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I found these on a vintage guitar website these guiatrs are from the 60's and 70's from Japan and asia They copied everybody's designs back then

http://tix.gozaru.jp/other.html

OOOHHH I saw one yesterday in GC Concord, CA. I don't what they are trying to do there at Schecter, but they made a bass that is very similar to a Ric. It was ugly and I was distraught when I saw the Schecter name tag on the thing. Shame on Schecter. I hope the hell Ric sued them and won. It was a terrible knockoff of one of the coolest guitar manufacturers around.

Ric, can you give us a link to the instrument in question? If it's the one I'm thinking of, I've seen it too, both in a local GC, and in a discussion here. It is interesting but I don't think the Schecter bass of which you speak is actually an infringement, to the best of my knowledge. I actually kind of liked it!

The guitar pics you posted above may be a different matter.

Ric, can you give us a link to the Schecter instrument in question?

Does anyone here collect fakers? I won't tell.

The top one looks like an overweight lp junior, and the bottom one just looks like pure garbage. Well in all fairness, they both look like pure garbage.

These threads are starting to get a bit old, dontcha think?..

shamustwin wrote:Does anyone here collect fakers? I won't tell.

But if they answer here, you won't have to tell...

TheFountainHead wrote: These threads are starting to get a bit old, dontcha think?..

Yeth.

jingle_jangle wrote:

TheFountainHead wrote: These threads are starting to get a bit old, dontcha think?..

Yeth.

Now that you mention it.... I suppose RIC really doesn't need my help in fingering the fakenbackers.
JimK

shamustwin wrote:Does anyone here collect fakers? I won't tell.

Jon Price does and is the resident expert on faker info.

I'm tired of these, too, but I also think they are a valuable educational tool.

jingle_jangle wrote:

TheFountainHead wrote: These threads are starting to get a bit old, dontcha think?..

Yeth.

But the 'Fakers keep on coming!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-3-Pick ... 286.c0.m14

Plus, there are the unauthorized products, too, like this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/RICKENBACKER-MUSIC- ... 286.c0.m14

Gary, that listing is still up, but now it is "nothing," described as "nothing," and has a starting bid of .99!

johnallg wrote:

shamustwin wrote:Does anyone here collect fakers? I won't tell.

Jon Price does and is the resident expert on faker info.

A BIG +1 on Jon.

THE most knowledgeable person on the topic I can think of AND a VERY nice guy to boot!

bassduke49 wrote:Gary, that listing is still up, but now it is "nothing," described as "nothing," and has a starting bid of .99!

That is tooooo funny!