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Yep - that one's been up before...

Wot - you’re getting a Ric???

Another great day out! I really enjoyed Pete's talk - a sort of friendly informal chat with lots of interesting anecdotes and snippets of information.

Doors open at 9, official start at 10.

RIC seem to have mellowed - there have been several copies on ebay of late which haven't been taken down.

Curiously, here supports selling fake Fenders - it's just not Rics (real or fake) which are allowed.

I've got, or have owned, several fakers; which are perfectly legal to own. Since taking the pic I've sold the outer two there - they are Hondo II (the treble pickup is too near the bridge); that was completely legal too, as they were manufactured before the design trademarks were registered by RIC. I do like these vintage fakers, for their historical interest, and with their original brand logos. The current Chickenbackers are illegal to sell and I don't like them neither...

The Chickenbacker basses are not very good copies.

Because at the point of importing it is still illegal.

There's no forum rules about discussing fakers.

Yep - head over to FB.

They just manage to get some bits wrong, don't they. If you want a good 'un there are folks who will do a custom build to order.

Plug the headphones into the speaker output - they'll be plenty loud enough!

Saturday is reserved for getting your kit ready, checking strings & batteries, cases out of the loft, etc.

The performances are just harmless eccentricity. Bodging Instruments and adding a premium is a poor show, though.

This is like a specialist subject on Mastermind...

Clotted Cream?

OTOH, I find it annoying when I'm searching for something and I get search & browse manipulation; if ebay had an ignore button for sellers I think I'd use it a lot.

Yes - I'm not into "upbranding". However, Fender do put "by Fender" on some of their models. Epiphone are even worse and put a "Gibson" TRC on some of theirs!

I'd go for a Fender one if you can find it in budget. I've been looking at an Ibanez Mikro to try out, myself. I had an Epi EB0 and it was OK but unremarkable. I've also got a vintage Japanese something or whatever, which is full-size but short scale (ie. the bridge is further up the body). A complete flip-around of the idea would be a Kala U-bass.

A car boot buy of mine... (I still haven't finished the reversion job...)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Squier-P-Bass-50th-Anniversary-1996-Guitar-Project-Functional-Working/264495509923

One of my pet hates is "Squire"... As for this particular one, it's not worth the money.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Headless-bass-guitar-custom-painting/163898945003 (I do quite like the paint job, though!)

Maybe they're very rare because they didn't sell very well...