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cwk
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Fake 4001

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http://www.thecheapestguitar.com/guitar ... uitar.html

Wow. Really? This may have been posted elsewhere and if so,sorry.
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Re: Fake 4001

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Ahhhh. The elusive "Wooden Color" Rickenbacker bass. :lol:
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...can't see that, my Virus-Police does not allow!!! :shock:
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My anti-virus program is sparing me the sight of it too... :lol:
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Pretty ugly. The TRC is a pretty straight-up trademark violation...
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20 piece left-over-wood-body.
Love the joint on the upper horn.
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wim wrote:20 piece left-over-wood-body.
Love the joint on the upper horn.
Obviously that's a piece of swamp ash thrown-in for tone!
The headstock is made of endangered balsa to subvert pesky neck-dive. :roll:
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DriftSpace wrote:Pretty ugly. The TRC is a pretty straight-up trademark violation...
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The whole thing is a violation.
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Well, under that sites"Semi howllow Body and Hollow Body Guitar" (note that they misspelled "how low" ... :roll: :lol: ), they have a "Ricken '77 4001 Maple glo" ... for $518:
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doctorwho wrote:Well, under that sites"Semi howllow Body and Hollow Body Guitar" (note that they misspelled "how low" ... :roll: :lol: ), they have a "Ricken '77 4001 Maple glo" ... for $518:
4001atFakerSite_cr.jpg

I think that's "Howl Low"… Must be a babelfish translation for belly laugh!
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doctorwho wrote:Well, under that sites"Semi howllow Body and Hollow Body Guitar" (note that they misspelled "how low" ... :roll: :lol: ), they have a "Ricken '77 4001 Maple glo" ... for $518:
4001atFakerSite_cr.jpg
The bass they coped from?
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Know as wardrodedoorburst.
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These new fakes really suck but (and I know it's risky to say it here but I say anyway) old japanese copies are kinda fascinating.
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This instrument will please most discriminative professional player

:lol:
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Re: Fake 4001

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edski wrote:This instrument will please most discriminative professional player

:lol:
Huh??? THAT piece of excrement????
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