How obvious a faker do you want???

[espidog]

I'm used to seeing 4003 fakes on UK eBay - there are plenty of them, but at least they're being sold as copies. This takes the biscuit, though:

ebay listing

The seller is describing it as a brand new, genuine Rick 4003 - and charging what would be a bargain price if it were - but one look at the pictures shows the ugly truth. I'm sure my keen-eyed brethren will pick up on many details, but the most obvious horrors are the cack-handed spray-job, the lumpy, uneven binding and that bridge, which isn't even the right shape!

I've reported the listing to eBay, but without much hope that they'll do anything.

[kennyhowes]

Wow - thanks for the tip - that one actually took a second look to catch.

[rickaddict]

Gee, I wonder why RIC won't sell a TRC to anyone who wants to pay 20 bucks for one?!



Can anyone save these photos and post them on the thread for future reference? I am not able to for some reason.

[cjj]

OK...

[rickaddict]

Thanks, CJ!

That one is a little too close for comfort.

[rickaddict]

Upon further inspection, that headstock shot is from a different bass...A real 4003.

This is bad. This is very bad!

[NFB-418]

The close-up body pics look like something created in Photoshop and more fake than the guitar.

[VRICKY63]

That is one weird looking 4003

[johnhall]

http://raykit.co.uk/blog/?s=bass

[cjj]

Uh... yeah... That's about as fake as you can get...

[Halbert]

One gets the sense that the winner of the bass wont be getting much of a package.

[tonewoods]

OK...

Faker_full.JPG

Faker_head.JPG

Faker_pu.JPG

Faker_bridge.JPG

Can you give me some hints as to how you did that??

I've been having problems grabbing photos off E%$y lately...

Thanks!

[cassius987]

http://raykit.co.uk/blog/?s=bass

So Raykit did those pics for what reason...? I have to wonder if there is a connection with the sale or not.

[johnallg]

http://raykit.co.uk/blog/?s=bass

So Raykit did those pics for what reason...? I have to wonder if there is a connection with the sale or not.

My guess - the connection is someone took the pics off that site to put up a fake auction. A faker faker auction.....

Why am I not surprised JH knew about this rendering work?

[cjj]

http://raykit.co.uk/blog/?s=bass

So Raykit did those pics for what reason...? I have to wonder if there is a connection with the sale or not.

RayKit - Ray Kit Shum appears to be a Multimedia Graphics Designer. The Rickenbacker 4003 "art" looks to be just a part of his portfolio showing the sort of work he's capable of doing...