RickenFakers

[allighatt0r]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='881519' date='Jun 30 2010, 12:08 AM']Another modern one: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Popular-Demand-Tuscany-BIRD-Bass-Guitar-Cherry-/290449847937?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item43a028f681"]Tuscany.[/url][/quote]

"Professional nut job"

[Bassassin]

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='882679' date='Jul 1 2010, 08:01 AM']"Professional nut job" [/quote]
Brilliant! I also like:
[quote]This Guitar is [u]not[/u] a cheap copy[/quote]
No, no - it's a really f@cking outrageously overpriced copy!

Does anyone else think these are a bit dodgy? They are plainly budget Chinese knockoffs, not dissimilar to the very reasonably priced & generally nicely spec'd [url="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Bassbadger-Guitar-Emporium_Bass-Guitars_W0QQ_fsubZ1675355014QQ_sidZ36459364QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322"]Retrovibe/ProBass range[/url], and the whole "exclusive Italian luthier" bit looks just a made-up gyppo sales spiel in this context.

J.

[Mr. Foxen]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-Bass-Copy-/260628632220?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3caead529c"]Not even listed as Tokai, and check that truss cover.[/url]

[Bassassin]

I think this still counts, it is - or rather was - one of those grotesque little Taiwanese Kay things. It got what it deserved:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OLD-BASS-GUITAR-NEEDS-MIRACLE-/380248505574"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OLD-BASS-GUITAR-NEED...E-/380248505574[/url]

The seller says it needs a miracle. It does.

The miracle of fire.

J.

[Mr. Foxen]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOKAI-ROCKINBETTER-BASS-/220633997157?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item335ecf9f65"]Rockinbetter.[/url]

[greenbay]

[quote name='Bassassin' post='5525' date='May 24 2007, 12:57 AM']£599? For a copy? Joke. Real ones come up at £600ish if you watch Loot & Gumtree & the like.

J.[/quote]

you're dreaming if you think you can get a ricky bass for £600. Anyone who knows their stuff wouldn't sell one that cheap. New ones go for £1800 and the waiting list is a year. You can find old ones but not for £600. Pleasant dreams!

[greenbay]

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='861211' date='Jun 8 2010, 04:55 PM']Maybe the same place the modifier of this bass got one.

[/quote]




hideous

[Mr. Foxen]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Anniversary-Bass-Fireglo-Rickenbacker-Style-/220643681732?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item335f6365c4"]Anniversary[/url]

[Bassassin]

[quote name='greenbay' post='905407' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:54 AM']you're dreaming if you think you can get a ricky bass for £600. Anyone who knows their stuff wouldn't sell one that cheap. New ones go for £1800 and the waiting list is a year. You can find old ones but not for £600. Pleasant dreams![/quote]
Check the date of my post, sunshine.

Bye.

J.

[Mr. Foxen]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-1978-KAY-20b-BASS-GUITAR-SIMILAR-RK-BKR-/260642495304?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3caf80db48"]Kay[/url]

[Mr. Foxen]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tokai-Rockinbetter-bass-/330456021544?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4cf0b6ba28"]Rockinbetter.[/url]

[Bassassin]

Anyone else get the feeling all the good ones are gone?

J.

[Mr. Foxen]

There's all the new ones you ain't tried yet, like this [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Now-stock-Tuscany-BIRD-Bass-Guitar-Cherry-/290459145206?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item43a0b6d3f6"]Tuscany[/url]

[damo200sx]

Shameless plug for the shop where I work!

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tokai-Rockinbetter-Electric-Bass-Guitar-Jetglo-black-/150473861251?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2308f0e883"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tokai-Rockinbetter-E...=item2308f0e883[/url]

[Stacker]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='908706' date='Jul 28 2010, 10:21 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-1978-KAY-20b-BASS-GUITAR-SIMILAR-RK-BKR-/260642495304?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3caf80db48"]Kay[/url][/quote]


Jeez, I saw that earlier today on evilbay and had to do a double-take on it cos the front pup looks out of alignment with the 'guard/body. That hurt my eyes, that did!

[Bassassin]

Here's a proper one at last:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370415335904"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=370415335904[/url]

Suffering from a bit of neck/body delamination leading to an acutely high action, a bit of clamping & gluing will help a little.

Not sure what this is - I think it's possibly one of the MIJ ones that very occasionally turn up badged as Fresher, or it's a Brazilian-made Giannini.

J.

[Mr. Foxen]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/rare-MIJ-4-string-bass-guitar-hard-case-Rick-copy-/260644812895?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cafa4385f"]Bolt neck[/url]

[Annoying Twit]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SHAFTESBURY-RICKENBACKER-4001-BASS-COPY-COPY-COPY-/200504009498?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2eaef8631a"]Shaftesbury, with case, £750![/url]

[Bassassin]

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='913641' date='Aug 3 2010, 10:59 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SHAFTESBURY-RICKENBACKER-4001-BASS-COPY-COPY-COPY-/200504009498?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2eaef8631a"]Shaftesbury, with case, £750![/url][/quote]

Well it's a 70s through-neck that's been tricked out with a load of Rickenbacker hardware, there's no particular reason to think it's a Shaftesbury, or from 1976 because there's no way of IDing or dating it.

I suspect he wants the money he spent on Rick bits back, hence the ridiculous price which he absolutely won't get.

The bolt-neck Oli posted is a Matsumoku, really needs a good clean-up and most of the hardware from the "Shaftesbury"!

J.

[Bassassin]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270619342707"]This[/url] is quite simply extraordinary. I just don't know what to say...

J.

[noelk27]

[quote name='Bassassin' post='919199' date='Aug 9 2010, 12:01 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270619342707"]This[/url] is quite simply extraordinary. I just don't know what to say...

J.[/quote]

What the f**k!

[tino]

[quote name='Bassassin' post='919199' date='Aug 9 2010, 01:01 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270619342707"]This[/url] is quite simply extraordinary. I just don't know what to say...

J.[/quote]
Tempted to put my Ibby back up

[Annoying Twit]

[quote name='Bassassin' post='919199' date='Aug 9 2010, 01:01 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270619342707"]This[/url] is quite simply extraordinary. I just don't know what to say...[/quote]

Is that an electrical cable, or a fuse?

[AndyTravis]

[quote name='Johnston' post='920122' date='Aug 9 2010, 09:52 PM']Interesting layers are the layers nailed together for tonal qualities?? Nice permanent marker binding.

But what is the pick up from?? I've never seen a bass with anything like that before[/quote]

Wasn't there a DiMarzio like that?

I've seen Schaller and Bill Lawrence pickups like that...

[The Twickerman]

[quote name='Johnston' post='920122' date='Aug 9 2010, 09:52 PM']Interesting layers are the layers nailed together for tonal qualities?? Nice permanent marker binding.

But what is the pick up from?? I've never seen a bass with anything like that before[/quote]

I think I can answer that! It's from a Eko. I have a Eko B02 short scale bass with one of these. It sounds fantastic.

I subsequently had a bass build, by Brandoni, using a NOS Eko fretless neck, an unspecified (guitar?) body and two of these pickups. Strangely, they both sound the same - despite being spaced quite far apart.

Edited August 9, 2010 by The Twickerman