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Pretty Convincing 360/12 copy on CL
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:26 am
by rumbush
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/msg/127024633.html
Upon first glance I could not tell this was a fake. Proportionally it's off a bit but anyone who is not a Rick aficionado would be hard pressed to tell it's a knock-off.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:26 am
by circles
wow, not bad looking. if it were cheaper i'd buy it to smash on stage. oh well...
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:08 am
by jingle_jangle
Actually not such a good knock-off. Besides the proportions being too fat, the radius along the top edge is far too sharp, being closer to the small radius on the 330. The headstock is also pretty badly done.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:13 am
by winston
Now you know why Ric has such a strict TRC policy. That piece of **** should not be wearing a Ric TRC. IMO
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:15 am
by red_rob
come on Mr Bryan! You knew it was a fake immediately, just like we all did. Admit it. This isn't the Rumbush we all know and love otherwise...
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:30 am
by tony_carey
"This has been my main guitar for a couple years now and I like it better than my real 1991 360/12"
Oh dear......nothing you can say really!
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:25 am
by rumbush
Well I did have to do a double-take. I didn't read the description and at first thought it was the genuine article - it's hard when you have FWMOP inlays staring you in the face & that's all I saw initially. Then I said, "Er...wait a minute..."
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:26 am
by sowhat
Ahem... it met a road roller?..
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:38 am
by rumbush
Ahem...well now I regret saying anything
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:02 pm
by winston
No that's OK, don't be regretful. I needed a good laugh today and that pic provided me with one.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:41 pm
by rumbush
That was nothing compared to some of the utterly pathetic copies I've seen. If you liked that you'd find some other ones a real hoot. I thought that was a reasonably good attempt. Mind you I'm partial to Circles' solution. As noted, for the uninitiated it may appear to be the real deal.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:54 pm
by winston
I have seen some very poor copies also but at least the vast majority of them did not sport real Ric TRCs. The other Tokai copies that I have seen say "Rockinbetter" on them.
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:49 pm
by chrisb
At the risk of getting booted from this group (or meeting with a road roller) that was my post on CL. I stand by everything I said in the text and I never tried to pass it off as real. The TRC was on it when I bought it and I think it's a great guitar for what it is.
As far as liking it better than my real one, I think it's the toasters that put it over the top there. It doesn't have the clarity, sustain or craftsmanship of the real thing, but it has a very lively sound and tons of soul. The real one seems a bit overbuilt/overvarnished by comparison. Neither of them compare in any way to the 360/12v64 I just bought though!
So there you have it, a true confession. I noticed that CL has taken it down, so if you want to see the pics, let me know... just don't offer to buy it cuz it's already sold! (I still have the real one though.)
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:46 pm
by winston
Welcome to the forum Chris. We don't go much for Ric copies around here as you've noticed.
Years ago, Tokai used to make some nice guitars albeit they too are copies of Fender and Gibson models. Perhaps yours (assuming it was a Tokai) played quite well but having said that, it is not and will never be as good as a Ric though. IMO
Have fun on the forum. There are a lot of very knowledgeable folks here.
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:52 pm
by sowhat
Chris... now i really feel sorry for mentioning the road roller... not unusual for someone who often comes down too hard on things that look strange to her eyes. I do believe this one has a nice sound, it's just the shape that seemed strange to me (perhaps i'm way too conservative).
Welcome to the forum and have a great time here! (and don't take it too close if i say something stupid again
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