Cosmo Valdemar

Perfectly rational!

You Know You're Right - Nirvana

Your Mistake - Agnostic Front

That's a bit different as the Guild was designed to be that size from the off, rather than simply being shoehorned into an existing long-scale design, as we're seeing with this new Rickenbacker. I've owned several Starfires and they're glorious things, and feel totally right. This Rickenbacker I would define as a "grotesque disaster'.

Father Peewee Stairmaster?

You Win Again - Bee Gees

The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles - Jethro Tull

I've had no problems with the vibrato on either of my Squier VIs, nor has the string spacing ever bothered me, but that's just personal preference.

I agree, the headstock doesn't look right. It could just be the camera angle of course.

You've done the right thing - tried both and gone with the one that felt better. Congratulations, it's a beauty!

Medication - Psycore

The Beautiful Briny - Angela Lansbury

She’s So Cold - Stones

Dirty Boy - Cardiacs

Spit - Sepultura

What's your set up - Rusty Box into a Sansamp or straight into an amp? Which Sansamp do you use?

Be Stiff - Devo

Don’t Go Near the Water - Beach Boys

First thing I thought of too 😆

Desert Plains - Judas Priest

Bargain Classics - Quiet Sun

But, when they're completely skew-whiff it is indicative of a lack of attention to detail from the builder.

I haven't played the Vintera VI, but having played the Vintera Precision it wasn't drastically better than the equivalent Squier. I have a Squier VI and it is wonderful.

Seriously? A friend of mine ordered a "Bongo" from Ali Express. It looked ok from 20 feet away if you had your eyes closed. Electronically it was an absolute nightmare. As @police squad said, Rickenfakers on Facebook is the best place to start. The only "legal" copies available like HB or Rockinbetter are vaguely similar in appearances but that's it.