Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Yeah, I dunno. I'm 50-50 about it. There was stuff being made that IS legit that is very close to the way this piece is made, if not outright identical.

This is why I said it's funky. I do appreciate all of the opinions, and pics of period basses would be neat to see if you wish to post them.

Good thread here...thanks

Here is my March '73 surround.

rickcrazy wrote:That surround screams "Fake!" Ignore my advice at your own peril!

That is my take on it too.

Jeff, yours looks the closest to the one I just got, except the raised portions on yours where the adj. screws are set up higher, and are more rounded.

Yours is a classic example of what the 'sharp edge' surrounds look like.

Very SHARP! looking, too!

I couldn't swear to it because I've not studied them all, but surrounds from Jap copies tend to have symmetrical screwholes. This one might be a fake replacement part, like the bridges Allparts sell.

Jon.