A real RIC or an odd Fireglo...?

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Sun May 20, 2007 3:01 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-E-Bass_W0QQitemZ200111668437QQihZ010QQcategoryZ87492QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Not like any Fireglo I've seen before. More like some of the fender target bursts.

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Sun May 20, 2007 3:11 am

Sometimes digital cameras don't capture bursts very well. Everything here looks legit (at least to my eyes).

stts64 · Post by **stts64** » Sun May 20, 2007 5:04 am

Fireglos come in all kinds of shades and of course this is the most difficult color to capture correctly by a camera. Everything looks OK.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun May 20, 2007 5:49 am

...except that just plain weeeeeird Transylvanian case...

edski · Post by **edski** » Sun May 20, 2007 6:12 am

I have to agree with the consensus - it looks ok, even if the coloration is odd. Maybe it just aged differently for some reason, or perhaps it is as suggested a camera artifact.

I know my FG Laredo photographs with a stronger pinkish tint than it really has...

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:07 pm

Not an Ibanez? The walnut strip looks a tad wide, and the yellowing like theirs.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:12 pm

I'm no expert, but I also thought Ibanez when I saw the color.

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:19 pm

Do the Ibanez copies have neck through body design?

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:28 pm

I'm almost positive. I'm still a noob when it comes to identifying!

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:46 pm

Yes, at least some do. I will wait for some of the real experts to decide, though.

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Sun May 20, 2007 5:18 pm

Even allowing for the way the photo captured the colour, the way that it's sprayed is unlike any 80's Ric I've seen, the colour appears to be too concentrated and the blending too coarse.

I'd say either a poor refinish, or a fake.