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ID help here...?
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:53 am
by 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?
Re: ID help here...?
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 2:13 am
by 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
Re: ID help here...?
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 2:17 am
by 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.
Re: ID help here...?
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 2:19 am
by marc61
more pics...just to show fakeness for future reference
Re: ID help here...?
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 3:43 am
by collin
Ah, right. Thanks guys.
I actually dug the fireglo....but putting time/money/effort/thought into a fake ain't worth it...
Re: ID help here...?
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 8:18 am
by 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
Re: ID help here...?
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 10:43 am
by rickenbrother
Looks like a fake to me as well.
Re: ID help here...?
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 11:06 am
by rickfan60
That is one of the better fakes but fake nonetheless. The dual truss rods are particularly noteworthy.
Re: ID help here...?
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 12:17 pm
by marc61
Guy takes nice pics for the fake item...very helpful actually, so others know what to look for...
Re: ID help here...?
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:34 pm
by rickenbrother
Well at least this guy is helping me update the Recognizing A Rick Faker Page!
Re: ID help here...?
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 6:06 pm
by Tarrbot
Great page Joey. Love it.
If you ever need an editor...
Re: ID help here...?
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 8:22 pm
by 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.