RICKENBACKER BASS?

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:51 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-style- ... _500wt_922

Canadian confusion?

Ontario_RIC_fan · Post by **Ontario_RIC_fan** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:56 pm

Yes Paul I saw that one too.

Not all of us in Canada are so confused.

Notice that the ad has not been pulled for infringing RIC's trademarks!

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:58 pm

It's a Rickenhofner

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:00 pm

Hey, McCartney played Ricks Right? I'm sure I've seen him play one of these... Must be a Rick, right???

bitzerguy · Post by **bitzerguy** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:11 pm

Ontario_RIC_fan wrote:Yes Paul I saw that one too.

Not all of us in Canada are so confused.

Notice that the ad has not been pulled for infringing RIC's trademarks!

We're not? Umm, I'm confused...

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:18 am

That's weird. It's neither fish nor fowl. But it might be foul.

JimK

glking14 · Post by **glking14** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:27 am

Hey we all know that that's a fender

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:40 am

My first bass was on similar to that; an unmarked Japanese copy of the Höfner 500/1. I remember it cost $89 new, and I bought it at a small music store on Vermont Ave. in L.A. As a second-year student in college and living with an aunt and uncle, I couldn't afford the $300 or so they were asking for the real German instrument. It worked fine, but was terribly neck-heavy. I remember when I did get to play a real Höfner how light it felt. I ended up breaking the neck, and after a homemade repair, I loaned it to a guy who was helping out with my first band. Never saw it again, but by then I had my first Rick.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:09 am

EH?

VRICKY63 · Post by **VRICKY63** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:12 am

Grecobacker.

fabandgear · Post by **fabandgear** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:42 am

This is actually a Kingston bass, ca 1977. Here's my brother Brian with his new Kingston, either late March or early April '77. His is a brown to blonde sunburst, but it's the same model.

superdick2112 · Post by **superdick2112** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:12 am

Kingsbacker?

Rickenhofner?

Take off! Think I'll just go for some gravy fries & forget about it.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:37 am

bassduke49 wrote:My first bass was on similar to that; an unmarked Japanese copy of the Höfner 500/1. I remember it cost $89 new, and I bought it at a small music store on Vermont Ave. in L.A. As a second-year student in college and living with an aunt and uncle, I couldn't afford the $300 or so they were asking for the real German instrument. It worked fine, but was terribly neck-heavy. I remember when I did get to play a real Höfner how light it felt. I ended up breaking the neck, and after a homemade repair, I loaned it to a guy who was helping out with my first band. Never saw it again, but by then I had my first Rick.

Yeah, but was it Canadian? Eh?

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:18 am

I should have clarified. I bought that copy in Feb/Mar 1969!

ROCKETBRO2 · Post by **ROCKETBRO2** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:17 pm

Where is that turntable now?

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