The Fakes Thread

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 8:25 pm

well it looks like it in his ****** photos ...

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 12:57 am

fake!

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 2:50 am

Ditto.....FAKE!

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 3:18 am

If it is a Fender I think the holes would be going upwards in a NE direction given the shape and placement of the Fender logo. Also this being a vintage "Hotrod" style case there would not have been a logo there in the first place. I am not saying this is legit, just not a Fender.

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 4:07 am

Damn you all beat me to this one

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 4:42 am

Is it possible that those holes were there to mount an old "ROAD" logo to the grille?

Did the "ROAD" amp line start as a Rickenbacker amp series?

(don't hate me because I'm ignorant!)

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 4:59 am

I think you are right ...

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 6:04 am

Heres a shot of one of the Fender logo's in question.

basshawk · Post by **basshawk** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 8:44 am

Maybe it just came through Columbus in the back of a pickup truck and those are just bullet holes.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 11:22 am

Yes, Road was part of Ric at one time, maybe even was started by them.

bear · Post by **bear** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 11:51 am

Actually, IIRC, ROAD was started by Bud Ross of Kustom fame in Chanute Kansas.
Our band manager back in those days also sold gear and was the local ROAD, and before that Kustom, dealer.
I even used a ROAD 440 head with a single 18 and a 4x12 cabinet for a month to demo them in the state for him. I think that was with an Azure Glo from '75. Long since sold (kicks own butt once again)but fondly remembered, even though I was really ****** when it came in without a toaster or a horseshoe, as the high gains kicked some serious butt with that rig.

bear · Post by **bear** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 11:59 am

I do not recall the Rickenbacker name being on the left hand side in Red from the TRB series which the one in question is posing as.
It just looks wrong to me.
Maybe John Hall or Kenny can update us as to if this was ever a logo style they used?

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 12:13 pm

I think Ric had something to do with them at some point though, I may be wrong but I thought that I had read that somewhere, maybe in the Richard Smith book?
Do you remember how your Azureglo compared with Midnight Blue Steve?

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 12:20 pm

I just got an e-mail from the "combo" seller confirming that the bass is a bolt on neck.

I think he actually doesn't know the difference.

bear · Post by **bear** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 1:41 pm

Bob,

My AzureGlo's blue was a lighter color, as you posted earlier, than the Midnight Blue's we see these days.

Regarding that logo in the poser picture:
I wonder if that isn't masking tape with a Rickenbacker logo on it?