The Fakes Thread

wim · Post by **wim** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 12:56 am

Oh my God, I saw this last posted bridge already on e-bay but assumed it was real. I never noticed the round holes on that picture..
As for the bridge pickup; compared with the real thing, the real thing is way more rounded on the edges, especially the surface where the adjustment screws are, and the handrest is just.. wrong

banta · Post by **banta** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 7:13 am

rickless · Post by **rickless** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 11:49 am

Now THAT would be an honest sale!

rob · Post by **rob** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 10:15 am

I love that Rickenfaker sighn, Brad! Did you make that yourself?

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 11:22 am

Hey Brad maybe you can TRC's using that Rickenfaker on them for sellers to put on bogus Ricks.

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 3:45 pm

I'd think that the script style itself is also a trademarked intellectual property, so watch yer step!

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 2:42 pm

This one could almost pass for the real thing. Spot the differences. The seller is not trying to pass it off as a Rick p.u., though.

banta · Post by **banta** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 3:36 pm

That's a really bad one, Sérgio.

Yeah guys, I made that Rickenfaker logo one day for fun.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:06 pm

check out the 73 with the, ahem horseshoe and toaster pickups along with the pickguard and knobs from the same V63.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=2577774602

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:12 pm

Yeah, I saw that one yesterday.

basshawk · Post by **basshawk** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:13 pm

Gotta love the way that pick guard doesn't fit, so he just drilled the extra holes to hold down the horseshoe where it overlaps. It looks like he wasn't able to put a screw in the left corner. The guard almost hangs over the bottom of the bass as well. At least he didn't sand the checkered binding completely off where it "pinches?". I've never been pinched by a Rick bass before.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 12:06 am

Man, like I once said, modifications such as this are vexations to the spirit.

banta · Post by **banta** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 4:10 pm

I had nothing to do with this.

Speak of the devil!

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 4:44 pm

Funny!

Just in case it disappears...

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 12:54 am

Haha! That's a good one.