Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

look familiar?

http://www.rondomusic.net/product308.html

There is a superficial resemblance between that guitar and some RIC design features but calling it a Rick copy is a little bit of a stretch, no?

Not a slash, but a gouge

From the horns to the pickguard, from the pickups and bridge to the general body shape, it's much more like a semihollow version of a doublecut Les Paul Junior. The soundhole is the only remote resemblance to a Rick.

I dunno, I think their going for the Gibson, Gretch, with a hint of Rickenbacker look.

It doesn't infringe anything, if that's the question. The sound hole is indeed the closest element to a RIC but that of course is based on 1890's northern German guitar design.

That one's a bit near the mark ,even if it is upside down!

is that a Killer? where did you pull the pic from? Last I checked their website was down. I've wanted one for quite some time. all part of my Loudness obsession.

Reminds me of the Iceman, but definitely more obvious. Push, push, push the boundaries...

I think that the inspiration for the "Killer" could also have come from this 1967 Yamaha SB2-A:

see the resemblance?

what? the japanese would NEVER try and copy another design. *cough* Tokai *cough* hehe