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I was looking in another thread with the NAMM 2010 photos, and saw a Chinese company with a RIC 4003 faker on display. Does RIC have international copyrights on their designs and can those be enforced at NAMM? RIC I doubt would be none too happy to see that on display.

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doctorwho wrote:

weemac wrote:A daft place to advertise that you make Fakers....(look closely right centre) you may catch unwanted attention from layers!

Eden.

Yes, it was ... that instrument was removed by afternoon that same day!

There was also a guitar maker from France at the NAMM show, who had bass guitar models with bodies very close to the 4003...and admitting that as well!!

Here's me displaying my ignorance, but I didn't realize there were ANY internationally significant guitar makers out of France.

Who said anything about "internationally significant"?

There was a Korean manufacturer who displayed a 4003 knockoff, too. And, they should have known better...

cassius987 wrote:Here's me displaying my ignorance, but I didn't realize there were ANY internationally significant guitar makers out of France.

I trust you're not looking at a career in diplomacy?

antipodean wrote:

cassius987 wrote:Here's me displaying my ignorance, but I didn't realize there were ANY internationally significant guitar makers out of France.

I trust you're not looking at a career in diplomacy?

Hm, no, can you get paid just to be an ignoramus such as myself?

cassius987 wrote:Hm, no, can you get paid just to be an ignoramus such as myself?

Apparently you can if you adopt the persona to go along with it. One of my favourite broadcasters............Mr. Don Cherry.

Ha ha.........Hockey night in Canada. Cherry is too fun !!!

Don Cherry... he's THE MAN!!

Manta

rickenbrother wrote:There was also a guitar maker from France at the NAMM show, who had bass guitar models with bodies very close to the 4003...and admitting that as well!!

Yeah, but they were a bargain for five grand!!!

s4001 wrote:Yeah, but they were a bargain for five grand!!!

Wow, now I really must know who these people are if that's cool with the mods... I mean, I've got $5K I've really been meaning to blow on the next thing that came up so this is perfect.

http://www.wfhongyun.com/english/photo.asp?n=hp-b-35
Ugly!

And they can't count. Says 24 frets, but there are 22. Still, 2 more than the usual. But yeah, yech!