Geddys nose Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 (edited) [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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Release The Rickenwaffe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Just about the only time you actually want to see The Rick Police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I expect that they would just ignore anyone telling them that it's not a real Rickenbacker, and continue selling it 'as is'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 (edited) [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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddys nose Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Them replying is already much more than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Looks like Rockinbetter Mk 11 RickenWaffen don't do weekends unless it's raining on Hall's golf course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 [b]MB1. [/b] [b]No mention of how much they bought it in for? [/b] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 its got the same bridge as my rockinbetter ,which is why i emailed them to say its a fake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 [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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 "[color=#333333]Sounds absolutely stunning!!" [/color] [color=#333333]That would have made me realise it wasn't a Rickenbacker.[/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 [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] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Now it's gone, and when I looked before it was still up as a 4003. So - pulled or sold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 [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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) [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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 [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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Pulled. After receiving an email from a concerned member of the public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 [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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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