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Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:56 am
by ilan
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:00 am
by ajish4
Hey Ilan,
You beat me too it! I just spotted it!
I like the "I bought this bass only a couple of weeks ago, selling due to buying an actual rickenbacker bass...."
They ripped off Rickenbacker's looks & Alembic's name!
The EUROPA I belive is an Alembic model, even though they look nothing alike!
Too strange!
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:40 am
by dswp
Somehow, I think Mr. Hall is not going to be that flattered.
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 4:04 am
by cheyenne
It wont last long.
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:15 am
by rickfan60
Lotus also used the name "Europa" for a sport coupe back in the 60's.
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:18 am
by jwr2
didn't Jupiter use that name for one of its moons?
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:21 am
by dswp
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:55 am
by ilan
Europa was also a princess in Greek mythology.
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:55 am
by johnhall
Europa was also the proposed name for the 4004 bass Series but too many people said "Huh? You misspelled Europe".
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:15 am
by admin
Another interesting bit of Rickenbacker history. Thanks John.
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:29 am
by incubus2432
I prefer 4004 anyway.
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:45 am
by sowhat
...well, if IT's a flattery...
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:07 am
by s4001
Europa was also a Thomas Dolby tune.
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:31 am
by kcole4001
There was also an instrumental song "Europa" by a techno pop group, may have been Kraftwerk, I can't remember.
No, probably not Kraftwerk.
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:17 pm
by bobcat
The reason one of Jupiter's moons is named Europa is BECAUSE Europa was an a goddess in Greek mythology. Or was it Roman? Whatever, the Romans stole everything from the Greeks anyway . . . except for vomitoriums. And the colosseum.
