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Posted: **Sun Jun 09, 2002 5:41 pm**

Another one on eBay? This one has no neck pick up.

Posted: **Sun Jun 09, 2002 5:50 pm**

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=882432399

Posted: **Sun Jun 09, 2002 8:22 pm**

Tim,
I think this is on the level.There could have been better shots, but this one rings true to me.

Posted: **Sun Jun 09, 2002 11:00 pm**

Here is the photo for discussion.

Posted: **Mon Jun 10, 2002 6:29 pm**

It looks real. The photo looks like a RIC catalog picture. I've emailed the seller for the serial number. We'll see what's up.

Posted: **Tue Jun 11, 2002 4:52 pm**

The serial number checks out. This bass was manufactured in November of 1973

Posted: **Mon Jun 17, 2002 5:38 am**

Check out this strange Rickenbacker 4001 copy on ebay. They could not even get the pickup placement right.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=885472891

Posted: **Tue Jun 18, 2002 12:10 pm**

I feel violated

Posted: **Sun Jun 23, 2002 12:04 pm**

Check out this strange Rickenbacker 4001 copy on ebay. They could not even get the pickup placement right.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=885472891

The seller claims this is a Peavey design ?!?!? LOL

Posted: **Sun Jun 23, 2002 12:21 pm**

Posted: **Fri Jun 28, 2002 1:52 am**

Anyone care to speculate on this one?? It actually doesnt look too bad, but I'm not sure..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=890342496

Posted: **Fri Jun 28, 2002 3:58 am**

That's a fake, John. Looks like a pretty good one though.

Posted: **Sat Jun 29, 2002 4:25 am**

Hi, everybody. John, 'It actually doesn't look too bad.'? The bass has 'FAKE' written all over it. Even the (genuine) nameplate looks like it was taken from a Rick 12-string guitar, not a bass. I wish people would stop trying to pass off copy guitarsfor real Rickenbacker stuff. Recently I spotted someone on Ebay selling four fake Rick bass parts for sale, and one of them, a 4001 bridge pickup, doesn't even remotely resemble a Rick pickup. What's the world coming to?

Posted: **Sat Jun 29, 2002 5:24 am**

Another Rickenbacker copy as described above.

Posted: **Sun Aug 04, 2002 7:49 pm**

This topic is in Rick basses, but oh well, here is another Faker on ebay. A copy of a 330, it seems another cookie cutter no-name branch of a larger overseas company made it. Didn't RIC put a stop to these being made?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=897453118

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