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This didn,t last long...
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:27 am
by wints
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3775341228&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1
Either a real bargain, or looking closer at the tuners and bridge an expensive copy...
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:34 am
by beatlefan
fake?
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:39 am
by marty
The fretboard looks a little dark too, like some copies, but this may be due to the photography.
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:41 am
by henny
Fake Fake Fake Fake Fake.
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:41 am
by rictified
I think so, the headstock doesn't look right, neither does the pickguard even though he says it's a Ric and has been replaced.
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:42 am
by rictified
Where's the Fakenbacker expert, Sérgio?
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:43 am
by rickcrazy
It's a fake, d**n!
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:43 am
by rickcrazy
A fake 4001 for 600 dollars...
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:46 am
by henny
Where does the skunkstripe disappear to, from the headstock? = Set Neck/Bolt On = Fake.
Why doesn't the pickguard vear into the body edge at the bottom right of the body? = Fake.
What's the deal with the bridge pickup surround? Upside down!
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:47 am
by rictified
Haha! That was quick!
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:48 am
by rictified
He's so sure he posted twice!
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:49 am
by leftybass
Chris I think you're right, looks fake to me. I've never seen a set-neck 4001 from that period, although some were made in the late 70's I believe. The inlay material is non-standard as well....
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:52 am
by leftybass
LOL!!! You guys were all on this within about a minute of each other!!! There's only seconds seperating some of the posts!!
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:59 am
by apollo11
This is another instance where the seller, I believe, knows it is not right. He says Rics sell all the time for $550 on ebay, When, and what condition, and on what ebay? He also acts like he knows virtually nothing about a Ric, yet sure says a lot of things that generally only a Ric fan would know. Also, he's owned a few, but claims he knows little. Go figure.
He probably put this on with the low BIN, knowing it would sell fast, just under the radar of the Ric police.
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:11 am
by rickcrazy
Hey, Bob.
Well, I sure would hate seeing anyone here get ripped-off. $600.00 for a 4001 copy... I'm still not over it.