ID help here...?

[collin]

I'm a total guitar player, admittingly knowing very little about Ric (or any other) Bass....but I'm digging on this project body:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-Electr ... 7C294%3A50

Without the hardware etc on, I can't tell for sure if it's a faker (I have a hunch....just not sure). What say ye, bassists?

[marc61]

Looks like a faker. Stripe to wide, fretboard doesn't look correct, terrible FG...Could it be bad lighting? Bad photos?

Usually there's writing in the control cavity..none here...Truss rod tops don't look correct either

[FretlessOnly]

Between the truss rod nuts, the string nut and the too dark fingerboard (although not wholly undesireable), it looks like a fake to me. Do what you will, but to work with a fake just sits wrong with me.

[marc61]

more pics...just to show fakeness for future reference

[collin]

Ah, right. Thanks guys.

I actually dug the fireglo....but putting time/money/effort/thought into a fake ain't worth it...

[ajish4]

If you hit "View my other auctions", you can clearly make out the copy parts he is selling as well.

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/metrognomemusic

[rickenbrother]

Looks like a fake to me as well.

[rickfan60]

That is one of the better fakes but fake nonetheless. The dual truss rods are particularly noteworthy.

[marc61]

Guy takes nice pics for the fake item...very helpful actually, so others know what to look for...

[rickenbrother]

Well at least this guy is helping me update the Recognizing A Rick Faker Page!

[Tarrbot]

Great page Joey. Love it.

If you ever need an editor...

[bassassin]

Definitely a copy - for the pedants & anoraks it's a Matsumoku, which would have been originally badged Aria Pro, Univox, Greco etc. These were as close as the 70s Jap copies got - and they fool a lot of people.

Those wavy Grover copies are getting serious bids!

Jon.