Should we tell them?

[Geddys nose]

[url="http://www.cashgenerator.co.uk/bass/rickenbacker-4003-ig4365"]http://www.cashgener...ker-4003-ig4365[/url]

Glued in Neck,Wrong Inlays, Pickup Cover wrong Ect... even still got film on Pickguard. Lol.

Edited September 15, 2013 by Geddys nose

[ash]

Release The Rickenwaffe!

[Lozz196]

Just about the only time you actually want to see The Rick Police.

[Annoying Twit]

I expect that they would just ignore anyone telling them that it's not a real Rickenbacker, and continue selling it 'as is'.

[stu_g]

i have told them heres the reply:


[font="Arial"][size="2"]Thanks for the tips. You seem to know what you're talking about. After your email yesterday I did a little research and with all the different models and series that are available, it was a little overwhelming. But then what do you expect from a drummer =/[/size][/font]

[font="Arial"][size="2"]I didn't even know you could get fake Rickenbackers. But what sealed it for me was the sound when I tested it. It does sound amazing, so the thought that it could be a fake didn't cross my mind. [/size][/font]

[font="Arial"][size="2"]Do you have any idea as to how much we might be able to retail it for?[/size][/font]

[font="Arial"][size="2"]Thanks again for the advice and help, [/size][/font]

[font="Arial"][size="2"]Jake[/size][/font]
[font="Arial"][size="2"]Cash Generator[/size][/font]

[Grangur]

[quote name='stu_g' timestamp='1379259156' post='2210448']
i have told them heres the reply:


[font=Arial][size=2]Thanks for the tips. You seem to know what you're talking about. After your email yesterday I did a little research and with all the different models and series that are available, it was a little overwhelming. But then what do you expect from a drummer =/[/size][/font]

[font=Arial][size=2]I didn't even know you could get fake Rickenbackers. But what sealed it for me was the sound when I tested it. It does sound amazing, so the thought that it could be a fake didn't cross my mind. [/size][/font]

[font=Arial][size=2]Do you have any idea as to how much we might be able to retail it for?[/size][/font]

[font=Arial][size=2]Thanks again for the advice and help, [/size][/font]

[font=Arial][size=2]Jake[/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=2]Cash Generator[/size][/font]
[/quote]

Answer: "Firewood"


It's sad that if you don't know your Ricks then it's best to keep well clear. But a while back I got shafted with a fake Fender. I sold it as a fake Fender. The buyers attitude stunned me - as long as the name on the headstock looked convincing it was in his view a genuine Fender.

Edited September 15, 2013 by Grangur

[ash]

At least they replied. It's certainly not worth what they were asking and it looks like a recent Chinese knockoff - I'll give 'em 40 quid

[Geddys nose]

Looks like a Retrovibe sans the cover and p\u's so I would Chinese and no more than £150.Nice of them
To reply.

[Annoying Twit]

Them replying is already much more than I expected.

[Roger2611]

It's a nice looking bass and I am not surprised the uneducated may see it as the real deal especially with the genuine? name plate on the headstock of which you don't see many come up for sale....now I guess if Rickenbacker's stance was the same as Fender's lack of stance and there was a plethora of copy parts out there anybody considering taking one in trade is likely to be a little more wary of the possibility of it being a fake.

I see this as an unfortunate side effect of Rickenbacker's hard line approach to the fakers

[karlfer]

Looks like Rockinbetter Mk 11
RickenWaffen don't do weekends unless it's raining on Hall's golf course!

[MB1]

[b]MB1. [/b]
[b]No mention of how much they bought it in for? [/b]

[stu_g]

its got the same bridge as my rockinbetter ,which is why i emailed them to say its a fake

[discreet]

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1379269216' post='2210653']
...don't do weekends unless it's raining on Hall's golf course!
[/quote]

I read that as 'Hell's golf course'. Which I suppose it would be, if you think about it...

[waynepunkdude]

"[color=#333333]Sounds absolutely stunning!!" [/color]

[color=#333333]That would have made me realise it wasn't a Rickenbacker.[/color]

[stingrayPete1977]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1379274841' post='2210769']
"[color=#333333]Sounds absolutely stunning!!" [/color]

[color=#333333]That would have made me realise it wasn't a Rickenbacker.[/color]
[/quote]

[chriswareham]

Don't think it's a Rockinbetter, as the headstock doesn't look quite right and I don't think they did them in anything other than red, black and natural. Looks like one of the Chinese copies from the trading websites in the far East, although it probably shares a number of components with other copies.

[tauzero]

Now it's gone, and when I looked before it was still up as a 4003. So - pulled or sold?

[Annoying Twit]

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1379353864' post='2211656']
Now it's gone, and when I looked before it was still up as a 4003. So - pulled or sold?
[/quote]

Surely not sold.

[ras52]

Gone. But I'm tempted by the Yamaha 5-er... anyone know what model it is?

And are their JJs as tasty as their PJs?

http://www.cashgenerator.co.uk/bass/yamaha-bb-bass-guitar-rg3987

Edited September 16, 2013 by ras52

[Annoying Twit]

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1379355413' post='2211687']
Gone. But I'm tempted by the Yamaha 5-er... anyone know what model it is?

And are their JJs as tasty as their PJs?

[url="http://www.cashgenerator.co.uk/bass/yamaha-bb-bass-guitar-rg3987"]http://www.cashgener...s-guitar-rg3987[/url]
[/quote]

Is that a BB405? Only three knobs, so not a BB605.

Edit: That £160 seems a touch more than the going rate for a BB405. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-BB405-5-STRING-BASS-/151082021557?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item232d30b2b5

Edited September 16, 2013 by Annoying Twit

[ras52]

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1379355692' post='2211695']


Is that a BB405? Only three knobs, so not a BB605.

Edit: That £160 seems a touch more than the going rate for a BB405. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-BB405-5-STRING-BASS-/151082021557?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item232d30b2b5
[/quote]
Thanks, very interesting... I thought the BBs all had P pickups (I have a BB350 PJ), you live and learn. That eBay one included a hard case too!

[discreet]

Pulled. After receiving an email from a concerned member of the public.

[Annoying Twit]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1379357356' post='2211741']
Pulled. After receiving an email from a concerned member of the public.
[/quote]

I'm impressed that they actually did something.

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1379356091' post='2211708']
Thanks, very interesting... I thought the BBs all had P pickups (I have a BB350 PJ), you live and learn. That eBay one included a hard case too!
[/quote]

It's amazing how a quick bit of googling can make someone look as if they actually know what they're talking about. That BB with a case looks a freakin' bargain to me.