Nice new Ric for under $400.00

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:13 pm

Good going, Nick! Not that many people have the willpower to wait & save for something, particularly at a young age. In time the money won't seem to mean as much, & the guitar will mean more.
Also, if you're patient, sometimes a great deal will present itself.

grinch · Post by **grinch** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:43 pm

Thanks everybody.

expomick · Post by **expomick** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:17 pm

Hey, I waited 41 years for my first Rick.

Worth every loooong minute.

Hang in there!

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:54 pm

My point is that if you want something badly enough, you can afford it, regardless of the price - if you work hard enough for it.
Too true, Nick! As somebody said, "We're not so reach as to buy cheap things".
Good luck to ya!

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:49 am

HMMMMMMM It's still there????

rkbsound · Post by **rkbsound** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:07 am

A local music store sells, or at least a year ago, fake Ricks. Is it legal for them to carry them? Is it legal for them to purchase a guitar that has been made illegally? I assume it is not legal to manufacture with the intent to sell a fake Rickenbacker, given the strigent patent protection that is regularly awarded RIC. Particularly in the U.S.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 5:15 am

Strictly speaking, RIC does not have patent protection. They have trademarks registered. "Regularly awarded" applies to damages more than to protection. RIC is aggressive in pursuit of copycats.

The guitar was made in China, where intellectual property enforcement is virtually nil. It's a case of "buyer beware", the buyer in this case being OSD, who purchased gosh knows how many of these without doing the research.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 6:22 am

Oh, BTW... would this one be legal?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Kustom-Electric-Guitar-K200A-w-case-Bigsby-Rickenbacker_W0QQitemZ7395587997QQcategoryZ41439QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Just curious...

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 6:47 am

It's legal, but against eBay's rules.

I wonder why these two listings have not been removed?

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:58 am

It's exactly like a K200A, only completely different!
"Wineburst" = green? I've NEVER had any GREEN wine!

gjg59 · Post by **gjg59** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:58 pm

I agree with the guy who said this is not just a copy showing up on ebay. The way it is presented, I gotta believe there are a whole new batch of these ready to hit the street. Ric is probably already on the phone with thier lawyers. Maybe they thought all the lawsuit hype died down and they would make a new batch of Ric copies. I have spent a lot of time in different countries in South West Asia. There is zero repsect for any trademarks. Bottlegged Music and DVDs are openly sold in public. It is kinda nice that you have do the law behind you in the US.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:08 pm

As I stated above, this is a contract type Chinese manufacturer, who labelled a lot of guitars with OSP's logo for them. Yes, there are a lot waiting to be distributed. OSP is not the manufacturer. They will probably be enjoined from selling any in the USA,if RIC's past performance is any indication.

We'll probably not see any of these hit the streets.

grinch · Post by **grinch** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:59 pm

Interesting...

http://cgi.ebay.com/OSP-AB-500L-VS-BEATLE-STYLE-BASS-GUITAR-W-HSC-FMT-HH_W0QQitemZ7395716521QQcategoryZ2384QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:32 am

So, out of curiosity, what’s the arrangement with Forum member Dale Fortune. Who, as described in the calendar builds “guitars in the Rickenbacaker tradition.” His guitars sure look like Rics. Is that allowed? As I said, just curious.

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:04 am

Mark, I believe that Dale was given permission, from Mr. Hall to build the guitar on the calendar, to benefit and educate the forum. After which, it was given to his granddaughter.

Beyond that one guitar, I am not aware of any "for sale" guitars that resemble a Rickenbacker that he has made.

Dale is a guitar builder who worked at Ric in the early 70's, thus, "guitars in the Rickenbacker tradition.”