

It looks like a re-issue, but I've never seen one with the silk screening so off-centered. If it were real I would think that the RIC quality control gurus would have tossed it in the reject bin.

Therefore...I'm gonna say......FAKE!

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:52 am

If it's legit, I think it's off of a V-Series 6-string. You really can't go by the placement, they were all over the place, even on vintage TRCs. It's nice, but I don't think it's from the 60s..

rikk · Post by **rikk** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:37 am

Here is my 1975 4001. As you can see it is quite off center. I think the plexi's are never two exactly the same.

wints · Post by **wints** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:15 am

All my 60's ones are different. I picked up another recently and it's way off the third hole.

That one looks more like a fake, but I suspect it could be a reissue version too

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:36 am

I looked at it before and my first thought was that it looked a bit "iffy". Funnily enough my second thought was the same!

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:01 am

Here's a real 60's TRC for comparison:

wim · Post by **wim** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:30 am

Here's a v series TRC

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:56 am

Sniff, sniff... I detect the smell of a fake TRC on Ebay... Something about it is just not quite right.

ric620 · Post by **ric620** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:13 am

Maybe it's the lighting or angle but the TRC in the auction doesn't look like it's clear plexi with the logo on tyhe back.

It doesn't look like raised lettering either.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:47 am

I say it is a fake.

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:15 pm

It looks to me as if the Ric logo has been put on AFTER the photograph, of a plain white TRC, was taken. This might account for the very off centre type. The type looks too in focus for the rest of the shot...?

Maybe if someone could ask to see a different view we would know.