Knock-Offs, Rip-Offs, and Just Plain UGLY!

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:08 pm

Ookay... one more - kind of... here...

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:15 am

Not sure it's good to bring this thread forward, but couldn't resist...
http://hokeswork.com/instruments.php

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:25 am

Hmmm...

The little guy looks worried!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:29 am

I think the triple bout bass and guitar are kind of charming. No idea how soundly they are built or how they sound built, but as images, they hold up. If one of my students built something like that. I'd encourage it at least until I could play it to evaluate it!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:26 pm

Here's one that's on eBay now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/O-N-G-Blues-Guitar-T-Bone-Walker-tribute-model-2000_W0QQitemZ7413415277QQcategoryZ2384QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

harvey49 · Post by **harvey49** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:29 pm

It looks familiar Gary but I can't quite put my finger on what it is? (bit blatant eh!)

Looks like it's been well made but don't like the airhole pick guard or the arrangement and placement of the knobs. The 'yabby' tailpiece is a bit on the nose as well!

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:51 pm

A Rickenboner if I ever saw one!!!

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:16 pm

I love the Hall of Shame from Mike Parks page. Sorry if this is repeated from earlier. I didn't read the whole thing.

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:20 pm

Darn....you mean that's not a real Rickenbacker?

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:35 pm

The rare truss rod-less 6000 series!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Fri May 12, 2006 3:07 pm

Here's another one to love or hate:

http://cgi.ebay.com/JOHN-BIRCH-TWIN-NECK-4-8-STRING-CLASSIC-BASS_W0QQitemZ260000154403QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I almost like this one, as the concept is cool, but I don't like the overall "Fenderized" look of it.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri May 12, 2006 3:54 pm

That blue monster-o-sity is too much for words.

There are small pieces of it that have too much, er, merde for an entire theme park. All together, it reeks of, er, reeking.

I need a reekend to ree-kover.

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri May 12, 2006 6:15 pm

The Gas Can guitar is made just for Brian Crisman!

The blue one looks similar to the one Robert Lockwood Jr. plays.

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Sat May 13, 2006 5:41 am

I like the light switch in the middle of that Birch double-neck!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat May 13, 2006 12:10 pm

You want 'fair sounding excellent larruping electricity' twin neck?