I don't know what to make of this...

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 3:26 pm

Looks like it could be an interesting bass. The pictures suck though.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3704748061&indexURL=0#ebayphotohosting

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 3:33 pm

What gold inlays would he be refering to?

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 3:46 pm

Look at that treble p/u. Looks rather suspicious...
Bad pix of a fake Rick?

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 4:34 pm

Dunno, treble pickup is totaly wrong,I'd be very careful,...... As far as the amp goes, I have no idea.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 4:53 pm

I think the bass and the amp are both fakes ...

A nameplate don't make it real ...

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 5:12 pm

I sent the guy an innocent e-mail asking if it has a bolt on neck. Waiting for response.

If it's fake, he has to remove it, doesn't he?

96hokie · Post by **96hokie** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 5:18 pm

maybe by gold inlays he means faded white inlays. mine are a little brownish gold. DO they fade after 24 years? At least I know they're not white like the brand new Rick I saw in the music store

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 5:58 pm

maybe the seller has a bolt on neck ...

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 6:04 pm

They're sparkly, not really gold, I don't think they could mistake them. And besides the bass pickup is in the wrong position for it to have the wide sparkly inlays...Thats the one thing I see for sure...

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 6:10 pm

My crushed pearl inlays on my '67 4005WB may have yellowed a bit but they sure don't look like gold inlays.

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 8:00 pm

The amp is real, either way. At least it looks real from the sucky pictures.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 12:34 am

Aw, come on, guys! That 'Rick' on Ebay is a fake, and I could swear the 'Rick' amp is, too. See 'The Fakes Thread'.

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 5:31 am

The logo plate DOES look like it's from a late-'70s TR series amp. Hmm. I've never seen a phony Ric amp...

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 6:51 am

Why would anyone "Fake" a Ric amp? I have seen F*nd*rs of the same type go for twice as much! And let's face it, Ric amps usually dont go for that much on Ebay.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 11:40 am

But Ric and Ric, maybe if both are fakes, he stands to make more than if they were, say, Ibinez and Univox. And why are the pictures so bad? I'm a TERRIBLE PHOTOGRAPHER AND EVEN MINE ARE BETTER TAHN THOSE. woops.