9 string Rickenfaker??

aristeas · Post by **aristeas** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:26 pm

Mind boggling.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&?ViewItem&item=7303043957

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:26 pm

In more ways than one, Lee...

Nine strings? Are they twinned, must be 'cause the neck looks fairly normal.

Better yet is the seller's wording, slithering back and forth between "copy" and "not sure it's original", just so he can get the hopeful bargain hunters while not admitting it's a fake.

The TRC even says "RICKENBACKER" in some block typeface--probably rubdown lettering, I'll bet.

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:36 pm

What's the best thing to use for cleaning vomit off a monitor?

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:40 pm

I'd recommend Dr. Stringfellow or Goo-Gone; Adam would say "naphtha".

DS or GG leave a nice citrus scent.

brian · Post by **brian** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:50 pm

Hard to see the string setup on this. A while ago I saw a Vox 9 string and it had three pairs and three singles, This looks to be the same setup.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:03 pm

Good call, Brian. I've compared this to the other Rickenfaker on eBay (the one being sold by "CME2") and the switch and pot placement, the knob style (witch's hats with pointers), and headstock shape, as well as tailpiece general configuration, seem to point to this as another "Ideal" (MIJ).

Also note the seller's ID: "bradsrick".

"bradsfolly" would be closer.

aristeas · Post by **aristeas** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 12:08 am

I've emailed the seller who's given me a couple of better pix. Anyone know how I upload them?

oreca · Post by **oreca** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:10 am

You can upload pictures with the "Upload Attachment" button at the bottom of the box you type in.
The pictures will have to be 500*500 or less and smaller then 36Kb in size.

Anyone noticed it only has 6 strings on it anyways?

red_rob · Post by **red_rob** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:25 am

Let's buy it, burn it and bury the ashes.

aristeas · Post by **aristeas** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:03 am

spencer · Post by **spencer** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:50 am

Sick, sick, sick - get that freakin' thing away from me.

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:04 pm

The Truss Rod cover is unquestionably the real deal!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:15 pm

..in an alternate universe...

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:39 pm

The TRC cover looks like it was typed out on IBM Selectric

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:52 pm

Oops, didn't mean to say, cover, cover but in this case it might fit.