Stacker Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bass-Collection-California-Deluxe-Bass-Guitar-CHEEKY-/380327034476?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item588d41fe6c"]Faker[/url] Apart from the pups, it's the closest Rick-resembling contemporary faker I've seen. John Hall will be wetting hisself when he see this! Quote
Bassassin Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 [quote name='Stacker' post='1201708' date='Apr 16 2011, 11:54 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bass-Collection-California-Deluxe-Bass-Guitar-CHEEKY-/380327034476?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item588d41fe6c"]Faker[/url] Apart from the pups, it's the closest Rick-resembling contemporary faker I've seen. John Hall will be wetting hisself when he see this![/quote] Most authentic & prettiest modern copy yet, certainly this version with the checker binding anyway. These did come up a month or so ago (prob. in the Rickenfakers Ebay thread) and from what I can see they are the same as the most recent iteration of the Rockinbetter wannabe, with the exception of the aforementioned binding on this one. And the 250 or so extra quid it'll cost you. They're on the Bass Centre site with even more tongue-swallowingly mental prices: [url="http://www.basscentre.com/bass-collection/page/2/"]http://www.basscentre.com/bass-collection/page/2/[/url] Big pic of the checker-bound one: [url="http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r437/gtrguitars/bass-cal-dlx-body-ebay.jpg"]http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r437/gt...x-body-ebay.jpg[/url] Jon. Quote
Stacker Posted April 16, 2011 Author Posted April 16, 2011 Sh**, those BC prices are scary! I'd rather hold off and get those Grecos that pop up on ishibashi from time to time. Nice binding, though. Would be nice to see the rear. Quote
jezzaboy Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 Lads you can get em in Glesga!! [url="http://www.guitar.co.uk/guitars/bass/3754-bass_collection_californian_bass?page=8"]http://www.guitar.co.uk/guitars/bass/3754-...ian_bass?page=8[/url] Jez Quote
Darkstrike Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 [quote name='Bassassin' post='1201720' date='Apr 16 2011, 12:06 PM']Most authentic & prettiest modern copy yet, certainly this version with the checker binding anyway. These did come up a month or so ago (prob. in the Rickenfakers Ebay thread) and from what I can see they are the same as the most recent iteration of the Rockinbetter wannabe, with the exception of the aforementioned binding on this one. And the 250 or so extra quid it'll cost you. They're on the Bass Centre site with even more tongue-swallowingly mental prices: [url="http://www.basscentre.com/bass-collection/page/2/"]http://www.basscentre.com/bass-collection/page/2/[/url] Big pic of the checker-bound one: [url="http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r437/gtrguitars/bass-cal-dlx-body-ebay.jpg"]http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r437/gt...x-body-ebay.jpg[/url] Jon.[/quote] Looking at them pics, to me they seem much more like the Shine Ricken-clones, 22 fret, that bridge and bridge pickup cover. Just without the Duncan pickups, and with the binding and Ricky headstock. Quote
Bassassin Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 [quote name='Darkstrike' post='1201823' date='Apr 16 2011, 02:10 PM']Looking at them pics, to me they seem much more like the Shine Ricken-clones, 22 fret, that bridge and bridge pickup cover. Just without the Duncan pickups, and with the binding and Ricky headstock.[/quote] This is exactly what the current Rockinbetters are like: [url="http://www.twangguitars.com/rockinbetter-rg4003-bass-guitar-fireglow-1529-p.asp"]http://www.twangguitars.com/rockinbetter-r...glow-1529-p.asp[/url] Actually, didn't notice the Bass Collections have the extra fret until after I posted, so scrub the "authentic" bit of my first comment! Still really pretty though, I'm a total sucker for checked binding! J. Quote
Darkstrike Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 [quote name='Bassassin' post='1201909' date='Apr 16 2011, 04:09 PM']This is exactly what the current Rockinbetters are like: [url="http://www.twangguitars.com/rockinbetter-rg4003-bass-guitar-fireglow-1529-p.asp"]http://www.twangguitars.com/rockinbetter-r...glow-1529-p.asp[/url] Actually, didn't notice the Bass Collections have the extra fret until after I posted, so scrub the "authentic" bit of my first comment! Still really pretty though, I'm a total sucker for checked binding! J.[/quote] Ah! Cool, I've only seen the older Rockinbetters with the weird bridge and the Fender pickup cover. Quote
Bassassin Posted April 17, 2011 Posted April 17, 2011 Well - I suppose the colour's quite close... J. Quote
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